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TruePane Windows & Doors installs, replaces, and services residential windows and doors throughout Austin. When you call our office, a live person answers, takes your details, and schedules a time for a background-checked, uniformed technician to measure, quote, and get the work moving. No voicemail tree, no callback form, no waiting three days for a “regional coordinator.” If you’re in Austin and the threshold is dragging or the window over the kitchen sink fogs every time the humidity spikes, call (888) 635-0804 for a free estimate.
Whether the house is a 1930s craftsman near Hyde Park or a 2015 spec build off Slaughter Lane, the same rule applies: if the pane is not true, the job is not done.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Austin Homeowners Choose TruePane Windows & Doors
Because Austin’s older homes don’t tolerate sloppy work. That’s not opinion. It’s the condition of the housing stock. We work regularly in Tarrytown and Brentwood, where a 1950s wood-frame house with pier-and-beam foundation movement will reveal a door that binds in July after a dry spring. A replacement window set into an out-of-square rough opening will leak, fog, or fail to seat. Dale Kessler founded TruePane in 2008 on exactly this premise: out-of-true installs and voided warranties were problems worth fixing permanently. Every job we finish follows that founding rule. The Window Installation in Austin work we do starts with a level and a tape measure, not a brochure.
We’re a local team. We hire here, train apprentices into journeymen here, sponsor county fairs and church roof funds here. Austin homeowners choose us for two reasons: we show up when we say we will, and we stand behind the work in writing. The Keystone Standard means both manufacturer warranty layers get registered before the truck leaves the driveway. You get a copy of the registration. Duration stated. No postcard promises.
Windows & Doors Services We Offer in Austin
Window Installation
Full-unit new construction and retrofit installation. We measure every opening twice, check for plumb and level, and correct the rough opening before the window goes in. Shimming is not an afterthought; it’s the difference between a window that closes cleanly for twenty years and one that binds in six months.
Learn more about our Window Installation in Austin.
Door Installation
Entry doors, pre-hung doors, and patio sliders. Austin’s clay soil moves under the slab and the pier-and-beam, which means doors rack. We check the header, the hinge mortises, and the sill before we set the unit. A square deal means the door is square before the screws go in.
Learn more about our Door Installation in Austin.
Window Replacement
When the original single-pane sashes have served fifty or sixty years but the seals are gone and the frames are worn, replacement often makes more sense than repair. We quote manufacturer lines side by side on paper so you see exactly what you’re paying for. Then we install to the original opening, corrected for square.
Learn more about our Window Replacement in Austin.
Impact Windows & Doors
Impact laminated glass carries a different weight, a different frame load, and a different fastening schedule. We’re an authorized installer for PGT and CGI, among others. In Austin, impact units are often specified for insurance requirements or storm protection on south-facing exposures. The work is done right or it doesn’t work when you need it.
Learn more about our impact windows and doors in Austin.
Energy-Efficient Windows
Low-E coatings and SHGC specs matter in Austin more than they do in most of the state. A west-facing bedroom window that leaks solar gain in August is an air conditioning bill, every month. We read the orientation of the house before we quote the glass package.
Learn more about our energy-efficient window packages in Austin.
Sliding & Patio Doors
A sliding door that jumps the track or drags after a dry spell is a security problem and a daily annoyance. We re-level, re-roll, and replace doors and tracks. When a full replacement is the answer, we fit the unit to the actual opening, not the nominal size.
Learn more about our sliding and patio door work in Austin.
Glass Railing Systems
Tempered and laminated glass panels installed around decks, balconies, and stairs. The structural attachment points have to be engineered and anchored correctly. We treat a railing like what it is: a safety system, not a decorative afterthought.
Learn more about our glass railing systems in Austin.
Custom Windows & Doors
Some openings don’t exist in a catalog. Arched lites, stained-glass sash that needs to match a 1920s original, full-height pivot doors with unusual swing clearances. We spec and order custom units through our manufacturer lines and fit them to the exact opening. If you can show us the drawing, we can tell you honestly whether it will work.
Learn more about our custom windows and doors in Austin.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Austin
We work across Austin, from time to time scheduling two or three stops in the same neighborhood on a single day. Estimated response time for the metro area is generally within one to three business days for a scheduled estimate, depending on our Austin workload and the time of year. We serve:
- Hyde Park and West Hyde Park
- East Austin and the 78702 corridor
- South Austin, including South Congress and Circle C
- Tarrytown and Pemberton Heights
- North Loop and Crestview
Why Austin’s Climate & Housing Affect Windows & Doors
Austin sits on expansive blackland clay. In dry years it cracks like a dry riverbed; in wet years it swells like a sponge. That movement runs under the slab, under the pier-and-beam, and up into the frame. Door headers in east Austin bungalows on pier-and-beam routinely measure an inch or more out of level after a drought cycle. A new pre-hung door set without shimming and without disclosure of the foundation condition will drag or fail to latch inside a season. That’s not a warranty problem. That’s a geology problem. A reputable window and door contractor in Austin has to account for it on every estimate. We do. We bring a 4-foot level to every site in 78702, 78704, and 78703, and we don’t hide what the level shows.
Austin’s thermal swings add a second layer. Summer highs over 100°F, brutal UV, then Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 drove the city to single digits. That’s a 100-degree annual range. IGU seals fail faster here than they do in cities with gentler swings. Vinyl frames warp. Weatherstripping on door thresholds gives out. West- and south-facing elevations take the worst of the solar gain. We carry Ply Gem and CWS energy packages specifically because the glass coating and gas fill spec in Austin changes what the utility bill looks like in August. This isn’t general advice. It’s the local condition.
Pricing for Windows & Doors in Austin
Honest pricing starts with the actual opening. A standard single-hung replacement window in a 78745 home typically runs between $450 and $900 per unit installed, depending on glass package and frame. Full-frame replacement pushes toward $1,100 to $1,800 per window. A solid wood entry door installed runs $1,400 to $3,200. Sliding patio doors with Low-E insulated glass often fall between $2,000 and $4,500. Impact units run higher, usually 20-30% above standard. We quote all of it in writing before work begins. No change orders, no surprise line items. Call (888) 635-0804 for a free line-item estimate.
Service Area - Cities Near Austin
TruePane serves Austin and the surrounding communities, including Mc Neil, State Board Of Insurance, Del Valle, and Pflugerville. If you’re in one of these areas, the same local crews handle the work and the same Keystone Standard applies.
Serving Austin, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Austin area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Windows & Doors in Austin
Window replacement in Austin typically costs between $450 and $1,800 per window installed, depending on whether it’s a retrofit or full-frame, the glass package, and the manufacturer line. Single-hung vinyl retrofits trend toward the lower end. Full-frame wood or fiberglass installations run higher. Call (888) 635-0804 for a written estimate with exact numbers before you sign anything.
Doors in Austin stick because of blackland clay soil movement under the foundation. Dry years cause settlement and cracks. Wet years cause swelling. Either moves the framing enough to rack a door. If the installer doesn’t shim the frame and level the header, the door will bind or fail to latch. We check that before any door goes in.
Yes, with the right approach. Hyde Park and Old West Austin have preservation standards that can limit full-unit replacement. We assess the existing frame, the sash condition, and the governing restrictions. Sometimes restoration or insert replacement is the right path. We’ll tell you what’s allowed and what isn’t. Call (888) 635-0804 and we’ll work through it with you.
Yes. We quote Low-E coatings and Solar Heat Gain Coefficient specifications matched to the orientation of each elevation. West- and south-facing walls take the worst summer load in Austin. The right glass package will read on the electric bill. We show you the options side by side on paper.
No. We write the price before the work starts, and we stand behind it. No change orders, no add-on line items, no “we discovered” surprises. The only exception is if the homeowner asks for something different mid-job. Call (888) 635-0804 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Written by Dale Kessler, Owner at TruePane Windows & Doors, serving Austin since 2008.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local windows & doors pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Austin Customers Say
"Eleven windows replaced in two days. The crew chief, Marcus, showed me the level on every single frame before they caulked it. My wife noticed the street noise was gone before I did."
- Ronald P."A casement crank had stripped and the sash was swollen shut. The technician, Ray, fixed the crank on the spot and only then talked about replacement for the three windows that were genuinely done. That is why the whole street uses them now."
- Eleanor G."French doors to the patio, custom size because this house was built in 1961 and nothing is standard. Measured twice, three weeks to fabricate like they warned, and the install day they laid runners over my floors without being asked."
- Marie S.