Replacement windows for a rental: what we put in
New windows are the fastest curb appeal a rental gets. Here is the window the rehabbers buy from us, and how it goes in without paying a window company to install it.
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Putting new windows in a house is instant gratification. It gives the house curb appeal, whether you are renting it or selling it. A lot of owners hold off because a window company quoted them for the whole job. We sell the window. You choose who puts it in.
The window the rehabbers use
Our vinyl window for rental properties has a 3 1/4 inch welded frame, a half screen, sill and head expanders and constant force hardware. It is white vinyl, and both sashes tilt in for easy cleaning.
It is a pretty nice product for a rental. The tilt sashes mean a tenant can clean both sides from inside.
We do not install
If you have your own installer, bring him in. We will work with him on supplying the windows, and he can check the measurements. We will measure for you too.
If you do not have one, we know a lot of window professionals who do nothing but installations. We pass their name on to you, and you pay them directly. They put the windows in and wrap the outside in aluminum.
That is where you save. We are selling you the window, and you are hiring the installer yourself.
Not every house gets the same window
We carry five or six window lines. They run from a basic vinyl to a high-end vinyl, custom colored vinyl, black vinyl inside and out, thermally broken aluminum and aluminum-clad wood.
We do not push a brand. We listen to what the house is for and recommend the window that fits it. A rental that has to look clean and stay working gets a different answer than a house going on the market.
Count the openings and send us the address or the measurements. We will price the windows so you know the number before you make your offer.
Watch it from the shop floor.
The vinyl window rehabbers use for rentals
Five or six window lines, one recommendation
Sources
This piece is our own experience, from the shop and the job site. It cites no outside figure, so there is nothing here to source to anybody else.
Where this applies
- Vinyl windows for rental properties and apartment turns.Rental-grade vinyl windows for property managers, apartment owners and investors renovating for resale, from a Cleveland warehouse. Send the window count.
- Vinyl windows, from rental-grade to fully custom.Rental-grade, upper-end and fully custom vinyl windows for apartment turns, resale renovations and older homes, plus two-tone and Sherwin-Williams colors.
- The window supplier that never bids against you.Vinyl, aluminum-clad wood and aluminum windows for contractors. We sell no installed windows, so you keep the job. We look at the openings, then recommend the line.
- Windows for Lorain's older houses.Windows for Lorain and Sheffield rehabs, rentals and older homes, built to the opening. D.W. Ross supplied the Spitzer Hotel. Your contractor installs.
- Windows supplied for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.A Cleveland window supplier: vinyl from rental-grade to custom color, thermally broken aluminum for lofts and historic buildings, and aluminum-clad wood.