Craig Halvorsen
Owner
Craig spent six years setting glass for local builders before opening our company 13 years ago. He still does the final walk-through on most whole-house jobs and checks every stucco patch and sill seal himself.
About Us
Carlsbad Quality Windows is the area's trusted team in whole-home glass and door replacement, specializing in retrofit vinyl inserts, fiberglass casements, and clad-wood estate units. We offer multi-slide door walls and association-wide glass programs.
The Crew You Meet From Measure to Sign-Off
Our team provides laser measuring and sill pan installs, delivering cooler, quieter rooms for homes and one matching spec for both residential and commercial projects. Backed by 13 years in business and our 2-year workmanship warranty on every installation, we've completed over 1,730 projects, from a single French door pair to 64 openings across a 16-apartment building.
From the first rot check on a sill to the final walk-through after the inspector leaves, our team handles every detail. Serving every community on our service list, we keep every person who touches your house on our own payroll, so you always know whose name is on the work.
Why us
What You Can Hold Us To
13 yearsIn business, all out of one office
1,730Projects completed
2-year2-year workmanship warranty on every installation
30 milesService radius, from the coast to the inland valleys
Meet the Team
Nicole Tran
Location Manager
Nicole runs the beach-side schedule, from the first measure to the final inspection sign-off. 9 years with us.
Marcus Bell
Location Manager
Marcus covers the estate and ranch side, where most jobs are clad-wood, steel and large fixed glass. 7 years with us.
Alicia Ortega
Location Manager
Alicia handles the inland run and books the hot-season Title 24 swaps before summer. 6 years with us.
Tom Brennan
Estimator and Measure Tech
Tom takes every final laser measure and checks each frame and sill for rot before an order is placed. 11 years with us.
Luis Navarro
Install Crew Lead
Luis leads the install crew, sets the retrofit and full-frame units, and seals every sill pan before the trim goes back on. 10 years with us.
Priya Shah
Commercial Project Coordinator
Priya schedules association, apartment and storefront work, handles resident notices and keeps the unit-by-unit punch list. 5 years with us.
Our Company in Numbers
1,730Projects completed
13Years in business
30Mile service radius
How Our People Hand a Job From Measure to Install
Your job moves through four named hands, and none of them is a subcontractor. Tom measures and checks for rot first, your location manager confirms the frame material and the glass package with you, and the order typically lands an estimated 4 to 12 weeks from final measure to install day. Luis's crew then sets the units; a 2-person crew typically sets 8 to 12 retrofit units a day, so a single-story home of 10 to 15 openings usually takes roughly 1 to 2 days by our estimate. A two-story home is staged upstairs first and typically runs an estimated 3 to 5 days.
Every order is checked twice before it is placed. Tom's measure sheet lists each opening by room, its rough size, the frame it has now and whether the sill is sound, and your location manager reads that sheet back to you line by line. A wrong size caught at that point costs nothing; a wrong size caught on install day costs you another 4 to 12 weeks of waiting by our estimate, so we take the extra hour.
What a Whole-House Job With Our Crew Typically Costs
A whole-house, single-story job with our crew is estimated at roughly $8,500 to $12,000, and the opening count, the frame material and the install method move that figure most. A whole-house, two-story job typically lands at an estimated $14,000 to $24,000. A full-frame tear-out, where Tom finds a failed sill, is typically estimated at $800 to $1,500 per opening instead of the $450 to $950 a retrofit vinyl double-hung usually costs. We take a deposit capped at $1,000 or 10% of the contract, whichever is less, as California law requires.
Every figure above is an estimate and is subject to change once we see your frames. The written quote Craig reviews after the final measure sets the final price and the install schedule.
Why Homeowners Trust the People Behind the Work
Homeowners trust a company they can put a face to, and every person on this page answers to the same office. The 2-year workmanship warranty on every installation covers the work our own crew did, and manufacturer warranties are passed through to you, commonly 20 years on the glass and 10 years on non-glass parts. You can read what these people built for Linda's single-story ranch, Catherine's steel-look casements and Gary's 16-apartment building in our detailed project case studies.
Service Areas Each Location Manager Covers
Each served community has one named manager, so your call reaches someone who knows the housing stock there. Nicole covers the beach-side towns, where salt air, small lots and association rules shape most jobs. Marcus covers the estate and ranch side, where design reviews and large fixed glass are common. Alicia covers the inland run, where summer heat and 1970s and 1980s tract homes drive most swaps. You can see the full list of communities we serve and every replacement service we offer.
Questions About Our Team
Who will come to my free estimate?
Tom usually comes to laser measure every opening, and the location manager for your area follows up with the written quote and an install date.
Does the owner still visit job sites?
Yes, Craig still does the final walk-through on most whole-house jobs and checks the stucco patches and sill seals himself.
Do you hand installs to subcontractors?
No, Luis's own crew of 2 to 4 installers sets every unit and door we sell.
Who handles condo associations and apartment buildings?
Priya coordinates association and apartment work, including our condo association replacement projects and resident notices.
How long has the company been in business?
We have been in business for 13 years and have completed over 1,730 projects across the area.
What warranty stands behind the crew's work?
Every job carries our 2-year workmanship warranty on every installation, plus the manufacturer warranties passed straight through to you.
Meet the Crew at Your Free Estimate
Call today, and the people on this page will measure, order and install your new units from the first visit to the last walk-through.
Free in-home measure
Talk to Us About Your Project
Homeowners get a free measure at the house. Boards, managers and contractors can send plans or an opening count for a bid.
Calls only, we do not receive text messages.