Window repair in McCordsville, Indiana
McCordsville was platted in 1865 and named for the McCord family, who kept a store here. For well over a century it stayed tiny: 168 people in 1870, and still only 684 in 1990, two years after it finally incorporated as a town. Then the subdivisions arrived. The population reached 1,134 in 2000, 4,797 in 2010 and 8,503 in 2020, and it has kept climbing since.
The town sits in the northwest corner of Hancock County, just south of Geist Reservoir, bordering Lawrence and Fishers. Census Bureau estimates put the median home here at 2009, and about three in four were built in 2000 or later. That is a very young housing stock, and it changes what goes wrong.
Window problems in a new house
A new house should not have window trouble, and most do not. When problems show up in the first few years, though, they are usually different from the wear-out failures we see in older suburbs. They tend to come from how a window was made or how it was installed.
Leaks at the frame. Water staining on drywall below a window, or a damp sill after a driving rain, usually points to flashing or sealant at the rough opening rather than the window itself. It needs to be found and fixed early, before it becomes rot in the wall. When the leak is coming from the window unit, that is a different repair, and we will tell you which one you have.
Early seal failure. A double-pane unit that fogs in its first several years usually had a manufacturing defect. The fix is the same as in an older house, a new glass unit in the existing sash, but who pays may be different. See foggy glass.
Sashes and doors out of adjustment. New houses settle. Sashes that bind, locks that will not line up and sliding patio doors that drag are often adjustments rather than failures. See hardware repair and door repair.
Condensation on the inside of the glass. Moisture on the room side of a window in winter is not a window failure. New houses are built tight, and indoor humidity has to go somewhere. We will tell you honestly when the answer is ventilation, not a service call.
Check the warranty before you pay anyone
Many McCordsville homes are young enough that their windows are still covered by a manufacturer warranty, a builder warranty, or both. Before you pay for a repair, find the paperwork. When we come out we will look at the labels on the glass and frames, tell you what we think failed, and tell you whether we think it is worth taking up with the manufacturer or builder first. If it is, we would rather you did that.
When it is not covered, or the warranty process stalls, we replace glass units, balances, operators and locks with parts matched to the original window wherever we can.
The older McCordsville
There is still a small number of older houses around the original town. If yours has its original wood windows, they are likely worth restoring rather than replacing; our window restoration and wood rot repair pages explain that work.
Repair or replace
In a house this new, replacement is almost never the right first answer. We install wood, clad and vinyl replacement windows when a unit is truly beyond repair, and the repair-or-replace quiz is a quick way to see where you stand.
What a visit looks like
We come out, look at every window and door you are concerned about, and give you a written estimate. The visit is free. If it is glass or hardware, we usually measure on the first visit and fit on the second.
Nearby
We work across Hancock County and the northeast side, including Fortville, Greenfield, Lawrence and Fishers. Most of our jobs are within about forty-five minutes of our Indianapolis shop. The full list is on our service areas page.
Roofing and exteriors in McCordsville
We are an exterior contractor as well as a window shop, so if the roof, siding or gutters need attention along with the windows, one crew can handle it. See roofing in McCordsville.