Excelsior Window Repair & Restoration Service

Name: Apex Window Werks
Brand: Apex Window Werks
Rating: 4.8 (3405 reviews)

At Apex Window Werks, we provide expert window repair and restoration in Excelsior, MN, working on the Victorian houses around the Commons and the shopfronts along Water Street. Painted-shut sashes, broken cords, cracked period glass and rotted sills are our everyday work in this village.

Excelsior kept the shape it had as a nineteenth-century steamboat and streetcar destination on Lake Minnetonka. Its houses carry tall, narrow wood double-hung windows with slim sash profiles and original glass — details that no modern replacement reproduces, and that are a large part of what the street is worth.

Why Choose Our Excelsior Window Restoration Services?

Profiles and Proportions Kept: Restoration preserves the slim sash sections and tall openings that define a village elevation.
Original Glass Retained: We re-glaze around sound period panes and replace only what is cracked or missing.
Storm Windows for Winter: A weatherstripped original sash plus a good storm performs comparably to a modern insulated unit.
Serving 55331: Covering Excelsior, the Commons, Water Street and the south Lake Minnetonka shore.

The windows are why these houses look the way they do. Contact Apex Window Werks today for professional window restoration in Excelsior, MN.

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Historic Window Repair, Restoration & Glass Replacement in Excelsior, Minnesota

Excelsior is a nineteenth-century lake village that never lost its shape. The streets running back from the Commons and Water Street are lined with Victorian and turn-of-the-century houses on small lots, many of them former summer residences from when Excelsior was a steamboat and streetcar destination on Lake Minnetonka. Their windows are tall, narrow, wood double-hung units with original glass, weight-and-cord balances and slim sash profiles that no modern product reproduces.

Window Repair

Painted-shut and dropped sashes, broken cords, cracked period glass and rotted sills across Excelsior's village housing.

Excelsior Window Installation Company

Replacement windows only where a unit cannot be saved, matched to the slim profiles and tall proportions of the originals.

Window Restoration

Full restoration of Victorian and turn-of-the-century wood sashes, with missing members replicated to match.

White sliding patio door on a brick house porch

Door Repair Services

Period entry, vestibule and storm doors, plus commercial doors on the Water Street shopfronts.

Technician repairing the bottom of a white French door

Door Replacement

Door replacement and installation detailed to suit a nineteenth-century village street rather than a modern subdivision.

Door Repair

Repair of entry, patio and interior doors: alignment, hardware, rot and glass.

Village Sash Restoration and Water Street Glazing in Excelsior

On an Excelsior house the original window is usually the whole point. We take the sash out, strip it back, repair or replicate any missing joinery, re-glaze around surviving original panes, re-cord the weights and weatherstrip the assembly, then pair it with a properly fitted storm window for winter. On Water Street the work is commercial: secure same-day board-up, correct safety specification and fast turnaround so the shops keep trading through the season. Serving 55331.

Excelsior’s older lake cottages present a particular kind of window work. Many were built as seasonal properties with thin single-glazed sash and light porch glazing, then winterised over the years without the windows ever being addressed. Weatherstripping the sash and getting the storm windows genuinely sealing transforms the comfort of those houses without replacing anything original — a restored, weatherstripped sash behind a properly fitted storm performs broadly like a modern insulated unit.

Porch and enclosure glazing is the other constant here. Those structures move with the ground more than the house does, which is why panels stick in their channels or drop out of square, and why re-meshing a screen without squaring the frame first simply puts you back in the same position within a season. We also cover the downtown commercial blocks — storefront glass, entrance doors and closers, including boarding up quickly after a break so a business can keep trading. Where a property is used seasonally we are happy to work on it empty and report back with photographs.

Expect a straightforward process when you call us in Excelsior. We begin with a free on-site look, explain what’s actually failing, and lean toward repair over wholesale replacement whenever the frame and sash allow it. That matters here, because homes along the Lake Minnetonka waterfront take a beating from humid summers and long, freezing winters that swell and shrink wood, loosen joints, and break down weatherstripping. Large swings between a January cold snap and a July heat wave are what quietly ruin a seal. Most repairs in this corner of Hennepin County finish in one appointment, we tidy up afterward, and we stand behind every fix so you aren’t left wondering.

Apex Window Werks also serves nearby Minnetonka and Victoria.

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Wood Window Repair Services

Historic wood window restoration throughout Excelsior, including sash replication and rot splicing.

Glass Replacement

Glass replacement in single, double and triple-pane units, including obscure and textured glass for period openings.

Emergency Glass Repair

Emergency board-up and rapid glass ordering for Water Street storefronts and Excelsior businesses.

Technician nailing new trim onto a wood window frame

Foggy Window Repair

Foggy double-pane repair on insulated units retrofitted into Excelsior houses over the years.

Rotten Wood Frame Repair

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Full Window Replacement

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About the Project

Trusted window & door restoration company in Excelsior

15 years of Experience in Window Works

Apex has been providing an outstanding quality customer service and workmanship for 15 years and during this time we completed more than 40,000 projects, providing comfort to our customers.

We Care About Your Budget

Apex Window Werks is known for delivering affordable solutions, and will never recommend an expensive replacement when a repair is possible. Apex even has extensive experience restoring damaged vintage wood windows and window frames.

We Stand by Our Service & Provide 5 Year Warranty

We constantly control our manufacturing process and the quality of installation to make sure our customers receive the best service on the market and provide a 5-year comprehensive warranty!

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Reviews

Apex experts came by quickly, were professional, and finished the estimate on the spot. The office followed up with me over the next few weeks as I wasn't ready to make a decision. I then affirmed to move ahead, they scheduled within a week. The installation crew was polite, and professional and did great work. The cost was a good value for the work done. I would highly recommend it. I'm delighted to have my two windows fixed. The one I can open again and the other I can see clearly out again.

Joanne Couture, Arlington Heights, IL

Apex Window Werks replaced the foggy glass on our kitchen window. They carefully removed the old glass pane and installed a new one, ensuring precise measurements and using silicone to secure it properly. From the first person I spoke to on the phone, to the couple of gentlemen who installed the glass, everyone was easy to talk to and they were all very professional. Highly recommended!

Ofelia Miguel, Joliet, IL

Service technicians were polite and professional. They removed damaged parts of the window, cut new pieces to fit, stained the wood, and installed them nicely. The team cleaned up as if they were never there. I would recommend Apex Windows Werks for your window repair. Friends living near me ordered window repairs based on my recommendation as well.

Glenn Kaupert Chicago, IL

Had someone come out to look at a few windows I’m having issues with - none of them needed a full frame replacement at the moment but the technician was incredibly kind and informative. The technician determined that replacing the entire window frame was not necessary, which saved me both time and money. I feel confident about caring for my current windows, I know what to look for to let me know replacements are needed, and I will definitely be coming back to Apex when that is the case. Thank you!

Alyssa Nickow, Elgin, IL

I was thrilled that Apex Windows Werks had the right parts, and was able to come right out and repair my window on site. They were very prompt, and they saved me quite a bit of money over the replacement quote I got from another window company that didn’t do repairs.

Eric Hoffhines, Schaumburg, IL

FAQs about
windows & doors repair

Will restoring my Excelsior windows change how the house looks?

No, and that is the point. Restoration keeps the original slim sash profiles, the tall proportions and the surviving glass. Replacement units sit differently in the opening and read as modern from the street, which on a Victorian village house is very noticeable.

Can old wavy glass be kept?

Yes. We re-glaze around existing panes wherever they are sound and replace only glass that is cracked or missing. Original glass is one of the details that makes these houses, and it is worth the care.

How do these houses handle winter with original windows?

With a properly weatherstripped sash and a well-fitted storm window, comfortably. That combination performs in the same range as a modern insulated unit while leaving the original window in place.

Can you repair the windows in a lakeside cottage?

Yes, and it is much of what we do in Excelsior. Older lake cottages have thin single-glazed sash and porch glazing that has moved with the building. We free and re-cord the sash, repair rot and refit porch panels rather than replacing the character of the place.

Do windows near Lake Minnetonka need different treatment?

They need more attention to the water-facing elevation. Wind off the lake drives rain into any tired seal, and the timber on that side ages faster than the rest of the house. We check the whole lake-facing wall rather than one window.

Can you work around a seasonal schedule?

Yes. Plenty of Excelsior properties are used seasonally, and we can carry out repairs while a house is empty and report back with photographs of what was done.

Do you handle downtown commercial storefronts?

Yes. Storefront glass, entrance doors and door closers along the downtown blocks are all things we handle, including boarding up and making safe quickly after a break.

What areas in and around Excelsior do you cover for window and door repair?

Apex Window Werks serves all of Excelsior, MN (ZIP code 55331) in Hennepin County. Within Excelsior we work throughout Downtown Excelsior / Water Street, Lake Minnetonka waterfront and The Commons and the surrounding neighborhoods. We also cover nearby communities including Shorewood, Deephaven, Minnetonka and Victoria. Every address gets the same services: window repair and glass (IGU) replacement, foggy and seal-failure repair, and residential and commercial door repair.

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