The most common replacement style in Chicago-area homes, including glass block conversions.
Double-hung is the style most Chicago-area homes were built with and the one most people replace: two sashes, both operable, easy to clean and easy to screen. We size each opening rather than ordering a stock unit and shimming the gap.
One project worth pointing at is the glass block conversion below. Glass block was the cheap 1980s answer to basement and bath windows, and it gives you no ventilation and no egress. Cutting it out and setting a real double-hung unit in the masonry opening changes the room completely.
Real ventilation, and easy to clean from inside.
We cut out the old block and set a real operable window in the masonry opening.
Every opening measured, not a stock unit shimmed into place.
Double or triple pane with a lifetime warranty.
Pella Vinyl Double Hung
Pella Wood Double Hung
AFTER: finished double-hung window, Pella Impervia Fiberglass Window
Double-hung pair, brick elevation
Double-hung units, interior
James Hardie Elite Preferred Remodeler
Pella Platinum Elite Certified Contractor
Chicagoland Builders offers project financing through Synchrony, with promotional plans available on qualifying windows, siding, additions, and remodeling projects.
No surprises, no vanishing subcontractors — just a clear plan and a team that shows up.
Licensed in the City of Chicago for 17 years, and fully bonded and insured across every municipality we build in.
A detailed estimate before we break ground — no change-order surprises.
Our own carpentry and finish crews, not a rotating cast of subs.
We know the permitting offices, the weather, and the neighborhoods.
Tell us about your project — we'll follow up with a straightforward estimate, no obligation.