Window Installation Recommendations
As a new home owner in Oakland I need to install some new windows. We are planning on buying Marvin windows with wood inside and aluminum cladding outsides. We plan to buy the windows on our own but will need to hire a contractor to install and take some of the exact measurements.
Can anyone recommend a contractor or installation to help with this.
Thank you,
chris
Jul 15, 2019
Parent Replies
Call US Window Renewal. We got pricing from the big players - Ashby, Truitt and White, etc. on buying them ourselves and US Window was literally only $2K more installed. They are expert installers, and you'll find reading online that 90% of issues with windows are poor installation. Michael and his installers are absolute professionals and great guys. Literally - our windows were installed the day I came home from the hospital with my newborn son - they worked around us, were super quite, and the house was cleaner than when they arrived when they left. Our windows are perfect - not a single issue or problem. FYI that I would not go aluminum as the quality is crummy. We did the wood interior / fiberglass exterior (integrity line) and they are phenomenal. Combined with insulation from McHale's our house is so quiet and stays much warmer in winter and cooler in summer. Best investment we ever made - and between windows and insulation we got a $7K refund from PGE which covered the full cost of the insulation work! (McHale's does all the energy audit work pre-windows/insulation and after and submits for you!). We used Michael's recommended painter - Custom Painting out of Livermore, CA for painting windows to match our trim and they were fantastic and affordable too. https://www.uswindowrenewal.com/home.html
Last year I hired Ken Gillett to install some Marvin windows and he did a fine job so I am happy to recommend him. His number is: 510-981-9725 office or 510-415-1944 cell phone. I understand he installs doors as well so you might ask him about that.
hi, I just had this done in my Berkeley home last month, also with Marvin windows.
I went to Truitt and White -- they have a list of contractors they work with to install their windows. I asked for someone with a lot of experience installing windows who would be likely available, very competent, and easy to work with-- they recommended Jay Brusseau (415) 519-6558-- he did indeed fit my description! He has been doing this work for a long time and seemed very confident about how to get things done efficiently and well. He had one younger assistant who was also very nice. Priced reasonably as well and did an excellent job cleaning up. I had a few issues I asked him to rectify (eg. placement of window shade when they were done, etc) and he was happy and quick to address these. Overall it was a pretty painless experience and i am loving my new windows! good luck!
I want to second the recommendation for Mike at US Window Renewal. I got 3 bids for full-house window replacement, and US window was the lowest by a long shot. Mike is wonderful to work with, and his crew handled some tricky situations during the install. When one window was smashed years later from a break-in, Mike organized the glass replacement (I just paid for the labor - glass was free since he had purchased break-in insurance on all windows he installs).
I will offer another recommendation for Mike at US Window. He and his team were excellent. They installed a whole house full of windows about nine years ago, and we've been very satisfied.
We used Bob Spiers to install our several of our windows. His bids are very reasonable and he's great to work with. (510) 262-0530 spiers at comcast dot net.