Jordan, Minnesota
Certified Window Replacement in Jordan, MN
Old growth pine sash, ropes over pulleys and a paint film that has sealed the whole assembly shut: that is what we find in the old core of Jordan, down on the valley floor. Up on the bluff top plats east of town the windows are thirty years newer and the problem is wind, not paint. Same city, two entirely different window conversations.
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Brick openings downtown ask for careful removal
Downtown, a lot of the openings are cut into local buff brick, and the window sits against masonry rather than a stud wall with a nailing fin. That changes the removal: pry too hard on an old wood frame and you spall the brick around it, which is a mason's repair on top of a window job. We take the sash and jamb out in pieces, keep the exterior casing where it is sound, and finish the perimeter with backer rod and a joint that can move with the wall. Interiors down there are plaster over lath, so we cut clean and contain the dust. Where a previous owner has already patched a return in drywall, we can match that finish back cleanly and leave the room paint ready.
Window Replacement in Jordan
Where an old Jordan house gains
Masonry openings left intact
Buff brick jambs chip if a frame gets levered out. Cutting the old unit apart and lifting it out in pieces takes longer, and it keeps the brick edge out of a mason's hands.
Windows that open again
Painted shut sash means a bedroom with no ventilation, in houses built before anyone vented a soffit. New units that actually operate move moisture out of the house in the shoulder seasons.
Street face keeps its proportions
Downtown windows are tall and narrow with a specific sash split. Ordering a squat modern unit into that opening is what makes a rehab look wrong from across the street, so we hold the proportion.
Frost on the inside glass ends
Cold air settles on the Sand Creek valley floor, and single pane glass in a humid old house grows ice on the inside by January. Insulated glass keeps the interior surface warm enough to stay dry.
Rotted sills rebuilt, not covered
A century of runoff off the sill nose eats the wood underneath. We open it, cut back to sound material and rebuild the sill before the new unit goes in, rather than capping over soft wood.
Bluff top homes get a wind spec
The east side of Jordan stands roughly a hundred and fifty feet above downtown on open ground. Those houses need tighter units and stronger hardware than the sheltered blocks along Sand Creek do.
Old house work, done carefully
District review handled up front
The Jordan Historic District has been on the National Register since 1980. If your building is inside it, we find out what the city wants to see before we order anything.
Every opening photographed first
Old houses hide surprises behind the casing. We record each opening before demolition, so what we found is documented and there is no argument about what was already rotten.
Dust contained in plaster houses
Cutting near lath and old paint makes a mess that travels. We seal the room off, work with the openings covered when we are not in them, and clean up daily.
Old sash hauled out, not stacked
The weights, ropes, glass and frames all leave with us the day they come out. Nothing gets piled behind the garage for you to deal with in the spring.
Honest about what we do not do
If an opening needs real masonry work, we will say so and tell you to get a mason involved rather than caulking over a problem in a hundred and fifty year old wall.
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What Jordan owners ask us
What people in Jordan ask us about this work. If yours is not covered, call and ask.
Can I replace the windows on a building in the Jordan Historic District?
Usually yes, but check first. The district covers fourteen contributing buildings listed on the National Register in 1980, and work on those gets more attention than a house two blocks away. Ask the city what review applies to your address before you order units, since a replacement that changes the sash pattern is harder to undo than a phone call.
Are my old wood windows worth restoring instead of replacing?
Sometimes. If the sash is sound old growth wood, the frame is straight and only the cords and glazing putty have failed, restoration plus a good storm gets you close to a new unit with less disruption. If the sills are punky, the joints are open and the frames have racked, replacement is the honest answer.
Why do my downtown Jordan windows frost over on the inside?
Because the glass surface is colder than the dew point of the air in the room. Downtown sits on the valley floor near 770 feet, where cold air pools on still nights, and single pane glass has almost no insulating value. Insulated units help, and so does running a bath fan and keeping indoor humidity down in deep winter.
Walk your Jordan windows with us
Tell us whether the house is downtown or up on the bluff, and roughly how old it is. We will come out, look at every opening and hand you a written quote with no obligation.
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- Phone(612) 600-8529
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- Office6600 City West Pkwy Suite 375, Eden Prairie, MN 55344
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