Westinghouse bought the hillside for its foundry town in 1902, and one Trafford home in three was already built by 1940. Their windows have weathered a century of snow, freeze and hard rain. Since we work out of a Forest Avenue building, the carpenters replacing them are a short walk from home.
Trafford Windows & Doors
Nine of every ten borough homes predate 1980, over a quarter share a wall or a roof with another unit, and half the current owners bought after 2009. That mix decides which windows and doors we're called about.
Houses from Trafford's first decades often have tall, narrow openings that have been patched by several owners. Some still hold old wood sashes; others got undersized replacements framed in with filler strips.
Each opening is measured bare with the filler pulled out, and units are ordered to use its full height. Rotten sill wood is cut away and replaced, empty sash-weight cavities get insulation, and exterior casing is rebuilt to the old profile.
Replacement windowsOver a quarter of local homes are joined to a neighbor's, as rowhouses or doubles. Owners want to replace their own windows and front door without making their half look out of place next to the neighbor's.
We note the other half's sash lines, colors and door style, then pick units that sit well beside them. Work stays on your property, and the trim at the dividing line is finished so the seam doesn't show.
Replacement windowsHalf of Trafford's owners are relatively recent buyers, and 39% are younger than 45. They'd like every window done, but the budget says start with the rooms where the draft is worst.
At the first visit, each opening gets a note: full-frame work or an insert. We price them in rounds, and later windows come from the same series, so the house matches when it's finished.
The order of the workWhen storms crossed the region in early June 2025, the Weather Service's top reading, almost 4 inches, was in Trafford. Owners found out which windows and doors leaked, and want them fixed before the next storm.
We trace the leak from inside the wall, replace soaked sheathing and rotted framing, and lap new flashing shingle-style over a pan that slopes out. Door thresholds get the same pan, so water exits to the outside.
What we findOn a hillside lot, the back door can open onto a high stoop or a short run of steps. Owners want a new door and storm door there without creating a trip hazard or a door that swings out over the drop.
The code wants a landing outside the door, no more than about 1-1/2 inches down from the threshold, or as much as 7-3/4 inches when the door doesn't swing over it. We set the door and storm door so the step and swing both work.
Exterior doorsThe typical Trafford house has five rooms, and in a smaller house the front hall is often dark. Owners ask whether a new front door could let more daylight in without giving up privacy.
A half-light or three-quarter-light door with textured or frosted safety glass brings in daylight while blurring the view. It's built for the opening already there, so no new framing is needed, and the sill is sealed tight.
Entry doorsHousing: Census ACS 2020–2024, Trafford borough. Founding: the 2024 foundry marker at Fifth and Brinton. Rain: TribLive report of the June 2025 storm.
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 Trafford
Three rules shape Trafford window and door work: EPA's requirements for old paint, the occupancy permit at every sale or move-in, and a sewer check the borough ties to larger permits.
90%Trafford homes built before 1980
Nearly every Trafford house predates 1978, so EPA's lead renovation rule covers window replacement in almost all of them. Expect a certified firm, sealed-off work areas, a careful cleanup, and EPA's booklet handed to you inside the 60 days before work.
EPA lead renovation rule (opens in a new tab)Each saleOr new occupant: a permit
Whenever a Trafford house gets a new owner or occupant, it needs an occupancy permit, and the borough first wants a sewer lateral report that's still in date. Sellers and landlords fixing windows should time the work around it. The Trafford hub page has more.
Trafford sale rules$20,000Permitted work above this needs the test
A same-size swap isn't structural under state rules. Still, a permitted window or door job priced over $20,000 means Trafford camera-tests the house's sewer line first, and only then signs the permit. The Trafford kitchen page explains the test.
Trafford's sewer testWindow & Door Questions
These come up with Trafford owners before we've written anything down. Our install sequence, tear-out through trim, has its own page.
Ask a QuestionPrice depends on the opening count, your window choice and the condition underneath. An insert set into a sound old frame is cheapest; pulling filler strips, rebuilding rotted sills, or adding a new back door with a storm door raises it. We measure first, then write it up.
Window price rangesUnder state rules, a swap into the same opening doesn't change the structure. Whether Trafford wants paperwork anyway is the borough code official's call, so we ask that office before the job is scheduled.
Trafford permitsA screen won't hold a child. Close to one Trafford household in three includes kids, and where a bedroom sill sits low and the ground outside is more than six feet down, the code wants a stop that keeps the sash from opening wide. We check each sill.
Egress and bedroom windowsEither can work. Wood or wood-clad units keep the look of narrow sashes and deep trim. Vinyl costs less and needs no paint, but its frames run wider, so on tall, narrow openings we show you samples before you decide.
Window materialsHere in the borough, on Forest Avenue, a few minutes from most Trafford streets. The carpenters measuring your windows are the ones installing them, and a follow-up visit is a short drive.
AllTrades in TraffordOther Services
The rest of our Trafford work spans new kitchens, rebuilt bathrooms, bedrooms under the roof, rooms below grade 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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