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I am planning to change the aluminum frame windows on my 25 year old
house and had so far been considering the so called 'replacement
windows'. I had several quotes ranging from $6K to $18K (home depot
Jeld-Wen to Renewal by Andersen) and was in the middle of my decision
process until some roofing contractor told me that most replacement
windows installed on stucco start to leak after a few years. He
advised me to look for 'new construction windows'. He said from
personal experience, whenever calls came in to repair roof leaks, the
leaks were invariably due to the faulty caulking around replacement
windows.

Any advice? Thanks.


To use new construction windows you will need to chip out the stucco
around the window to have a place for the nailing flange then plaster in
new stucco and repaint while trying to match the texture of your house.

Certainly possible but the labor will be greater and you still may have a
margin around the windows where the texture or paint is not a perfect
match.

A Replacement window is a 2-4 hour job (less for a pro). Replacing with
new construction probably takes twice that plus you have to come back
later to paint.


All of the above is true BUT done right you won't have leaks from failed
caulk.

Colbyt