Windows & Doors
Check out the best practices and leading products featured in this year's Model ReModel
Products from TruStile, Masonite, Sierra Pacific Windows, Haas Door, LaCantina, NanaWall, Weather Shield, Therma-Tru, Phantom Screens, MI Windows, ODL, and Pella
Professional Remodeler’s annual roundup of the top 100 products as chosen by you, our readers
The smartest door Overhead’s ever released
When it comes to selling windows, something may be better than nothing
Panic ensues when something goes wrong with the garage door
In removing the original windows, workers exposed evidence of substandard installation. The steel lintels had been wrapped with an aluminum siding-type trim coil and caulked to the masonry, which was trapping moisture in the wall cavity. Crews had to remove the work to build a new drainage system.
Windows specially tested against the brutal force of a professionally hit home run ball
Interlocking fiberglass plates for simpler and safer window installations
An affordable alternative to replacement and traditional storm windows
A sleek door that blends well with modern luxury and doubles as a weather barrier
The Forgent series is made out of a proprietary material—a sort of glass and pvc hybrid—that makes it stronger and more resilient
The home’s living room has the same footprint as pre-renovation, although it has been updated with new moldings and paint, as well as engineered hardwood flooring. The variegated wood plank and parquet floors are in the hallway, living and dining rooms.
The New American Remodeled home’s interior shows off the latest products and technologies
Service issues are a touchy but inevitable part of the window replacement business.
Restored ironwork and a return to French doors in the façade keep the focus of The New American Home on the original home’s core as something that remained true to its period design while also transcending the traditional architecture of its old Orlando neighborhood. The side additions and connecting stone-and-brick terraces project a timeless estate feel that fits Florida, but would be equally at home in the Northeast or Midwest.
Carefully chosen and finely detailed products define the 2018 New American Remodel
For fast, accurate installation, organize and cut trim pieces by window size, then preassemble into frames in the shop
Photo courtesy Jeffrey A. Davis, Davis Photograph
This inspiring modernization of an 80-year-old historical structure holds lessons any remodeler can put to work
ODL minimizes maintenance and increases safety with these blinds-between-glass windows and doors
Photo: Pixabay.com
A big-ticket multi-family project can look super-tempting, but many siding contractors would rather not bid it
A unique three-part frame makes for good looks and great energy performance
A panel sliding system for those who like seeing the outdoors without having to weather the elements