What happens between your free measure and the final walk-through
A senior installer measures, you get a fixed price per opening, our office files the permit and our own crew fits every unit.
Four steps
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.
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.
Book before June, install before the storms
Every unit is built to your measurements, which takes several weeks, and permits add a few more. Measure in the fall or winter and you get an early date on our install calendar. Your crew date goes in writing when you sign.
What people ask about the work
What is an impact window, exactly?
A window whose glass has a tough clear layer bonded inside, set in a frame that was approved together with it. Crack the outer pane and the glass still holds in the frame.
Do the shutters stay?
They can go. Approved impact units protect the opening by themselves, and we haul the old panels and tracks away.
Who files the permit?
Our office does, and we book each inspection for you.
How many days is the crew at my house?
Two to four crew days for most homes. Units arrive six to ten weeks after you order, and your contract shows the crew dates and when each payment falls due.
What does the warranty cover?
The maker covers the window or door itself. Saltmarsh covers our installation for ten years, from the anchors to the caulk line.
What happens to the old windows?
We carry them out with any shutter hardware, patch and paint around each new frame, and vacuum before the crew drives off.
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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