Cedar Creek Lake Replacement Windows

We did one in Cedar Creek Lake this last week.   It was a challenge to make the trapezoids look good as the opening was out of square about an inch and a half.  That being said, I covered it up pretty well.

I've actually done around a hundred houses out there over the years.   Kemp, Tool, Gun Barrel City are a few of the small cities around Cedar Creek.  It's an awesome community and I love going out there.  About an hour and a half south of Dallas on HWY 175.

Before we started with Bronze builders grade windows from the 70's.  Fogged and pretty ugly.

The biggest trapezoid was heavy.  Around 300 pounds.  We lowered it with ropes and a suction cup.  It was jammed in there pretty good.   I later determined that the 100 or so square feet of windows was about 1 1/2" out of square.  It became apparent on trying to trim them as one unit.  I found a solution though.

To do these correctly you have to split up the out of square in as many places as possible.  Half inch here or there, eighth inch here and there.  I kept the bottom straight with the lowers and the top angle straight with the house.  It was one of the more challenging ones over the last year or so.

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Alside Mezzo Vinyl Replacement Windows

Alside Mezzo Replacement Windows will be our first new window line released in 2014.  

This should be one of the best updates to come out in years.  It will have a narrow frame for more glass and the option of custom exterior colors.

Many of these aren't able to boast of a narrow profile frame and still be a lifetime warranty, energy star approved replacement window.

I scanned the first brochure I got in.  This product was released on 2-15-2014 to replace the Excalibur Series.Alside was the Energy Star Partner of the Year 2000, 2001 and 2002.  

They've been Better Homes a Gardens Best Buy and produced several proven lines over it's history.  We use their casement windows, Ultra-Max vinyl replacement windows and were pleased with the quality and durability of their product.


The upgrades on this window are:Interior trim groove for factory trim as needed.New Exterior Color choices beyond the typical white and beige to include the following:Architectural Bronze, English Red, Desert Clay, Hudson Khaki, Forrest Green, American Terra, Castle Grey and of course, Beige and White.

Optional interior upgrades include 

White wood grain, Soft Maple wood grain, Rich Maple wood grain, Light Oak wood grain, Dark Oak Wood grain, Foxwood wood grain, Cherry Wood grain and again beige or white interiors as extruded.


Solid white or beige are always less costly, This product is Energy Star Rated and Approved in all climates.

Composite horizontal reinforcement bars instead of steel to be less conductive of heat and cold.It has the factory preferred 3 1/4" jamb thickness while keeping the profile under 2 3/4" of frame in the single hung model.  This is a great new option for us in Texas and will be a great new addition to our available lines.

Here's the link to the full scan of our first brochure on our Google Plus Page!