Bristow homes, oil-boom years to today
Windows, entry, patio and storm doors, and vinyl or James Hardie siding for Bristow houses.
We replace windows and doors in Bristow, with our own crew doing the work
T Town Windows & Doors is a Tulsa company run by brothers Andrey and Vadim Napelenok. The estimate at a Bristow address is free, and every window and door is installed by our own crew, never a subcontractor.
Brothers Andrey and Vadim Napelenok have installed windows, doors and siding for 17+ years. They run T Town Windows & Doors from Tulsa, about 32 miles from Bristow in a straight line, supervise each job and work on site with their own trained, long-time crew. No part of a Bristow job goes to a subcontractor.
Windows, entry, patio and storm doors, and vinyl or James Hardie siding for Bristow houses.
Bristow apartments, offices, churches and schools, plus aluminum storefront windows and doors.
Each one starts with a free estimate at your Bristow address, with samples brought to the house, and our own crew does the install.
Gentek Signature Elite vinyl windows and the Andersen 100 Series, in double-hung, single-hung, sliding, casement, awning, picture, bay and bow styles. For a Bristow house that still has its first windows, Gentek's glass runs from clear double-pane to low-E argon and triple-pane, so you choose the glass as well as the frame.
A new front door for a Bristow porch, in fiberglass, steel or wood, picked with you after we look at the opening.
Gentek sliding patio doors in classic, contemporary and French styles, or hinged French doors, for the back of a Bristow house.
A storm door for a Bristow entry: glass or a screen in front of the front door you already have.
New siding in vinyl, or James Hardie fiber cement in its HZ10 boards, which Hardie makes for Oklahoma's heat and humidity.
We had an outstanding experience with Andrey, Vadim, and the entire installation team. They were professional, highly skilled, and took obvious pride in their work from start to finish. The crew arrived on time, worked efficiently, paid close attention to detail, and treated our home with care. The quality of the installation exceeded our expectations, and they made sure everything was cleaned up before they left. Itโs refreshing to work with craftsmen who are knowledgeable, courteous, and committed to doing the job right. I would highly recommend Andrey, Vadim, and their team to anyone looking for top-quality window installation.
Vadim & Andrey were terrific! Professional and thoughtful, took time before they got started to answer our questions and again at the end to make sure we were happy and knew how to work and care for our awesome new windows. They took the time to hear my concern about how two different windows may be โset backโ differently compared to the brick facade, talked to me about how they would adjust for it and executed perfectly. They do great work, things look very well finished and these guys caulk lines are second to NONE!! Thanks guys, will be recommending we get you for phase 2!
We got our windows installed today by renewal by Andersonโs. Our installers were.Vadim and Andrey. They were kind, informative of what they were doing and very professional. They cleaned up everything. The windows are beautiful. We were so impressed. I wished I did this a long time ago. Thank you so much!
Wanted to say thank you to Vadim and Andrey and their team for the great work on my new windows and door. Was told it take all day and they were finished in about 5 hours. They went over instructions on how to open and close and take the screens out, cleaned up and took all the old windows and door. Iโm very impressed with their work and the windows are amazing! Once again thank you guys for the hard work and timely service!
Installation day I did not know what to expect. Vadim's and Andre's crew showed up shortly after 8 am. The entire 5-man crew worked diligently through the heat and high winds. They were all polite and answered any questions I had. They covered my furniture and put down carpet to protect my belongings. I was amazed at the speed and efficiency of the crew; they worked as a team and installed all 19 windows in one day. The crew vacuumed the carpet and cleaned up their work area. My previous windows were so foggy I had forgotten what a beautiful view I have of my backyard. My windows no longer sing when the wind blows and they make it much quieter. Thank you for a job well-done.
Vadim and his team did a fabulous job. They exceeded my expectations. Windows are beautiful, functional and have transformed the look of my home.
These window installers surpass professionalism. They were prompt curtious and friendly professional. Above all they worked quietly and very efficient. Vadim and Tim were two very unique individuals. I will recommend their service to everyone. Thank you gentlemen my house is already much cooler
Bristow's homes fall into three groups by age, and each one tends to raise its own window questions.
Oil-boom house
About 1 in 8 Bristow homes, 227 of them, were built in 1939 or earlier, the years when the town grew from 1,667 people in 1910 to 6,619 in 1930. If the windows are still the original wood sashes with one pane of glass, DOE and PNNL put a typical U-factor for that window at 0.84.
Postwar house
More than 4 in 10 Bristow homes date from 1940 to 1979, and the city's median home was built in 1976. A house from these years may have single-pane glass or early double-pane clear glass, and DOE counts both among the windows that do a poor job of keeping heat in or out.
1980 and later
The 1980s added 396 Bristow homes, about 1 in 5, more than any other decade, and about 44 percent of the city's homes date from 1980 or later. Around the town, in ZIP code 74010, the median home was built in 1986. Here we walk every window with you and replace only the ones that need it.
What the Oklahoma Historical Society, the Census and the City of Bristow's own code say about the houses here, and what an original window gives up next to a new one.
Original single-pane wood
Double-pane low-E replacement
The three numbers on a window label, typical old against typical new
ENERGY STAR for Bristow's ZIP code: 0.28 or lower
ENERGY STAR for Bristow's ZIP code: 0.23 or lower
ENERGY STAR for windows: 0.3 or lower
Typical values, not one window's test result: the real numbers for a new window are on its NFRC label. Not to scale. Sources: U.S. DOE Building Technologies Office and PNNL, Low-E Storm Windows and Panels (draft, April 2013), window properties table; ENERGY STAR, Residential Windows, Doors and Skylights, Version 7.0; ENERGY STAR, Version 7 climate zones by ZIP code.
Bristow grew up beside a rail line built from Sapulpa toward Oklahoma City in 1898, and had 626 people in 1900. Oil and gas found around 1914 and 1915 brought a boom that lasted until 1925: the town reached 3,460 people in 1920 and 6,619 in 1930, more than the 4,253 the 2020 Census counted.
Source: Oklahoma Historical Society, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Bristow
Of Bristow's 1,922 homes, about 56 percent were built in 1979 or earlier and about 3 in 10 before 1960, and the median home dates from 1976. The 1980s were the biggest single decade, with about 1 in 5 homes.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, B25034 and B25035, Bristow city
Bristow adopts the International Property Maintenance Code, which asks that every window, door and frame be kept in sound condition, good repair and weathertight, glass free of cracks and holes, and every opening window able to open and stay open on its own hardware. Bristow sets the screen season at March 15 to November 1.
Bristow's ordinances make the City Inspector the building official under the residential code, which the city adopts in its most recent edition. Applications go in online through Cloudpermit, and the City's pages do not list which jobs skip a permit, so ask the City Inspector, (918) 367-5942, ext. 5, before a window or door job starts.
Source: City of Bristow, City Inspector and building permits; Code of Ordinances, section 8-467
An original single-pane window and a double-pane low-E one sit far apart on every number on the label. Ask any window replacement company about these, us included, and check the ones a promise cannot settle.
DOE groups old single-pane glass and later double-pane clear glass together as windows that do a poor job against heat and cold. PNNL's typical U-factors: 0.84 for a single-pane wood window and 0.50 for a double-pane window with no coating.
Check first: Look at the edge of the glass from the side: one sheet, or two with a spacer between them.
U.S. DOE, Consumer Guide to Energy-Efficient Windows; DOE and PNNL, Low-E Storm Windows and Panels
A low-E double-pane replacement typically rates 0.30 to 0.35, while clear double-pane rates about 0.50. ENERGY STAR's limits for Bristow's ZIP code are a U-factor of 0.28 or lower and a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.23 or lower.
Our answer: Gentek Signature Elite comes with glass from clear double-pane up to low-E argon and triple-pane, and it meets ENERGY STAR with the right package. We bring samples so you can see the options.
DOE and PNNL; ENERGY STAR Version 7.0 and its ZIP code zones
PNNL puts a typical single-pane wood window at 1 to 4 cubic feet of air per minute per square foot, and a double-pane replacement at 0.1 to 0.3. ENERGY STAR allows a window 0.3 at most.
Check first: Ask for the rated air leakage of the exact window on your quote.
DOE and PNNL; ENERGY STAR Version 7.0
DOE's own advice is to insulate and air seal the house before replacing windows, so the new windows are not doing the work a leaky attic undoes.
Check first: Look at the attic insulation and the gaps around pipes and ducts before you decide how many windows to replace.
U.S. DOE, Consumer Guide to Energy-Efficient Windows
DOE warns that most homes built before 1978 contain lead paint, and about 56 percent of Bristow's homes date from 1979 or earlier. EPA requires anyone paid to disturb painted window frames in a pre-1978 home to be certified.
Our answer: Both brothers hold EPA lead-safe renovator certificates, good until July 2030.
U.S. DOE, Consumer Guide; U.S. Census Bureau; U.S. EPA, Renovation, Repair and Painting Program
The numbers to ask for on each door, and what Bristow's property code says about doors and screens.
ENERGY STAR rates a front door by how much glass it has: 0.17 or lower for a solid door, and 0.23 or lower with a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.23 for a door up to half glass. It also caps air leakage for a swinging door at 0.5.
Bristow's property code: every door and its frame must be kept in sound condition, good repair and weathertight.
Entry doors
A patio door more than half glass is rated like a window: in Bristow's ZIP code, ENERGY STAR asks for a U-factor of 0.28 or lower, a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.23 or lower and air leakage of 0.3 or lower for a slider. Gentek's sliding patio doors have a 1-inch insulated glass unit.
Bristow's property code: from March 15 to November 1, a door needed to air out a living space must have a tight-fitting screen of at least 16 mesh per inch.
Patio and sliding doors
A storm door hangs in the same opening, outside the front door, so the entry door you have stays put behind a new pane of glass or a screen.
Bristow's property code: a screen door used to keep insects out needs a self-closing device in good working order.
Storm doorsSources: ENERGY STAR Residential Windows, Doors and Skylights, Version 7.0, and its climate zones by ZIP code; City of Bristow, Code of Ordinances, section 8-563, adopting the International Property Maintenance Code (2024 edition, sections 304.13 and 304.14).
T Town Windows & Doors replaces windows and doors in Bristow, and the estimate there is free: the town is about 32 miles from downtown Tulsa in a straight line, well inside our 100-mile area. We have no showroom, so the samples and brochures come with us, and we go over every window and door at the house together.
Whether a window replacement in Bristow needs a permit is the City Inspector's call: the City's code makes the City Inspector its building official, and its web pages do not list which jobs can skip a permit. Bristow takes building permit applications online through Cloudpermit, and the City Inspector's office is at (918) 367-5942, ext. 5, so ask before the work starts.
Bristow's Code of Ordinances, section 8-467, adopts the International Residential Code in its most recent edition, with appendix chapters A through K, as the city's residential code. The city also adopts the International Existing Building Code and the International Property Maintenance Code in their most recent editions, with the City Inspector as the code official.
A double-pane low-E replacement beats an old single-pane wood window on every number on the label, by typical values from the Department of Energy and PNNL: a U-factor of 0.30 to 0.35 against 0.84, a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.25 to 0.30 against 0.63, and air leakage of 0.1 to 0.3 against 1 to 4. A lower number is better on all three, and each real window's numbers are on its NFRC label.
Ask for low-E. PNNL's typical U-factor for a double-pane window with no coating is about 0.50, while a double-pane low-E replacement typically rates 0.30 to 0.35. Bristow's ZIP code, 74010, is in ENERGY STAR's South-Central zone, where a certified window needs a U-factor of 0.28 or lower and a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.23 or lower.
Bristow's property code, the International Property Maintenance Code the city adopts, asks that every window, door and frame stay sound and weathertight, with glass free of cracks and holes, and that opening windows open easily and stay open on their own hardware. From March 15 to November 1, openings needed for fresh air must have tight screens of at least 16 mesh per inch, and rentals need sash locks on low windows.
The median house in Bristow was built in 1976, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey. About 56 percent of the city's 1,922 homes were built in 1979 or earlier and about 3 in 10 before 1960, while the 1980s were the biggest single decade. Around the town, in ZIP code 74010, the median home dates from 1986.
Yes, we install patio doors in Bristow: Gentek sliding patio doors in classic, contemporary and French styles, in 2-panel, 3-panel and 4-panel sizes, plus hinged French doors. Gentek's sliders have a 1-inch insulated glass unit with ENERGY STAR-certified BarrierXP glass options, and Gentek's lifetime limited warranty covers the door frame and panels for the original owner.
A Bristow job is done by T Town Windows & Doors' own crew, never a subcontractor. Andrey and Vadim Napelenok, the brothers who own the company, drive out from Tulsa, oversee the job and work beside the crew, with 17+ years of windows, doors and siding behind them. Both hold Renewal by Andersen Certified Master Installer certificates, and every install carries our 1-year workmanship warranty, with manufacturer warranties passed on and explained.
Call (918) 619-2010 or send the form with your Bristow address and the windows or doors on your mind.
Bristow is about 32 miles from downtown Tulsa in a straight line. We bring samples and brochures, since there is no showroom, and look at each opening with you.
We say what each window or door needs and which options fit it, so you buy what the house needs and nothing more.
Our own crew installs, with Andrey and Vadim supervising and working on site.
Call (918) 619-2010 or send your address and which windows or doors you want to change. We set up a time to drive out, and the estimate is free.
Talk to Andrey or Vadim(918) 619-2010