Bay Area Window Installation & Showroom – Serving Marin, San Francisco, Sonoma County & East Bay
Window choices are NOT simple, nor are they “standard”. Style considerations. Material choices (vinyl, fiberglass, wood, aluminum). And with 30% of a home’s energy potentially lost through windows, energy technologies (glass packages, Low-E, efficient seals, frame materials). Our consultants will help you navigate these replacement window choices for a customized, long-term value solution for your home. Whether you’re considering window installation or window repair and maintenance, knowledge is power.

Double-Hung
- Slashes slide vertically
- Unlike in a single-hung window, both sashes slide
- Screens are on the exterior

Casement
- Hinges are located on one side
- Low air leakage rates due to tighter seal
- Screens are on the interior

Bay Window
- Combination of three or more panes
- Center made of one or more windows, parallel with wall
- Outer Windows angled back toward wall

Bow Window
- Similar to bay windows, but with additional panes
- Panels radiate out to form a semi-circle

Slider
- Similar to single and double-hung windows, but turned on their side
- Either one or both sashes move by sliding horizontally

Awning
- Similar to casement windows, but hinged at the top
- Open outward

Picture
- Large, single center panel, flat
- Optional side panes

Garden Window
- Box-style window that extends outside exterior walls
- Most common in kitchen area

ADDITIONAL AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Eichler Homes
Eichlers have been a specialty of ours for over 20 years. As the industry recognized expert, CWD offers solutions that preserve their style and authenticity while upgrading energy efficiency, ensuring water tightness and enhancing the houses’ overall beauty.

Fine Homes
Charles specializes in window, door and siding design challenges of a fine home, such as hill and water settings, multi-levels, historical preservation issues, maximizing views for grandeur, and architectural consistency.