New windows and doors improve comfort, cut energy bills and add long-term value to your home. Westlight Windows Los Angeles pairs proven product lines with our own installing crews for lasting performance - and a price we put in writing.
Choose your installer
The unit is half the job - the install is the other half. Our own background-checked crews measure, set, seal and insulate every opening, and they know the lines we quote inside and out because they install them every week.
Select the right products
Compare styles, materials and glass packages side by side until the fit is right for your rooms, your budget and your goals. The product-line comparison below is the place to start.
Prepare your home for install
Before install day we walk you through a short checklist - furniture pulled back, treatments down, a clear path to each opening - so install day is watch-it-happen, not scramble.
Compare the Lines We Quote
Every project is priced on the same lines, side by side - the price indicators below are relative, and your consultant shows exact numbers on your actual openings.
PGTThe line homeowners arrive naming - the most impact certifications in the industry$$$
- More impact certifications than any other line we quote
- WinGuard, EnergyVue and ClassicVue Max systems built for every wind zone
- 99% on-time delivery keeps your install date on the calendar
CGIThe heavyweight impact line$$$$$
- Large-missile impact ratings for the strictest wind zones
- Architectural-grade aluminum with commercial-depth frames
- The line we quote when protection is the whole point
CWSThe value pick$$
- Vinyl systems built to strict wind codes
- Strong energy packages at the friendliest price point
- The smart start for whole-home replacements on a budget
ESWSlim lines, big glass$$$$
- Narrow-sightline aluminum for modern elevations
- Oversized openings and floor-to-ceiling glass
- Impact-rated without the bunker look
ECOThe aluminum impact workhorse$$$
- Factory-built aluminum impact systems
- A strong price-to-protection ratio for coastal homes
- Proven inventory lines with short lead times
Mr-Glass Windows & Doors in Los Angeles, CA | Westlight Windows Los Angeles
We provide independent Mr-Glass windows and doors service across Los Angeles, from repair to Window Replacement - Los Angeles. What makes our work here different is simple: we know how this city’s stucco, hillside, and seismic realities beat up on Mr-Glass frames in ways a generic window shop never sees. If your Mr-Glass window is rusted shut, leaking, or jumping track, call (213) 810-3461 and we’ll put a real number on the fix.
Why Los Angeles Residents Choose Us for Mr-Glass Service
Owen Satterfield, our owner, grew up in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles, close enough to the 405 that he says he can still tune his sleep to freeway noise. He learned the trade hands-on through the construction technology program at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, where an instructor hammered one thing into him: a window is only as good as the install around it. That lesson shows up in every Mr-Glass repair we do across Los Angeles. Our technicians have spent over a decade rebuilding Mr-Glass systems in this city’s distinctive stucco and post-and-beam homes. Because we’re an Mr-Glass sales & service provider that operates independently, we’re not pushed to sell one manufacturer’s line. If the frame and glass are sound, we repair it. If the extrusion is corroded through, we tell you straight and quote a replacement. Either way, you get a written price before any work starts. No revised invoice at the door.
Common Mr-Glass Windows & Doors Problems We Solve in Los Angeles
- Mr-Glass 700 Series horizontal rollers that jump track. Original steel roller assemblies corrode and seize from years of Santa Ana-driven grit and coastal moisture. Panels that once glided start binding, then hop the rail. We replace the worn assemblies with factory-spec rollers matched to the 700 Series, then re-lubricate and re-align the track so the panel moves like it should.
- Mr-Glass 3000 Series single hung windows with brittle glazing beads. Los Angeles UV is relentless, and older vinyl beads crack at the corners, letting air leak in and glass rattle in the frame. We install fresh factory-matched glazing tape and bead, then check the balance springs so the sash holds position without creeping down.
- Mr-Glass 500 Series casement operators seized in hillside homes. Rusted-through hinge arms are common around Mount Washington and other hillside neighborhoods, where marine air and older steel hardware do not mix. The operator crank snaps, and the window becomes a wall. We pull the old steel operator and fabricate a replacement arm, often from stainless, that fits the non-standard rough opening.
- Mr-Glass 800 Series sliding glass doors with hidden water intrusion. In older stucco homes, extruded aluminum frames corrode where they contact embedded stucco, creating a path for water to reach the framing behind the door. Homeowners see a wet corner and assume a glass seal failure. Often it’s the frame-to-stucco connection. We cut back the affected stucco, inspect the surrounding wood, and rebuild the flashing detail with corrosion-resistant materials before re-sealing.
- Air leaks and glass rattle on original Mr-Glass units in pre-1980 homes. Many older Los Angeles houses were built with single-glazed Mr-Glass frames and no weatherstripping to speak of. High cooling loads in these homes often trace back to leaky window assemblies. We reseal or reglaze where the unit is salvageable, and where it’s not, we quote a full-frame replacement with low-E glass that actually cuts the heat gain.
Mr-Glass Service in Los Angeles: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Los Angeles has one regulatory reality that most other California cities don’t: the Mandatory Retrofit Ordinance. Thousands of pre-1980 soft-story apartment buildings and hillside stucco homes fall under it, and window and door anchoring to seismic shear walls is a hard requirement. For Mr-Glass frames in these buildings, a standard repair isn’t enough. Inspectors want to see that the window unit anchors to structure, and many original Mr-Glass extrusions were never engineered for that load path. This is where our approach is specific to Los Angeles. We frequently weld custom steel reinforcement behind the existing aluminum extrusion, tie it into the shear wall, and install the anchoring the retrofit plan requires. A shop in Burbank or Glendale might patch the frame and call it done. That won’t pass a Los Angeles retrofit inspection. We’ve done the welding and the anchoring enough times to know what the inspectors here are looking for, and we build the fix to match. If you own a soft-story building or a hillside stucco house with Mr-Glass windows that need retrofit work, this is the difference between a repair that holds and one that gets red-tagged.
Mr-Glass Models & Products We Service in Los Angeles
We service the Mr-Glass 700 Series Horizontal Roller, the 3000 Series Single Hung, the 800 Series Sliding Glass Door, and the 500 Series Casement. That covers most of what was installed in Los Angeles homes from the 1960s through the early 2000s. For active production hardware, we carry factory-spec balance springs, rollers, and glazing beads matched to the original series, so turnaround is fast. When a unit’s hardware was discontinued years ago, we source American-made aftermarket components with equal or better load ratings rather than cobbling together whatever fits. If the IG unit has failed or the frame extrusion is corroded through, we recommend a full-frame Window Installation - Los Angeles with a modern Mr-Glass-compatible system and give you a written price before any work starts.
Mr-Glass Service Pricing in Los Angeles
Most Mr-Glass service calls in Los Angeles run between $180 and $450 depending on the repair. A simple roller replacement on a 700 Series slider typically lands around $180 to $260. Replacing brittle glazing beads and re-balancing a 3000 Series single hung usually falls between $220 and $380. A rusted casement operator with custom fabrication can reach $450 or more, and full-frame replacements on older Mr-Glass units start around $900 per window installed. What drives the cost is the condition of the frame, whether custom fabrication is needed, and whether seismic anchoring inspection applies. Your free estimate includes a written line-item price, and you’ll see it before we touch a single screw. Call (213) 810-3461 and we’ll schedule a time to look at the actual unit in your Los Angeles home.
Serving Los Angeles, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Angeles 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 – Mr-Glass Windows & Doors in Los Angeles
Usually yes. We remove the original steel operator, fabricate a stainless steel replacement hinge arm to fit the non-standard rough opening, and install new weather seals. The frame stays. We only recommend full replacement if the extrusion itself is corroded through or the glass has failed. Call (213) 810-3461 and we’ll tell you which path makes sense for your window.
Santa Ana winds push against the panel while original steel rollers are already corroded and binding. The combination of wind pressure and seized rollers pops the panel off the rail. Fixing it means replacing the roller assemblies with factory-spec parts and aligning the track. We do that same day in most Los Angeles neighborhoods.
No. A broken balance spring is a hardware issue, not a frame issue. We remove the sash, replace the balance spring with a factory-spec component matched to your window’s weight and size, and test the travel. The original frame and glass stay. It’s one of the more common repairs we do on older Los Angeles homes. Call (213) 810-3461 for an exact quote.
Rarely. In most Los Angeles stucco homes, that corner leak is the aluminum frame corroding where it contacts embedded stucco. Water runs behind the stucco and enters the wall, not through the glass. We cut back the affected section, inspect the framing behind it, and rebuild the flashing with corrosion-resistant materials. If the glass seal has actually failed, we’ll catch that too, but the stucco connection is the usual culprit.
It’s a good first step, but seismic compliance requires anchoring the window frame to the shear wall, not just fixing the hardware. In many pre-1980 Mr-Glass frames, that means welded steel reinforcement behind the existing extrusion. We do that work in soft-story apartment buildings and hillside stucco homes across Los Angeles, and we coordinate with your retrofit plan so the window work passes inspection. Call (213) 810-3461 to talk through what your building actually needs.
Service Areas Near Los Angeles
We serve the whole Los Angeles service area and handle Mr-Glass calls in Mr-Glass service in East Los Angeles, Mr-Glass service in West Hollywood, North Hollywood, Santa Monica, and Manhattan Beach. Hillside neighborhoods like Mount Washington are a specialty for us.
Book Your Mr-Glass Service in Los Angeles Today
Call (213) 810-3461 and a live person picks up, 24/7. We’ll talk through what your Mr-Glass window or door is doing, give you a straight read on whether it’s a repair or replacement, and schedule a free estimate at your Los Angeles home. Written price before any work starts. That’s the way we do it.
Written by Owen Satterfield, Owner at Westlight Windows Los Angeles, serving Los Angeles since 2009.
Six Reasons Homeowners Choose Westlight Windows Los Angeles
Laminated glass and reinforced frames hold up to wind-driven rain, hail and flying debris, so your openings stay sealed when the weather turns.
Low-E insulated impact glass from our manufacturer lines commonly cuts monthly cooling bills 20-30%.
Laminated impact glass shuts out up to 40% of outside noise - traffic, neighbors, weather.
Monitoring services run $30-90 a month. Laminated impact glass resists forced entry around the clock, with no subscription.
Tighter seals and insulated glass even out hot and cold rooms and stop the drafts at the frame.
A full impact package upgrades curb appeal, buyer confidence and appraised value in one project.