Window Replacement Cost Calculator

Window Replacement Cost Estimator Basics

How does our cost calculator works? Let's dig in. First, we get the style of window. While many of these options might not differ too much from one another, others such as bay windows, are much more expensive. Next, we combine this answer with the frame material you are interested in. Here, per window costs can vary greatly. For instance, a low end vinyl window can run $400, while a low end wood window can run $1500. That's a more than 3x multiplier right there.

From here, we look at --

Vinyl Window Costs

Vinyl window prices range from $400 to $140 per window fully installed. Additionally, vinyl is a popular replacement window option that runs the gamut from some of the worst made windows you can buy to some of the best rated and designed windows on the market.

-- Entry Level Cost: $400 to $750 fully installed --

-- Average Prices: $750 and $1,000 fully installed --

-- Premium Pricing: $1,000 to $1,400 fully installed --

Wood Clad Window Costs

Wood clad windows incorporate an interior wood with an exterior cladding material (typically aluminum or vinyl). while these windows are great looking, they are much more expensive and require periodic maintenance. Additionally, these windows often carry a 20 year warranty, while vinyl windows typically carry a lifetime warranty for the original purchaser.

-- Entry Level Cost: $1,500 to $1,800 fully installed --

-- Average Prices: $1,800 and $2,200 fully installed --

-- Premium Price: $2,200 to $2,800 + fully installed --

Window Installation

Window installation costs vary significantly as you can see from the numbers below. The biggest factor in the per window installation price is the condition of your window frames and sills. Inserts are the easiest installation method and do not require significant time and effort. Frames that are rotten or failing in some other way must be replaced or repaired and is referred to a full frame installation.

-- Insert Installation: $100 to $175 --

-- Standard Installation: $150 to $250 --

-- Historic Home Installation: $250 to $375 --

-- Full Frame Installation: $300 to $450 --

-- New Construction Installation: $300 to $450 --

Composite Window Costs

Composite window costs range from $700 to $2,600 fully installed for a normal sized opening. Additionally, these windows are more expensive than vinyl window costs and are generally more of a mixed bag overall. Basically, some composites are excellent, while others leave something to be desired.

-- Entry Level Cost: $700 to $1,500 fully installed --

-- Average Prices: $1,500 and $2,000 fully installed --

-- Premium Price: $2,000 to $2,600 fully installed --

Aluminum Windows

Aluminum window costs range from $1,100 to $2,200 full installed for a normal sized opening. Additionally, thermally broken aluminum windows are an excellent choice for very hot climates due to their exceptional strength. However, they are bad choices for cold climates due to their lack of energy efficiency.

-- Entry Level Cost: $1,100 to $1,500 fully installed --

-- Average Prices: $1,500 and $1,900 fully installed --

-- Premium Pricing: $1,900 to $2,200 fully installed --

Window Glass Prices

Most manufacturers offer a number of glass packages that can be ordered for each of their window models that will use different low-e coatings, tints and gas fills. Most companies have clever names for the options, but here is a basic cost breakdown from one glass package to the next.

-- Clear To Low-E Glass: $25 per window --

-- Low-E1 to Low-E2: $25 per window --

-- Low-E2 to Low-E3: $25 per window --

-- Laminated Glass: $50 to $100 per window --

Fiberglass Window Costs

Fiberglass window cost runs $1,100 to $2,200 per window fully installed. Additionally, these windows are a more expensive option than vinyl and are generally considered a slightly nicer and better overall looking window than vinyl.

-- Entry Level Cost: $1,100 to $1,500 fully installed --

-- Average Prices: $1,500 and $1,900 fully installed --

-- Premium Pricing: $1,900 to $2,200 fully installed --