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We Install What You Bought — Windows and Doors by Brand

The store sold it and will not install it, or will for a price that makes no sense. Send the label and three photos of the opening; we install it labor-only, flashed and trimmed, priced per unit.

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Every page here is one product a homeowner already has in the garage: an Andersen 100 series window from Home Depot, a Therma-Tru door from Menards, a Larson storm door, a Pella window from a lumberyard. We say what to check before it is delivered, what we bring, and how long it takes.

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Install What You Bought jobs we do (34)

Windows you bought (9)

Installer setting a new window into an exterior wall opening

Andersen 100 and 400 Series Window Installation, Labor Only

The Andersen order is at the store or stacked on your driveway and the store's install program is weeks out. We set each window the way the printed guide says, on a sill pan, and trim it out inside.

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New wood casement windows being installed in a stucco and stone wall, ladder against the house

Andersen Narroline Sash Conversion Kit Install, Labor Only

The Narroline double hungs are original to the house, the frames are sound, and the conversion kits are ordered. Nobody at the store installs them.

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Installer setting a new prehung entry door in its opening

Marvin Window Installer — Essential and Elevate, Labor Only

Marvin does not sell in the big-box aisle, so the windows came through a lumberyard that delivers but does not install. We are the crew that carries them in and sets them square.

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JMB Builders installer fitting a door in a Twin Cities home

Mastercraft Window Installation, Labor Only — Menards Vinyl Windows

The Mastercraft windows are on a pallet in the garage, or still on the Menards order screen. Send the order and photos of the openings; we tell you if it is right, then install it flashed, foamed and trimmed.

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JMB Builders installer at a sunroom window with a backyard, lawn and block retaining wall outside

Install a Basement Window From Menards — Hopper or Slider, Labor Only

The old steel-framed basement window is rusted shut and the vinyl one from Menards is sitting on the workbench. We cut the old frame out, set the new one square in the concrete, seal it and trim it.

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New construction home interior with upgraded window and door trim in the Twin Cities

Pella Window Installation, Labor Only — 250 Series From Lowe's

Lowe's sold you the Pella windows and handed you a card for an install program. We are the other option: a licensed Minnesota crew that sets vinyl windows every week, priced per window.

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Simonton Window Installation, Labor Only — Replacement Windows

You priced windows, picked Simonton vinyl and ordered them through a lumberyard or a supply house. Now they are in the garage and the seller does not install. That is the job we do.

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Larson Storm Window Installation — Install Storm Windows You Bought

The old wood windows are staying, the old storms are shot, and the new Larson storms from Menards are leaning against the garage wall. We measure, mount and seal them so the house is tight before the first hard frost.

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Which Windows to Buy for an Installer to Install — Labor Only

You want to buy the windows yourself and hire the labor. Here is what to compare between brands and stores, and what to send us so the order is right the first time.

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Doors you bought (9)

Feather River Door Installation — Home Depot Fiberglass Entry Doors

The Feather River door with the glass you picked out is on a pallet in the garage, wrapped in cardboard. We unwrap it, check it, and hang it so the glass sits plumb and the door closes with one finger.

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JELD-WEN Sliding Door Installation, Labor Only — Patio Doors

The JELD-WEN patio door is leaning in the garage, still in the wrap, and the deck is on the other side of a slider that has not slid in years. We carry it in and set it in a day.

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Larson Storm Door Installation — We Hang the Larson You Bought

Larson is the storm door most Twin Cities stores stock, and the box is long, heavy and full of labeled parts. We put it together on your doorstep and leave it closing softly.

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Masonite Door Installation — Interior Prehung and Slab Doors

Twelve Masonite doors on a cart in the garage, every hollow-core flush door in the house waiting to come off its hinges. We hang the whole set in a day or two and case them.

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Mastercraft Door Installation, Labor Only — Menards Prehung Doors

The Mastercraft door came home on the rebate weekend and has been leaning in the garage since. We set it in a morning, with the pan and foam Menards did not sell you.

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ProVia Entry Door Installation, Labor Only — Entry and Storm Doors

You ordered a ProVia through a dealer or a lumberyard and it is arriving on a truck. It still has to go in plumb, on a pan, sealed and adjusted, or the door you paid for will not work like one.

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ReliaBilt Door Installation — Lowe's Entry, Interior and Closet Doors

ReliaBilt is the door on the Lowe's rack in the size you need, today, at a price that makes the install the bigger question. We hang it right so the low price stays a good deal.

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Therma-Tru Door Installation, Labor Only — Fiberglass Entry Doors

You picked the Therma-Tru because it will not dent or rust like the steel door it is replacing. It still has to go in plumb, on a pan, with the sill adjusted right, or the fiberglass does not matter.

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How to Choose a Storm Door: Full-View, Ventilating or Retractable

Full-view, ventilating or retractable screen, aluminum or steel, and which side the hinges go on. What a Minnesota winter and a dark front door do to each choice, and what to measure before you buy.

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More install what you bought jobs (9)

Andersen Patio Door Installation, Labor Only — Gliding and Frenchwood

The Andersen door is in the garage in its crate, the old slider is still in the wall, and the store's install date is weeks out. We set it to the instructions in the box.

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Andersen Storm Door Installation — We Hang the Andersen You Bought

The Andersen storm door box is in the garage, the instruction booklet is thick, and the entry trim is not quite square. We put it together on your step and leave it closing softly.

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Masonite Exterior Door Installation — Fiberglass and Steel, Labor Only

A Masonite entry door is standing in your garage on a pallet, frame, sill and all. We pull the old door, set the new unit square on a sill pan and trim it out.

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MI Windows Installation, Labor Only — V4500, V3000 and V2000

You got MI windows through a dealer at a good price, and the dealer does not install or cannot get to you soon.

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Pella Sliding Door Installation, Labor Only — Sliding and Hinged

The Pella door came from Lowe's on a special order and is leaning in the garage. We are the carpenter, not the program: priced per door and set to the instruction sheet.

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Pella Storm Door Installation — We Hang the Pella You Bought

You picked a Pella storm door at Lowe's and it is leaning in the garage in a long box. We open it on your step, hang it on the entry and leave it closing on its own.

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Ply Gem Window Installation, Labor Only — Order Checked, Then Set

You are buying Ply Gem windows and need someone to measure the openings, check the order and install them once they arrive.

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ProVia Window Installation, Labor Only — Endure and Aspect

You chose ProVia windows, the order is in or on the way, and you need an installer who will check the sizes and set them right.

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Silver Line Window Installation, Labor Only — Home Depot Vinyl

You ordered Silver Line windows at The Home Depot, they are sitting in the garage, and the store's install schedule does not work for you.

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