This Calgary house is about 45 years old, and its windows had started letting in more than daylight. Cold air was getting in, and so was water, both coming through the framing around the old units.
We supplied and installed new casement, fixed and slider windows with full-frame replacement and new interior and exterior finishing. Every window has an ENERGY STAR certified triple-glass package, and a crew of two finished the job between 9 AM and 2 PM.
When water and air are getting in through the framing, new glass on its own will not solve it. The frame is where the trouble is, so the frame has to come out.
Each opening was stripped down to the rough opening, old frame and all, and the new window went into a clean space with fresh finishing inside and out. Our page on full-frame window installation walks through how that method works.
The front of the house got a quarter-half-quarter layout. The large fixed window in the middle takes up half the width and gives an open view of the yard, while a casement on each side opens for air circulation.
The casements carry grilles, and outside the new frame sits between the existing white shutters with dark trim around it.
In the back bedroom we paired a larger casement with a smaller fixed window so the opening meets egress size. Our egress window guide explains why that size matters for a bedroom.
The kitchen needed a window that would not swing either way: there is a sink on the inside and stairs on the outside. A slider moves side to side and stays clear of both. Our kitchen window replacement guide covers more options for tight spots like this.
Two installers started at 9 AM, and by 2 PM every window was in and finished inside and out.
Our crews install windows and doors throughout Calgary and in nearby Airdrie, Cochrane, Okotoks and Chestermere. If water or drafts are getting in around your frames, see our window replacement in Calgary services.
