What You Need To Know
About Windows
 

Carefully chose, few investments can add more value to a home than new windows. It is important to understand that the true value in windows is a combination of beauty, thermal efficiency, and performance. Olde World Builders specializes in replacement windows for homes and major complexes.

Windows are looked at!

As often as you look through windows, you also look at them. Each and every detail matters.

Select beauty to complement your home as well as efficiency. Select slim, trim lines to create a graceful impression that emphasizes the view, not the window. Make sure that frames and sashes have a carpentered look. Choose locks and hardware that perfectly match the rest of the window, ones that practically disappear.

Energy savings — Winter and Summer.

Thermal efficiency delivers value two ways—by providing real comfort year-round, and by helping save money on cooling and heating. We use only windows that are designed to deliver outstanding thermal performance.

• Honeycomb frames filled with insulating air spaces that significantly reduce condensation;
• Double weather-stripping that locks out wind and weather;
• Double- and triple-paned integral glazing systems;
• High performance Low "E" glazing systems to keep summer heat out and winter heat in better than any other system in its class, and to significantly reduce damaging UV rays.

Easy to Maintain

Tilt-in sash windows save time and trouble. They make cleaning quick and easy. Solid vinyl construction never flakes, chips, or rots—never needs painting or puttying. One-piece fusion-welded sashes never warp, shrink, or swell. A good balance system makes sashes easy to open and keeps them in place and never need adjustment for years of normal use.

• Trouble-free, virtually maintenance-free, operation for decades;
• Tilt-in sashes that make cleaning quick and easy;
• Solid vinyl construction that never flakes, chips, or rots—never needs painting or puttying;
• One-piece fusion-welded sashes that never warp, shrink, or swell;
• Balance systems that make sashes easy to open and keeps them in place and that never need adjustment.

Gallery of Styles

Begin your planning and window selection right here. Our Windows Gallery shows the standard replacement windows that serve almost all of your normal types of window. These are followed by specialty windows of different architectural styles to meet your special needs.

Replacement Windows

Picture Windows

Picture windows are a great way to accent any style of home, or for placement wherever natural light is desired.

Single-Hung and Double-Hung Windows

Single- and Double-hung windows have been around since colonial times. They can make a fashion statement for your home and provide highly utilitarian features.

Slider Windows

Two and Three-Pane Sliders provide easy horizontal sash movement and offer practical window styles where operational access may be difficult, such as above kitchen sinks.

 

Patio Doors and Garden Windows

Call Olde World Builders today for an estimate at:

(517) 337-7663

Main Office:

2943 Jolly Road, Suite 400
Okemos, Michigan 48864

Phone:(517) 337-7663

 FAX: (517) 337-7625

Email: info@oldeworldbuilders.com

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Choosing The Right Window

With so many window configurations, it is sometimes difficult to make the right choice for performance and budget. Each room in your home is different, and has different operating and ventilation needs. For example, a slider or casement window may make more sense above a kitchen sink, because either would provide easier operation than a double hung.

You may want to use tempered glass for bathrooms and other areas for additional safety. You may select laminated glass to keep criminals from entering your home. Options carry an additional expense, but our basic windows provide features that do not cost anything extra.

Choosing The Right Options

We will help you tailor and customize your home with just about any style of window, with hundreds of possible options. It is smart for you to take the time to become familiar with your options, and to ensure that the windows and doors you select for your home will be the right ones. We have helped many people select the right glass, the perfect options, and the best window styles for their needs.

• Integrated, slim-line lift rail allows you to more easily operate sashes
• Special beveled mainframe that offers a true brick-mold appearance that adds class and style
• Aluminum-reinforced, multi-cavity construction that provides additional thermal performance and structural integrity
• Full screens
• Brass Extras—optional brass locks and grids.

Choosing The Right Glass

Where you live has a lot to do with the type of glass you should purchase. Thermal performance options like Low-E glass and argon gas can be added, but selecting the right combination is as important as selecting the right window configurations for your home.

When a room faces the sun for the majority of the day, we recommend one type of Low-E glass for maximum solar control. Other rooms with less exposure can use less expensive Low-E glass. If your home has “cold spots” or “hot spots” we recommend using windows with insulating argon gas for maximum energy efficiency. If you have year-round shade from trees and shrubbery, you may not need a glass option that further reduces light transmittance, so your selection should be a literal reflection of your home and rooms’ locations.

• Full Screen Standard

• Transferable, Limited Lifetime Warranty

• 25-Year Glass Breakage Warranty Standard

• Optional Lifetime Glass Breakage Warranty

• Optional Double Strength Glass

• Optional Interior Wood Finish

• Optional Brass Extras

• Optional Decorative Glass

• Impact resistant glass

Casement Windows

Want a smooth, clean look for your contemporary home? Or a sleek, trim look for a cottage or bungalow? With our vinyl casement windows your choices are endless—everything from single-vent windows to 5-lite combinations of fixed and operating units. And best of all, these casement windows are at home anywhere, from a formal Georgian home to a rustic cabin.

• Superb design and engineering help prevent air and water infiltration
• Fusion-welded frame and sash ensure weather tight performance
• Full-perimeter double weather-stripping adds extra tightness
• Narrow profile permits expanded viewing area
• Concealed hinges and hardware let you open window 90 degrees, for better ventilation and easier cleaning
• Beveled sash adds a handsome brick-mold appearance
• Full screens come standard; mount on interior, remove for easy cleaning
• Tandem locks come standard on all casements over 34" in height
• Wood jamb extension options available for new construction applications

Awning Windows

 The perfect choice for specialized applications.

Bay Windows - Bow Windows

30-degree bay with fixed picture window in center with double-hung flankers — all with colonial grids.

Bow