Replacement Windows

Choosing a Window Style

Most homes end up with two or three styles, not one. The right combination depends on what the room needs, what the architecture already establishes, and where the openings face.

Start with what the room needs. Ventilation points to casement or double-hung. Maximum view and best efficiency points to picture. A wide, short opening points to a slider. A room that needs to feel bigger points to bay or bow.

Then check the architecture. Traditional homes generally want double-hung. Mid-century homes usually want horizontal proportions. Changing the operating style on a facade that's consistent tends to look wrong even when nobody can say why.

Then consider orientation. West- and south-facing glass takes the most solar load in our climate, which makes the glass package matter as much as the style. We ran the actual energy math here.

Whichever you choose, the install matters more than the style — here's the standard we install to.