Tudor 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.
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Tudor house window replacement is mostly casements in groups of two, three or four, with divided lites, set into stucco, brick or half-timbered walls. JMB Builders measures every group in one visit, orders new casements with a grille pattern you choose, and installs them across the Twin Cities metro without tearing up the stucco or brick more than the opening needs. Priced per project, each opening listed. Photo reply within one business day, or a free in-home estimate.
- Grouped casements with grilles
- Stucco and brick openings
- Whole house in one order
Tudor revival houses from the 1920s and 30s put their windows in groups: a row of three casements in the living room, a pair in each bedroom, a tall stair window, a small one by the front door. Many had steel or wood sashes with small panes or leaded glass. Walls are stucco, brick, or both with half-timber trim, and the openings were built for those materials.
That makes the outside of the opening the careful part. In stucco, the new unit goes in either as an insert inside the old frame, which leaves the stucco alone, or full-frame with a cut back and patched stucco band. In brick, the window sets inside the masonry opening and is sealed to it. We pick per opening and the quote says which. The steel casement and stucco pages cover those conditions one window at a time; this page is the whole house.
Inside, grouped casements are where the look is kept or lost. The grille pattern, the width of the frames between units and the color are picked once, before the order, so every group in the house matches.
Get a written quote for this job
Three photos and a sentence is enough: a reply within one business day, or ask for a free in-home estimate. Or text the photos to 763-204-2099.
What you supply
- Photos of each window group inside and outside
- Grille pattern choice: simulated divided lites, grilles between glass or none
- Which leaded or stained glass pieces to keep, if any
- Colors and glass choices before the order
What JMB supplies
- One measure of every group and single window
- New casements, mulled into groups, ordered together through ABC Supply
- Old steel or wood sashes removed and hauled away
- Insert or full-frame per opening; stucco cut and patched where full-frame
- Sealant to stucco and brick; sill pans and flashing
- Interior trim kept or reset; floors and plaster protected
- Painting as a separate line, or left for you
How it is priced: per project
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Number of window groups and units per group
- Stucco, brick or wood around each opening
- Insert in the old frame vs. full-frame with stucco patching
- Grille type and pattern
- Old steel frames that have to be cut loose
- Upstairs access and windows over roofs
- Window line, color and glass package
How long it takes
Lead time depends on the brand and is written on the quote. On site, most Tudors take about two weeks; full-frame openings in stucco add time for patching.
How your project works
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Send photos, get a written quote
Send three photos of the space and a sentence about what you want. You get a clear, itemized reply within one business day. Prefer a look in person? A free in-home estimate is always an option.
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Pick materials, or bring your own
We help you choose profiles and materials that fit the house and the budget, or match your existing millwork exactly — or you buy the door or trim yourself and we install it. Everything is confirmed before the crew is scheduled.
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Clean, precise installation
The crew shows up on time, protects floors and furniture, and installs with tight joints and consistent reveals. Photos of the finished work go in your job folder.
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Walkthrough and invoice
We walk the finished work with you. If anything is not right, we fix it before we call the job done. Then one invoice, paid by check or direct deposit — no card fees, no payment links.
Tudor House Window Replacement — Grouped Casements, Divided Lites: questions, answered
Can leaded glass casements on a Tudor be replaced?
Yes. The old sash comes out and a new insulated casement goes in, with a grille pattern chosen to echo the small panes. If you want to keep a leaded window as it is, that opening is left alone and the new windows go in around it.
What grilles look right on a Tudor house?
Simulated divided lites, with grilles on the outside and inside of the glass, read closest to small panes from the street. Grilles between the glass are easier to clean but look flatter. We show you both before ordering.
Does replacing Tudor windows damage the stucco?
An insert set in the old frame leaves the stucco untouched. A full-frame replacement needs a band of stucco cut back around the opening, which is patched after the window is flashed in. The quote shows which openings are which.
How are windows replaced in a brick Tudor?
The new window is set inside the masonry opening, shimmed, foamed and sealed to the brick with a backer rod and sealant. The brick is not cut unless the opening size is changing, which is rare on a Tudor.
Should every window in a Tudor be replaced at once?
Doing the whole house in one order is the surest way to match grilles and colors from group to group. If you want to phase it, do one whole side or one floor at a time in the same line and pattern. The quote is broken out by opening.
Do new casements in a group open like the old ones?
Each unit in a group can be a casement, a fixed unit or a mix. The usual choice is an operating casement on each end and fixed in the middle, but it is up to you and decided before ordering.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
59 installs recorded across 30 Twin Cities communities since Dec 2025. Window and door installs for homeowners and the builders we work with. Counts come straight from our job log; no customer names.
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