Replace Every Bathroom Window With Obscure Glass
The bathroom windows are the smallest in the house and the first to rot, and the glass is either clear or a film someone stuck on.
Reply within one business day. Or call / text 763-250-3621.
To replace every bathroom window, JMB Builders measures the two or three small openings, orders them together with obscure glass and tempered glass where the window sits near a tub or shower, and installs them in one visit. Bathroom windows only is a normal job for us, priced per opening, with mixed styles on one order. Twin Cities metro. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
- Bathroom windows only is a normal job, priced per opening
- Obscure glass on every one, tempered where needed
- Two or three small windows on one order, one visit
Bathroom windows take the hardest life in the house. Steam condenses on the glass and runs down into the sill, the paint lifts, the wood goes soft, and the clear glass has had a frosted film on it since the last owner. A house with two or three bathrooms usually has two or three of these, and they are all in the same shape.
They go on one order. Two or three small windows ordered together come with the same obscure glass pattern, the same frame color and the same hardware, so they match each other even though nobody will ever see them side by side. Where a window sits beside a tub or in a shower wall, the glass is tempered as the code calls for, and we flag that at the measure.
Style can vary by room. A slider over the vanity, an awning high in the shower wall, a small double-hung in the half bath. Mixed styles on one order is normal. The frame color outside is matched to the windows you keep, which we check at the measure, so the bathroom windows do not stand out from the street.
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
- A photo of each bathroom window from inside, showing the tub or shower if one is next to it
- A photo from outside of each bathroom window's wall
- A photo of a window you are keeping, for the exterior match
- A choice of obscure glass pattern, or ask us to bring the options to the measure
- 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 bathroom window priced per opening
- An in-person measure with a check for tempered glass at any tub or shower
- All bathroom windows on one order through our supplier with matching obscure glass
- Removal, repair of a soft sill or buck, sill pan or flashing tape, foam and sealant
- Interior stool and casing in PVC or painted wood that stands up to steam, or a tile-ready jamb
- Exterior capping or trim matched to the rest of the house
- Cleanup, haul-away of the old units 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 bathroom windows and the size of each
- Obscure glass pattern and whether a window needs tempered glass near a tub or shower
- Style: slider, awning, casement or double-hung, chosen by where it sits in the room
- Insert into a sound frame or full frame where the sill or buck is rotted
- Interior finish: PVC trim, painted wood, or a jamb set to meet tile
- Brand, series and frame material
- Second-floor bathrooms that need a ladder set
Tell us which windows are inside a shower or next to a tub. That decides tempered glass and how the inside jamb meets the tile.
How long it takes
Lead time depends on the line and is written on the quote. Two or three bathroom windows: usually one visit, half a day to a day, longer if a sill is rotted.
How your project works
- 1
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
Slider over the vanity
Easy to reach across the counter, opens for steam, and takes obscure glass in both panes. The most common bathroom window on these orders.
Awning in the shower wall
Hinged at the top, so it can stay cracked open in the rain. Tempered obscure glass, and a jamb detailed to meet the tile so water has nowhere to sit.
Fixed obscure unit
For a bathroom with a good exhaust fan, a fixed unit with obscure glass has no sash to rot and the fewest seams. Same frame color and glass pattern as the ones that open.
Replace Every Bathroom Window With Obscure Glass: questions, answered
Can I replace just the bathroom windows?
Yes. Two or three bathroom windows on one order is a normal job for JMB Builders, priced per opening and installed in one visit. The exterior frame color is matched to the windows you keep, which we check at the measure. Send photos and we reply within one business day, or book a free in-home estimate.
Do all the bathroom windows need obscure glass?
They do not have to, but on an order of bathroom windows almost everyone picks it, and ordering it on all of them keeps the pattern the same. Obscure glass is textured or frosted at the factory, so there is no film to peel and it still lets light in.
Which bathroom windows need tempered glass?
Glass in or close to a tub or shower, low enough to be hit if someone slips, has to be tempered. Where exactly that line falls is in the building code, and we check each window against it at the measure. Tempered obscure glass is a standard order, so it adds a little cost and no delay.
Can the bathroom windows be different styles?
Yes. Mixed styles on one order is normal. A slider over one vanity, an awning in a shower wall and a small double-hung in the half bath can all come from one line in the same frame color and the same obscure glass pattern.
What interior trim holds up around a bathroom window?
PVC stool and casing, or painted wood with the end grain sealed and the joints caulked. Where the window is in a tiled shower wall, the jamb is set so the tile dies into it with a bead of sealant, not a wood stool that soaks. Painting is quoted as a separate line, or leave it primed and caulked and paint it yourself.
Why do the bathroom windows rot before the others?
Steam. Every shower puts water on the inside of the glass, it runs to the bottom, and the old wood sill drinks it. A new window with a vinyl or fiberglass frame, a sash that opens for venting and a sill that does not absorb water stops that cycle.
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