Whole House Window Replacement in Eagan, MN
Your Eagan house is a two-story from the front and a three-story from the back, and every window on that back wall is fogged, sticking or drafty.
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Whole house window replacement in Eagan is often a 1975–1995 two-story or split on a walkout lot, which puts three levels of windows on the back wall and a tall, exposed elevation facing the weather. JMB Builders measures every opening, plans the ladder and staging for the walkout side, and replaces the whole house as one order on scheduled full-day trips. Priced per opening. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Priced per opening, each on its own line
- Walkout back walls planned for access and weather
- One order, installed on scheduled full-day trips
Eagan's rolling ground made walkouts the default: a 1975–1995 two-story or split that reads as two levels from the street and three from the yard. The economy window packages those houses came with have done their time, with fogged double-panes, sashes that stick in their tracks and sliders that drag. The 2000s fill-in neighborhoods are starting the same cycle.
The back wall is what makes an Eagan whole-house job different from a flat-lot job. The lower-level windows sit at grade on the walkout, the main-floor windows open onto a deck, and the second-floor windows are a story above that, often over a sloped yard. Each level is reached differently, from the ground, from the deck, or from ladders and staging set on uneven grade, and that is planned at the measure and written into the quote. The back wall also faces the weather with nothing in front of it, so those openings get a close look at sills and flashing.
Every opening is measured in one visit, listed on its own line and marked insert or full-frame. The whole house goes on one order so the three levels match from the yard, and the walkout slider and deck door can join it. Eagan is a scheduled full-day trip from Zimmerman, so install days are set in advance. Our job records show one install in Eagan, Sep 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 room on all three levels so each opening can be measured
- Your picks: line, frame material, exterior color, glass and grilles
- Which windows bother you most, and whether the deck is sound to work from
- Finish for new interior trim, or leave it primed
What JMB supplies
- In-person measure and condition check of every opening on every level
- A quote with each opening on its own line and the access for the back wall planned
- One order through ABC Supply, with options such as MI Windows, ProVia or Silver Line
- Old windows and frames removed and hauled away
- Ladders and staging for the walkout wall, set up and taken down each trip
- New units set, insulated, flashed and sealed, room by room
- Interior and exterior trim as quoted, 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:
- Number of openings and how many are on the three-level back wall
- Insert in a sound frame vs. full-frame where sills have rot on the weather side
- Vinyl vs. fiberglass, glass package and grille pattern
- Second-floor openings over a sloped yard and the staging they need
- Lower-level bedroom windows that need to be egress size
- Walkout slider or deck door added to the same order, each its own line
- Interior trim and painting, quoted as a separate line
Send a photo of the front of the house and one of the whole back wall from the yard, plus a close-up of a fogged or sticking window.
How long it takes
An Eagan walkout two-story: usually three to four install days on scheduled full-day trips, the back wall taking the longest. Lead time depends on the line and is written on the quote.
How your project works
- 1
Photos or a free in-home estimate
Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate at your Eagan house.
- 2
Measure all three levels
Each opening is measured and checked. On the walkout side we note how each level is reached and whether the deck can be worked from.
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Quote with the back wall planned
Every opening is its own line. The staging for the upper back wall is part of the quote, not a surprise on install day.
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One order, full-day install trips
The set arrives together. The back wall is done level by level from the staging, floors are covered inside, and each room is closed up before we leave.
Whole House Window Replacement in Eagan, MN: questions, answered
Can you replace second-floor windows on the back of a walkout where the ground drops away?
Yes. Those openings are a story higher than they look from the front, so they are reached from ladders or staging leveled on the slope, or from inside where the sash allows. We plan it at the measure and list it on the quote. It adds setup time to that elevation, not risk.
Do the lower-level windows on a walkout need anything different?
They sit near grade and take splash and snow, so the sill and flashing get extra care. If a lower-level room is a bedroom, the window has to be large enough to escape through, and we measure it against egress size and quote an enlarged opening if it is short.
Why do the sashes in my Eagan house stick?
Economy double-hungs and sliders from the 1970s–90s ride in vinyl or metal tracks that wear, and the balances that hold a double-hung sash lose tension so the sash drops and binds. One window can sometimes be fixed with new balances. When most of the house is doing it and the glass is fogging, replacing the set is the better spend.
Do I need a permit to replace all my windows in Eagan?
The City of Eagan building department sets that rule. Same-size replacement and changing an opening's size are usually treated differently, and enlarging a lower-level window for egress is usually a change. We check for your address and pull a permit when one is required.
Can the walkout slider and the deck door go on the same order?
Yes. Both doors are listed on their own lines in the same frame color and glass as the windows, and they are installed during the same trips. On a walkout the lower slider and the deck door above it are the two biggest pieces of glass on the house, so matching them makes the back wall read as one job.
How do you handle a job about an hour from Zimmerman?
Eagan runs as scheduled full-day trips. Measure and order first, then the crew arrives with every unit, the trim and the staging, and each trip's openings are finished and sealed before we leave. The number of trips is written on the quote.
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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