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Berks County · About 35 minutes from Ephrata

Contractor in Reading, PA

Window replacement, doors, cornice and trim repair, siding and porches for Reading rowhouses and the brick houses of West Reading, Wyomissing and Shillington.

Reading is about thirty-five minutes from our shop in Ephrata. The city and the boroughs around it are some of the best brick housing stock in the region: long blocks of rowhouses in the city, larger brick houses in West Reading and Wyomissing, and solid mid-century houses in Shillington and Cumru.

Brick lasts. What gives out on these houses is the wood: window sashes and sills, doors, cornices, porch roofs and the trim on rear additions. Our closest job to Reading is in the Douglassville area, where we replaced the windows on a brick house, set new stone sills and fitted a new exterior door into the masonry.

That is the kind of work we expect most in Reading: new windows and doors set properly into brick, and rotted wood trim rebuilt in PVC so it stops needing paint every few years.

Reading houses, and what they need

  • City rowhouses

    Brick fronts with wood cornices and porch roofs, frame additions at the back. Cornice and window work is done from staging or a lift, safely and without damage to neighbours.

  • Brick houses in West Reading and Wyomissing

    Larger houses with good bones and tired windows and doors. Window replacement here keeps the proportions of the original sashes.

  • Mid-century houses in Shillington and Cumru

    Original windows, aluminum siding and soft fascia. Siding, trim and windows done together usually make the most sense.

Google review · June 2026

“They came to my home, looked over what I needed done… They were very pleasant and professional and completed the job in the time they stated.”

Perry Rosado

“I highly recommend this specialist! Very professional, reliable, and detail-oriented. Everything was completed on time and at the highest quality. I'm extremely satisfied with the results and will definitely use their services again!”
Karyna Prach, Google review, May 2026
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Tell us what is going on and send a few photos if you can. We will come and look, and give you a written price, line by line.

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(509) 530-8685
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Working in Reading

Do you work in the city of Reading?

Yes, and in the boroughs and townships around it. Our shop in Ephrata is about thirty-five minutes away.

Can you replace windows in a brick rowhouse?

Yes. It is one of the most common jobs on brick houses. We remove the old window without damaging the brick, flash the opening and seal the new unit to the masonry.

Can you fix a rotted cornice?

Yes. We open it up, replace rotted framing and rebuild the cornice in PVC or wood, with flashing so it does not rot again.

Is the estimate free?

Yes. We come out, look at the job with you and send a written estimate at no cost.

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