The second story was smaller, and had vinyl windows from the last part of the previous century.

Before buying a vinyl window, see if it is sturdily built and does not twist or distort easily.

Tindel Replacement Windows in Richmond Hill, Queens, for example, can install standard vinyl windows for about $250 each.

The collapsible Swedish birch and cotton canvas crib at top right has a vinyl window and a denim carrying case with a shoulder strap.

Many have been modified with additions, remodeled kitchens, vinyl windows, composite roofs, new heating systems, sheet rock interior walls, painted exteriors, and siding.

Tracy stared at the charred tan brick, the molten and twisted lumps of what had been vinyl windows, the broken glass panes now soot-stained black.

Walls can also be ordered with clear vinyl windows in them.

Central air- conditioning, all appliances, landscaping, maintenance-free vinyl siding and double-paned vinyl windows are included.

TJ International, whose products also include vinyl windows, had net income of $7.3 million on revenue of $400.5 million last year.

Mr. Chen founded the company in 1990 to make aluminum windows for commercial buildings and apartments, and later expanded into vinyl windows.