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There are two US cities called Pasadena. This page covers Pasadena, California. If your home is in Pasadena, Texas, use our Pasadena, Texas window page instead , a different state energy code, a different permit office, and different local pricing apply, so the recommendations are not interchangeable.
Window replacement in Pasadena starts with respecting the architecture, then dealing with the sun. Sitting at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains, the city gets long, bright afternoons that push near 88 degrees in summer, and winter nights that settle around 44 degrees. Old single-pane glass turns your rooms into an oven by mid-afternoon and leaves cold pockets by the windows in January. Santa Ana winds add rattle, dust, and drafts on top of that.
Few cities in the country have a housing stock like this one. Pasadena gave us the Gamble House and whole streets of Greene and Greene Craftsman bungalows, and you still see that work in Bungalow Heaven, in the Victorians around Old Pasadena, in the period revival homes of Madison Heights, and on the hillside lots of Linda Vista. Plenty of these houses keep their original wood sash, weight and pulley hardware, and putty glazing. That shows up as drafts, sticking sashes, faded floors, and summer power bills you feel. New windows, done right for the style of the house, take care of all of it.
Pasadena, in Los Angeles County beneath the San Gabriel Mountains, is the home of the Rose Bowl and the Rose Parade and one of the great Craftsman-architecture cities in America, the Gamble House and the bungalows of Bungalow Heaven are landmarks of the style. Preserving the look of those homes matters here. Pasadena's climate is warm, bright and dry, with strong year-round sun, so we fit a spectrally-selective Low-E with a low SHGC that blocks heat and UV while keeping rooms naturally lit, in frame profiles chosen to honor original Craftsman sightlines, plus tempered glass where the foothill wildfire zones require it.
Every install is done by licensed, trained, background-checked crews, including the delicate work on century-old openings.
Your quote is written and itemized before we start, so the price you approve is the price you pay.
We file with the City of Pasadena Permit Center, handles Certificate of Appropriateness review for landmark homes, and keeps the job Title 24 compliant.
If the workmanship ever fails, your installer comes back and makes it right, on top of your manufacturer coverage.
Every style, built for Pasadena's climate.
Two vertically sliding sashes, the classic look for Craftsman bungalows and Victorians across Pasadena.
Hinged at the side and cranked open, giving you strong cross breezes and a very tight seal.
Rides on a horizontal track, a simple fit for wide openings and patio walls.
One big fixed pane that pulls in the bright San Gabriel foothill light without any heat leak.
Multi-panel windows that step out from the wall, adding a seat, storage, and real street presence.
Top-hinged awnings that stay open in winter rain, and garden windows with a shelf for herbs.
For Pasadena's warm, sunny climate we most often install vinyl or fiberglass frames with Low-E 366 spectrally-selective glass.
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From one stuck bedroom window to an entire building, we serve homeowners and property owners throughout Pasadena and the surrounding foothills.
We work on single-family homes, townhomes, condos, and historic Craftsman and Victorian houses in neighborhoods like Bungalow Heaven and Madison Heights. Measurement, City of Pasadena Permit Center filings, install, and cleanup are all handled by us.
We handle offices, retail storefronts, multi-family buildings, and HOA properties with code-compliant glazing. Scheduling works around your hours, and bulk pricing keeps larger projects reasonable.
Residential or commercial, most Pasadena property types qualify. No deposit, no pressure.
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Pasadena has a warm summer Mediterranean climate, not a desert one, so sun control matters more here than heavy insulation. California Title 24 sets the targets, and this is the setup that suits a Pasadena home:
| Spec | Recommended for Pasadena | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Glass coating | Low-E 366 spectrally-selective | blocks solar heat, keeps interiors cool |
| Frame material | Vinyl or fiberglass | mild, sunny climate, low expansion, long life |
| Gas fill | Argon | steadier indoor temps year-round |
| U-factor target | ≤ 0.28 | exceeds the California Title 24 requirement for your climate zone |
| SHGC target | 0.22 | beats the code cap, and it is what blocks the sun |
SHGC is the spec to watch in Pasadena. A low solar heat gain rating keeps that steady San Gabriel Valley sun from cooking your south and west rooms and running your air conditioner all afternoon. Title 24 caps replacement glazing at a 0.30 U-factor and a 0.23 SHGC, and we build tighter than that on purpose. With local electricity around 36.1 cents per kilowatt-hour, better glass keeps paying you back every billing cycle.
Window replacement in Pasadena generally runs $550 to $950 per installed window, or $10,000 to $20,000 for a full home. Historic work sits at the top of that range and sometimes above it, because matching an original Craftsman sash profile, a divided lite pattern, or a custom wood jamb takes millwork and a slower, more careful install. Foothill homes that need fire-rated tempered glazing also carry a higher material cost. With Pasadena home values near $1,100,000, windows are the kind of upgrade that protects both your comfort and your resale value.
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We measure every opening, note any historic detail, and hand you a written estimate.
Each window is built to your exact opening, including matched profiles for older sash.
Most homes finish in one day, and your installer pulls the Pasadena permits before the first sash comes out.
We vacuum up, haul the old units away, and register your warranty before we leave.
Pasadena takes windows seriously, and a building permit is normally required to replace them. Every new or replaced piece of glazing has to meet California Title 24 energy limits, currently a U-factor of 0.30 or lower and an SHGC of 0.23 or lower, with the paperwork filed as part of your application. If your house is a designated landmark or sits inside a landmark district such as Bungalow Heaven, Garfield Heights, or Madison Heights, you also need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the city's Design and Historic Preservation staff before a building permit can be issued, and street-facing openings usually have to keep or match the original wood sash, profile, and grille pattern. Homes in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone along the foothills fall under California Building Code Chapter 7A, which calls for dual-pane glazing with at least one tempered pane in an ignition-resistant frame. Applications are handled by the City of Pasadena Permit Center in the Building and Safety Division. We prepare the drawings, the historic review packet, and the Title 24 compliance forms for you.
"We did our Bungalow Heaven rental unit by unit. Same crew, same quality every time."
"You would never know a crew had been in our Madison Heights place, they cleaned up completely."
"Our place in Old Pasadena is finally comfortable year-round, the difference was immediate."
Recent project: Full-home replacement in Bungalow Heaven, 20 Low-E 366 spectrally-selective windows.
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ZIP codes served: 91101, 91103, 91104, 91105, 91106
In most cases yes. Pasadena requires a building permit for window replacement, and your glazing has to meet California Title 24 energy limits. Landmark homes and homes in landmark districts also need a Certificate of Appropriateness first. We file all of it through the Permit Center.
For Pasadena's sunny Mediterranean climate, we recommend Low-E 366 spectrally-selective glass in vinyl or fiberglass frames, targeting a U-factor near 0.28 and an SHGC around 0.22. That combination blocks heat gain without dimming the room.
Most Pasadena jobs run $550 to $950 per installed window, or $10,000 to $20,000 for a full home. Historic wood sash restoration and custom matched profiles cost more than a standard replacement.
Local electricity runs about 36.1 cents per kilowatt-hour, among the highest rates in the country. On a typical Pasadena home, efficient windows save about $546 a year on the ENERGY STAR published figure for this climate zone, or about $336 if you are replacing older double pane, mostly on summer cooling.
Yes, but the design gets reviewed first. In districts like Bungalow Heaven and Madison Heights, the city expects street-facing windows to preserve or match the original wood sash, muntin pattern, and profile, and you need a Certificate of Appropriateness before the permit. We do matched wood replacements and sash restoration, and we walk the review through for you.
Yes. Every installer we match you with is licensed, bonded and insured in California, and their work carries a lifetime workmanship warranty from your installer alongside the manufacturer's warranty on the windows. We arrange your quote and the introduction; your installation contract is with the installer who does the work.
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