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ECO Window Systems Kitchen Remodeling: The Orlando Owner’s Guide
If you have ECO Window Systems windows in your Orlando kitchen and you’re planning a remodel, the short answer is this: we handle the window side of the job as part of a full kitchen remodel, which in Orlando typically runs $14,000 – $45,000 depending on cabinet line, countertop material, and whether you’re moving walls or plumbing. We install and work around ECO Window Systems products daily, and we stock the common trim kits, mounting hardware, and flashing details that keep those windows watertight when the new cabinets and counters go in. Most Orlando homeowners discover they need this page because their existing ECO windows are fine, but the original installation was never properly flashed to the wall, or the old kitchen layout left the window sitting lower than the new countertop line wants it.
Here’s what we know from years of opening up Orlando kitchens: the windows usually aren’t the problem. The problem is what the last remodeler did around them, or what 20 years of Florida humidity did to the rough opening underneath. We’ll walk you through what to check, what it costs to put it right, and when you should call us instead of grabbing a caulk gun.
Key takeaways:
- A full kitchen remodel in Orlando with ECO Window Systems windows carried through the design runs $14,000 – $45,000.
- Window-specific work during that remodel, like re-flashing, trim replacement, or sill correction, usually adds $500 – $2,500.
- We’re an independent Orlando remodeling company, not affiliated with ECO Window Systems, but we work with their products on most kitchen jobs.
- Every job gets a written price before we start, and a 365-Day Done Right Promise in writing behind it.
Which ECO Window Systems Models This Applies To
ECO Window Systems manufactures vinyl and aluminum windows in a range of series lines, and the kitchen applications we see most in Orlando are their single-hung, horizontal slider, and casement units. The gotcha we run into regularly: ECO’s older aluminum frames from the 1990s and early 2000s have a narrower mounting fin than their current vinyl lines, which means the replacement trim kit or nailing fin you buy from a big-box store will not seat correctly against the rough opening. If your window has a metal frame with visible screws in the interior track, you’re likely dealing with the older series, and you’ll need the matching narrow-flange flashing rather than a universal product.
To identify what you have, look at the lower corner of the interior sash track for the ECO etching. You’ll see a series code, usually a letter followed by four digits. Take a photo of it before you order anything. The other measurement that matters is the frame depth. Orlando homes built before 1990 often have 3-inch exterior walls; newer construction runs 4-inch or 6-inch. An ECO window with a 2-5/8-inch frame depth won’t sit flush in a 4-inch wall without a jamb extension, and that changes your cabinet-depth math on the sink wall.
On the OEM versus aftermarket question, here’s our honest position. For moving parts like balances, latches, and rollers, quality aftermarket equivalents made for ECO’s specific series are fine, and we stock them on the truck. For anything that seals the window to the building, like the mounting fin, corner gaskets, or glazing bead, we use ECO’s own parts or an exact match. A $14 aftermarket corner gasket that doesn’t seat perfectly is how you get water weeping into the wall cavity behind your new cabinets six months after the remodel is done. Ask Trevor Nash about it sometime. That’s a callback nobody wants.
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Signs Your ECO Window Systems Kitchen Remodeling Is Failing
- Condensation between the glass panes. The seal on the insulated glass unit has failed. Florida humidity works its way in once the desiccant strip inside the spacer is saturated, and you can’t fix it from the outside. The glass needs replacing, or the whole sash if it’s a welded vinyl unit.
- Soft drywall or discoloration under the window, especially at the corners. Water is getting past the flashing or the sill pan, and it’s been doing it for a while. In Orlando kitchens, this shows up first under the sink window because that’s the wall getting hammered by afternoon thunderstorms.
- The window is hard to open or drops when you let go. The balances are worn out, or the pivot shoes are broken. This is common in kitchens where the window above the sink gets opened and closed several times a day. It’s not a structural emergency, but it’ll only get worse.
- You can see daylight or feel air moving around the frame when it’s closed. The weatherstripping has compressed past usefulness, or the frame has shifted out of square. In College Park’s 1950s bungalows especially, we see settling that pulls the window a quarter-inch out of level, and that gaps the seal at the top corner.
- The lower rail of the window is swelling, or paint is peeling in long strips along the bottom edge. Water is pooling on the interior sill because the weep holes are blocked or the sill slope is wrong. Over time this rots the framing under the window and becomes a cabinet and countertop problem, not just a window problem.
Replacement Cost & What’s Included
Here’s the plain number, the way we’d write it on your proposal. A full kitchen remodel in Orlando, including everything from gut-out to final paint, typically runs $14,000 – $45,000. If you’re only addressing the window work inside that remodel, like re-flashing an existing ECO window, replacing a failed sash, or correcting a sill before new cabinets go in, you’re looking at $500 – $2,500 depending on what we find when we open the wall.
What drives the number up or down: cabinet line (stock cabinets from a big-box supplier versus KraftMaid or Wellborn semi-custom), countertop material (laminate sits at the bottom of the range, Cambria or Silestone quartz sits toward the top), and whether any plumbing or electrical moves. A sink wall that stays where it is costs less than one that relocates to a kitchen island.
Every price we give is written before work starts. Not a range, not a verbal ballpark. The number on day one is the number on the final invoice, and if something fails inside a year, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we come back and fix it at no charge. That’s covered in writing. A live person answers the phone 24/7 at (850) 427-6454, and background-checked, uniformed technicians do the work.
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There are a few things you can safely check yourself. Clean the weep holes at the bottom of the frame with a pipe cleaner if you see water pooling. Check the weatherstripping for flat spots or tears. Snap a photo of the series code so you know what window you actually have. Those are honest homeowner tasks.
What you should not do yourself: pull the window to re-flash it, attempt any repair that involves removing the sill, or caulk over gaps and call it sealed. Caulk is a band-aid, and a bad flashing job behind new cabinets is a mold problem you’ll discover by smell before you see it. If the window has failed, or the rough opening shows water damage, call us. We’ll open it, show you what’s there, and give you the number first, then pick up the tool.
FAQs
In Orlando’s climate, a properly installed ECO vinyl window lasts 20 to 30 years, but the seal on the insulated glass usually fails between 12 and 18 years. The frame can outlive the glass, which is why you’ll sometimes see a kitchen with perfectly good frames and fogged sashes. If the glass is bad but the frame is sound, replacing just the sash is usually half the cost of a full window replacement. Call (850) 427-6454 and we’ll tell you which one makes sense.
Yes, in most cases. Worn balances, broken latches, compressed weatherstripping, and failed glass units are all repairable without pulling the frame. What can’t be repaired is a rotted rough opening or a frame that’s twisted out of square. We’ll give you a straight answer once we see it, and the repair comes with the same 365-Day Done Right Promise as a full replacement.
The window-specific work usually takes one to two days within the larger kitchen remodel timeline. A sash replacement is a same-day job. Re-flashing and sill correction is a two-day job because the first day is removal and inspection, and the second day is installation and sealing. The full kitchen remodel typically runs four to eight weeks depending on scope.
We stock the common repair parts, balances, latches, weatherstripping, and aftermarket equivalents for the ECO series we see most in Orlando. Trim kits and glass units are ordered to match your series code, and most arrive within a week. If you need it sooner, call (850) 427-6454 and we’ll tell you exactly what’s available.
We do. KraftMaid and Wellborn cabinets, Cambria and Silestone countertops, Kohler and Moen fixtures. Those are the brands we install regularly in Orlando kitchens, and they carry their own warranties alongside ours. The layers matter: the manufacturer backs the product, we back the installation, and the Kingswell Guarantee, in place since 2004, backs the price and the promise.
Get a Written Price Before Any Work Starts
If you’re planning a kitchen remodel in Orlando and you’ve got ECO Window Systems windows in the mix, call us. We’ll come out, look at the windows, talk about layout and cabinets and counters, and give you a written price you can hold us to. No surprises after demo day. No change orders showing up at the door. Just a real number, a real arrival window, and a 365-day promise in writing. Call (850) 427-6454 to schedule your free estimate.
Written by Trevor Nash, Owner, Penhallow Remodeling Orlando at Penhallow Remodeling Orlando, serving Orlando and nearby areas.
