Your Windows Are the Weak Spot in the Wall
A wall in your house has insulation, sheathing and siding between you and the weather. A window from 1975 has one sheet of glass. That's where the heat comes in on a July afternoon in Santa Rosa, with the AC running until dinner and the room still warm. In January the same glass gets cold enough to drip on the sill.
Most people already know which windows are the problem. It's the bedroom that never matches the thermostat, the sash that rattles when a truck passes on 101, the aluminum frame that's wet every winter morning. Then there's the pane with gray haze trapped inside it. That one means the seal has failed, and no amount of cleaning will clear it.
A lot of homes here are due. Most of Rohnert Park went up in the '60s and '70s, and many of those houses still have the windows they were built with. Downtown Petaluma is full of Victorians with wood sashes that were painted shut decades ago. The 2017 fires added one more reason. Many streets turned out to sit in a wildfire hazard zone, where California's building code calls for dual-pane glass with at least one tempered pane. New windows handle the heat, the drafts and the fire rule in one job.
What We Install
Window ReplacementOne room at a time or the whole house in a few days. Every opening gets measured by hand, set level and sealed so the new window looks like it was always there.Window Replacement →
Vinyl Window ReplacementThe workhorse of Sonoma County homes. No painting, no rot, solid energy numbers and the lowest price per window, with frames in white, tan, bronze and black.Vinyl Window Replacement →
Wood & Fiberglass WindowsReal wood inside for craftsman and farmhouse homes, or fiberglass that stays straight through a Healdsburg summer. Both can be painted, and both are built to last.Wood & Fiberglass Windows →
Patio & Sliding Door ReplacementA slider that sticks, leaks air or takes two hands to open is an easy fix. We replace sliding, French and swinging patio doors with new units that seal tight.Patio & Sliding Door Replacement →
Foggy Glass ReplacementIf the frame is still good and only the glass has fogged, we can swap just the sealed glass unit. It costs far less than a new window and clears the view.Foggy Glass Replacement →New windows or just new glass? Call (707) 634-2629 and we'll figure out which one your house needs.
Call (707) 634-2629How We Work
- Straight answers on repair versus replacement. If new glass in the old frame fixes the problem, we tell you that before we ever quote a full window.
- A written quote that covers everything: windows, labor, trim, permits where needed and haul-away.
- Clean job sites. Drop cloths inside, and the old windows leave in our truck the same day.
How a Window Job Goes
- Start with a call. Phone us or use the form. Your town, a rough window count and what's bugging you is plenty. A photo or two helps.
- Measure and quote. We look at the frames, measure every opening and go over materials and colors. You get the price in writing.
- Windows get built. Replacement windows are made to order, so expect a wait of a few weeks. We book your install day when they arrive.
- Install. A typical house is finished inside a couple of days. We protect the floors, swap the windows a few at a time so the house is never wide open, and leave it broom clean.
Local to Sonoma County
We cover the whole county, and the weather changes a lot over 50 miles. Down in Petaluma and Cotati, afternoon wind off the coast pushes against the west side of the house and finds every gap. Up in Healdsburg and Cloverdale, summer heat bakes south-facing glass. Out in Sebastopol and the west county, it stays damp, so old wood sills go soft. And in Santa Rosa, neighborhoods rebuilt after the Tubbs Fire sit a few blocks from streets of 1970s homes still running original aluminum windows. Every quote starts with your actual house and the weather it puts up with.
Frequently Asked Questions
A replacement window is built to fit inside an existing window opening, usually without tearing out siding, stucco or drywall. That's different from a new-construction window, which nails to the framing before the walls are finished. Most Sonoma County homes get replacement windows because it keeps the job quick and the walls intact. If the old frame is rotted, we remove it and do a full-frame install instead.
Less than most people expect. Each opening is only open for a short stretch, so dust and weather stay outside. We lay drop cloths, vacuum as we go and take the old windows with us. The messiest part is usually the old caulk and paint around the frame, and that ends up in our truck, not in your yard or your flower beds.
If your home is in a designated fire hazard zone, California's wildfire building code calls for exterior windows built from multiple panes with at least one pane of tempered glass, or another approved option such as a 20-minute fire-rated unit. Tempered glass stands up to heat far longer than ordinary glass. Plenty of hillside homes around Santa Rosa, Sonoma and Healdsburg sit in these zones, so we check your address before quoting.
Make sure the contractor holds an active California license (the Contractors State License Board has a free lookup online), carries insurance and measures every opening in person before quoting. A good quote names the window brand and model, the installation method, trim work and haul-away. Be wary of anyone who prices a whole house over the phone or pushes you to sign the same day.
It comes down to the number of windows, the frame material and the install method. National figures for 2026 run roughly $450 to $1,200 per window installed, and labor costs around the Bay usually push quotes toward the top of that range. Vinyl is the budget pick, fiberglass lands a step up and wood tops the range. After measuring, we hand you one written price for the whole job.