Best Windows for Brick Homes in North Texas

Drive through Frisco, Prosper, or Plano and you'll see brick everywhere. It's a great exterior — but a lot of homeowners don't realize that a brick veneer changes the right way to replace a window. Here's what I tell people.

You usually don't have to touch the brick

Here's the good news: on most brick homes, the smart move is an insert (replacement) window that fits into your existing opening without disturbing the brick. Tearing out brick to do a full "new construction" window is expensive, risky, and almost never necessary if the existing frame is sound. A quality insert preserves your brick and gets you a brand-new, efficient window.

When a fuller replacement makes sense

The exception is water damage. If moisture has gotten behind the window and rotted the framing, dropping an insert in just hides the problem. In that case we take it back to solid framing and rebuild it right. It costs more, but on brick especially, trapped water is the kind of thing that quietly destroys a wall — you don't want to bury it. (More on that in new construction vs. replacement windows.)

What to look for on a brick home

• Material: vinyl and fiberglass both pair well with brick. Fiberglass is especially stable in our heat, which protects the seal over time.
• Color and brick mould: the right exterior frame color and trim detail make the window look like it belongs, not like an afterthought stuck in a brick hole.
• The seal at the brick joint: this is the big one. Where the window meets the brick has to be flashed and sealed correctly so water sheds away instead of wicking in behind the veneer.

We install on brick homes across North Texas every week — it's most of what we do. See how our window replacement works, learn about our installation and finishing, or get a free estimate and we'll walk your brick exterior with you.