Impact windows for quieter, cooler rooms on the Gulf
Hung, casement, picture and shaped glass, measured by a senior installer and priced opening by opening, with a written number that holds.
Impact glass is two panes bonded around a tough inner layer, set in a frame made to keep it there. When debris hits, the pane may craze, but it stays in the wall and the room stays dry. Every unit we fit is approved for its size and for the wind zone your street sits in.
The first person you meet is a senior installer, not a salesperson. They measure each opening, look at the wall it sits in, block, stucco or wood frame, and ask how you use the room. You get a written price per opening, and it does not move after that visit.
Illustration photos.
Six details our installers check on every opening
- Coating
- Low-E on most units
- Protective film
- Peeled at the final clean
A hit can crack the outer pane, but the laminate holds the pieces and the opening stays shut.
- Material
- Aluminum or vinyl
- Rating
- Matched to your home’s wind load
We never swap parts between units. An approval covers only the frame and glass it was tested with.
- Pattern
- As the approval drawing shows
- Holds to
- Block or the wood buck
These carry the load when wind presses on the glass and then pulls back.
- Lumber
- Treated against rot
- If soft
- We replace it
Old bucks hide behind trim. Your installer probes each one as soon as the old unit is out.
- Type
- Rated for exterior use
- Runs
- Frame to wall
Most leaks people blame on a window start at this joint, so we tool it by hand.
- Set
- Shimmed and fastened
- Drains
- Toward the outside
Get the sill right and the sash slides and locks easily for decades.
Quieter, cooler rooms
Illustration photos for a sample site.
Impact windows, before and after
BeforeAfter
Aluminum panels went up before every storm, and the original single-pane windows sweated all summer. We replaced all seventeen with white-frame impact units, patched the stucco, and the panels went to the recycler.
- Scope
- 17 windows
- Result
- No more panels
From measure to final inspection
Step 1 of 4A senior installer measures
One of our most experienced installers comes to the house, measures every opening and checks the wall around it. Samples ride along so you can see frames and glass up close.
A fixed price per opening
You get a written price for each window and door, with the style, glass and rating listed beside it. The price holds, because the measuring is already done.
Permit and build
We file the permit and order your units, each built to its opening. You get a crew date on our install calendar, usually several weeks out.
Our crew installs
Our own crew takes out the old units, sets the new ones, seals and finishes the trim, then cleans up. After the inspection we walk the house with you and register your 10-year install warranty.
Questions about impact windows
Can I stop putting up shutters?
Yes. Approved impact glass protects the opening by itself, so when a storm is on the way you close the windows and you are done.
Is there a minimum number of windows?
Our crews book jobs of three openings or more. Plenty of owners begin with the rooms that run hottest or loudest and add the rest next season.
Other work our crews do
Browse all windows and doors
The free measure
Request a measure
Tell us a little about the house. A senior installer calls within one business day to set a time, then measures every opening and leaves you one fixed price for each.
- i.Free, about an hourAt your home, with samples in the truck
- ii.One fixed price per openingIn writing, and it holds after the measure
- iii.Our crews, our warranty10 years on the install work
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