Full Frame vs Insert

The choice that changes both the price and what gets fixed.

4 articles

• Full Frame or Insert — What You Give Up With Each

  The insert is cheaper and keeps your trim. It also seals the existing frame permanently inside the wall, including anything wrong with it.

• Signs of a Bad Window Installation — Check Before the Trim Goes On

  The window is the easy part. What goes wrong is the inch of gap around it, and you get one chance to look at it.

• Installation Day — What Actually Happens, and What to Do First

  The windows are the contractor's job. The room, the alarm sensors and the payment schedule are yours, and all three cause trouble.

• Condensation on New Windows — Usually the House, Not the Window

  The windows did not cause it. They stopped hiding it, and the glass is simply the coldest surface in the room.