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Picking new windows sounds simple until you actually start comparing options. Then the decision gets crowded fast. You are not just choosing how the glass looks from the street. You are deciding how much summer heat enters the house, how comfortable the rooms feel in late afternoon sun, how the windows fit with the rest of the exterior, and whether the upgrade makes sense for the money. That matters in Sacramento more than it does in a lot of places. Our climate is defin

Walk through older Sacramento neighborhoods and you will still see plenty of original aluminum slider windows. They were common for a reason. They fit the look of mid-century and late-20th-century homes, they gave builders a straightforward window package, and for many years they simply stayed in place because replacing windows never felt urgent. Then summer arrives. Sacramento’s climate has a way of making weak points in a house obvious. Long, hot, dry summers put st