Window Replacement in Tempe, AZ
Swap tired, leaky, or sun-beaten windows for energy-efficient units built for Arizona heat. Noble Windows & Doors handles window replacement across Tempe, from Maple-Ash bungalows to South Tempe tract homes, with custom sizing, a full range of frames and glass, and installation under an Arizona contractor license.
What to Know About Window Replacement in Tempe, AZ
We measure every opening in your house and walk you through the choices before we price anything.
- What can I change?
- Keep the same style or change it. You can add or drop grids, switch the frame color, go to bigger panes, change how a window opens, or fold your patio doors into the same project.
- What glass works in Tempe sun?
- Low-E dual-pane glass is the starting point. A west wall taking full afternoon sun needs a different package than a shaded north window, and laminated glass is worth pricing if aircraft noise reaches your address.
- What does it cost, and are there rebates?
- Price moves with the opening count, the frame and the glass, and two rebates can come off it. See the ranges, or get the number for your own house.
- How long does it take?
- Manufacturing runs a few weeks because every unit is built to your openings. Install day is usually a few hours for a handful of windows and one to two days for a whole home.
Why Tempe Homeowners Replace Their Windows
Tempe stopped growing outward decades ago, so almost every window job here is a replacement. Some calls are repairs waiting to happen: a room that never cools down, glass gone cloudy between the panes, a slider that takes two hands. Others are upgrades, for bigger panes, a darker frame, or one consistent look.
Tempe is dense and heavily paved, so it heats up hard in the afternoon and cools slowly at night. Glass is where most of that heat enters the house.
Cut Afternoon Heat Gain
A spectrally selective low-E coating blocks a large share of solar heat while still letting light through. It matters most on west and south glass.
Lower The Cooling Load
Insulated dual-pane glass with a low-E coating and a warm-edge spacer performs far better than the single-pane aluminum still sitting in a lot of Tempe homes built before 1980.
Fix Fogged, Failed Units
Haze or moisture trapped between the panes means the seal on that insulated unit has failed. Replacing that unit restores the insulation.
Quiet A Noisy Room
North Tempe sits under the Sky Harbor flight corridor, and much of the city sits near a major road or the light rail. Laminated glass helps on both.
Update The Elevation
New frame colors, wider panes, and a consistent grid pattern change how a mid-century Tempe house reads from the street more cheaply than any other exterior project.
Why Tempe Homeowners Choose Noble Windows & Doors
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A Licensed General Contractor
Noble Windows & Doors LLC holds AZ ROC #364772, a KB-1 Dual Building Contractor license, plus electrical license AZ ROC #364771. That matters on older Tempe homes, where an opening sometimes needs framing or wiring work that a window-only company has to hand to someone else.
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A Three-Year Workmanship Warranty
Our installation carries a three-year workmanship warranty, and the windows carry the manufacturer’s own warranty. You get both sets of documents when we finish, not months later.
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A Written Quote With The Numbers In It
Your quote names the product, the U-factor, the SHGC and the NFRC directory number for each unit, so two quotes can be compared line by line.
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A Local Showroom on Broadway
See and handle the products at our showroom on Broadway Road, 4001 E Broadway Rd, Unit B-11 in Phoenix, about fifteen minutes from downtown Tempe.
Styles, materials and glass
Window Replacement Options for Tempe Homes
Four decisions shape your project. How the window opens. What the frame is made of. What the glass has to do. How many openings you take on at once. We also work out whether your existing frames can stay, and that is the decision that moves the price most.
What We’d Typically Recommend for a Tempe Home
These are the starting points we bring to a Tempe estimate, not fixed rules. What we recommend can change once we see your openings.
| Your situation | Where we usually start |
|---|---|
| Original aluminum single-pane, common pre-1980 | A quality vinyl unit with low-E dual-pane glass, set into the existing frame if that frame is still sound. It is the best value per opening on this stock. |
| West and south walls | Spend the money on the glass here first. A lower SHGC package, and fiberglass or composite if you want a slimmer frame that moves less in the heat. |
| A home under the North Tempe flight path | Price a laminated glass package on the rooms that face the noise, usually bedrooms and the main living space, rather than laminating the whole house. |
| A whole-home replacement | Do it in one order. The install cost per opening drops, the frame color and grids stay consistent, and it is one rebate claim rather than several. |
| Wide spans and big glass | Thermally broken aluminum, usually IWC’s 8800 Series Ambassador, which carries the widest openings on the narrowest sightline without giving up the thermal break. |
| A period home near ASU | Match the proportions and the grid pattern before anything else. If the property is on the Tempe Historic Property Register, we check the approval track first. |
How it opens
Window Styles We Install in Tempe
Put back the same operating style, or use the project to change how a room works. Every unit is ordered to the measured opening, not a nominal size.
Horizontal Sliding Windows
Sliders move side to side and sit in most Tempe homes built from the 1960s onward. They are usually the straightforward like-for-like swap.
- Simple to operate, nothing to crank
- Good where a counter, bed, or sofa sits under the window
- Usually the cheapest path on a retrofit
Picture Windows
Picture windows are fixed, so they give you the most glass and the cleanest sightline with no ventilation.
Pair one with a slider or casement to keep the airflow.
Casement Windows
Casements swing outward on a crank and seal tightly against the frame when closed, which helps on a wall that takes wind-driven dust.
They also solve the bedroom egress problem on older homes, because a casement clears a bigger opening than a slider of the same size.
Awning Windows
Awnings hinge at the top and open from the bottom, so they shed the rain that does fall here.
They suit high walls, kitchens and bathrooms.
Single- and Double-Hung Windows
Hung windows slide vertically and suit the older, more traditional homes around Maple-Ash, Mitchell Park, and University Park.
Double-hung moves both sashes, so a second-floor window cleans from inside.
Arched, Bay, and Custom Shapes
Plenty of Tempe openings are not rectangles. We build arched, round-top, bay, bow, and one-off shapes to the measured opening.
Doing the patio slider in the same project? We install patio and sliding doors as well.
Compare the frame
Which Window Material Is Right for Your Home?
The frame sets the look, the price, the finish choices and how the window holds up after ten Tempe summers. Summer comfort is mostly the glass, so we compare the two together.
Vinyl
A well-made, desert-rated vinyl extrusion is where most whole-home Tempe projects land. It covers nearly every replacement size, needs almost no upkeep, and leaves budget for a better glass package.
Best fit: Whole-home replacements and budget-led projects
See vinyl window options
Fiberglass and Composite
Fiberglass moves less than vinyl in the heat. That lets it hold a slimmer frame on the walls that take the hardest sun, and it opens up darker exterior finishes.
Best fit: West and south elevations, and projects where the frame is part of the look
Thermally Broken Aluminum
Aluminum carries the widest spans on the narrowest frame, which is why it suits Tempe’s mid-century and modern infill homes. The thermal break is what keeps the frame from conducting heat straight through. For homes we usually install IWC’s 8800 Series Ambassador, with PRL’s commercially rated framing for heavier openings.
Best fit: Wide openings, big glass, and modern elevations
See aluminum window options
Wood-Clad
A wood interior with a protective exterior cladding. It is the choice on a considered remodel, where the inside face of the window is part of the room rather than just a hole in the wall.
Best fit: Detailed remodels and period homes where the interior finish shows
Mixing materials is normal: vinyl on the bedrooms, fiberglass or aluminum on the wall you see from the street.
We install Andersen as an authorized dealer and also work with Milgard, IWC (8800 Series Ambassador), PRL and other major manufacturers. Compare your brand options.
Glass for Tempe sun
Which Glass Is Best for Tempe Heat, Noise, and Privacy?
The glass sets heat gain, glare, insulation, sound, privacy and rebate eligibility. We pick it wall by wall, not one package for the whole house.
Low-E Dual-Pane Glass
This is the baseline on a Tempe replacement: two panes, a spectrally selective low-E coating, argon fill, and a warm-edge spacer.
The coating turns back a large share of the solar heat and still keeps the room bright. The sealed airspace does the insulating that a single pane never could.
Safety and Laminated Glass
Tempered glass is required by code in certain positions, typically beside doors and around tubs, showers, and stairs. We flag every one of those openings at the measure, before anything is ordered.
Laminated glass is the other safety option, and it also cuts sound, which is why it comes up under the North Tempe flight path and on busy streets.
Privacy Glass
Obscure glass lets the daylight through and keeps the view out. It earns its place in Tempe on tight infill lots and older blocks where the side setback is narrow.
Decorative Glass
Textured and patterned glass is a design choice rather than a performance one. Rain, reed, frosted, satin etch, and other patterns are all available.
It suits entry sidelights, powder rooms and accent windows.
We list the glass specification for each unit in your quote, opening by opening.
Common project plans
Common Window Replacement Plans For Tempe Homes
Not every opening has to be treated the same way. These are the three plans we price most often at a Tempe in-home estimate.
Select Option 01, 02 or 03 to see what each plan covers.
Option 01
Whole Home Update
Replace every original window in one order so the frame color, glass, grids, and sightlines match across the whole elevation.
- The usual answer on a Tempe home still wearing its builder aluminum
- Cost per opening drops as the count goes up
- One SRP claim and one permit, if a permit applies, instead of several
- One schedule, one walkthrough, one warranty file
Option 02
Style-First Update
Put the budget where the house is seen. The great room, the kitchen, or the street elevation gets bigger panes and a slimmer frame, and the back bedrooms get a solid standard unit.
- Changes how the house reads without touching every opening
- Premium product only where the finish shows
- Pairs naturally with a patio door replacement
Option 03
Phased Replacement
Start with the west rooms, the fogged units, or the front of the house. We write down the exact product and finish so phase two matches phase one years later.
- Keeps the first invoice manageable
- SRP’s rebate is claimed per window as it goes in, so later phases still qualify while the program runs
- Fixes the rooms nobody wants to sit in first
- Leaves you a written plan for the rest
What Does Window Replacement Cost In Tempe?
Real ranges first, then a free exact number at your house.
Single Window Replaced
Per window installed. Standard size, set into the existing frame, low-E dual pane
What Affects Your Price
Frame material: vinyl, fiberglass, or aluminum Glass package, and whether you add laminated Size, shape, and reaching a second-story opening 
Whole-Home, 10+ Openings
Per window across the house. The bigger the count, the lower each one lands
What Affects Your Price
Number of openings in your project Frame material and glass package Custom sizes, arched shapes, and grids Specialty shapes and enlarged openings are quoted on their own. Framing or a new header stays inside one contract under our KB-1 license, AZ ROC #364772.
Two rebates can come off that number. SRP pays $3 per square foot of qualifying window, about $45 on a 3ft by 5ft bedroom window. On a permitted job, the City of Tempe refunds the building permit, plan review and single-family residential fees. Planning, fire and right-of-way fees are not covered. The rebate FAQs below set out who qualifies and the deadlines.
Ask about current promotions and financing when you book. Whatever applies to your project is written into your quote, in full, before anything is signed.
Window Brands We Install in Tempe
We show you where each line fits and price the ones you want to compare. See the full window and door brand list.
Milgard for a whole-home update
The vinyl and fiberglass lines cover most Tempe housing stock at a controlled cost per opening.
Milgard windows and patio doorsAndersen for more finish choices
We are an authorized Andersen dealer. Composite and wood-clad units, deeper colors, and enough range to pair a statement opening with standard bedrooms.
Andersen windows and doorsSimonton for value-focused projects
A straightforward vinyl line for a budget-led whole-home job.
Vinyl window installation
Photo: International Window 
IWC 8800 Series Ambassador for homes
The aluminum line we install in most Tempe homes. Fully thermally broken frames, Low-E glass as standard, and one finish outside with another inside. It is priced a step above commercial aluminum and carries IWC’s lifetime limited warranty for single-family homeowners.
Aluminum window installationPhoto: PRL Glass Systems 
PRL for commercially rated aluminum
Aluminum framing built to commercial standards, the same systems used on storefronts and entrances. We bring it in where an opening needs heavier framing more than it needs residential finish options.
All window and door brands
LaCantina for wide patio openings
Folding and multi-slide systems for the room that should open straight onto the patio.
Multi-slide door installationTherma-Tru entry doors
Fiberglass entry systems that hold a finish through a Tempe summer far better than a painted wood slab on a west-facing porch.
The doors we install
Our Tempe Window Replacement Process
Free In-Home Consultation
About an hour at your house, at no cost. We measure every opening and compare frame, glass, style and grid with real samples in the room they are going into.
Detailed Written Quote
One price, naming the products, the full glass specification, the installation scope, and any permitting or structural work the job needs. Most Tempe quotes are finished inside that first visit.
Custom Manufacturing And Scheduling
Once you approve the project, your windows are built to your measured openings rather than to a nominal size. We book the schedule and pull whatever permit the job needs through Tempe’s Citizen Access Portal before install day.
Professional Installation
Retrofit or full-frame, exactly as the quote sets out, installed to the manufacturer’s published instructions, with the work area cleaned each day.
Final Walkthrough
We walk the job with you, open and close every window, and hand over the product and warranty paperwork. On a permitted job, this is when you can file for Tempe’s permit fee rebate.
What’s Included With Your Window Replacement?
Your written quote covers every step that is Noble’s responsibility, and names the few things we need from you before install day.
What Noble handles
Free in-home measurement and consultationDetailed written quote and product specificationsCustom-ordered windows for your openingsProfessional installation, removal, and haul-awayPermit application through the Tempe Citizen Access Portal when requiredFinal cleanup, walkthrough, and warranty documentationWhat you handle
Choosing your preferred window style and optionsProviding interior access on installation dayRemoving window coverings before installationMoving furniture away from the work areaHOA or architectural committee approval, when your community requires itSRP and City of Tempe rebate submissions, if your project qualifiesQuieter Windows Near The Flight Path
North Tempe sits under Sky Harbor’s flight paths, and much of the city backs onto a busy road or the light rail. New windows can make those rooms quieter. Three things do the work: a laminated pane, two panes of different thickness, and an airtight install. On a quote, compare the STC and OITC ratings. OITC is the one weighted toward aircraft noise.
Most homes only need the bedrooms and living space facing the noise treated. Nobody can honestly promise a set decibel drop, because your walls and roof carry sound too. More in the FAQ below, or ask at your free in-home estimate.
See What Valley Homeowners Say About Noble
Real reviews from the Noble Windows & Doors Google Business Profile, left by homeowners across the Phoenix metro.
5.0 Rating from
119 Google reviews
“My windows look great and work smoothly. They provide as much UV/heat reduction as the heavy duty sunscreens I’ve removed, possibly more. Most important for my use case, they reduce outside noise by 30 decibels as measured on my phone.”
“They installed three extra large sliders and replaced several windows that also required stucco repair. All the work was well done, the stucco matched, and they kept us informed along the way.”
“Dan and Islam did a great job installing our windows! The job was done beautifully and we are already enjoying our view, thanks to Noble’s high-quality workmanship.”
Window Replacement Across Tempe
We install across Tempe every week, and the answer shifts as you move north to south, because the housing does.
North Tempe holds the oldest stock. Maple-Ash, University Park, Mitchell Park and the blocks around downtown run from 1920s bungalows to 1950s ranches. Openings there are often non-standard, some still hold original wood or steel, and full-frame comes up far more often. Central Tempe is different. Broadmor, Holdeman, Escalante, Optimist Park and Tempe Gardens are mostly 1960s and 1970s tract homes on aluminum single-pane sliders. That is the classic retrofit job. South Tempe, including The Lakes, Warner Ranch and Circle G Ranches, is later stock on early dual-pane units. The conversation there is usually about failed seals and a better glass package, not a whole new frame.
Maple-Ash Mitchell Park University Park Downtown Tempe Broadmor Holdeman Escalante Optimist Park Tempe Gardens The Lakes Warner Ranch Circle G Ranches 
Other Areas We Serve
If your home sits in one of these cities, start on that page. Each covers that city’s permit rules, utility rebates and housing stock.
Service AreaWindow Replacement in Phoenix, AZ
Retrofit on most homes, full-frame when the opening itself has failed, plus the rules that apply in the central historic districts.
Service AreaWindow Replacement in Scottsdale, AZ
Scottsdale requires a permit to replace windows, and most neighborhoods run an architectural committee review before work starts.
Service AreaWindow Replacement in Mesa, AZ
Mesa exempts a like-for-like window swap from a building permit, and the SRP rebate arithmetic is worked through on that page.
Service AreaWindow Replacement in Chandler, AZ
Styles, frames and glass compared for Chandler stock, and the window work the city will not exempt from a permit.
Service AreaWindow Replacement in Paradise Valley, AZ
Oversized openings and door walls, measured properly, with high-performance glass that does not read as a mirror from the street.
Serving Tempe and the surrounding Valley. Not sure which page applies to your address? Contact us and we will tell you what your city requires before you book anything.
Window Replacement Tempe FAQs
Do I need a permit to replace windows in Tempe, AZ?
Does the City of Tempe refund building permit fees?
Does SRP give a rebate for replacement windows?
Is there still a federal tax credit for windows in 2026?
What type of windows are best for Arizona heat?
Will new windows help with aircraft noise in North Tempe?
How long does window replacement take in Tempe?
Which aluminum windows do you install, IWC or PRL?
What is the difference between retrofit and full-frame replacement?
Can you replace windows in an older home near ASU?
Will new windows lower my SRP bill?
Are you licensed and insured?
Still deciding? There are more questions answered across our windows and doors range.
Ready For New Windows In Tempe?
Book a free, no-obligation in-home estimate. We measure every opening, confirm whether your job needs a City of Tempe permit, and give you one clear price with the glass numbers in writing. Most Tempe quotes are finished in a single visit.
