Vinyl Windows

Plaza 122 on Southeast 122nd Avenue.

High mileage basement aluminum windows at the back of the buildings.

This era of aluminum window was never manufactured with maintenance in mind.
The original neoprene glazing product becomes brittle from the sun’s ultraviolet rays,…

…losing its ability to seal against the glass and breaking apart over time. As this photo shows, someone has tried replacing it with glazing-putty at some point in history.

Vinyl is frequently the product of choice when replacing aluminum windows. When Vinyl first hit the scene in the late 80’s, there were lots of sarcastic comments about the…

…viability of “plastic” windows over the long term. But several decades later, with the advent of the UV resistant Vinyls that have been developed, it would seem that vinyl has proven worthy of its market-share in the industry.