Ply Gem (PGEM) S-4 Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 12.1

PLY GEM HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(Amounts in thousands)
	Fiscal Year Ended December 31,													Nine months ended
														September 29,			October 1,
	2011			2010		2009			2008			2007		2012			2011
														(Unaudited)
Earnings:
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	$	(84,507	)	$	27,667	$	(76,752	)	$	(498,475	)	$	4,982	$	(24,049	)	$	(69,287	)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes		683			5,027		(17,966	)		(69,951	)		3,634		1,579			1,979
Earnings (loss)		(83,824	)		32,694		(94,718	)		(568,426	)		8,616		(22,470	)		(67,308	)
Fixed charges:
Interest expense including amortization
of debt expense and discount (premium)		101,488			122,992		135,514			110,418			99,698		78,557			76,593
Interest portion of rental expense		8,192			7,380		7,830			9,090			7,119		7,680			6,144
Fixed charges		109,680			130,372		143,344			119,508			106,817		86,237			36,258
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	25,856		$	163,066	$	48,626		$	(448,918	)	$	115,433	$	63,767		$	(31,051	)
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (1)		-			1.3		-			-			1.1		-			-

(1)  For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2009 and 2008, the deficiency in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to achieve a one to one ratio was $83.8 million, $94.7 million, and $568.4 million, respectively, which resulted from the depressed residential U.S. housing market.

For the nine months ended September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, the deficiency in the ratio of earnings to fixed charges to achieve a one to one ratio was $22.5 million and $67.3 million, respectively, due to the depressed residential U.S. housing market.

Notes:

2008 interest expense excludes loss on extinguishment for debt

2011 interest factor estimated at 1/3 of operating lease rental expense-represents a reasonable approximation of the interest factor