Exteriors
Fogged, stuck
or letting winter in.
Not every bad window needs replacing and not every old window is worth saving. A broken balance is an afternoon. A frame that has gone soft at the sill is a replacement. We will tell you which one you are looking at.
Scope
What we do with windows
Repair and replacement both, and the exterior work that has to go with them.
- Failed insulated-glass seals — the permanent fog between the panes
- Broken balances, sashes that will not stay up, cranks that will not turn
- Rotted sills, jambs and frames repaired or rebuilt
- Full replacement windows measured to the actual opening, not a catalogue size
- Openings flashed and integrated properly with the wall so they do not leak
- Exterior trim capped in aluminum as part of the job
- Interior trim left clean, old units hauled off
The difference
How we think about windows
Repair when repair is honest
A broken balance, a bad sash lock, a rotted section of sill — that is a repair, and quoting you a whole window for it would be a sales job. We would rather do the small one and keep the phone number.
The opening matters more than the window
Most window leaks are not the window. They are the head flashing, the sill pan and the way the opening ties into the wall. A brand-new window installed into a badly flashed opening leaks exactly the same as the old one.
Measured to your house
Nothing in an old Philadelphia rowhome is square. Replacements get measured opening by opening.
Straight answers
Window Repair & Replacement — FAQ
Also from us
The rest of the outside
of your house.
Free estimate
Free inspection. Written estimate. No pressure.
Tell us what you are looking at and we will come and look at it — and we will tell you honestly what it needs, including the times the answer is nothing yet.