Windows & Doors for Older Houses in San Fernando
Windows and doors for older San Fernando houses, with frames and glass picked for strong inland sun and original wood sashes restored where sound.
Fiberglass frames suit a replacement window on an older San Fernando house where the glass faces strong inland sun. They expand and shrink at close to the rate of the glass, so the seals hold through hot days and cool nights, and they take paint, which lets a new unit match the original trim color. Where an old wood sash is worth keeping, a good exterior paint and fresh glazing putty protect it from that same sun.
Choosing a frame for sun and heat
A dark vinyl frame in strong sun can soften and bow over time. Fiberglass and aluminum-clad wood hold their shape better and can be ordered in colors close to the house. Low-e glass cuts the heat coming through without tinting the view much, which matters most on the walls that take the strongest afternoon sun. For entry doors, fiberglass molded with a grain pattern keeps its finish under direct sun, while a solid wood door needs a deep overhang or a regular refinish to last.
Restoring wood that stays
Original sashes are often made of dense old-growth wood that is worth the effort. Where we keep them, failed paint is scraped and heat-stripped down to firm wood, soft spots are filled with epoxy and shaped with files, and the glazing putty is renewed. The sash is primed with an oil primer and finished in a light exterior color that reflects heat. Sash cords are replaced so each window opens smoothly, and new spring bronze weatherstripping closes the gaps around it.
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If the frame and sill are sound, repair is usually the better path for an original wood window, with new putty, new cords and paint. A sill soft all the way through, or a sash split at its joints, tips the decision toward replacement, often with a fiberglass unit sized to the old opening.
We copy the sightlines. That means how wide the sash rails read from outside, how deep the glass sits and how the bars divide each pane. Grilles are ordered with the same bar width and spacing, and the original casing stays in place where it is solid so the new window sits inside familiar trim.
San Fernando has its own building department, which permits full-frame replacements and any resized opening. Replacement units have to satisfy California energy requirements, shown on a rating sticker the inspector reads before it is peeled off. A retrofit that keeps the existing frame may need less, and we confirm that before any window is ordered.
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