Knowing the style of your home can help insure the right window touches are added to keep the style consistent. Typically materials that work well are wood, vinyl and fiberglass.

Here are a some tips that can help you think about what window features you can have based on your style of house.  With the variation in climate and wide range of architectural styles San Diego county captures almost every style of building seen across the country.

Cape Cod

Prairie style is often marked with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces.  Large clear windows are popular in these home to let in as much light as possible.

Victorian

These homes use a wide range of windows to work with the ornate architectural style. In additions to traditional double hung windows you will also find bay windows and single hungs as arch tops.

Spanish/Mediterranean

Common themes for Spanish and Mediteranean homes in San Diego county is to have windows topped with arches and includes French swinging or French style sliding doors for patios.

Ranch/ Split-level

Often called mind-century homes, they often contain very large sliding glass and picture windows with accompanying sliding glass doors leading to the patio areas.

Craftsman/Bungalow

This style swept across America in the early twentieth century.  Commonly used windows were double hung and casement/awning with larger profiles and grid patterns.  Wood features that the windows match are common in this style and can easily replicated with different kinds of materials.

Prairie

Prairie style is often marked with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces.  Large clear windows are popular in these home to let in as much light as possible.