The website, www.costhelper.com, estimates the range for replacing windows in a one-story, three-bedroom home with 10 windows at between $3,000 and $10,000.

What’s more, consumers are no longer restricted to standard frames that scream “replacement window.” Some manufacturers offer wood replacement windows with vinyl- or aluminum-clad exteriors.

The house was built in 1978 and the trim boards are beginning to rot so will not hold stain. We will be getting vinyl soffits and fascia and the contractor will wrap window trim with aluminum.