20 Best Window Companies in Laguna Beach, CA (2024 Reviews)

How Installing Energy-Efficient Windows in Laguna Beach Saves You Money

When you upgrade to energy-efficient windows, you may see some perks, including:

• Protect your investment: Upgrading your windows is an important part of maintaining your property and its real estate value, especially if you have an older home.
• Protect your valuables: The low-emissivity coatings on many energy-efficient windows help prevent the fading of your floors, carpets and furniture by filtering out UV rays.
• Save on energy bills: Once you switch to energy-efficient windows, you can see a reduction in your bills by about 12% since you’ll need less energy to heat or cool your house.
• Decrease your carbon footprint: In Laguna Beach, you can reduce your indirect greenhouse gas emissions by about 117 pounds per year after you upgrade to energy-efficient windows.

Estimated Cost of Window Replacement in Laguna Beach

Each window installation company provides varying services and has different costs depending on several factors.

How Much Do New Windows Cost?

Generally, Laguna Beach homeowners can anticipate their window installations to range from $250 to $1,200. The average cost is at approximately $600. This is because the cost of window installations are based on a variety of factors specific to your home, including the size, material and number of windows you need to replace, as well as the location of your property.

Whether or not you choose energy-efficient windows is another factor that will determine the cost. These will almost always cost more than other windows, but on the other hand, you can save about $388 a year on your energy bills in Laguna Beach.

We recommend requesting free quotes from several window installation companies to find the right windows and the company that works best for your budget.

What Services do Window Installers Offer?

In general, there are two kinds of window replacement services companies provide: full-frame and pocket installations.

A full-frame installation is a replacement of the full window. This service involves removing the old window, the sill, and the exterior and interior trim. It also involves extra materials, like insulation and drip edges, which increase the overall cost of the project. Also worth noting: it’s not uncommon for homeowners to have to touch up the paint around the window after a full-frame installation. Pocket installations (also known as retrofits) are when you replace a window within its existing frame. Pocket installations are simpler and won’t carry as large a bill, but you can’t do this kind of installment if you have any pre-existing rot or water damage.

Your window installation company can recommend the best type for your project. In Laguna Beach, the decision will mostly be based on the efficiency of your home and how old your existing frames are.

How We Choose the Best Window Installers in Laguna Beach

EcoWatch differs from most reviewers, as we evaluate these companies through a sustainability lens. Along with energy efficiency, we evaluated each installer and assigned rankings based on the following methodology:

Service Area

Because this is a guide for Laguna Beach, we only included companies that provide services to the city. There are certainly reputable providers that didn’t make the cut because of the low odds that they would serve the average homeowner in Laguna Beach.

Work Quality

When selecting new windows, the quality and breadth of services can often play just as important of a role in insulation and performance as the type of window you choose. We do give window installers more points if they offer high-quality products, but we also consider workmanship as reflected in customer feedback.

Customer Reviews

We analyzed trends in recent customer feedback to determine the companies with the most customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction may be the most important factor, as it indicates the quality of services across most other categories, including quality of parts, professionalism, warranty, cost, quality of installation and more.

Cost

Cheaper windows certainly don’t mean better windows, but we know many of our readers try to keep costs low when possible. When analyzing providers’ prices, we awarded higher points to companies with reasonable prices and accessible financing rather than “cheaper” services.

Warranty

As discussed, windows are a hefty investment, so you’ll want to make sure that investment is protected. Window installation companies that have lengthy warranties for products, parts and installation (aka workmanship) rank higher with EcoWatch.

Years of Experience

Because of Laguna Beach’s climate, homeowners will want to mitigate water damage, rot and low efficiency. We factored in local experience to reflect the ability of Laguna Beach window companies to prepare homes for these issues. If a company has less than 10 years of experience, it loses points in this category.