Jeannette grew up around a glass works, and its old houses still hold panes with a faint ripple that catch the morning light. About three in ten were built before 1940, and their windows have done long service. We replace the ones that are spent, protect the ones worth keeping, and leave every opening tight.
Jeannette Windows & Doors
Over 90% of Jeannette's housing was built before 1980, and close to seven in ten were standing by 1959. A third are rented. Those three figures explain the requests we get from the people who live here and the people who rent houses out.
Glassmaker H. Sellers McKee chose this spot in the 1880s, once natural gas turned up, and the city grew around his works. Houses from those early decades may still have tall wood sashes, wavy panes and storm windows added generations later.
Where the sashes are sound, we repair, reglaze and weatherstrip them under a slim storm. Where they've rotted, each opening gets a new unit sized to its full height, with the weight pockets insulated and casing rebuilt.
Replacement windowsSome older Jeannette houses still have a heavy wood front door with a glass panel. Owners love how it looks but hate the draft, the sticking latch and the gap of daylight showing at the bottom.
If the wood is sound, we plane and rehang it, add weatherstrip and a new sweep, and rebuild the sill. If it's split or rotted through, a new door with a similar panel layout keeps the entry looking the way the neighbors know it.
Entry doorsRenters occupy roughly 33% of Jeannette's homes, and 15% sit in buildings of two to four units. Property owners want windows that open, close and lock, and doors that latch, before a new lease starts.
We go through each unit, free stuck sashes, replace broken glass and locks, and rehang doors that drag. Where a window is too far gone, we replace it and match the rest of the building so the units look alike.
What we findIn 41% of owner households here, the householder is a senior. A few need a front entry roomy enough for a walker or wheelchair, and an older house's narrow door makes every trip in or out a squeeze.
Widening the opening means a new header, so it's structural work under a city permit. We frame it to a 36-inch door, lower the threshold where the stoop allows, and patch the siding and trim so it looks original.
New and enlarged openingsA front or back porch gets more use with walls of glass. Owners ask whether they can enclose one with windows and a door, so it works as a sitting room most of the year instead of only in summer.
Porch enclosure is its own category on the city's permit form. We frame the walls on the existing porch, set windows and a door that seal, and join the new walls to the house. The Jeannette additions page covers the porch rules.
Jeannette porch rulesNearly two Jeannette houses in five were built between 1940 and 1959. Their windows may be early aluminum or wood double-hungs, or a cheap replacement round, and the cold comes through along every sash.
Each unit comes out; the sill is probed for rot and the opening checked for square. The new window is set on a pan that tips water outward, foam fills around it, and aluminum-wrapped trim outside means no more paint to scrape.
Replacement windowsHomes and owners: Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024, City of Jeannette (rounded). History: Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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 Jeannette
A Jeannette window or door job usually runs into three rules: City Hall's review of new openings, federal lead-paint law, and the Fire Department's rental inspection.
110 S. 2ndCity Hall, where new openings are reviewed
Under state rules, a window or door swapped into the same-size hole changes nothing structural. Making an opening bigger, or cutting a new one, does, and that work goes to the city's building and code office at City Hall. Office hours and the permit form are on our Jeannette kitchen remodeling page.
Jeannette permits93%Jeannette homes built before 1980
With almost the whole city older than 1978, EPA's lead rule reaches nearly every window job here. Expect an EPA-certified firm, sealed work areas, cleanup to federal standards, and the agency's pamphlet in hand ahead of the start date.
EPA lead renovation rule (opens in a new tab)$100Per unit, fire-safety inspection
Jeannette rentals are registered, and the Fire Department inspects each one when a tenant changes and once a decade regardless. The fee runs $100 a unit for one- to three-unit buildings. How the program works is on our Jeannette kitchen remodeling page.
Jeannette rental rulesWindow & Door Questions
These come up at the first Jeannette visit, from owners and landlords alike. For how an install unfolds, see the main windows page.
Ask a QuestionPrice follows the count of openings, the units you pick and what's behind the old trim. Repairing sound old sashes or setting inserts costs least; full-frame work on prewar openings, a widened entry or a porch enclosure costs more. Measurements come before any number.
Window price rangesCity trash pickup won't take most building supplies, so they don't go to the curb. Renting your own roll-off means paying the city $60 a week for a permit. Our estimate spells out how the old units and trim will leave the property.
Jeannette city rulesIn a sound sash, often yes, especially in a city built on glassmaking. Reglazing and weatherstripping keep it working, and a storm outside handles the drafts. If the frame is rotted, the glass can sometimes be reused in a new sash, at extra cost.
What we findJeannette publishes an inspection program for rental units, not for owner-occupied sales, and we couldn't find one for owners. Ask City Hall before listing. Either way, windows that open, close and lock help a sale go smoothly.
Jeannette rental rulesKids live in about a fifth of Jeannette households, and plenty more host grandchildren. Where an upstairs sill is under two feet off the floor with a long drop outside, the code wants a device limiting how far it opens.
Egress and bedroom windowsOther Services
Jeannette homeowners also call us for new kitchens, rebuilt baths, rooms under the roof or below grade, and additions. Choose a service 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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