NT Window Energy Master Vinyl Replacement Windows in Wylie Texas

Vinyl Replacement Windows In Wylie Texas

Hi I'm Dave Traynor and I own www.DallasWindows.com.   I'm really proud of what we do here to fix peoples houses and this blog is where I show it off a bit and make commentary on what we do and how it works.

I've also been the Host of House Talk Texas on the Salem Radio Network and had the pleasure of interviewing dozens of other home improvement specialists over the last couple of years.

Rain Glass in Vinyl Replacement Windows

Rain Glass is the new and improved way to get some privacy.  It's not the same as the one we had in our apartment in college.  It's actually pretty decorative and has a great look.  Still very reasonably priced but a far better aesthetic than most other options in privacy glass for the bathroom.

Video Demonstration of how Rain Glass looks in a vinyl replacement window.

Here's a short video of the time we were installing one and it gives you an idea how much privacy is associated with a typical rain glass window.  It diffuses but does allow a great deal of light.  That being said...   you probably don't want to find your nakedness pressed up against it or anything.

Solid Picture Windows in Vinyl from NT Window.  

These are Energy Master Vinyl Replacement Windows.

 Picture Windows

 Vertical Operating Single Hung Windows with Half Circles or Architectural Windows mulled to the top of them.

Grids lining up correctly can be a challenge for many contractors.  For us it's just another day at the office.

I find myself doing a lot of homes that are on corners or owned by lawyers or are the "monster houses" in the subdivision.  I think those people do better research, don't want the crummy installation associated with the cheap guys and therefore come to me.

Good research will tell you that we have the very best reputation in North Texas.

I love putting my 33 years of experience into every home and knowing that they'll look and work great for the next 30 years.

Curb appeal is so important on homes today.  This little cottage is in the 500's and cheap builders grade windows just don't cut it anymore.  Neither do the cheap ones that many window and door installation contractors use.   We were named one of the top 16 of the 313 available in North Texas by www.Expertise.com in 2017 and we're proud of the detail concision installations that we deliver.

Alside Windows Dallas Texas

Replacement Windows with grids or without grids

Vinyl Replacement Windows Plano

Should I Grid or Not Grid the new residential windows in my home.

Okay I am biased here.  I've seen hundreds of examples of replacement windows in my career so I have a bigger canvass than I can share in one post but this one from Plano is pretty eye opening.

In the pictures you can see the difference between how close the pool looks, how big the rooms look and that's well before you look at window performance or reviews or installation teams and their reputations.  This one is about the looks of the windows themselves.

Okay same job in Plano.  I'll get tired of posting these eventually so towards the end if they get more poorly edited please bear with me.  I'm doing a lot on this end.  Replacement windows are a tough job and I don't find myself with as much photoshop time as I'd like.  

The cost to do this goes up over operating windows in the before picture.  The new ones, being picture windows are subject to safety code requiring tempered glass in the window.  Removing the horizontal bar is a home designer and interior decorator "must have" in many cases.

Sorry about the weird angle.  It does show the difference between a continuous arch window and a half circle over an operating window well.  The real value here is the two piece covers the inside of the blinds when you have them.  With the before picture, blinds would look really bad from the outside.

The rest of these are at random.

What's this? A huge hole with no insulation and no foam that hangs about two inches below the framework and above my window?   No, say it isn't so.  Yes your builders grade windows came with builders grade installation.  Installation is really the most important part of any replacement window project. 

Ahhh, doesn't that seem better?  My new window will be very happy right there.

Better view of the pool for sure.  Bigger feel to the windows and much more light.

A more contemporary look overall.  Grids were used for almost 70 years but that was before homes had tens of thousands of dollars invested in back yard kitchens, pools, cabanas, landscaping, gardens, streams and lake views.  Now life is different so design trends in windows are definitely different.

This one above surprises me everytime.  Builders never insulate that little triangle above the half circles.  If I see it I put spray foam in there but this always makes me wonder.  It should make you want to buy a thermal gun if you have circle top windows or arch top windows.  This happens in both.  If your window guy really loves you he foams the void.  Otherwise the heat and cold really can conduct right through above the window.

So I really have to add a few jobs to this page at some point.  I hope this gives you an idea what the difference can look like.  Do share or comment if you have time.