Replace the Back-of-House Windows
The back of the house is where you live: the kitchen, the table, the family room, the view of the yard.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
To replace the back-of-house windows, JMB Builders measures every window on the rear wall, usually the kitchen, dining and family room plus the bedrooms above, and puts the four to nine of them on one order. One side of the house is a normal job for us, priced per opening, mixed styles welcome. Twin Cities metro. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- The back wall is a normal job, priced per opening
- Kitchen, dining, family room and upstairs on one order
- Mixed styles on one order
The rear wall carries the most glass on most houses. The kitchen window, the dining room window or slider, the family room picture window and the bedroom windows above them all look at the yard. They are the windows you open in summer, the ones the deck sits under, and the ones nobody but you sees from outside.
That last point matters. Because the back is not seen from the street, owners often do it first for how it works rather than how it looks, or last because the front already got done for curb appeal. Either way, the back wall is a natural order on its own: four to nine windows, one order, one or two install days.
Styles mix on the back wall more than anywhere else. A casement over the sink, a wide slider in the dining room, a picture window with openers in the family room, double-hungs upstairs. All of that goes on one order in one frame color and glass. We check the front windows you keep at the measure so the sides of the house tie together where they meet at the corners.
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 back-wall window from inside, labeled by room
- A photo of the back of the house from the yard, far enough to see all the windows
- A photo of a front window you are keeping, for the match
- Deck furniture and planters moved from under the windows the morning of the install
- Paint or stain color for new trim: painting is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself
What JMB supplies
- A line-item quote, each back-wall window priced per opening
- One in-person measure of the rear wall and a match check against the front windows
- All back-of-house windows on one order through our supplier so they match
- Removal, sill pan or flashing tape, shims, low-expansion foam and sealant at each opening
- Interior stops or casing and exterior capping or trim as written on the quote
- Ladder or roof-bracket access to the upstairs windows over a deck or porch roof
- Cleanup, haul-away of the old units, a permit when the city requires one, 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:
- How many windows are on the back wall and the size of each, large picture and dining windows most of all
- The mix of styles: sliders and double-hungs vs. casements and picture windows
- Insert into sound frames or full frame, decided window by window at the measure
- Upstairs windows over a deck or porch roof that need brackets or a lift
- Brand, series, frame material, glass package and grilles
- Interior finish: trim kept, new stops, or new casing and stool
- A patio door on the same wall, if you want it on the same order
If the patio door is on the same wall and the same age, send a photo of it too. It can go on the same order in the same color and glass.
How long it takes
Lead time depends on the line and is written on the quote. Four to nine back-wall inserts: one to two working days, every opening closed the day it is opened.
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
Main-floor back wall
Kitchen, dining and family room windows in one day. The rooms you use most are finished, and the upstairs bedrooms wait for a later order from the same line.
Back wall, both floors
Everything facing the yard on one order, six to nine windows over two days. The deck side of the house is finished top to bottom.
Back windows and the patio door
The patio door is usually the same age as the windows beside it. On one order it comes in the same frame color and glass, and the wall reads as one set from the yard.
Replace the Back-of-House Windows: questions, answered
Can I replace just the windows on the back of my house?
Yes. The back wall is a normal job for JMB Builders, usually four to nine windows on one order, each priced per opening. The front windows you keep are checked at the measure so the house ties together at the corners. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
Should I do the back of the house or the front first?
The back if the windows there are failing or you want the kitchen and family room warmer and quieter; the front if curb appeal or a sale is the reason. The back usually has more and bigger windows. Whichever goes first, the line, color and grilles are written on the quote so the other side matches later.
Can the back-wall windows be different styles on one order?
Yes. Mixed styles on one order is normal, and the back wall is where it happens most. A casement at the sink, a slider in the dining room, a picture window with openers in the family room and double-hungs upstairs can all come from one line in one frame color and glass.
How do you reach the upstairs windows over the deck?
From the deck itself where it is under the window, from an extension ladder set on the deck or the ground, or with roof brackets on a porch roof. Deck furniture and planters get moved the morning of. Most upstairs inserts can also be set from inside the room once the old sash is out.
Can the patio door go on the same order as the back windows?
Yes, and it usually should. A sliding patio door from the same line comes in the same frame color and glass as the windows next to it. It is its own line on the quote, priced per door, and installs on one of the same days.
Does the back of the house need the same windows as the front?
From the street, nobody sees them side by side, so some owners put plainer windows on the back and grids on the front. Where the two walls meet at a corner, the frame color should match. We note the front windows at the measure so whatever you pick for the back ties in there.
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