New windows change how a house feels in January and how it looks from the street. We replace double hung, casement, slider and picture windows across Beavercreek, Kettering, Xenia and the Miami Valley with Vinylmax and VinylCraft vinyl windows, backed by a 10 year Roundhouse labor warranty.
Styles
Each style opens, seals and cleans a little differently. Most homes end up with a mix, and we will help you pick the right one for each opening.
Both sashes slide up and down, and most tilt in so you can clean the outside glass from inside the house. The classic look on most Miami Valley homes.
Hinged on one side and cranked open. The sash presses against the frame when it closes, which makes for a tight seal, and it catches a breeze well. A common pick over kitchen sinks and other hard to reach spots.
Sashes glide side to side on a track. A good fit for wide openings, basements and rooms where a window cannot swing out.
Fixed windows that do not open. They let in the most light, seal the best, and are often paired with operating windows on either side.
When to replace
Windows wear out slowly, so the signs are easy to live with until the heating bill or a stuck sash forces the issue. Here is what to look for.
Energy
The glass package does most of the work in a modern window. Every new window carries an NFRC label with its ratings, and these are the numbers and features worth understanding before you choose.
Two layers of glass with a sealed space between them. The air space slows heat moving through the window and is the biggest jump over old single pane glass.
A thin, invisible metallic coating that reflects heat back toward its source. It keeps furnace heat inside in winter and cuts the summer sun coming through.
A dense, harmless gas sealed between the panes. It insulates better than air and adds very little to the cost.
How fast heat escapes through the window. Lower is better, and in a heating climate like southwest Ohio it is the number that matters most.
How much of the sun's heat passes through the glass, rated from 0 to 1. Lower numbers keep rooms cooler on west and south facing walls.
We walk through the glass options available in the window line you pick, so you know what you are paying for and what it does.
Installation
Insert replacement sets a new window inside the existing frame. It works when the old frame is solid and square, it leaves interior trim and plaster alone, and it is the faster and less expensive option.
Full frame replacement takes the window out down to the rough opening. It is the right call when the frame is rotted, when water has been getting in around the window, or when you want a different size or style. It also lets us inspect and repair the framing and flashing around the opening.
We look at every opening and tell you which method it needs before we quote the job.
The work
Pricing
Whole house projects cost less per window than one or two at a time.
Large picture windows and casements cost more than standard double hung units.
Full frame replacement takes more labor and materials than an insert.
Upgraded coatings and gas fills add to the price of each window.
New interior trim and exterior aluminum capping add to each opening.
Homes built before 1978 need containment and cleanup that add time to the job.
Warranty
Every window we install carries a 10 year Roundhouse labor warranty. When a window itself has a problem, that falls under the manufacturer warranty on the window. Our warranty page has the details.
Questions
Where we work
We replace windows in Beavercreek, Kettering, Xenia, Bellbrook, Fairborn, Centerville, Springboro and nearby towns. New windows often pair with siding work, and doing both on one project lets the flashing and trim around each window tie into the new walls properly.
Tell us what is going on and what town you are in. We will come out, take a look, and give you a real number.
Rather talk now? Call (937) 245-1101.