Exhibit 12.1

PLY GEM HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Fiscal Year Ended December 31,														Nine Months Ended
	2013			2012			2011			2010		2009			September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	(79,520	)	$	(39,055	)	$	(84,507	)	$	27,667	$	(76,752	)	$	(18,793	)	$	(62,089	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		298			2,835			683			5,027		(17,966	)		(15,933	)		1,676
Earnings (loss)		(79,222	)		(36,220	)		(83,824	)		32,694		(94,718	)		(34,726	)		(60,413	)
Fixed charges:
Interest expense including amortization of debt expense and discount (premium)		92,046			103,133			101,488			122,992		135,514			52,065			70,605
Interest portion of rental expense		10,699			8,666			8,199			7,380		7,830			8,827			8,024
Fixed charges		102,745			111,799			109,687			130,372		143,344			60,892			36,258
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	23,523		$	75,579		$	25,863		$	163,066	$	48,626		$	26,166		$	(24,156	)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)		—			—			—			1.3x		—			—			—

(1) For the years ended December 31, 2013 2012, 2011, and 2009, the deficiency in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to achieve a one to one ratio was $79.2 million, $36.2 million, $83.8 million, and $94.7 million, respectively, which resulted from the depressed residential U.S. housing market. For the nine months ended September 27, 2014 and September 28, 2013, the deficiency in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to achieve a one to one ratio was $34.7 million and $60.4 million, respectively which resulted from the severe winter conditions, losses on modification or extinguishment of debt, and certain acquisition costs.