General Company Information.

DP Door Co. has been in business since 1977.

The owner is a Finish Carpenter, The General Manager is a Finish Carpenter and is certified by Milgard, The Production Manager is a Finish Carpenter/ Master Craftsman. Our head Carpenter is a Finish Carpenter and is certified by Milgard. All installers are on the payroll, average length of employment with us is 10 years or more.

The Cucamonga store opened in 1991

The Claremont store opened in 1994

In 2007 we got our huge beutifull show room and moved all the smaller showrooms, warehouse, workshop and storage into it.

We service Pasadena to Beaumont and south to the beach. Although most of our work is in Claremont, Upland, and Alta Loma. We do roughly 1000 jobs a year and most were referred customers. It is very likely that we have done several jobs in your neighborhood.

We have workman's compensation insurance on all our employees.

All work is done by our own employees except some construction work and all painting.

Did a contractor advertise he was bonded? Usually when someone ask me if we are bonded it's because a Contractor was bragging about being bonded in their advertisements. All contractors are required to be bonded. It is illegal to say you are bonded in advertisements. To see if a company has an active contractors license and the condition of their bond please visit the California State License Board web site@ http://www2.cslb.ca.gov. It's actually easy to use. You should have the contractor’s license number of the contractor you want information on. You can also use just the name of the business. Our License Number is 562348.

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What windows should we use, wood, aluminum, or vinyl?

It's all a matter of preference.

Wood:

A wood double hungs, casement and picture window are the classic windows. And with the new clad materials (vinyl, aluminum, or fiberglass) on the exterior, the maintenance on wood windows is greatly reduced. The inside can still be stained or painted. The bad side is they are the most expensive windows, and as a replacement window they are difficult to install, which means more labor cost. An average clad wood replacement window is over $1300 while the average aluminum or vinyl is around $650 and our new line of vinly that averages $450   .FAQ top

Aluminum:

Aluminum is probably the strongest most durable frame for its size. It doesn't insulate as well as the wood or vinyl but a high quality dual glazed aluminum window insulates very well. Old windows are usually single glazed with little or no weather strip and lots of small gaps. What I tell my customers is that in an actual house (as opposed to a test box) the aluminum will work 8 times better than their old windows and the vinyl will work 11 times better. Basically what I'm trying to emphasis is that the high quality aluminum windows are nothing like the 1970's track house builders' series windows. Also to realize that looks are very important and some houses will look better with the narrower frame of the aluminum. Usually aluminum cost less. Over all I prefer the look feel and performance of the Vinyl or Fiberglass window but there are times aluminum can be used. FAQ top

Vinyl:

Vinyl can be great as long as you get a good one. The main thing is that the vinyl window you choose has an additive to prevent the  negative effect of the sun and smog . 100% pure titanium dioxide is probably the best additive for this. A cheap vinyl window with little titanium dioxide will get brittle over time. With so many individual companies starting up making vinyl windows its hard to tell what your going to get. It seems like once a month we approached by a new vinyl window company. We've learned the hard way all vinyl window are not the same. But if you find a good one you'll be very happy with it. The vinyl is similar in looks to a nice wood window. When I first saw a vinyl window at a trade show I asked the vender who the great painter was that painted this wood window. Vinyl does insulate better than aluminum. For the maximum in insulation from heat, cold and noise, vinyl is the cost efficient choice. The vinyl doors are in a class by themselves. By far our best selling french door is the vinyl sliding door; It's Beautiful!

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Fiberglass:

If I could afford it I would put it my house.

Great choice of style and colors. Real nice feel to them.
Insulated extremely well. I like the casement windows, if you use the horizontal slider it kind of defeats the purpose. That is the best window is the casement (crank out) the best material is fiberglass with wood shown on the house interior. If you do an expensive fiberglass in a slider they still look good and you'll have to use them in some bedrooms but the casements are what it's all about.

What about tints?

Light Gray

Most window manufactures have a wide variety of glass tints. Glass tints are not a film. The color is actually added to the glass like a good pair of sunglasses. A popular tint is light gray, it is easy on the eyes to look through and looks good from the outside. Light gray also is good for reducing glare in TV or computer rooms. It does not work as well as Low e glass for reducing heat or fading.

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What is Low E?

The most popular glass treatment in the last year is Soft Coat Low E. Also called Low E squared (E\2) Cardinal Low E, and many other names. This is not a tint but is applied to the inboard side of dual pane glass. It works great! Better than tints. Tints because of their color absorb heat and cause the glass to get hotter on sunny days. E\2 has almost no color just very good heat reflecting properties. It also reduce ultraviolet rays, which means less fading on fabrics. One of the best things is the cost, it's about the same as the light gray tint (around $2 a square foot). E\2 can be used with light gray to reduce more glare but not heat.

Draw backs: E\2 has a slight color that you may notice if you use it over white shutters. Most people find it's worth it if they have a heat problem from the suns rays.

Low E max. The newest low e is stronger and we use it for direct sun exposure. We use the standard low e for partial exposure and if it is in the shade you will get more daylight with clear glass but won't get the protection from ultraviolet rays.

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Heat Mirror:

Heat Mirror reflects even more heat than E\2. It's not very popular but you may have an extreme case where you need it.

Draw backs: It's expensive (about $12 a square foot) and it looks like a mirror if the sun hits it right.

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Argon Gas

Argon would be great if it lasted. It has a half life in most windows of about four to six years. Unless utilities greatly increase you won't recoup your cost of the argon. It does work though and it is cheaper then the permanent ways to accomplish the same thing. Well, it cost less up front that is.

How are Replacement Windows installed?

We have a page that briefly explains how retrofit windows are installed. "Learn How"

What windows should we use,  

Wood

Aluminum

Vinyl

Fiberglass

What about Tints?

What is Low E?

Door and Window Cost?

You get more with DP Door.

When we give prices they usually include Tax, Labor, Local Delivery and the most extensive clean up of anyone. Other businesses are known to lour you in with low prices and supper specials but the bottom line turns out higher. We give you the full price, we even include the tax. Our prices are much lower than the high sells pressure companies, you know, the ones that say sign today and save thousands of dollars. And we are more honest then the ones that offer free labor, free windows or rebates for your old windows, as if you can’t figure out that nothings free its just worked back into the price. We are not the lowest price but we are close to the lowest prices. When the job is done you will have spent less time dealing with problems, product we install will last longer and look better, overall you get higher value with D.P. Door Company with out spending more.

Entry Door Prices
 If you haven’t shopped for doors or windows you should have a rough Idea of the prices, The one that transforms your house the most is the front door, we have nice doors installed unfished in the $600 dollar range but most people prefer the doors in the $2000 dollar range. A completely installed entry door including; new handle set, frame, moldings, whether strip, ball bearing hinges, labor, staining; you can spend fifteen hundred minimum and should budget at least two thousand dollars per door.

French doors can be fifteen hundred to four thousand and up for the complete unit installed.

Windows are relatively inexpensive because of the labor is low and we can do a whole house in a day. You can estimate $450 for our best priced high quality window and $1600 and up for a high end vinyl sliding door. A lot of people like the options on the two thousand dollar doors and windows in the $650 range. The prices will vary with the size of the windows and the options. If you have mostly two foot wide windows the price could be one third less. If you don't need a high end sliding glass door you could save several hundred dollars on a less expensive door.

Interior doors; the first door can cost several hundreds but if we are all ready working on you house or you do several interior doors the price comes down to less then two hundred a piece.
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Tax Break:
Check with us to see there are tax deduction for doing energy efficient doors and windows.

Rebates: Gas Company, Utility companies at this time there are no rebates.

If someone approaches you and says they are with the utility company and want to sell you something they are not telling the truth!!!

90 day deferred payment.
We have 90 day deferred payment for our customers, this is a great way to get your retro fit vinyl windows, entry doors or French doors in so you can enjoy them and make your house safer, more comfortable, and improve it's value. This type of financing is relatively popular even with people who don’t like to finance things. It is on approved credit. It does not cost you anything as long as it is paid off before 90 of completion of the job. We have longer duration programs (up to 12 months) that have a service charge.

Insurance claims:
If we approve we can work with your insurance company, some jobs will need a deposit some won't, often you can greatly upgrade your windows with new vinyl dual pane windows for the same price as trying to repair your old windows. If a door is broken in we usually can do emergency lock ups the same day that you call. We will bill your insurance company. We will need the insurance information and the adjusters name and phone number. Call us first so we can schedule a carpenter right away.

FEMA as I understand it FEMA has declared many areas with fire damage and many with wind damage as disaster areas.
If you have damage that affects your well being or your security and your insurance does not cover it go to FEMA's website. We have a page with FEMA information.

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