Tall sashes, wavy old glass, a transom over the front door that catches the afternoon light. Close to a third of Greensburg was standing by 1940, and those windows are much of why people buy here. We replace what's worn out, save what's worth saving, and keep the house looking like itself.
Greensburg Windows & Doors
Over three quarters of the city's homes predate 1980, and 45% are rentals. Between the old houses on the hill and the apartments around downtown, these are the window and door jobs owners bring us.
Academy Hill holds 252 buildings, its landmarks dating from the 1880s through the 1940s. Their windows run tall and narrow, and owners fear that new ones will come with thick frames, flat grilles and a shorter look.
Every unit is made to the full height and width of its opening, so no glass is lost to filler strips. We match the meeting-rail line and grille pattern of the originals, then rebuild or keep the exterior casing.
Replacement windowsSome prewar houses still have a leaded window on the stair landing or a transom over the door. Owners want the drafts fixed but would hate to lose the one piece of glass that makes the front hall.
We leave the art glass in its frame, repair the wood around it, and add a vented protective pane outside so it's sheltered from weather. Where a transom has been painted shut, we free it and reseal it.
What we findGreensburg sends an inspector to every building that isn't wholly owner-occupied once in each two-year stretch or sooner. Property owners want cracked panes, windows that won't stay up and doors that don't latch sorted before that visit.
The city adopted the 2021 maintenance code, which wants glass free of cracks and openable windows that hold their position. We go unit by unit, repair what's sound and replace what isn't.
What we findAbout 14% of the city's homes run to nine rooms or beyond, and houses that size have windows in every direction. Owners want them all done eventually but can't take on the whole house in one season.
On our first walk-through every opening gets listed and ranked by condition, and the work is planned floor by floor. Later rounds use the same series, color and grilles, so the house never looks half finished from the street.
The order of the workThe Pittsburgh airport logs about 114 freezing days in a typical year. Owners with an old wood front door they love ask for a storm door that blocks the wind without hiding the door behind it.
A full-view storm door, sized to the opening and hung on a closer, with glass that swaps for a screen in summer. We shim the frame so it seals evenly, and set it to clear the original door's knob and knocker.
Storm doorsAluminum storms were added to many older houses decades ago. Now they rattle, the tracks are bent, and the screens are torn. Owners ask whether to replace the storms or the windows behind them.
It depends on the sashes inside. If they're sound, we fit slim new storms and tune the old windows; if they're rotted or out of square, full replacement makes the storms unnecessary. You see both options priced side by side.
Replacement windowsHousing: Census ACS 2020–2024, Greensburg city limits. Historic district: Academy Hill listing, 1999. Freezing days: NOAA normals, Pittsburgh airport.
The rest of the job
How it runs, what it costs and who builds it are on our main windows & exterior doors page.
Windows in Greensburg
Three city and federal rules shape Greensburg window jobs: Council's review of exterior changes downtown, the federal lead rule for older paint, and the line between a swap and a structural change.
CouncilSigns off on downtown windows
In the city's Downtown District overlay, replacing windows or doors takes a certificate of appropriateness, recommended by the planning commission and granted by City Council. How that review runs is set out on our Greensburg attic page, and we allow time for it in the schedule.
The downtown review77%City homes built before 1980
In a home built before 1978, window replacement always falls under EPA's lead renovation rule. A certified firm contains the area and cleans it to the rule's standard, and the agency's pamphlet reaches you within the 60 days ahead of the job. In Greensburg that covers most houses.
EPA lead renovation rule (opens in a new tab)ZoningPermit before structural changes
Outside the overlay, a new unit set where the old one came out doesn't count as structural under state rules. Widening an opening does, and the city wants a zoning permit before any structural alteration. The Greensburg additions page covers that permit.
Greensburg permitsWindow & Door Questions
Greensburg owners usually raise these while we're looking around. The main windows page describes an install from tear-out to trim.
Ask a QuestionMostly by the count and size of the openings, the window line and the state of the old frames. Tall prewar openings, custom sizes, art glass protection and rotted sills add to it; inserts in sound frames keep it down. The figure is written up after measuring.
Window price rangesNot that we've found. A National Register listing, on its own, doesn't limit what a private owner does with private money. The city's window review applies in its Downtown District overlay. We check your address against the city's map either way.
The downtown reviewSometimes that's the right call. Sound old-growth sashes can be reglazed, weatherstripped and rehung, and they'll last. If the bottom rails are soft or the frames are out of square, new units make more sense. We look at each window and say which.
What we findThey can. Before a rental or duplex changes hands, the city inspects it against its maintenance code, and cracked glass or windows that won't open are common findings. We can fix them ahead of the inspection date.
Greensburg sale rulesUsually close. Restoration glass with the ripple of old cylinder glass is still made, and we can cut it to fit the sash. It won't match every bubble, but next to the panes around it, few visitors will spot the new one.
Window repairsOther Services
Elsewhere in Greensburg houses, our carpenters take on kitchens and baths, finished attics, lower levels and additions. Pick one below.
Kitchen RemodelingNew layouts, new cabinets, new counters: framed, built, and installed by the same crew.View Service
Bathroom RemodelingFull gut renovations with proper waterproofing, new framing, and tile set by hand.View Service
Attic FinishingUnused attics framed into bedrooms and offices: subfloor, insulation, drywall, and a proper stair.View Service
Basement FinishingUnfinished basements turned into real rooms: framed, insulated, drywalled, and finished by our crew.View Service
Additions & ADUsAdditions and accessory dwelling units (ADUs), framed from the ground up and tied in clean.View Service
Exterior Restoration & Structural RepairsRotted trim and siding, sagging joists, failed sills: opened up and repaired to solid wood.View Service
Decks & Covered PatiosDecks, covered patios and three-season rooms, flashed to the house and built for Westmoreland winters.View ServiceVerified Google Reviews
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