Etobicoke is post war. Most of what I work on here was built between 1950 and 1970. Bungalows, back splits, side splits, and a lot of them still have the windows they were born with.

If you have original aluminum frames, you already know what I am talking about. They run with water down the inside every cold morning. That is not a leak and it is not condensation from your kitchen. Aluminum conducts cold straight through the frame, so the frame itself drops below the dew point and the room sweats on it. There is no fixing that. The frame is the problem.

The other thing I see out here

Small original openings. Houses from that era were built with modest windows, and a lot of people want more light now. In many cases the opening can be made larger, but that means a new header and it means someone who knows what is holding the wall up. I will tell you straight whether it is worth doing on your house or whether you are better off putting the money into better glass in the openings you have.

Additions and mismatched windows

Half the homes here have been added onto. That usually means two or three different vintages of window on one house. Getting them to match after the fact takes planning, and it is worth doing properly because the front of your house is the first thing anyone sees.

Areas I cover in Etobicoke

Alderwood, Long Branch, New Toronto, Mimico, Islington Village, The Kingsway, Humber Valley, Markland Wood, Eatonville and Rexdale.

What I would tell you at your kitchen table

On a 1955 bungalow you do not need the most expensive window on the market. You need a solid unit installed by someone who will seal it, insulate it and finish it right. The product matters, but the installation is what really makes the difference long term. I would rather put a good window in properly than sell you a premium one and rush it.