Window Services in Westminster, Colorado

Westminster, Colorado

Window work in Westminster

Westminster's census median is 1987, and the units are spread across three decades rather than one building boom. A single window specification will not describe a 1972 ranch and a 1998 two-storey at the same time.

Housing age in the census

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, table B25034 and table B25035, Westminster city, Colorado. The Census Bureau does not record window frame material.

The city has 50,471 housing units. The 1980s are 11,408 (22.6%), the 1970s are 10,624 (21.0%), and the 1990s are 10,024 (19.9%). Houses from 1939 or earlier are 395 units, 0.8%. The incorporated city sits in both Adams County and Jefferson County, so a Westminster address still has to be checked against the city limit.

Climate from the nearest full normals station

The 1991 to 2020 normals set used here does not include a station inside Westminster with temperature, precipitation, and snow filled in. The nearest of those records is Denver Stapleton (USW00023062), about 12 miles southeast, at about 5,286 feet. Its annual average is 50.2 F, precipitation is 15.58 inches, and snowfall is 53.8 inches. Those are Stapleton numbers. They are not a sensor on 92nd Avenue.

Hail and wind in the NOAA storm file

The place name Westminster is on 2 hail reports from 2015 through 2024. The larger is 1.00 inch on 8 May 2017. That is a thin place-name count. Adams County has 135 hail reports in the same file (largest 2.75 inches at Brighton on 18 June 2018) and Jefferson County has 152 (largest 2.75 inches at Edgewater on 8 May 2017). Both counties contain other cities. Do not treat either total as a Westminster-only tally.

No thunderstorm wind report in this file uses the place name Westminster. High wind is logged by zone. The zone for Boulder and Jefferson counties below 6,000 feet, which also names west Broomfield, has 27 events and a measured gust of 94 knots, about 108 mph, on 30 December 2021. The zone for Denver, west Adams and Arapahoe, and east Broomfield has 28 events and a measured gust of 80 knots, about 92 mph, on 6 April 2024. Westminster's Jefferson side is closer to the first zone. Its Adams side is closer to the second.

Permits in Westminster

The city's residential building permit requirements list puts "window replacements of the same size" with the work that does not need a permit. The same document says a permit is required to install additional windows or doors, or to increase or decrease the size of a window or door. The PDF is the city's residential requirements list.

A separate window handout, marked updated 7 January 2014, says replacement windows must meet the U-factor and solar heat gain required for new construction, must follow the egress rules it spells out, and must meet safety glazing rules. It also says a permit is not required to replace broken or cracked glazing inside an existing frame. Read the requirements list for whether a permit is triggered, and the handout for the performance rules. The Building Division takes applications in eTRAKiT. This page is a reading of those two documents, not a ruling from the counter.

Sources

• Census B25034, Westminster city
• Census B25035, Westminster city
• NOAA normals, Denver Stapleton USW00023062
• NOAA U.S. Climate Normals
• NOAA Storm Events Database
• NOAA storm events bulk files
• Westminster residential permit requirements
• Westminster window handout
• Westminster Building Division

Services covered for Westminster

• Window replacement cost ranges for the Denver metro
• Window installation for new openings and basement egress
• Window repair for fogged glass, hail cracks, and hardware
• Window cleaning for glass, screens, tracks, and hard water

Questions

What is Westminster's median year built?

The 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate gives Westminster city a median year built of 1987, margin of error 1 year, across 50,471 housing units. The 1980s, 1970s, and 1990s each hold about a fifth of the units.

Is a same-size window replacement permitted without a permit in Westminster?

The city's residential requirements list puts window replacements of the same size with work that does not need a permit. Adding a window, or increasing or decreasing the size, does need a permit. The 2014 window handout still sets U-factor, solar heat gain, egress, and safety glazing rules for replacement windows, and it exempts broken glass replaced inside the existing frame.

How many hail reports name Westminster?

NOAA storm events for 2015 through 2024 include 2 hail reports at the place name Westminster. The larger is 1.00 inch on 8 May 2017. Adams County has 135 hail reports in that file and Jefferson County has 152. Those county totals include other cities.

Which NOAA climate station is closest?

Denver Stapleton, USW00023062, is the nearest normals station in this set with temperature, precipitation, and snow. It is about 12 miles southeast of Westminster. The annual average there is 50.2 F, with 15.58 inches of precipitation and 53.8 inches of snow.

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