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Installation · Garden Window Installation

Portage Ave garden window installation — measured, sealed, warrantied

A garden window projects outward like a mini greenhouse — perfect over a kitchen sink for herbs and plants, with side vents for airflow and shelves for growing.

  • Every opening measured on-site
  • Full air-seal on every unit
  • Written frame + sealed-glass warranty
Windows Winnipeg — Garden Window Installation

Why it fits Portage Ave

A mini greenhouse indoors

A garden window is a little glass box that projects out from the wall with a glass roof and interior shelves — a miniature greenhouse, usually over the kitchen sink, that bathes herbs and small plants in light from three sides and the top. Side awning vents let you crack it for airflow, so it is as practical as it is charming: fresh basil in February and a bright spot to do the dishes.

Like any projecting unit, it lives out in the weather, so in Portage Ave the box has to be insulated and flashed properly or it turns into a cold, dripping problem in January.

We build and install it to handle our winters — insulating the projection, flashing it watertight and sealing it to the wall — so it stays warm, dry and condensation-free while it does its greenhouse job.

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How it works

From free estimate to installed — in four simple steps

  1. Book the estimate

    Call, text or use the form. We book a free in-home visit — no obligation, no high-pressure sales table.

  2. On-site measure

    We measure every opening, check the frames and sills for rot or water damage, and walk through material, style and glass options in plain language.

  3. Written quote

    Line-item quote with the window line, glass package, U-factor, warranty and haul-away on one page. Financing attached when you want it.

  4. Install, cleanly

    Drop cloths, boot covers and a full air-seal on every unit. Old windows hauled away and a walkthrough of your new windows plus warranty registration.

What you get

Light, airflow, warmth

Proper support, insulation and flashing are what keep a garden window solid, warm and condensation-free through a hard winter — the glass roof and projecting box are exactly where a rushed install leaks or sweats. We detail all three and air-seal the unit to the wall.

The written quote covers the box, the glass package, the awning vents and the interior and exterior finish, so you know what is included, and the whole unit is backed by a written warranty.

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In writing Warranty
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Air-sealed Install

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Common questions

Garden Window Installation questions answered

Best placement, staying warm and ventilation for garden windows.

Most often over a kitchen sink, where the extra depth, the shelves and the light from three sides plus the top are perfect for growing herbs and small potted plants year-round. It also makes a bright feature of a spot you already stand at every day. Garden windows suit other rooms too — a sunny breakfast nook or a bathroom where you want plants and light — anywhere there is an exterior wall and room for the box to project. We help you confirm the location and projection at the measure.
Not when it is insulated and glazed properly, which is the key with any projecting window in our climate. Because a garden window boxes out into the weather with a glass roof, the frame and the non-glass surfaces have to be well insulated and the glass has to be efficient, or it becomes a cold spot that drips with condensation. We build them with insulated, flashed projections and efficient Low-E glass so they handle Portage Ave winters without a moisture problem — a warm, bright greenhouse, not a cold, wet ledge.
Yes — the two side panels of a garden window are typically awning vents that crank open outward, so you get real ventilation as well as light. That airflow matters over a sink or stove, where it helps clear moisture and cooking heat, and it lets your plants breathe. Because the vents are awning-style, you can leave them cracked in light rain without water coming in. Closed, they seal by compression for a tight, efficient window. We will show you the operation at the estimate.
Yes — a garden window includes glass shelves for plants, and the glass top and sides bathe them in light from every direction.
Often yes, though it projects outward, so we confirm the opening and the exterior clearance at the free measure before ordering.

Real Portage Ave reviews

What Portage Ave homeowners say about us

★★★★★ 4.9 · 118 reviews on Google
★★★★★

My little kitchen greenhouse over the sink. Herbs get sun all winter and, thanks to their insulating, no condensation problems.

L. Chartrand
Homeowner, Portage Ave
★★★★★

Adds light and a spot for plants and it stays warm and dry even in the deep cold. Lovely upgrade.

S. Kaur
Homeowner, Portage Ave
★★★★★

The side vents let a breeze through while I do the dishes. Built solid and flashed watertight.

J. Cardinal
Homeowner, Portage Ave
★★★★

Charming and practical. The estimator confirmed the projection would fit before we committed.

B. Nowak
Homeowner, Portage Ave

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Book a free Portage Ave garden window installation estimate

Book a free in-home measure and a written, itemized quote for garden window installation anywhere across Portage Ave and the surrounding towns. A bright greenhouse over your sink, built insulated and watertight for our winters and backed by a written warranty — fitted by our own crews, no subcontractors, no pressure.

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