Rain drums on the picture window, and a thin line of water shows up on the sill again. Hempfield's busiest building decade was the 1970s, so a lot of township windows are pushing fifty. We take them out one at a time, flash each opening properly and leave the room dry and quiet.
Hempfield Windows & Doors
Two in three township homes predate 1980, from village houses near Grapeville to the subdivisions that filled in through the seventies. Owners across Hempfield call about the same handful of window and door problems.
A house from 1971, the township's median year, could be on its original windows or a quick replacement from the eighties. Owners feel cold glass, hear the wind and see paint peeling off the wood sills outside.
We remove each unit, cut out rotted sill wood and rebuild it, then set the new window level over a pan sloped to drain. Low-pressure foam fills the gap, and the outside trim is wrapped or replaced so it won't need paint.
Replacement windowsAbout 39% of Hempfield homes aren't heated by utility gas: oil, electric, propane or wood instead. In those houses, owners notice every leaky window on the delivery bill and want the worst ones fixed first.
Air leaks get traced first, from failed glass seals to gaps behind casing, and the openings ranked by how badly they leak. Some need new windows; some need only air sealing and new weatherstrip. You hear which is which.
What we findNOAA's New Stanton gauge, inside the township, averages almost 43 inches of rain a year. Owners with stained drywall under a window, or a soft spot in the floor beside the rear door, ask whether the window is leaking or the wall around it.
Often it's the flashing, not the glass. We open the trim, trace where the water enters, repair any rotted sheathing, and lap new flashing so water sheds over the siding below instead of into the wall.
What we findWhen the old slider to the patio wears out, some owners would rather have a pair of hinged French doors that open the room wide to the yard in summer.
If the doors fit the slider's rough opening, the swap isn't structural. We set a sloped pan, hang the pair so the astragal seals tight, and choose a swing that clears the furniture and the patio step.
Patio and sliding doorsHempfield's villages hold older homes than the subdivisions; Grapeville's median house dates to about 1949. Owners there find odd-sized openings, plaster returns and sash weights behind the trim.
Each window is built to its measured opening, rather than shimmed down to a standard size. Empty weight pockets are insulated, and we patch plaster at the returns so the new window looks settled in.
Replacement windowsOne township home in five counts nine or more rooms. For houses that size, owners often want a front entry that matches the scale: a wider door, sidelights or a transom above.
We frame the new entry to the opening and the weight it carries, use safety glass wherever the code requires it beside a door, and seal the threshold to the stoop. The permit review is ours to handle if the opening grows.
Entry doorsHomes and heating: Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, Hempfield Township. Rainfall: NOAA normals, New Stanton.
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 Hempfield
Hempfield keeps window work simple on paper, but two other rules still shape the job: EPA's requirements for disturbing old paint, and the fire standard for any door linking an attached garage to the living space.
NonePermit needed to swap windows
The township says new windows and siding need no permit. That holds for units set in their existing openings. Cutting a new opening or widening one changes the structure, so it goes through the township's review, laid out on our Hempfield kitchen remodeling page.
Hempfield permits67%Hempfield homes older than 1980
No permit doesn't mean no rules. Where a house predates 1978, EPA counts window replacement as renovation that disturbs lead paint: a certified firm, contained and cleaned work areas, and EPA's booklet given to you during the two months before work begins.
EPA lead renovation rule (opens in a new tab)20 min.Fire rating, or a solid door
Any door between an attached garage and the living space must slow a fire: solid wood or steel at least 1-3/8 inches thick, or a 20-minute rated door. A hollow interior door doesn't qualify, and a garage can't open straight into a bedroom.
Exterior doorsWindow & Door Questions
Township owners tend to ask these before we've measured a single opening. For the full sequence of a window job, see the windows and exterior doors service page.
Ask a QuestionOpenings, the windows and doors you pick, and whatever the old units have been hiding set the price. Inserts that reuse sound frames cost least; rotted sills, flashing repairs, a new patio door or a wider entry cost more. We write the number down once everything's measured.
Window price rangesHempfield allows contractor work between first light and nightfall in every season, so the hours follow the daylight rather than a clock. We still agree on a start time with you, and in winter that light runs out early, which is why each opening is closed before we pack up.
Hempfield work hoursThey help, but we won't promise a number. Tight new windows stop drafts and keep the glass warmer, and in a house heated by oil or propane that's felt. Air leaks elsewhere, in the attic or around doors, often matter as much, and we'll point them out.
What we findUsually. Taking the wall down to floor level for a wider opening is a change to the structure, which means a township permit and an inspection. We size a beam for what's above, frame the opening and flash it to the deck before the door goes in.
New and enlarged openingsAn insert slips into the old frame and keeps the trim, which suits sound frames. Full-frame takes the opening back to the studs, which lets us fix rot, add insulation and flash properly. Where water has been getting in, full-frame is the safer choice.
Replacement windowsOther Services
Hempfield kitchens, bathrooms, attic rooms, lower levels and additions are on our list as well. 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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