1. Know your real needs. The aging windows may malfunction, be hard to operate, increase your bills, and decrease temperature efficiency; or you may just want a new look. While energy efficiency and beauty are fundamental, you should be focusing on their strength and integrity because your specific windows are integral parts of your home.
2. Become an educated customer. Familiar with basic knowledge, the up-to-date technology, and the best available products on market.
3. Choose products best fit your needs. Our premium-grade vinyl frames and sashes are best choice for energy efficiency, durability, low maintenance and beauty. Aluminum windows and doors have competent efficiency and strong structural performance with attractive prices. Look for the best materials that meet your requirements.
4. Select ENERGY STAR qualified windows and doors from a manufacturer that participates in the ENERGY STAR program. With continuously rising energy costs, high-performance products will keep your heating and cooling bills lower—and provide a greater level of comfort for your home. Remember you may also claim the tax rebate when you purchase ENERGY STAR products.
5. Mind the prices. You money is valuable. High price does not guarantee high value. Some companies have very high overhead costs that they wish YOU to pay for them. Do not focus on their luxurious office and plant buildings, but focus on the real quality and service of their products, because you pay and use the products.
6. Have it at YOUR schedule. Some companies may request you wait for couple of weeks even a month. Or, they choose their convenient time slots instead of yours, sometimes before you need them. The real reasons might be the products/ service unavailability or insufficiency in stock inventory. Newtec fabricates and delivers our product directly to you with guaranteed material stock in inventory.
7. You deserve the best service. Choose “custom-made” windows and doors that seamlessly fit your house with hassle-free maintenance. Also look at our lifetime limited warranty.

Tools: Broad wood chisel; hammer; utility knife; Phillips-head screwdriver; flat headed screwdriver; level; safety glasses; caulk gun ; professional grade exterior paintable caulk; drill; proper size drill bit; pliers; paint scraper ; Goggles; Gloves, Face Masks.

Steps

1. Before you remove your old windows, measure the window opening to ensure the new windows fit the openings.
2. From the interior wall side, set window (be sure sashes are still locked) into openings and butt the exterior window frame up against the opening blind stops.
3. Check the window for plumb and level. Add shims where necessary. It is highly recommended that shims be placed at the middle of the frame and at the middle of the top and bottom sashes. Also, install shims behind screw holes to prevent screw tightening from warping frame.
4. Locate the pre-drilled screw holes on the sides of window frame. For Welded series, holes will be located at the top and bottom of both frames sides (oversize windows may also have pre-drilled holes in frame top). For Sliders, Casement windows and oversize windows, remove factory installed screw caps from top and sides.
5. Secure window to opening by installing screws (supplied) through the screw holes into the frame opening. Re-install screw caps.
6. If installing a head expander, raise expander until it is flush with top of opening. Drill pilot holes and secure to frame with small screws al lowest part of expander.
7. Replace inside stop (moldings) if necessary.
8. Install insulation around the entire window between the frame and opening. Be careful, installing too much insulation on top and bottom may cause window to bow.

CAUTION

• Insect screens are not for preventing children from falling out or protection from flying objects. Insect screens do not contribute to security.
• Safety is always the first priority.

Home should be the safest place in the world. Agree? Yes, but not easy. There are many hidden traps around, including windows. Below are some window safety tips provided by National Safety Council:

Preventing falls out of windows is as important as learning how to use one in an emergency. Unattended children run the greatest risk of falls and injuries, so the best first step is to watch your children as they play. Nothing can substitute for careful supervision.

1. Windows provide a secondary means of escape from a burning home. Determine your family's emergency escape plan and practice it. Remember that children may have to rely on a window to escape in a fire. Help them learn to safely use a window under these circumstances.
2. When performing spring repairs, take care to make sure that your windows are not painted or nailed shut. You must be able to open them to escape in an emergency.
3. Keep your windows closed and locked when children are around. When opening windows for ventilation, open windows that a child cannot reach.
4. Set and enforce rules about keeping children's play away from windows or patio doors. Falling through the glass can be fatal or cause serious injury.
5. Keep furniture — or anything children can climb —away from windows. Children may use such objects as a climbing aid.
6. If you have young children in your home and are considering installing window guards or window fall prevention devices, be aware that the window guards you install must have a release mechanism so that they can be opened for escape in a fire emergency. Consult your local fire department or building code official to determine proper window guard placement.
7. Some homes may have window guards, security bars, grilles or grates already covering their windows. Those windows are useless in an emergency if the devices on them do not have a functioning release mechanism. Time is critical when escaping a fire.
8. Do not install window unit air conditioners in windows that may be needed for escape or rescue in an emergency. The air conditioning unit could block or impede escape through the window. Always be sure that you have at least one window in each sleeping and living area that meets escape and rescue requirements.
9. The degree of injury sustained from a window fall can be affected by the surface on which the victim falls. Shrubs and soft edging like wood chips or grass beneath windows may lessen the impact if a fall does occur.

Newtec strives to provide the closest to maintenance-free products. In most cases, our vinyl and aluminum exterior windows can keep themselves clean by a heavy rain. However we still have to take good care of the windows because they are so important and protect us from extreme atmospheric conditions. Just imagine, while we are sitting in the comfortable rooms, the outside temperature can range at least one hundred degrees, and the windows and doors are exposed to direct sunshine, storm rain or snow, frigid wind, and long time dryness or moisture. And many window or door parts are moving and are operated from day to day. Something expected and unexpected include dust, tree branches, footballs and even, grease, footballs and even human tampering. These are reasons we need to care of our windows.

• Check regularly

• At least once a year, in the fall or before winter, during or after an extreme weather condition such as storm rain. When you hear some screech sound, that is the time to lubricate your moving parts such as hinges and pivots.
• Check the fit and seal of all window components. Make sure the caulking over their entire length around doors and windows is adequate to reduce heat/cooling loss. Frames and sashes are subject to changes in size with use and exposure to ultraviolet light, moisture, and temperature extremes. As a result, a gap can form between window components, increasing both air and water infiltration, and the seals can lose flexibility and fail.
• Operable windows should be opened all the way then closed completely to see how easy they are to operate. Failed or corroded operators can cause problems operating the units. You may use a small mirror to help examining screws or rivets that are not loose or rusty; safety stoppers, angle strips are in place; friction stays are not bent or loose; sliding tracks are smooth and free of dust and debris.
• Check all window and door locks for proper operation. Windows that can be opened by breaking the glass and unlocking them are less effective deterrents to criminals. Look for window lock alternatives.
• Check to make sure drainage or "weep" holes are always clear of dirt and obstructions – both inside and outside the window or door in the bottom of the frame. Composite windows do not have weep holes. Note: If the window is "stacked," there may be weep holes between units.

• Clean and wash:

• Clean, vacuum and remove dirt from movable parts such as the sliding shoes, pivot points and track area as often as necessary.
• Clean glass and window or door frame with a mixture of mild dish soap and water. Rinse completely with clean water and wipe dry with a soft cloth to avoid water spots.
• Avoid washing glass in direct sunlight.
• Never use abrasive or caustic cleaners. They can cause permanent damage to the frame finish or the glass. Such aggressive organic include solvents or cleansers are chlorine bleach, liquid grease remover, nail polish remover and furniture polish/cleansers.
• Mild, nonabrasive soaps are usually the safest for most dirt and stain removal, but any cleaner you use should be tested in an inconspicuous area first.
• Always rinse completely with clear water and wipe dry if possible.

• Fix and lubricate:

• Tighten loose screws or replace missing or corroded screws and bolts.
• Periodically lubricate or grease the movable parts, the hinges and pivot points and other hardware components at least once every six months. In salt-air environments, these components require monthly lubrication.
• After wiping clean, use a silicone spray with a non-petroleum-based propellant on door or sliding window tracks, rollers and locking hardware.