Windows & doors
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Roofing
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ES Windows Construction in Fontana, CA
We provide independent ES Windows service across Fontana, from tear-out and re-frame to replacement and new construction. What makes our ES Windows work here different is simple: we know Fontana’s housing stock and its permit history, which means we catch the unpermitted opening or missing sill pan before it becomes your problem. If you’re dealing with fogged glass, sagging sashes, or water coming in around sliders on a Fontana stucco home, call us at (877) 373-9230 and we’ll tell you straight what you’re looking at. Our ES Windows work covers the full scope: replacement, impact upgrades, and new construction openings for additions.

Why Fontana Residents Choose Us for ES Windows Service
ES Windows built its name in the tract-home trade, and Fontana is tract-home country. The vinyl single-hungs, double-hungs, and horizontal sliders you find on 1960s and 1970s stucco boxes throughout central Fontana are products we see every week. We know the extrusion profiles, the balance systems, the tilt-latch hardware, and where they fail. Noel Cardenas, our owner, came up through the vocational trades program at Santiago Canyon College and spent years working residential builds across Southern California before founding Garden Grove Contractors. He’s the contractor neighbors call when a renovation hits a structural surprise, and Fontana’s older core delivers plenty of those. We’re not an ES Windows dealer, and we don’t pretend to be. We’re an independent general contractor in Fontana who specifies and installs windows alongside the rest of the building envelope, which means we see how the window interacts with the stucco, the flashing, the framing, and the drainage. That’s the difference between a window swap and a window done right.
Styles & brands we work with
- Kitchen remodeling
- Bathroom remodeling
- Home additions & ADU
- Roofing
- Windows & doors
- Driveway & pavers
- Fence
Common ES Windows Construction Problems We Solve in Fontana
These are the failures we see most often on ES Windows units installed in Fontana homes, and each one ties back to something specific about this city’s climate or construction history:
- Snapped tilt-latches and dropped sashes on vinyl double-hungs. Fontana’s dry heat cycles bake the plastic hardware until it gets brittle, and the result is a sash that won’t stay up or won’t stay tilted. We replace the pivot shoes and balances with OEM-equivalent parts matched to the original extrusion, not whatever universal kit is on the shelf.
- Fogged dual-pane IGUs on west- and south-facing walls. Fontana summers run hot, and the afternoon sun on a stucco wall doesn’t just warm the glass. It superheats the air between the panes, and once the seal fails, the fog sets in. Then Santa Ana wind-driven dust finds every micro-gap in the sash weatherstrip and you’ve got haze and grit inside the unit.
- Leaking sliders and picture-window combos during Cajon Pass wash rain events. When the flash-flood storms come down off the pass, water hits windows sideways. If the original builder-grade ES Windows slider was installed without a sill pan, or if the weep holes are clogged with years of Fontana dust, water walks straight into the wall cavity.
- Cracked vinyl sash corners and weatherstrip shrinkage on 1990s-2000s subdivision homes. North and south Fontana subdivisions from that era got builder-grade ES Windows units, and many were flashed against stucco with minimal care. Two decades of heat cycling later, the corners crack and the weatherstrip shrinks back, and suddenly every windy day brings dust through the gaps.
- Unpermitted window openings discovered during remodels. Fontana’s core has a long history of garage conversions and room additions that bypassed permits. When we open a wall to replace ES Windows, we sometimes find an opening that was never in the original plans. That changes the scope, and we handle it before it becomes a stop-work order.
ES Windows Service in Fontana: What Local Conditions Mean for Your Project
Fontana’s core ZIP code, 92335, is full of 1950s-70s single-story stucco homes, and a striking number of them have garage conversions or room additions that were built without permits. This is not a problem we run into occasionally. It’s the norm in the neighborhoods off Sierra Avenue, and it changes how an ES Windows replacement job starts. Before we can quote a window replacement, we frequently have to reconcile an unpermitted opening with City of Fontana or San Bernardino County plan check. The unpermitted work usually wasn’t framed or flashed to current code, which means the window we’re replacing is sitting in an opening that was never inspected and likely never properly waterproofed. You can’t put a new ES Windows unit into a bad rough opening and expect it to perform. So our process in Fontana starts with looking at what’s behind the window, not just the window itself. That’s the part a generic ES Windows page never mentions, and it’s the part that matters most on these older Fontana homes.
On a 1962 single-story stucco ranch off Sierra Avenue, we pulled a set of fogged ES Windows vinyl sliders and a sagging double-hung whose tilt latches had snapped. Behind the drywall we found the original rough opening had no sill pan, and a botched unpermitted patio-door addition was buried in the framing. We re-flashed and re-framed the opening, installed new units, and walked the homeowner through getting the unpermitted work into plan check before final inspection. That’s what our Rialto ES Windows service approach looks like in Fontana.
ES Windows Models & Products We Service in Fontana
We work on the full range of ES Windows product lines found in Fontana homes, just as we do with our Glen Avon ES Windows service. That includes the vinyl single- and double-hung replacement series, the horizontal sliders you see on 1960s-70s stucco tract houses throughout 92335, fixed and picture-window units flanked by sliders, and the ES Windows vinyl patio door and sliding glass door series. When a unit can be repaired, we source OEM-equivalent balances, tilt latches, screen frames, and replacement IGUs matched to the original vinyl extrusion profile. But we also tell homeowners straight when a 25-to-30-year-old ES Windows unit has warped frames that new hardware won’t fix. At that point, replacement beats repair, and we’ll quote you both options so you can see the math for yourself.
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Window work in Fontana spans a wide range because the housing stock is so mixed. Here’s what we quote most often:
| Service | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Window Replacement | $4,500 – $15,000 |
| Roof Repair (when window water intrusion traces back to flashing or roof-line issues) | $400 – $1,800 |
What drives the cost in Fontana is the condition of the rough opening. If we’re replacing an ES Windows unit in an unpermitted addition or a 1960s stucco wall with no sill pan, the framing and flashing work adds to the job. If the opening is clean and square, it’s a straightforward swap. Every quote starts with a free on-site look, and we give you a written line-item estimate before any work begins. Call (877) 373-9230 to schedule yours.

Serving Fontana, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We serve Fontana and nearby communities. Also see Pedley ES Windows service. Use the map below to see the area we cover. If you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs – ES Windows Construction in Fontana
Yes, in most cases. If you’re swapping a window into an existing opening with no structural changes, the permit process is straightforward. But Fontana’s core has a lot of unpermitted additions, and if we find an opening that was never permitted, that changes the scope. We handle the plan check process with City of Fontana or San Bernardino County and make sure the work gets signed off before final inspection. Call (877) 373-9230 and we’ll tell you what your specific project needs.
It’s usually both. The original builder-grade ES Windows units from that era often had no sill pan, and after 25 to 30 years the weep holes are clogged and the weatherstrip is shot. But the window leaks because the opening was never flashed properly. We fix the rough opening and the drain plane before we install the new unit, because replacing the window alone won’t stop the water. Call (877) 373-9230 for an assessment – estimates are free.
Yes. We source OEM-equivalent sashes and balances matched to the original ES Windows extrusion profile, so a single replacement unit doesn’t stand out from the rest of the house. That matters on Fontana homes where the windows are original to a 1970s build and you’re not ready to do the whole elevation yet.
It will. Older ES Windows units with failed seals and shrunken weatherstrip let hot air in and let conditioned air out. New dual-pane IGUs with proper weatherstripping and a sealed frame make a measurable difference on west- and south-facing walls, and they cut the dust that blows through gaps during Santa Ana events. If you want impact-rated glass for wind-borne debris, we quote that as well. Call (877) 373-9230 for exact pricing on your window count.
For a whole-home replacement on a typical Fontana stucco tract house, you’re generally looking at $4,500 to $15,000 depending on the number of units and the condition of the openings. If you’re adding windows as part of a home addition, the framing, flashing, and permitting are part of the bigger scope, and the addition itself typically runs $45,000 to $130,000. We price the windows as a line item inside the full project, so you see exactly where the money goes. Call (877) 373-9230 to schedule a free estimate.
Service Areas Near Fontana
We run ES Windows service calls throughout the Inland Empire and Orange County edges. If you’re in Fontana service area or nearby, we cover Corona, and we also handle jobs in Mead Valley, Bloomington, and the surrounding communities.
Book Your ES Windows Service in Fontana Today
Call (877) 373-9230 to schedule a free on-site estimate. We’ll look at your ES Windows units, check the rough openings, and give you a written line-item quote. From the countertop to the roofline, one contractor, one contract.
Written by Noel Cardenas, Owner at Garden Grove Contractors, serving Fontana and the surrounding Inland Empire communities. “The material you pick today is the problem you solve – or the one you live with – ten years from now.”