Door and Window Installation in Raleigh, NC
Licensed and insured, minutes from our base, with a fixed written price before any work starts.
Raleigh is minutes from our base, which usually means an estimate this week rather than next month. We cover Five Points, Historic Oakwood, Hayes Barton and the rest of town.
Entry doors, patio sliders, interior doors and replacement windows set plumb, flashed properly and sealed against Carolina storm driven rain. Raleigh runs its own permitting and inspections rather than deferring to Wake County, so scheduling here follows the city calendar.
What the price covers
- Flashing and sill pan installation. A sill pan or flashing tape system that sheds water out and away from the framing, installed before the new unit goes in rather than relying on caulk alone.
- Setting, shimming and fastening. Units set plumb and square, shimmed at the correct points, and fastened per the manufacturer instructions so the frame does not rack under its own weight over time.
- Insulation and air sealing. Low expansion foam or backer rod and sealant at the gap, sized to the manufacturer specification, so the frame is not bowed inward by foam that expands more than the jamb can take.
Door and Window Installation in Raleigh, in practice
Homeowners in Raleigh often assume a window replacement means tearing the wall open, and it usually does not. An insert window fits inside the existing frame and trim, which is faster and less invasive, but it only works when that old frame and sill are still structurally sound and square. When the frame has rot or the opening has shifted, a full frame replacement is the honest recommendation even though it costs more and takes longer. Entry doors have a smaller version of the same problem: an adjustable threshold and the correct sweep close the gap at the bottom without dragging, and get overlooked far more than the door itself. Patio sliders in Wake County houses usually need adjusted rollers and a cleaned track before full replacement.
Most window and door problems trace back to the opening rather than the unit itself. A house in Raleigh built more than thirty years ago has usually settled a little, which means the rough opening is no longer plumb, level or square even if it started that way. Setting a new unit into that opening without correcting it forces the frame to twist, and a twisted frame binds a door or leaves a window that will not latch fully. We shim to true plumb and square at every corner rather than to the existing framing, and install a sill pan under the unit so any water past the exterior seal drains back out instead of sitting on bare wood at a Wake County crawl space or slab edge.
Free Estimate
Raleigh homeowners: tell us about the project and we will put a number in writing.
What Raleigh homes need
Inside the Beltline you are usually working on a 1920s to 1950s house with plaster, narrow joist bays and a crawl space. Push north of Millbrook and it turns into 1970s ranches and 1990s two story colonials, which renovate very differently.
Permits for structural, plumbing and electrical changes go through Raleigh Development Services. We file them, schedule the inspections and meet the inspector, so the work is on the record when you eventually sell.
We work across Five Points, Historic Oakwood, Hayes Barton, North Hills and the rest of Raleigh, and we are minutes from our base.
Everything we do in Raleigh
How a Raleigh project runs
Four stages, each finished before the next begins. Typical duration is 1 day to 2 weeks.
Measure and inspect the opening
We check plumb, level, square and the condition of the framing and sill before ordering anything, since a bad measurement means a bad fit no matter how good the unit is.
Order and confirm lead time
Doors and windows are built to spec, so we confirm sizes and options before ordering and set a realistic install date around the actual lead time rather than a hopeful one.
Remove, flash and set
Old unit comes out, the opening gets corrected and flashed, and the new door or window is set plumb and square with the correct fastening and insulation.
Trim, seal and adjust
Trim goes back on, gaps get sealed, and every door and slider gets adjusted and tested through a full open and close cycle before we call it done.
Questions from Raleigh homeowners
Do older homes in Raleigh need full frame window replacement?
Often, but not always. We inspect the existing frame and sill before recommending it. Sound framing in a Raleigh house can sometimes take an insert window, which costs less and disturbs the surrounding trim and siding far less.
What door and window sizes fit Raleigh openings best?
Openings in Wake County vary a lot by build era, from narrow 1970s ranch openings to wide production builder units from the 2000s. We measure the actual opening rather than assuming a stock size and order to match it.
Do you handle patio slider repairs in Raleigh, not just full replacements?
Yes. A dragging or hard to lock slider in a Raleigh home is usually a roller or track problem. We assess it as a repair first and only recommend replacement when the frame or seal has actually failed.
My patio door is hard to slide. Does it need to be replaced?
Usually not. Worn rollers or a track full of grit account for most sticking sliders. We clean, adjust or replace the rollers first, and only recommend replacement if the frame or glass seal has actually failed.
What it usually costs
Door and Window Installation in Raleigh generally runs between $1,400 and $26,000, depending on size and finish level. The estimate is free and the number we write down is the number you pay.
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