Double-Hung
The Northern Michigan default. Two operating sashes, both tilt in to clean.
See details →The room that never quite warms up.
Window Replacement in Traverse City, MI
Old windows do not usually fail all at once. They get harder to open, they frost on the inside, and the room they are in stops getting used. For window replacement, we measure what you have, order to those exact sizes, and handle the window installation with our own crew.
Window types we install
Nine styles, from the double-hung most homes around here already have to the shapes that were never rectangles.
What we install
Sunrise Restorations
We are an authorized Sunrise dealer, so the product, the warranty and the service call all come back to the same place. When something needs attention there is no round of "call the manufacturer." You call us, and we handle it.
Window replacement around Traverse City
Most of our window replacement work is within a couple of hours of our Williamsburg office. A free in-home estimate comes first: we measure every opening, show you the styles that fit, and give you a written price. If you go ahead, the windows are built to those measurements and our own crew does the window installation, then walks the job with you at the end. You get the manufacturer's warranty on the windows, plus our lifetime warranty on the installation.
Looking at sliding windows, casements or double-hungs? Start with the sliding windows, casement and double-hung pages.
Windows we've installed
Real Northern Michigan homes: Interlochen, Kewadin, Ludington.
Double Hung WindowsInterlochen, MI Custom Shape WindowsKewadin, MI Picture and Awning WindowsLudington, MI 
Double-hung replacements, blue lap siding 
A-frame window wall facing the water 
Bay window and casements, grey bungalow
Published specs
Straight from Sunrise's published Restorations information. Nothing embellished, and nothing added that they do not publish.
- FiberCore™ reinforced frames, up to 9x stronger than other leading vinyl windows Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- UltraCore™ polyurethane insulation with triple weather-strip barriers Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- Dual-pane or triple-pane insulated glass Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- Heat-reflective coatings, 6-layer or 12-layer Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- Argon gas filled, with a krypton upgrade available Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- 4SG™ warm-edge spacer Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- 27% more glass than a standard vinyl window Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
- Lifetime non-prorated transferable warranty against frame separation, breakage and insulated glass failure Sunrise Collection published Restorations specifications
What drives the price
What determines the cost of replacement windows in Traverse City?
Three things set the number on a replacement window job in Northern Michigan: how many openings you are replacing, which frame and glass package you choose, and what the existing openings need before a new window goes in. We do not publish prices, because a price without your openings in front of us is a guess dressed up as a number.
Book a free measure- 01 How many openingsTen windows is not ten times one window. Mobilization, disposal and a single trip get spread across the job.
- 02 Which product tierFrame material and glass package are where the real spread lives. This is the lever you actually control.
- 03 What the install involvesA straight swap into a sound opening is one number. Rotted sills, odd sizes and a second storey are another.
Window questions homeowners ask
Do you use subcontractors to install windows?
No. Midwest Exteriors installs with its own crew, not a subcontractor pool assembled the week of your install. The same team is with you from the first call to the final walkthrough, and the estimator who measured has already told the crew what they are walking into.
What warranty comes with your window replacement?
You get the manufacturer's warranty on the windows, plus our lifetime warranty on the installation. The installation warranty transfers to the next owner if you sell the house.
Where do you replace windows?
We are based in Williamsburg, just east of Traverse City, and we replace windows for homes within about two hours of there: 65 towns, including Traverse City, Gaylord, Cadillac, Grayling, Kalkaska, Manistee, Charlevoix, Houghton Lake, Boyne City and Roscommon.
What is the difference between a double-hung and a casement window?
A double-hung has two sashes that slide, and both tilt inward so you can clean second-storey glass from inside the room. A casement swings out on a hinge and pulls shut with a crank, which draws the sash into the frame and compresses the weather seal all the way around. That is the tightest seal of anything that opens. Double-hung suits most Northern Michigan homes; casement suits a kitchen sink you have to reach across, or a wall where you want the most airflow.
Do I have to replace the trim and siding when I replace a window?
Usually no. We measure the existing opening and order the replacement to it, so on most homes built before the 1990s the trim, the drywall and the siding are left alone. Where a sill or frame has rotted, that has to be dealt with first. We tell you which situation you have before you order, not after.
What is the difference between a bay and a bow window?
A bay projects from the wall in angled sections; a bow curves through several equal ones. Both push the window past the plane of the house and add floor area with a sill deep enough to use. Both are structural work as well as window work. The projection needs support underneath and flashing above, so it gets measured differently from a straight replacement.
What determines the cost of replacement windows?
Three things: how many openings you are replacing, which frame and glass package you choose, and what the existing openings need before a new window goes in. We do not publish prices, because a price without your openings in front of us is a guess dressed up as a number. A free estimate gets you a written, itemised figure that is still good after you have slept on it.
Which window is best for a Michigan winter?
The seal matters more than the style. A casement or awning compresses its weather seal as the crank closes, so it seals tighter than anything that slides. A fixed picture window has no operating hardware at all, so there is nothing to wear out and nowhere for air to move. Where a room needs both the view and the air, we flank a picture window with casements or put an awning below it.
The proof
Real customers, their own words, unedited.
5 out of 5 stars
The work team was very organized, clean, professional. Very happy with the final. The whole company is excellent. Efficient, communicates, very refreshing. Would recommend this company to everyone.
5 out of 5 stars
Communication was sketchy at first but Travis Kramer certainly made up for it. I would recommend anyone to work with him as well as the crew, they all did an awesome job. I love my house and so do the neighbors!
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