Where installation is the right scope
Additions, kitchens opened to the yard, a stair that needs light, and a bedroom that needs a legal exit are installation work when the framing changes. So is a custom unit in a new rough opening on a house that is otherwise finished. People searching for window installation service, window installers, or a company to put windows into a new wall are usually in this category.
If every opening already exists and you want new glass and new sashes in those holes, use window replacement. Quoting installation prices for a straight swap, or replacement prices for a cut wall, is how projects stall.
What we coordinate
- The size of the rough opening and the header that has to carry the load above it.
- Whether a structural review is required before anything is cut. We do not invent engineering.
- Flashing, the sill pan, and how the weather barrier is tied back in.
- Interior returns, drywall, and casing after the unit is in.
- Lead time on a custom size, which is longer than a stock replacement.
Styles that often arrive as new openings
Tall fixed panes with a vent beside them, a casement pair, or an awning over a picture window are common when someone is cutting a new view. A projected bay is installation even on an older house, because the floor and the roof of the bay are part of the structure. Enlarging a basement bedroom window into an egress opening is also installation, with the well outside the foundation.
Who this is for
Owners in the middle of a renovation, builders who want the window trade handled as its own scope, and households that have lived with a small original window and are ready to open the wall. Residential window film and decorative graphics are not this service. If the glass is intact and you only want a coating, that is a different trade.
How the work is sequenced
- We review drawings or, on a renovation without drawings, the wall you want to change.
- Openings are confirmed before the windows are ordered.
- The unit is set, shimmed, fastened, and flashed.
- Insulation and interior finish follow once the opening is tight to weather.
- Hardware and screens are checked at the walkthrough.
Storey height, interior access, and whether the exterior is stucco, siding, or brick all change the day. Those are conversation items at the estimate, not footnotes.
Questions we hear on this work
Can you install a window in a brick wall?
Often, yes, but the opening has to be supported and the brick cut cleanly. We will say so before ordering if the wall needs a mason or an engineer as well as a window crew.
Is installation more expensive than replacement?
Usually, because the wall, the flashing, and the interior finish are in the scope. The window unit itself may be similar. The labour around it is not.
Do you install windows on new houses only?
No. Most of this work is on existing homes: additions and enlarged openings. A full new build is welcome when the schedule and the drawings are clear.