All-Double-Hung Whole-House Replacement
Your house was built with double-hungs and you want it to stay that way, only tight, smooth and easy to clean.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
An all double hung whole house replacement keeps two sashes on every window, adds tilt-in cleaning in every room, and lets one grid pattern run across the house. JMB Builders checks the egress opening at every bedroom, since a double-hung only opens half its height, measures each opening, orders the house as one order and installs across the Twin Cities metro. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Two sashes, tilt-in cleaning, one look house-wide
- Bedroom egress checked: a double-hung opens half its height
- Photo reply within one business day, or free estimate
Most houses in the Twin Cities built before the 1960s, and plenty after, were built with double-hung windows: two sashes that slide up and down past each other. Keeping that look on a whole-house replacement keeps the house looking like itself. New double-hungs add what the old ones lacked: both sashes tilt in for cleaning, the balances hold the sash where you leave it, and the meeting rail locks tight.
The one thing to check on an all-double-hung house is the bedrooms. A double-hung only opens half its height, so a bedroom window that met egress as a casement may not as a double-hung of the same size. We check the clear opening at every bedroom at the measure and tell you if one needs a taller unit or a casement instead.
Then the whole house goes on one order: same line, same frame, same grid pattern, same hardware finish. Top-sash-only grids and colonial grids both read well on a street of double-hungs, and the choice goes on every line of the quote.
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 763-250-3621.
What you supply
- One photo of each window from inside, labeled by room
- Photos of each side of the house
- Which bedrooms are used as bedrooms, so egress is checked where it applies
- Grid pattern and hardware finish, or ask us to price two
- A paint color if you want the trim painted; painting is a separate line
What JMB supplies
- Egress check at every bedroom window before the order
- One in-person measure of every opening
- The whole house on one order so frames, glass, grids and locks match
- Removal of old sashes, weights and pulleys, insulation of the weight pockets on insert jobs
- Sill pans, flashing, foam and sealant at every opening
- Each sash adjusted to slide, tilt and lock, trim as written, haul-away and photos in your job folder
How it is priced: per opening
Quoted in writing from your photos, with a reply within one business day. What moves the number:
- Double-hungs are the base style in most lines, so the per-opening price starts low
- Size: tall units for egress bedrooms cost more than standard ones
- Frame material, color, glass package and grid pattern
- Insert in old wood frames vs. full frame with new trim
- Weight pockets to insulate on an insert job in an old house
- Second-story windows that need brackets or a lift
- Rot at sills found when the old windows come out, priced as written on the quote
Send a photo of a bedroom window with a tape across the opening. That tells us early whether the egress size works as a double-hung.
How long it takes
Lead time is set by the line and written on the quote; white double-hungs in a stocked line are the shortest. Install is two to four working days for most houses, each opening closed the same day.
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.
Situations and options
Double-hungs in every opening
The traditional house: two sashes in every window, one grid pattern or none, the same locks and finish throughout. The base package in most lines.
Double-hungs with a picture window
The living room gets a fixed picture unit between two double-hungs, in the same line so the frame widths match. Grids on the flankers, clear glass in the middle if there is a view.
Double-hungs with casement bedrooms
When a bedroom window is too small to meet egress as a double-hung, that opening gets a casement from the same line in the same color. From the street the difference is slight.
All-Double-Hung Whole-House Replacement: questions, answered
Do new double hung windows meet bedroom egress?
Only if the opening is tall enough. A double-hung opens half its height, so the clear opening is the bottom half of the frame. A casement in the same frame opens the whole thing. We measure every bedroom window at the in-home visit and tell you which ones meet the size as a double-hung and which need a taller unit or a casement.
Can one grid pattern run across a whole house of double hungs?
Yes, and it is the look most owners want. Colonial grids on both sashes, grids on the top sash only, or none at all. The pattern goes on every line of the quote and the house goes on one order, so nothing arrives different.
What happens to the old sash weights on a whole house of double hungs?
On an insert job in an old house, the weights and pulleys come out, the weight pockets behind the jambs are filled with insulation and sealed, and the new window goes in the old frame. On a full-frame job the whole frame comes out and the pockets go with it.
Do all the double hung windows tilt in for cleaning?
Both sashes on a modern double-hung tilt into the room, so the outside glass is cleaned from inside. That matters most upstairs. The tilt latches and the locks are the same across the house when the windows come from one line.
Are double hung windows drafty in winter?
Old ones are, where the meeting rail and the sash channels have worn. New double-hungs have weatherstrip in the channels and at the meeting rail and lock the two sashes together, which closes the gap. A casement seals a little tighter because it pulls shut against the stop, but a new double-hung installed with foam and flashing is a tight window.
Is a whole house of double hungs cheaper than casements?
Usually, in the same line. Double-hungs are the base style for most makers, and the hardware is simpler. Where a bedroom needs a casement for egress, that one opening costs more, and the quote shows it on its own line.
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