Services
For all services, PORTALS offers free estimates for projects in the EAST BAY ONLY. I do not cross any bridges or work in SF. Demand has been such that expansion beyond the East Bay is not necessary. I have been continually booked out 3 - 5 months with contracted deposited installs for the last 4 years straight.
Custom Restoration Sash Tune Up
Where the sash (window) is in good condition but requires adjustments to ensure proper functionality and reduce noise, dust, and drafts. A window tune-up offers complete care to ensure your windows open and close properly and are weather-stripped to become energy efficient. A tune up takes place on site, typically with windows being removed and reinstalled the same day.
Custom Restoration Door Tune Up
Where the door is in good condition but requires adjustments to ensure proper functionality and reduce noise, dust, and drafts. Doors have their own issues. Ground movement and constant sun blasting cause doors to warp, rub, sag, expand, and contract. Hinges get bound and come loose, locks get misaligned, water and air find their way through. A door tune up offers complete care and ensures your door is energy efficient and opens and closes. A door tune up typically takes place on site and usually requires two full days of work.
Full Jamb & Sill Restoration
Full restoration addresses windows and doors that require not just repairs to the sash and door themselves but to the sills and jambs or surrounding framework. Included with a tune-up is repairing any other damage and rot pertaining to the window or door opening; refastening/strengthening joints (stiles/rails) as needed; scraping, sanding, and priming of all wood surfaces, and reinstallation.
New Installation
In situations where conditions are beyond restoration, new installation and full replacement services are offered for both windows and doors. This requires careful, precise, and thorough measurements of each opening being replaced. In some cases, a window or door may be removed and the opening securely boarded up. This is often required so the production team can have as an exact sample to reference while reproducing the new sash or door, especially when historical integrity is critical. The ability to match any existing sash or door historic style is 99%.
* All PORTALS rates vary depending type of sash or door, size and shape, glass choice, and existing conditions.
* PORTALS will not personally provide any chemical paint stripping, finish painting, staining, or any other finish services beyond priming. I am happy to provide references for professional contractors I trust.
* PORTALS will not restore or install big box or hardware store doors and windows, vinyl, fiberglass, aluminum, veneered doors or sliding patio doors. Locally this include Home Depot, Ashby Lumber, and Truitt Hardware. These stores provide machine quality and do not offer a high enough quality EXTERIOR window or entry door in my professional opinion. All of my windows and doors are made by hand in a stile and rail configuration out of true solid hardwoods.
Custom Restoration Sash Tune Up
Where the sash (window) is in good condition but requires adjustments to ensure proper functionality and reduce noise, dust, and drafts. A window tune-up offers complete care to ensure your windows open and close properly and are weather-stripped to become energy efficient. A tune up takes place on site, typically with windows being removed and reinstalled the same day.
Custom Restoration Door Tune Up
Where the door is in good condition but requires adjustments to ensure proper functionality and reduce noise, dust, and drafts. Doors have their own issues. Ground movement and constant sun blasting cause doors to warp, rub, sag, expand, and contract. Hinges get bound and come loose, locks get misaligned, water and air find their way through. A door tune up offers complete care and ensures your door is energy efficient and opens and closes. A door tune up typically takes place on site and usually requires two full days of work.
Full Jamb & Sill Restoration
Full restoration addresses windows and doors that require not just repairs to the sash and door themselves but to the sills and jambs or surrounding framework. Included with a tune-up is repairing any other damage and rot pertaining to the window or door opening; refastening/strengthening joints (stiles/rails) as needed; scraping, sanding, and priming of all wood surfaces, and reinstallation.
New Installation
In situations where conditions are beyond restoration, new installation and full replacement services are offered for both windows and doors. This requires careful, precise, and thorough measurements of each opening being replaced. In some cases, a window or door may be removed and the opening securely boarded up. This is often required so the production team can have as an exact sample to reference while reproducing the new sash or door, especially when historical integrity is critical. The ability to match any existing sash or door historic style is 99%.
* All PORTALS rates vary depending type of sash or door, size and shape, glass choice, and existing conditions.
* PORTALS will not personally provide any chemical paint stripping, finish painting, staining, or any other finish services beyond priming. I am happy to provide references for professional contractors I trust.
* PORTALS will not restore or install big box or hardware store doors and windows, vinyl, fiberglass, aluminum, veneered doors or sliding patio doors. Locally this include Home Depot, Ashby Lumber, and Truitt Hardware. These stores provide machine quality and do not offer a high enough quality EXTERIOR window or entry door in my professional opinion. All of my windows and doors are made by hand in a stile and rail configuration out of true solid hardwoods.
