New York
Window Replacement in Erie County
In Erie County window work is permitted locally, and that is where two questions get answered that no showroom can answer for you: whether your address needs opening protection, and whether a like-for-like replacement needs a permit.
(888) 504-4842Licensed New York installers. No obligation for the call.
ENERGY STAR puts Erie County in the Northern zone, so the numbers to look for are a U-factor of 0.22 or lower and solar heat gain 0.17 or higher. Both are printed on the NFRC label on the glass, and both are worth writing down before comparing quotes.
The federal lead rule turns on the year the house was built, not on the county — but the housing stock of a county tells you how often it comes up. A home built before 1978 needs a Lead-Safe certified firm for paid work.
Describing the job costs nothing
Nothing is measured or ordered until you say so. Useful on a first call: how many windows, what type they are, and what is wrong with them.
- License
- Held by the contractor and issued in New York. Ask which name it is held under — a trading name and the licensed entity are often not the same.
- Lead certification
- Required by federal rule for paid work on any home built before 1978. It has a number, and the firm should give it without hesitating.
- The call
- Describing the job commits you to nothing. Nothing is measured or ordered until you say so.
- Coverage
- By town, not by region. Erie County and the towns around it.
Towns in Erie County
- Akron
- Alden
- Angola
- Angola on the Lake
- Billington Heights
- Blasdell
- Buffalo
- Cheektowaga
- Clarence
- Clarence Center
- Depew
- East Aurora
- Eden
- Eggertsville
- Elma Center
- Farnham
- Gowanda
- Grandyle Village
- Hamburg
- Harris Hill
- Highland-on-the-Lake
- Holland
- Kenmore
- Lackawanna
- Lake Erie Beach
- Lancaster
- North Boston
- North Collins
- Orchard Park
- Sloan
- Springville
- Tonawanda
- Tonawanda Town
- Town Line
- University at Buffalo
- Wanakah
- West Seneca
- Williamsville