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Whole-House Window and Door Projects
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A whole-house project is a different job from one window. Every opening gets measured in person, the order goes in as one package so colors and glass match, and the install is scheduled room by room so the house is never left open overnight. You get a line-item quote by opening, so you can compare it with any other quote and phase it if you need to.
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Whole-House Projects jobs we do (80)
1970s House Window Replacement — Every Original Window at Once
The house was built in the seventies and so were the windows: cranks that slip, storms you take off every spring, and a slider that never closed right.
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1980s Contemporary House Window Replacement — Angles and Big Glass
Your 1980s contemporary has forty openings and a dozen of them are not rectangles, and the seals on the big ones have been fogging for years.
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American Foursquare Window Replacement — Tall Double Hungs, Dormers
Your foursquare has two full floors of tall double hungs, a dormer in each side of the hip roof and a front porch full of windows, all on ropes and weights.
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Andersen 100 Series Whole House Replacement — Fibrex, Every Opening
You want the whole house done in Andersen, the budget points at the 100 Series, and you want someone else to own the measuring, the order and the install.
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Andersen 400 Series Whole House Replacement, Supplied and Installed
You have settled on Andersen 400 Series for the whole house and want one contractor to measure, order and install every window, not a store program and a separate carpenter.
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Andersen A-Series Whole House Replacement — Full Frame, Every Window
A house where the windows are part of the design: you want Andersen's architectural line in every opening and one contractor who measures, orders and sets all of it.
Read the pageAndersen Windows and Patio Door Installed Together, One Order
The windows are going and so is the old slider, and you want the new patio door to look like it came with the windows instead of from a different store a year later.
Read the pageBuy Windows Myself or Through the Contractor? A Whole-House Answer
You saw the same window cheaper at a store and wonder whether to buy all twenty yourself and just hire the install.
Read the pageCan I Stay Home During Window Replacement? A Whole-House Install Week
Every window in the house is coming out over several days, and you, the kids, the dog and the work laptop are staying put.
Read the pageDetached Garage Windows and Service Door — Replaced in One Visit
The house got new windows a few years ago, and the garage out back still has the original windows and a side door that sticks, rots and barely locks.
Read the pageEncompass by Pella Windows Installed — Whole House on a Budget
Every window in the house needs to go, the budget is firm, and you still want a national brand's window and a careful install in each opening.
Read the pageEnergy Audit Says Replace Windows — Turning the Report Into a Scope
The auditor ran the blower door, the smoke went sideways at the windows, and the report says replace them. Now you need someone to turn that into a list.
Read the pageFourplex Window Replacement — Triplex and 4-Unit Buildings, Doors Too
You own a triplex or fourplex, the windows are failing in every unit, and the job has to run around tenants, a shared stairwell and one front door.
Read the pageFront Windows and Front Door Curb Appeal — One Matched Package
You look at the house from the street and the front windows and the front door are what date it, so you want them new, matched and done at once.
Read the pageHOA Reserve Study Window Replacement — Budget, Phase, Then Bid
The reserve study has a line for windows and doors, and nobody on the board knows what to put in it. A contractor's walkthrough turns a guess into a planning number.
Read the pageHOA Window Replacement Project, All Units — Bid to Last Unit
The board has decided the windows are going association-wide. Now it needs a bid it can compare, a spec owners can live with and a schedule that does not leave anyone's unit open.
Read the pageHow Far in Advance to Book Window Replacement — Measure to Install
You want the new windows in before the kids are home for summer, or before the first cold snap. Work backward from that week.
Read the pageIn-Law Suite Windows and Doors — Egress, Its Own Entry, Quieter Walls
A parent is moving in, or you are finishing the lower level or the garage as a separate suite, and the windows and doors decide whether it works as a home.
Read the pageLocal Window Replacement Company Instead of a National Brand
You have seen the TV ads and the mailers. You would rather hire someone local, licensed in Minnesota, who installs more than one brand and answers the phone.
Read the pageMatch New Windows on Addition to Existing House — One Window Order
The addition gets new windows anyway. If the old ones are near the end, order the house with it, so nothing on the outside looks newer than the rest.
Read the pageMatch Window and Door Colors on a House — Frames, Doors, Hardware
Black windows with a black front door, or white with bronze hardware. The trick is choosing all of it at once, not one opening at a time.
Read the pageMI Windows Whole House Replacement — Ordered, Installed, Trimmed
MI windows fit the budget for a whole house. What you need is someone to measure every opening, order them right the first time and put them in.
Read the pageMid Century Modern House Window Replacement — Clean Lines Kept
Your mid-century house is mostly glass: a window wall to the yard, a strip of clerestories under the roof and single-pane units that sweat all winter.
Read the pageMismatched Windows? Replace to Match — One Line, One Color, One Grille
Three owners, three window brands. The whites are different whites, the grilles do not line up and one side of the house looks like a different house.
Read the pageNew Windows With New Exterior Trim — Capping or PVC on One Quote
New windows inside old, peeling trim look half done. Trim them on the same visit and the outside of the house is finished.
Read the pageOnline Window Quote vs In-Home Measure — When Each One Is Final
You want a number before anyone comes to the house, but you also do not want to order twenty windows off a phone picture. Here is what each step is good for.
Read the pagePella 250 Series Whole House Replacement, Supplied and Installed
Vinyl for every window, a national brand on the label, and a contractor who owns the order from measure to final walkthrough.
Read the pagePella Impervia Whole House Window Replacement — Fiberglass Throughout
You have decided on fiberglass for the whole house, Pella Impervia is on the short list, and you want one contractor to measure, order and install every opening.
Read the pagePella Windows and Sliding Door Package, Measured and Installed
The windows are being replaced and the old slider sticks, leaks or fogs, so you want a new Pella door that matches the new windows and goes in with them.
Read the pagePly Gem Windows Whole House Replacement — Supplied, Set, Trimmed
Ply Gem is on your short list for the whole house. Which series you can actually get depends on where you live, so that gets sorted before anything else.
Read the pagePole Barn Window and Door Replacement — Every Shop Opening at Once
Your shop is getting heated or finished inside, and the old single-pane sliders and the rusted walk doors are the weak spots in the walls.
Read the pagePrice Per Window vs Whole House Price — Why Each Window Costs Less
One quote says a price per window; another gives one number for the house. You want to know which is cheaper and whether doing them all at once really saves anything.
Read the pageProperty Manager Window Replacement Bid — Capital Projects
You manage houses and small buildings for several owners, windows are on next year's capital plan, and you need a bid each owner can read and approve.
Read the pageProVia Aeris Windows Installed — Wood Inside, Vinyl Outside
The house has stained oak or cherry trim you are keeping, you want real wood inside the new windows to match it, and you do not want to paint the outside again.
Read the pageProVia Endure Whole House Window Replacement, Made to Each Opening
You want premium vinyl in every window, ProVia Endure is the pick, and you want the contractor who installs it to be the one who measures and orders it.
Read the pageProVia Windows and Entry Door Package — One Order, Installed
You want ProVia windows and a ProVia front door, and you want them to look like they came off the same truck. They can, if they are picked and ordered together.
Read the pageQuote to Replace 20 Windows — How 15 to 25 Windows Are Priced
You have counted the windows and want a number. Here is how twenty of them get priced, and what makes two quotes for the same house different.
Read the pageQuote Windows in Two Brands to Compare — Same Openings, Two Prices
Two quotes from two companies never line up. You want one list of your windows priced two ways, so the only difference is the window.
Read the pageReplace 10 Windows Quote — Ten Lines, Two or Three Install Days
Ten windows is the in-between job: too many to treat as a one-off, not the whole house. Here is how a quote for ten is built and how the install days fall.
Read the pageReplace All Basement Windows — Every Hopper and Slider, One Trip
Six or eight rusted basement windows, all the same age, all frosting over every winter. Do them together, in one trip, with one order.
Read the pageReplace All Exterior Doors With Therma-Tru — One Package
The front door is shot, and the back and side doors are no better. Do them all once, in one family of Therma-Tru doors, so the house matches and you deal with it one time.
Read the pageReplace All Windows and Doors at Once — Patio and Storm Doors Too
Not just the windows and the front door. Every opening in the house: the slider to the deck, the back door, the storm doors, done as one project.
Read the pageReplace All Windows Before Winter — Order Dates Set from Freeze-Up
It is late summer or fall and you want every window in before snow. The calendar runs backward from freeze-up, not forward from today.
Read the pageReplace All Windows in a Two Story House — Upstairs and Down
Your two-story colonial has twenty-some original windows, half of them twenty feet up, and you want them all done in one job instead of one at a time.
Read the pageReplace All Windows on a Budget — Where a Whole-House Quote Comes Down
You want every window replaced and the first number was more than you planned. Here is where it can honestly come down, and where it should not.
Read the pageReplace Front Windows First — Street Side Now, the Rest to Match Later
The front of the house is what you see from the street every day. Do it first, and do it so the rest of the house can catch up without looking patched.
Read the pageReplace Roof and Windows Same Year — Which Goes First and Why
The roof is at the end and so are the windows. Doing both in one season saves a second round of scaffolding and gets the outside done.
Read the pageReplace the Rest of the Original Windows — Match Them or Redo All
Some of the windows were replaced years ago, by you or the last owner. The originals left are drafty, and you want the rest done without ending up with two kinds of window.
Read the pageReplace Upstairs Windows First — Bedrooms Now, Main Floor to Match
The bedrooms are cold, the kids' windows stick, and the budget covers one floor this year. Start at the top and keep the rest of the house on the same line.
Read the pageReplace Windows After Buying a House — Before or Right After Move-In
You just bought the house and the inspection report says the windows are done. Here is how to time the replacement around closing and move-in.
Read the pageReplace Windows and Interior Trim, Whole House — Casing in Every Room
Old stained casing, new white windows. If the trim is going anyway, do it with the windows and every room is finished in one pass.
Read the pageReplace Windows and Patio Door at the Same Time — One Matched Order
The patio door is the biggest piece of glass in the house. Ordered on its own a year later, it rarely matches the windows next to it.
Read the pageReplace Windows During a Remodel — Ordered Early, Set Before Drywall
The walls are opening up anyway. Get the windows on the schedule now, so they are not the thing holding up drywall.
Read the pageReplace Windows in 2000s Builder Homes — Fogging, Warped Vinyl
Your subdivision house went up between 2000 and 2010, and the original vinyl windows are fogging one by one and the sliders drag.
Read the pageReplace Windows in an Inherited House — Sell, Rent or Keep
Mom's house, or Grandpa's: original windows, a sticking back door, and three siblings in three states trying to decide what to do with it.
Read the pageReplace Windows in Phases — A Written Multi-Year Plan That Matches
The budget does not cover every window this year. Plan the whole house now so phase three matches phase one.
Read the pageSecond Opinion on a Window Replacement Quote — Send Us Yours
You have a quote in hand and a feeling about it. Send it over and get a second quote built to line up next to it.
Read the pageShould I Replace Windows Before Selling My House? Decide by Opening
Your agent says the windows will come up. Decide which ones are worth doing before the listing goes live, and whether there is time.
Read the pageSimonton Windows Whole House Replacement — Supplied and Installed
You have settled on Simonton vinyl and want every window done at once, without buying them yourself and hunting for someone to put them in.
Read the pageSmall House Window Replacement — Under 12 Windows, One Short Job
Your house has eight or ten windows, not thirty. You still want them measured right, matched, and done without the job dragging on.
Read the pageSplit Entry Window and Front Door Replacement — One Order
The split entry's front door is tired and the windows are the same age; you would rather pick colors once and have it done in one go.
Read the pageStandardize Windows Across Rental Properties — One Spec, Every House
You own several rental houses with a mix of old windows, and every repair call is a different brand, a different screen and a different part to hunt down.
Read the pageThermo-Tech Windows and Patio Door — Matched on One Order
The old slider drags and the windows around it fog. Replace them together and the door and the windows next to it finally look like one wall.
Read the pageThermo-Tech Windows Installed — Whole-House Replacement
You want a Minnesota-made vinyl window in every opening of the house, measured right, ordered once and installed without the house sitting open.
Read the pageTownhome Association Patio Door Replacement — Every Unit, One Spec
Half the sliders in the complex drag, leak or fog. The board wants them all replaced to one standard, one unit after another, without a single door left open overnight.
Read the pageTudor House Window Replacement — Grouped Casements, Divided Lites
Your Tudor has rows of small-paned casements in stucco and brick, some still with leaded glass, and they let in as much cold as light.
Read the pageTwin Home Window Replacement — Both Sides, One Order, Matching
You own one half of a twin home, your neighbor owns the other, and the windows on both sides are the same age and failing the same way.
Read the pageVictorian House Window Replacement — Tall Sashes, Bays, Odd Sizes
Your Victorian has thirty-some windows in twenty different sizes, a bay or two and a tower, and the old sashes rattle all winter.
Read the pageWalkout Basement Window Replacement — Two-Story and Split-Level Homes
From the backyard your house is three stories tall, and the lower level has big windows that sweat, draft and sit right where the snow piles up.
Read the pageWalkout Rambler Window and Door Replacement — Both Levels
Your rambler sits on a hill: small windows on the street side, a full wall of windows and a door out the back of the lower level, and all of it is original.
Read the pageWhat Should a Whole House Window Quote Include? A 12-Point Checklist
You are about to sign for fifteen or thirty windows. Before you do, check the quote against this list so nothing you assumed was included turns into a change order.
Read the pageWhole House Window Replacement Timeline — Quote to Final Walkthrough
You know you want new windows. Here is what happens between the first photo you send and the last window being trimmed, and where the weeks go.
Read the pageWindow and Door Replacement Package — Every Window Plus Entry Doors
The windows are going, and the front door, back door and garage service door are just as tired. One crew, one order, one set of install days.
Read the pageWindow Quote Without High Pressure Sales — Written, Yours to Keep
The last window appointment ran three hours and ended with a price that was only good tonight. You want a number on paper and time to think.
Read the pageWindow Replacement for a Large House — 40 to 60+ Openings
Forty, fifty, sixty openings across three floors: one order, one crew, one person to call, and a written schedule that runs elevation by elevation.
Read the pageWindow Replacement in Summer — Heat, AC, Bugs and the Busy Season
You want the windows done while it is warm, the ground is dry and the trim can be painted the same month. Here is what summer gives you and what it costs you in scheduling.
Read the pageWindow Replacement Quote From Photos — What to Shoot, Window by Window
Twenty windows, one evening, a phone and a tape measure. Here is how to shoot them so the first number means something.
Read the pageWindow Replacement Quote Seems Too High? What Drives the Number
You got a number for the whole house and it was a lot more than you expected. Here is what usually sits inside that number, and which parts you can change.
Read the pageWindow Replacement While Away From Home — Photos and Video Walkthrough
You will be gone for the winter, on a long trip, or the house is a second home you get to twice a month. The windows can still go in without you standing in the driveway.
Read the pageWindows and Doors for a House Flip — Measured Early, Ordered Once
You just bought a house to fix and sell, the windows are original, the front door is tired, and the listing date is already on the calendar.
Read the pageOther kinds of work
- Window Replacement & Installation
- Door Replacement & Installation
- Install What You Bought — By Brand & Store
- Insurance & Storm Damage Repairs
- Finish & Trim Carpentry
- Window Trim-Out & Drywall Returns
- Exterior Trim, Rot Repair & Drip Caps
- Siding
- Roofing
- Built-Ins, Mudroom Lockers & Shelving
- Drywall Repair & Finishing
- Painting & Staining
- Flooring
- Tile Installation
- Insulation
- Hardscapes & Pavers
- Landscaping
- Excavation & Site Work
- Pole Barns & Metal Buildings
- TV Mounting
- Security Cameras & Doorbells
- Aging-in-Place Carpentry
- Window & Door Services by City
- Finish Carpentry by City
- Landlords & Property Managers
- Apartment & Multifamily Window and Door Projects
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