Why You Should Check Your Siding After a Minnesota Tornado

As this weekend's storms indicated, we've entered tornado season here in the Twin Cities area. The weather service has confirmed that four tornadoes - rated EF1 or EF2 - blew through the southern metro around Cottage Grove and Hastings, moving into western Wisconsin, where substantial damage resulted. Straight line winds ...

Modern Replacement Windows with Traditional Style for Minneapolis Historic Homes

Minneapolis and other areas around the state of Minnesota such as Stillwater and Faribault are full of gorgeous older and historic homes. And while many of these houses are gems that are well worth preserving, most of them suffer from the same issue: old single-pane wood windows that no longer ...

Twin Cities Siding Info: A Brief History of Vinyl Siding

Yes, our name says we do replacement windows, but we also do other energy-efficient exterior home solutions like siding. And just like the window and door companies we choose to partner with, we're very particular about the siding companies we get materials from. We look for high-quality products and companies ...

Why Twin Cities Homeowners Will Love Casement Windows

We are all about casement windows here at Window Outfitters. We highly recommend them to homeowners here in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metro who are planning on replacing their windows this summer. Yes, double-hung windows still remain the most popular window style for homes. But the casement window is ...

Happy Independence Day Weekend from Our Minneapolis Replacement Window Company!

Dear Friends, Wishing you the most dazzling and explosively exciting Fourth of July ever. Enjoy the fireworks or whatever you are doing to celebrate this Independence Day Weekend, and please be safe. We are thankful for the hard work of our employees, the support of our customers, ...

Twin Cities Homeowners: Do You Know Which Way a Casement Window Should Open?

While the double hung window remains the most popular style for homes across America - not just here in the Twin Cities - the casement window is gaining in popularity. It is clearly the second most installed window type, but it's moving up and will likely eclipse the double hung ...