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PLY GEM HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

	Consolidated Ply Gem Holdings												Combined Ply Gem Industries

													Post-Nortek Recapitalization						Pre-Nortek Recapitalization

										Jan. 23, 2004			Jan. 1, 2004			Jan. 10, 2003			Jan. 1, 2003
	Fiscal Year Ended December 31,									To			To			To			To			Six Months Ended
	2007			2006			2005			Dec. 31, 2004			Feb. 11, 2004			Dec. 31, 2003			Jan. 9, 2003			June 28, 2008			June 30, 2007
	(in thousands)																					(unaudited)
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before cumulative effect of accounting change	$	5,614		$	5,807		$	20,225		$	17,682		$	(3,350	)	$	11,000		$	(900	)	$	(41,335	)	$	6,406
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		4,002			3,502			12,651			11,311			(1,850	)		7,200			(500	)		(26,400	)		2,294
“Earnings”		9,616			9,309			32,876			28,993			(5,200	)		18,200			(1,400	)		(67,735	)		8,700

Fixed Charges:
Interest expense including amortization of
Debt expense and discount (premium)		96,792			71,013			56,927			37,213			3,655			32,921			974			73,829			50,267
Interest portion of rental expense		7,119			5,190			4,110			3,447			194			1,989			43			4,407			3,500
“Fixed Charges”		103,911			76,203			61,037			40,660			3,849			34,910			1,017			78,236			53,767

Earnings available for fixed charges	$	113,537		$	85,512		$	93,913		$	69,653		$	(1,351	)	$	53,110		$	(383	)	$	10,501		$	62,467

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)		1.1	x		1.1	x		1.5	x		1.7	x		—			1.5	x		—			—			1.2	x





(1) Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $5.2 million for the period ended February 11, 2004, approximately $1.4 million for the period ended January 9, 2003, and
approximately $67.7 million for the six months ended June 28, 2008.