Every Window Service We Offer in Des Moines, IA
One team for every window job in Des Moines — from high-performance glazing and energy-efficient windows to commercial storefront and entrance glass.
Des Moines Window Pros handles residential and commercial window projects across Des Moines and Greater Des Moines. From high-performance glazing and energy-efficient windows to commercial storefront and entrance glass, every service below is handled by our own team and backed by our workmanship guarantee.
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Our Window Services in Des Moines, IA
High-Performance Glazing and Energy-Efficient Windows
Before we quote glass we ask what the attic measures. The Department of Energy puts heat gain and heat loss through windows at 25 to 30 percent of residential heating and cooling energy use, which leaves roughly three quarters of the problem somewhere else in the house.
Vinyl Replacement Windows
Vinyl is where most of the value sits in this market, and we will argue that against anyone who wants three times the money for a frame you cannot see from the street. What decides a vinyl window is the extrusion and the installation, not the badge on the corner.
Fiberglass and Composite Window Frames
Fiberglass earns its premium in a narrow set of cases, and we would rather name those cases than sell the material by default. Pultruded frames cost meaningfully more than vinyl per opening, so the only question worth asking is whether your particular openings repay the difference.
Aluminum-Clad Wood Windows and Sash Restoration
This city has a lot of houses worth keeping original sash in. The 2019-2023 American Community Survey puts about 27,000 of Des Moines' roughly 97,000 housing units at 1939 or earlier, and much of that glass is old-growth wood that outlasts what replaced it.
Thermally Broken Aluminum Windows
We talk homeowners out of residential aluminum more often than we sell it. In a climate zone where the code baseline for glass is a U-factor of 0.32, a bare aluminum frame is a conductor bolted through the wall, and the sill is where you will see the evidence.
Double-Hung and Single-Hung Windows
The double-hung is the most common window in this city and by far the most over-replaced. Half the calls we take about them concern a sash that drops when you let go of it, and that symptom points at the balance rather than at the window around it.
Casement and Awning Windows
On a casement the frame usually outlives the hardware by twenty years, so the honest first question is whether you need a window or a crank. We stock operators, hinge arms, keepers and multipoint locks, and we will fit them rather than sell you a unit.
Horizontal Slider Windows
A horizontal slider is the least airtight operating style you can buy and by some distance the easiest one to keep running. Both of those facts should shape what you spend on it, and neither of them means the slider in your wall has to go this year.
Bay and Bow Window Assemblies
A bay is a small piece of structure with glass in it, and most bay problems are structural rather than glazing. Before anyone quotes new units we want to know what is happening at the head board, the seat board, the cables and the little roof above.
Picture, Transom and Architectural Shapes
Fixed glass is the biggest single line on most quotes and usually the last line that should be funded. A picture window has no operating hardware, no weatherstrip to wear and no balance to fail, so a sound one can quietly outlive everything else in the wall around it.
Basement Egress Windows and Window Wells
Egress is the single topic here where we tell you to spend first and ask about payback afterwards. An escape opening is a life-safety item and a code item, and it does not compete with attic insulation for the same household dollars in the same way.
Laminated Security and Sound-Control Glass
We are going to argue against the way this product is usually sold here. Laminated impact glass is a genuinely good thing to own in central Iowa, but almost never for the reason it gets marketed, and the honest version changes what you should pay for it.
Sliding Patio Doors
A patio slider is the single largest hole in most houses, and it is one of the very few places where we will tell you to spend on glass before you spend on the attic. Six or eight feet of moving assembly leaks more than a wall of windows does.
French and Hinged Patio Doors
A hinged patio door seals better than a slider and costs considerably more to get right. Both halves of that sentence matter, and which half dominates depends entirely on how much swing space the room has and how the existing opening was framed.
Entry Doors, Sidelites and Service Doors
This is the page where we openly reverse the usual order. In a heating climate the front door, the service door and the door from the house into the garage will usually return more comfort per dollar than any window on the same elevation.
Window Screens, Rescreening and Storm Panels
Screens are the cheapest thing we do and we would far rather do them than sell you a window. A torn screen on a sound sash is a twenty-minute rescreen, and a surprising number of replacement quotes in this city start with a homeowner staring at a damaged screen.
Glass Repair and Insulated Glass Unit Replacement
A fogged window almost never needs a new window. The insulated glass unit inside the sash has lost its edge seal, and in most cases that unit comes out and a new one goes back in while the frame, the hardware and the interior trim stay where they are.
Commercial Storefront and Entrance Glass
On a commercial front the money almost never belongs in the glass first. Doors, closers, thresholds and the perimeter sealant joint all fail long before the glazing does, and they are what your customers and your heating bill actually notice about the building.
What each of our services covers in Des Moines
Open any service to see exactly what is included before you call.
High-Performance Glazing and Energy-Efficient Windows
Before we quote glass we ask what the attic measures. The Department of Energy puts heat gain and heat loss through windows at 25 to 30 percent of residential heating and cooling energy use, which leaves roughly three quarters of the problem somewhere else in the house.
The EPA's Seal and Insulate program puts the return from air sealing plus insulation in attics, floors over crawl spaces and basements at an average of 15 percent off heating and cooling costs, or about 11 percent off a total energy bill.
- energy efficient windows
- low-E glass windows
- double pane windows
- argon filled windows
- ENERGY STAR Northern zone windows
- dual pane window replacement
- U-factor 0.22 windows
- warm edge spacer windows
- insulated glass replacement
- triple pane windows Des Moines
- air sealing and windows
- NFRC label ratings
- attic insulation before windows
- energy saving windows Des Moines
- Climate Zone 5A windows
High-Performance Glazing and Energy-Efficient Windows in Des Moines, IA
Vinyl Replacement Windows
Vinyl is where most of the value sits in this market, and we will argue that against anyone who wants three times the money for a frame you cannot see from the street. What decides a vinyl window is the extrusion and the installation, not the badge on the corner. Look at the lineal in cross-section before you look at the price.
- vinyl replacement windows
- welded corner vinyl windows
- multi chamber vinyl frames
- vinyl window installation Des Moines
- reinforced meeting rail
- insert vinyl windows
- full frame vinyl replacement
- dark laminate vinyl windows
- vinyl double hung
- vinyl casement windows
- UV stabilised vinyl frames
- vinyl window cost Des Moines
- PVC window frames
- white vinyl windows
- vinyl window warranty
Fiberglass and Composite Window Frames
Fiberglass earns its premium in a narrow set of cases, and we would rather name those cases than sell the material by default. Pultruded frames cost meaningfully more than vinyl per opening, so the only question worth asking is whether your particular openings repay the difference. The engineering argument is expansion.
- fiberglass windows
- pultruded fiberglass frames
- composite window frames
- Fibrex windows
- fiberglass vs vinyl windows
- narrow sightline windows
- large opening windows
- dark color window frames
- fiberglass window installation
- thermal expansion window frames
- paintable window frames
- fiberglass casement
- fiberglass double hung
- premium replacement windows Des Moines
- fiberglass window cost
Aluminum-Clad Wood Windows and Sash Restoration
This city has a lot of houses worth keeping original sash in. The 2019-2023 American Community Survey puts about 27,000 of Des Moines' roughly 97,000 housing units at 1939 or earlier, and much of that glass is old-growth wood that outlasts what replaced it. So on a pre-war house the first job is separating the frame from the finish.
- aluminum clad wood windows
- wood window restoration
- historic window repair
- sash cord replacement
- linseed putty reglazing
- spring bronze weatherstrip
- old growth wood sash
- extruded cladding windows
- wood window replacement Des Moines
- lead safe window work
- pre-1978 window renovation
- storm windows over historic sash
- divided lite wood windows
- historic district windows
- rotted window sill repair
Aluminum-Clad Wood Windows and Sash Restoration in Des Moines, IA
Thermally Broken Aluminum Windows
We talk homeowners out of residential aluminum more often than we sell it. In a climate zone where the code baseline for glass is a U-factor of 0.32, a bare aluminum frame is a conductor bolted through the wall, and the sill is where you will see the evidence. The visible symptom is water rather than heat.
- aluminum windows
- thermally broken aluminum
- polyamide strut framing
- poured and debridged frames
- condensation resistance rating
- aluminum window replacement
- steel look windows
- anodized aluminum windows
- AAMA 2605 finish
- commercial grade windows
- aluminum slider replacement
- mid century windows
- window condensation on frames
- aluminum window condensation Des Moines
- large aluminum openings
Double-Hung and Single-Hung Windows
The double-hung is the most common window in this city and by far the most over-replaced. Half the calls we take about them concern a sash that drops when you let go of it, and that symptom points at the balance rather than at the window around it. On a post-1960 unit the balance is a cartridge or a spiral rod inside the jamb liner, and it is a stocked part.
- double hung windows
- single hung windows
- sash balance replacement
- spiral balance repair
- jamb liner replacement
- tilt latch repair
- sash cord and pulley repair
- window will not stay up
- double hung window replacement Des Moines
- insert vs full frame windows
- cam lock and keeper
- meeting rail weatherstrip
- triple track storm windows
- weight and pulley windows
- double hung window cost
Casement and Awning Windows
On a casement the frame usually outlives the hardware by twenty years, so the honest first question is whether you need a window or a crank. We stock operators, hinge arms, keepers and multipoint locks, and we will fit them rather than sell you a unit. The reason casements are worth having in a heating climate is the way they close.
- casement windows
- awning windows
- casement operator replacement
- window crank repair
- roto gear and keepers
- multipoint window lock
- hinge track replacement
- compression seal windows
- casement window replacement Des Moines
- egress hinge casement
- kitchen sink awning window
- basement awning window
- casement air leakage rating
- stuck casement window
- casement screen repair
Horizontal Slider Windows
A horizontal slider is the least airtight operating style you can buy and by some distance the easiest one to keep running. Both of those facts should shape what you spend on it, and neither of them means the slider in your wall has to go this year. The seal is the weakness.
- sliding windows
- horizontal slider windows
- window roller replacement
- sill track repair
- window weep holes blocked
- slider window weatherstrip
- gliding windows
- sliding window replacement Des Moines
- slider to casement conversion
- egress slider window
- window latch repair
- pile weatherstrip replacement
- slider air leakage
- bedroom slider windows
- wide view sliding windows
Bay and Bow Window Assemblies
A bay is a small piece of structure with glass in it, and most bay problems are structural rather than glazing. Before anyone quotes new units we want to know what is happening at the head board, the seat board, the cables and the little roof above. That roof is the usual culprit.
- bay windows
- bow windows
- bay window seat board repair
- bay window roof leak
- bay window cable support
- head board replacement
- bay window insulation
- bow window mull joints
- bay window replacement Des Moines
- factory mulled window assemblies
- bay window flashing
- window seat cavity insulation
- bay window rot repair
- bay window cost
- bow window installation
Picture, Transom and Architectural Shapes
Fixed glass is the biggest single line on most quotes and usually the last line that should be funded. A picture window has no operating hardware, no weatherstrip to wear and no balance to fail, so a sound one can quietly outlive everything else in the wall around it. That changes what to look for.
- picture windows
- fixed windows
- transom windows
- architectural shape windows
- half round windows
- elliptical windows
- trapezoid gable windows
- large fixed glass
- picture window glass replacement
- safety glazing locations
- tempered glass windows
- heat strengthened glass
- picture window replacement Des Moines
- header air sealing
- window flashing repair
Basement Egress Windows and Window Wells
Egress is the single topic here where we tell you to spend first and ask about payback afterwards. An escape opening is a life-safety item and a code item, and it does not compete with attic insulation for the same household dollars in the same way. The residential code sets the figures and they are not negotiable, so learn them before you shop.
- egress windows
- basement egress window
- window well installation
- egress window well ladder
- net clear opening 5.7 square feet
- basement bedroom code
- emergency escape and rescue opening
- egress window cutting
- foundation wall cutting
- window well drainage
- egress window cover
- basement finishing permit
- egress window Des Moines
- sill height 44 inches
- egress window cost
Laminated Security and Sound-Control Glass
We are going to argue against the way this product is usually sold here. Laminated impact glass is a genuinely good thing to own in central Iowa, but almost never for the reason it gets marketed, and the honest version changes what you should pay for it. Impact-rated fenestration exists because of windborne-debris regions on the coasts, where large-missile testing to ASTM E1886 and E1996 is written into the code and product approvals are checked at permit.
- laminated glass windows
- impact rated windows
- security windows
- sound control windows
- forced entry resistant windows
- UV blocking glass
- laminated inboard lite
- multipoint lock windows
- reinforced meeting rail security
- soundproofing windows Des Moines
- hail and window glass
- ASTM E1886 impact testing
- noise reduction windows
- rental property security glass
- laminated patio door glass
Laminated Security and Sound-Control Glass in Des Moines, IA
Sliding Patio Doors
A patio slider is the single largest hole in most houses, and it is one of the very few places where we will tell you to spend on glass before you spend on the attic. Six or eight feet of moving assembly leaks more than a wall of windows does. That is not a marketing line, it is geometry.
- sliding patio doors
- patio door roller replacement
- patio door track repair
- patio door sweep replacement
- sliding glass door replacement
- patio door sill pan
- tempered patio door glass
- laminated patio door
- multi panel sliding doors
- patio door lock repair
- sliding door glass replacement Des Moines
- patio door threshold
- stacking glass doors
- patio door draft
- patio door cost
French and Hinged Patio Doors
A hinged patio door seals better than a slider and costs considerably more to get right. Both halves of that sentence matter, and which half dominates depends entirely on how much swing space the room has and how the existing opening was framed. The sealing advantage comes from compression again.
- french doors
- hinged patio doors
- astragal weatherstrip
- multipoint door hardware
- in swing french doors
- out swing patio doors
- simulated divided lite doors
- french door threshold
- sagging french door repair
- door hinge shim repair
- french door glass replacement
- single hinged patio door
- sidelite patio door
- french doors Des Moines
- patio door header
Entry Doors, Sidelites and Service Doors
This is the page where we openly reverse the usual order. In a heating climate the front door, the service door and the door from the house into the garage will usually return more comfort per dollar than any window on the same elevation. The reason is that doors are the only part of the envelope you operate with your whole body.
- entry doors
- front door replacement
- fiberglass entry doors
- steel entry doors
- door weatherstripping
- door sweep replacement
- adjustable strike plate
- garage to house door
- fire rated house door
- wood entry doors
- sidelite glass replacement
- transom above door
- entry door installation Des Moines
- door draft repair
- entry door cost
Window Screens, Rescreening and Storm Panels
Screens are the cheapest thing we do and we would far rather do them than sell you a window. A torn screen on a sound sash is a twenty-minute rescreen, and a surprising number of replacement quotes in this city start with a homeowner staring at a damaged screen. The frame is usually fine, which is the part that surprises people.
- window screens
- screen repair
- rescreening service
- screen frame rebuild
- pet resistant screen mesh
- no see um screen mesh
- solar screens
- shade cloth screens
- casement interior screens
- half screens double hung
- triple track storm windows
- storm window glass inserts
- custom screen frames
- screen spline replacement
- window screens Des Moines
Window Screens, Rescreening and Storm Panels in Des Moines, IA
Glass Repair and Insulated Glass Unit Replacement
A fogged window almost never needs a new window. The insulated glass unit inside the sash has lost its edge seal, and in most cases that unit comes out and a new one goes back in while the frame, the hardware and the interior trim stay where they are. Here is what has actually happened inside the unit.
- foggy window repair
- insulated glass unit replacement
- failed window seal
- IGU replacement Des Moines
- broken window glass repair
- tempered glass replacement
- obscure bathroom glass
- warm edge spacer replacement
- argon filled glass unit
- single pane reglazing
- glass cut to size
- mirror and shelf glass
- condensation between panes
- window glass replacement cost
- desiccant saturation window
Glass Repair and Insulated Glass Unit Replacement in Des Moines, IA
Commercial Storefront and Entrance Glass
On a commercial front the money almost never belongs in the glass first. Doors, closers, thresholds and the perimeter sealant joint all fail long before the glazing does, and they are what your customers and your heating bill actually notice about the building. Start with the entrance, because that is where the cycles are.
- commercial storefront glass
- storefront door repair
- door closer replacement
- aluminum entrance doors
- panic device adjustment
- curtain wall glass replacement
- spandrel panel replacement
- tenant fit out glazing
- office partition glass
- borrowed lites
- security glass commercial
- safety film application
- storefront weep holes
- commercial glass repair Des Moines
- thermally broken storefront
What Des Moines property owners ask us
Which window services does Des Moines Window Pros handle?
Everything listed on this page, residential and commercial, across Des Moines and Greater Des Moines. Work is done by our own crews rather than handed to whoever is cheapest that week, which is the only way the workmanship warranty means anything.
Can I combine more than one service in a single job?
Yes, and it is usually cheaper. Bundling window work into one mobilization saves setup, disposal and travel, and it means one crew, one schedule and one written free estimate instead of three contractors blaming each other.
Do you give free estimates for every service?
Every one. We come out, measure, look at the real condition of the work area, and put an itemized free estimate in writing with materials and scope spelled out. No charge, no deposit, and no obligation to book.
What Des Moines Customers Say
I called for a quote on eleven windows and got an estimate for three, plus a page explaining why the attic was the better place for the rest of the money. They replaced two failed sealed units and one rotted sash and left. The upstairs is noticeably warmer and I spent less than a quarter of what the first company quoted.
Our casements would not close properly and two companies told us the windows were shot. These guys replaced the operators, the hinge tracks and the weatherstrip on six units in one morning. They also showed me the corner welds and explained why the frames were still fine. No pressure to buy anything else.
We were finishing the basement and needed an egress window. They walked me through the net clear opening numbers before quoting, sized the well properly with a drain, and coordinated with the inspector. The measurements were exactly what they said they would be, and it passed the first time.
Foggy glass in four windows and I assumed I was buying four windows. They swapped the insulated units in the existing sash instead, with a better spacer than the originals had. Took an afternoon, cost a fraction of the quotes I had, and the trim and paint were never touched.
Service Areas
Des Moines Window Pros serves Des Moines, IA and surrounding communities including: