Whole House Window Replacement in Apple Valley, MN
The aluminum sliders in your Apple Valley split frost over every winter and the double-hungs upstairs have fogged.
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Whole house window replacement in Apple Valley is most often a 1975–1995 split-level, two-story or walkout on its first full round: economy double-hungs with fogged glass, and aluminum sliders that frost on the inside every January. JMB Builders measures every opening, replaces the aluminum and the economy units together as one matched set, and installs room by room. Priced per opening. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Priced per opening, every opening listed
- Aluminum sliders and economy units replaced together
- Walkout-level windows on the same order
Apple Valley built out between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, and the typical house is a split-level, two-story or walkout with the window package the builder got a price on: economy wood or vinyl double-hungs upstairs and aluminum sliders in the lower level, the kitchen and the back bedrooms. The aluminum frames have no thermal break, so they sweat and frost from the inside, and the double-hungs have reached the age where seals fail and sashes will not stay up.
Most of these houses have never had a full round of replacement, which makes the job straightforward. Every opening is measured and listed, and because the frames are from one era we usually find a consistent answer: inserts where the frame is sound, full-frame where an aluminum sill has let condensation rot the wall below it. The aluminum units need a different frame depth and a jamb extension to meet the drywall, and the quote says so on those lines.
One order through ABC Supply means the lower level, the main floor and the bedrooms upstairs all come out in the same frame color and glass, and the big patio door on the walkout can ride along. Apple Valley is about an hour from Zimmerman, so we schedule it as full-day trips on back-to-back days. Our job records show 1 install in Apple Valley, Mar 2026. Painting is quoted as a separate line — or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself.
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
- Access to every level, including the lower-level bedrooms and the walkout
- Which windows frost, fog or stick, if you have noticed a pattern
- Your picks: line, frame color, glass package and grilles
- Slider, double-hung or casement for the openings that are sliders now
- Paint color for new casing, or leave it primed
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and condition check of every opening, aluminum and wood alike
- A quote with one line per opening, marked insert or full-frame
- One order through ABC Supply, with options such as MI Windows, Silver Line or ProVia
- Old aluminum and economy units removed and hauled away
- Wall repair under aluminum sills that let condensation into the framing
- Jamb extensions so the new frame meets the drywall where the aluminum frame was shallower
- New windows set, foamed, flashed and sealed, with the siding kept in place where it can be
- Floor protection, cleanup each day, and finished 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:
- Number of openings across the levels, and how many are aluminum sliders
- Insert vs. full-frame where condensation rotted the wall under an aluminum sill
- Line, frame material and glass package
- Switching slider openings to double-hungs or casements
- Jamb extensions and new casing on openings that need them
- Exterior finish: capping over existing trim or new trim against vinyl siding
- A walkout patio door added to the order, its own line
- Interior painting, quoted separately
Send a photo of each side of the house and a close-up of an aluminum slider from inside, frost or not. The free in-home estimate includes the measure.
How long it takes
A split or two-story in Apple Valley is usually two to three install days, each room closed up before evening. Install days and lead time are written on the quote.
How your project works
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Photos or a free in-home estimate
Send photos of each side of your Apple Valley house and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
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Measure every level
Each opening is measured and checked, with a close look under the aluminum sills for condensation damage.
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One line per opening, one order
The quote lists every window with insert or full-frame and now or later. You pick the lines, and they go on one order in one color.
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Install room by room, lower level up
Windows arrive together through ABC Supply. Each room is set, foamed, flashed and trimmed before the crew moves on.
Whole House Window Replacement in Apple Valley, MN: questions, answered
Why do my aluminum windows frost on the inside?
The frame is solid metal with no thermal break, so it gets as cold as the outside air and room moisture freezes on it. No amount of caulk fixes that. A vinyl or fiberglass frame does not conduct the cold, so the frost stops, and the new glass is double-pane with low-E on top of it.
Should I keep the slider style or change to double-hungs?
Either works in the same opening. Sliders keep the look of the house and are the easiest to order to size. Double-hungs and casements seal tighter and are easier to clean from inside. Many Apple Valley owners keep sliders on the lower level and switch the main-floor openings; it is a line-by-line choice and the quote shows each.
Can the lower-level and walkout windows go on the same order?
Yes. Lower-level windows, including an egress-size unit for a bedroom down there, go on the same quote and arrive with the rest. Code sets a minimum opening size for a sleeping room, and we size the window and the well to meet it for your address.
Will you have to take the vinyl siding off?
Usually not. On an insert the siding is untouched. On a full-frame opening we work from the window out, pull the J-channel as needed, flash the new unit to the housewrap and reset the channel or cap the trim. Siding damaged by an old leak is noted on the quote.
Do I need a permit to replace all my windows in Apple Valley?
The City of Apple Valley building department sets that rule, and it can differ for a same-size swap, a resized opening or an egress window. We check for your address before the order and pull the permit when one is required.
Is it worth doing the whole house at once instead of a few at a time?
For a 1975–95 house on its first round, usually yes: every window is the same age and the next ones to fail are only a winter or two behind. One order means one color and glass across the house and one set of install days instead of several trips. If a side of the house is still sound, those lines can wait, and the quote marks them.
Recent JMB work, from our job log
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