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When it is time to replace windows in a brick home, many homeowners ask the same question: does the masonry need to be disturbed?

When it is time to replace a patio door, the number of panels can seem like a design detail. In practice, it affects the total width, how people move between indoors and outdoors, the amount of glass, and how the door fits into the room.

Window dimensions are not only an architectural choice. A larger glass area can influence winter heat loss, solar heat gain and comfort near the window. Orientation matters as well.

Once an interior renovation starts, decisions pile up quickly: new drywall, paint, trim, flooring, cabinets and mouldings. Then someone looks at the windows and realizes that a few of them may need to be replaced too.

Not every window in a home needs to do the same job. Some are mainly there to bring in natural light and preserve the view. Others also need to provide ventilation in a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, or another regularly used space.