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PGT Construction in Lompico, CA | San Bruno Construction
We’re an independent general contractor in Lompico providing PGT window and door installation, repair, and replacement across Lompico, CA. We are not authorized, partnered, or endorsed by PGT – which means our recommendations come from what your house actually needs, not a dealer agreement. The one thing that makes our PGT work different in Lompico is that we plan every job around steep private roads, soft driveways, and wildfire-season access limits that flatland contractors never have to think about. Call (866) 472-1908 for a free estimate on PGT windows, sliders, or impact-rated systems in Lompico.
Why Lompico Residents Choose Us for PGT Service
We’ve installed and serviced PGT windows and doors across the Santa Cruz Mountains — including PGT in Brookdale — long enough to know how these products age in redwood duff, heavy winter rain, and hot summer sun. That’s a different education than a showroom demo. Our team has pulled apart PGT WinGuard sliders on Lompico cabins where the tracks were packed with pine needles, replaced bowed vinyl double-hungs on south-facing walls, and re-flashed rough openings on owner-built homes that were never flashed correctly in the first place.
Noel Carvalho leads our crew, and he’s spent more than two decades running residential projects across San Mateo County and the mountain communities. He trained in construction technology at Skyline College, where he learned to read plans and understand load paths before any tool comes out of the truck. That matters when you’re replacing a window on a home that was built without a permit in 1974 and has settled six inches on the downhill corner. We use genuine PGT replacement parts – rollers, sash balances, weatherstrip, glazing units – for units still under 15 to 20 years old where the frame is sound. When a frame is warped or a profile is discontinued, we’ll say so plainly and quote replacement rather than keep patching. Lompico homeowners call us because we tell them what the building needs, not what’s easiest to sell.
You can read more about our approach on our PGT sales & service page, or see how we work throughout the region on our Lompico service area page.
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Common PGT Construction Problems We Solve in Lompico
- Bowed vinyl frames on sunny southern elevations. Lompico homes catch intense mountain UV on the south-facing walls, and after years of that exposure PGT vinyl frames warp and bow at the sash corners. Once the weather seal breaks, driven winter rain gets past the glazing. We see this all the time on cabins with unshaded south walls, and the fix usually means replacing the unit – not re-sealing a warped frame.
- Fogged impact-laminate glazing on WinGuard units. Seal failure and interior fogging are common on PGT WinGuard windows after years of storm-driven pressure cycling and the thermal swings between wet Lompico winters and hot summers. A fogged lite means the seal between the panes has failed, and patching it up doesn’t restore impact rating. We source replacement glazing units rather than rig something temporary.
- Dragging, stuck, or unlocked PGT sliders. Sliding glass door rollers and tracks on PGT aluminum and vinyl sliders corrode or fill with redwood duff and mountain grit. The panel drags, the lock stops engaging fully, and eventually the door won’t secure at all. On Lompico homes surrounded by redwoods, this happens faster than most people expect. We replace rollers, clean and lubricate tracks properly, and adjust the panel so the lock actually catches.
- Weep-hole and sill-pan clogging from pine needles and debris. When PGT window weeps fill with needles and duff, water backs up under the frame and rots the rough sill and framing behind the unit. Older owner-built Lompico walls often lack proper sill pans, which makes this failure worse. We clear weeps, re-flash openings, and repair the framing damage before installing the replacement or re-seating the existing PGT unit.
- Rough-opening issues on older redwood-era homes. Lompico’s redwood-era cabins and owner-built houses rarely have square, plumb openings. That makes a standard window replacement more involved than just sliding a new unit into place. We measure to precise openings, shim and level properly, and frame any corrections needed before the PGT unit goes in.
PGT Service in Lompico: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Equipment
Here’s the part nobody tells you about replacing windows in Lompico. The steep private roads and soft driveways off Lompico’s many unlined mountain lanes often can’t take a loaded material truck. A standard delivery truck simply won’t make the grade, or it’ll sink a wheel into a soft shoulder and block the road for the whole morning. So on window and door jobs here, we stage units at the bottom of the drive and shuttle them up by pickup. That’s not a scheduling inconvenience – it changes how we measure, order, and handle every PGT unit on the job. We measure and order to precise openings rather than counting on re-cutting on site, because there’s no material truck parked at the curb to run back to. It also means we protect the glazing during the shuttle, since impact-laminate units are heavy and the last thing you want is a chip during a hairpin turn uphill. If you live in the upper reaches of Lompico above the county’s maintained roads, plan on this reality. Every contractor should be planning for it; plenty don’t.
Our team knows this firsthand. On a redwood-era cabin off a narrow private drive above Lompico — similar to PGT in Mount Hermon — our crew replaced a set of fogged PGT WinGuard impact sliders and two bowed vinyl double-hungs on the sun side. We trucked the units up in a pickup because a delivery truck couldn’t make the grade. We re-flashed the rough openings and cleared clogged sill weeps that had been letting storm water rot the sill plate, and the homeowners got sealed, smooth-operating windows before the first atmospheric river of the season.
PGT Models & Products We Service in Lompico
We service the PGT lines most common in Santa Cruz Mountains homes: PGT WinGuard Aluminum impact-resistant windows and sliding glass doors, PGT WinGuard Vinyl impact windows, PGT Premier Vinyl double-hungs and sliders, and the PGT Aluminum Series sliding glass doors. For repair work on units under 15 to 20 years old with sound frames, we source genuine PGT parts – replacement rollers, sash balances, weatherstrip, and glazing units – so the repair restores the unit rather than papering over the problem. We don’t stock wall-to-wall PGT inventory in a Lompico warehouse, because that’s not practical for a mountain service area. What we do is order exact-match parts and units for your specific openings and have them ready before the job starts, then shuttle them up the drive the way Lompico requires.
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PGT work in Lompico varies by the scope of the job and the condition of the existing openings. Here are the market-calibrated ranges for the services most people ask us about:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Impact Window Installation | $8,000 – $25,000 |
| Roof Repair | $400 – $1,800 |
What drives the cost in Lompico isn’t usually the PGT unit itself – it’s the access. Jobs on steep private roads with no truck access take more labor hours for staging and shuttling materials. Older redwood-era homes need more rough-opening correction before the new unit is set, and that framing work adds to the total. Structural repairs under existing window frames, like the sill rot we described above, are priced separately. Your estimate from us includes a line-item breakdown of what each part of the job costs, and it’s free. Call (866) 472-1908 to schedule one.
Serving Lompico, CA — Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Lompico area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage — if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – PGT Construction in Lompico
Yes, in most cases. Fogging between the panes means the seal on the glazing unit has failed, and we can source a replacement glazing unit for PGT WinGuard windows rather than replacing the entire frame. That holds true when the frame itself is still sound and the profile hasn’t been discontinued. If the frame is warped or the unit is an older profile PGT no longer supports, we’ll tell you plainly and quote full replacement instead. Call (866) 472-1908 and we’ll assess your specific unit.
Often no. Many Lompico properties sit above steep private roads with soft shoulders or tight switchbacks that a loaded material truck can’t safely navigate. We don’t assume delivery will reach your door. We stage PGT units and materials at the bottom of the drive and shuttle them up by pickup, which is factored into the estimate from the first site visit. Call (866) 472-1908 and tell us your road situation – we’ll plan accordingly from day one.
They need the same maintenance as any quality window, but Lompico’s redwood-heavy environment accelerates certain problems. Keep the sill weeps clear of pine needles and debris – clogged weeps are the number one reason water backs up under a frame and rots the rough sill. Clean the tracks on sliders regularly, since redwood duff and grit will grind the rollers faster than you’d see in a coastal neighborhood. If you’re on a south-facing slope with full sun, watch for bowing at the vinyl sash corners over time. Simple inspections once or twice a year prevent small issues from becoming framing repairs. Call (866) 472-1908 if you find water, fogging, or a slider that won’t lock.
Usually a repair — the same PGT repair in Felton we perform applies here. Lompico’s redwood duff and mountain grit collect in slider tracks, which wears the rollers and throws off the panel alignment. Once the panel isn’t aligned, the lock won’t engage fully. If the frame is sound and the unit is under 15 to 20 years old, we replace the rollers, clean and re-lubricate the track, and adjust the panel so the lock catches properly. It’s a fraction of the cost of a new PGT slider. If the track itself is corroded through or the frame is warped, then replacement is the honest call. Call (866) 472-1908 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Yes, and it’s one of the more practical upgrades you can make on a mountain lot. Lompico sits in a wildfire-risk area, and single-pane or aging windows are a weak point when embers approach. PGT WinGuard impact-rated units are built to withstand flying debris, and they reduce the chance that a window breaks and lets embers into the house. When we install them here, we also re-flash the rough openings and address any dry rot or gaps in the framing, which closes up other ember-entry points. If you’re replacing windows for wildfire concerns, let’s talk about which elevations need it most. Call (866) 472-1908 for a free estimate.
Service Areas Near Lompico
We serve Lompico and the surrounding mountain and coastal communities, including PGT service in Ben Lomond and PGT service in Bonny Doon. If you’re working on a home further down the valley or toward the coast, we’re familiar with the roads, the housing stock, and the access issues on those routes too.
Book Your PGT Service in Lompico Today
If your PGT windows are fogged, your sliders are dragging, or you’re ready to upgrade to impact-rated units before the next storm season, call (866) 472-1908 to schedule a free estimate. Good construction doesn’t announce itself – it just works, year after year. We’ll get yours there.
Written by Noel Carvalho, Owner at San Bruno Construction, serving Lompico and the Santa Cruz Mountains since 2003.