ProVia is the window we sell and install most, but we also install Lang Exterior windows when they are the better fit for a particular home or budget.
Common questions about replacement windows
What window brands do you install?
ProVia is the brand we install most, across the Endure, Aspect, Aeris and ecoLite lines. Lang Exterior windows are also available. You buy from Liberty and we place the custom order with the factory, so you are dealing with one company from the measurement through to the install.
How long does the installation take?
It depends on the size of the job. An average house has 10 to 25 windows of various shapes and sizes, and a large window replacement job usually takes two to five days.
How long before my windows arrive?
Replacement windows are made to the measurements of your openings rather than pulled off a shelf, so expect roughly four to six weeks from order to installation.
Can you install windows in winter?
Yes. We install year round. Windows are taken out and replaced one opening at a time, so the house is never left open.
What window styles can I get?
Double hung, single hung, slider, casement, awning, picture, and bay and bow, plus special shaped windows for arched, angled and custom openings where nothing standard fits.
Do you offer triple pane windows?
Yes. Ask us about R5 triple pane if energy savings are the priority.
What areas do you cover?
Lake and Porter Counties in Northwest Indiana, including Crown Point, Hammond, Schererville, Highland, Merrillville, Munster and Valparaiso. We have showrooms in Crown Point and Hammond where you can see and operate the windows before you choose.
Do you offer financing on replacement windows?
Yes. Financing is available regardless of credit score, and estimates are free and done at your home.
What a window replacement costs
Nobody can quote windows honestly over the phone, because the number is driven by things that have to be measured. What moves it: how many openings there are, and an average house has somewhere between ten and twenty-five; the size and shape of them, since a bay, a bow or an arched opening is a different job from a double hung; which ProVia series you choose; the glass package, meaning double pane against R5 triple pane; and how much exterior trim and aluminum wrap goes around them when the old units come out.
We measure in person, we put the quote in writing, and the estimate is free. Financing is available regardless of credit score.
What Northwest Indiana weather does to windows
Windows here fail in a particular order and it is worth knowing the signs. The first is usually condensation or haze between the panes, which means the seal has gone and the insulating gas with it. No amount of cleaning fixes that, because the fog is on the inside of the sealed unit.
After that comes draught. Freeze-thaw cycling works at the frame and the caulk joint all winter, and a wood frame that has taken thirty Indiana winters will have moved. If one room is always colder than the rest of the house, or the furnace runs harder on the lake side, the windows on that elevation are usually why.
The last sign is the one people put up with for years: a sash that has to be fought open, or propped. That is the frame out of square, and it is not a repair.
What to ask any window contractor before you sign
Ask these of whoever you are talking to, including us.
Who makes the window, and who installs it? Plenty of companies sell one brand and hand the installation to someone else. You buy from Liberty, we place the custom order with ProVia, and our own crew fits it.
Insert or full frame? An insert sets a new window inside the existing frame. A full frame replacement takes the whole thing back to the opening. They are different jobs at different prices and both are right in different situations, so ask which one you are being quoted for and why.
What are the numbers on the label? Every window carries an NFRC sticker with a U-factor and a solar heat gain figure. Lower U-factor means better insulation. A salesman who talks about energy savings but cannot tell you the U-factor is selling you a feeling.
What is being done to the outside? The exterior trim around a window is what keeps water out of the wall. Ask whether it is being wrapped, in what material, and by whom. Aluminum trim and flashing is the part of this trade we are best at.
How long until they arrive? Replacement windows are made to your measurements, not pulled off a shelf, so four to six weeks between order and installation is normal. Anyone promising next week is either using stock sizes or has not ordered yet.
What is warrantied, and for how long? There are two. The window carries ProVia’s factory warranty. The fitting is the contractor’s own, and that is the one that matters when a sash sticks in year three. Ours is a lifetime installation warranty.
Window Replacement by City
We replace windows throughout Lake and Porter County. These pages cover the brands, window styles and recent projects in each town:
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