For the Boise Houses That Don't Fit the Catalog
Every window brand claims custom; Kolbe means it. And Boise — with more pre-war architecture than the rest of the valley combined, plus a foothills full of one-off designs — is exactly the city that needs a manufacturer whose default answer is yes. Wood Windows Inc has been the authorized Kolbe dealer here through decades of that work: radius windows over Warm Springs entries, divided-lite banks matched to 1908 originals, corner glass on foothills moderns.
The Historic Work Is the Signature
Boise's North End and East End operate under design review, and window replacement there is a profile-matching exercise as much as a construction job. Kolbe's Ultra Series is one of our two standard answers (Andersen 400 being the other): wood interiors, traditional exterior profiles in extruded aluminum cladding, and divided-lite construction authentic enough to stand next to the original sash on the neighbor's house. Modern Low-E glass rides inside the period look — the exact combination Certificates of Appropriateness are written to encourage.
Where Kolbe pulls ahead of every alternative: the openings nobody mass-produces. True half-round transoms, ellipses, the 27¾-inch casement a 1911 builder thought was standard. Kolbe manufactures to the drawing; our carpenters install to the house.
The Modern Side of the Book
Custom cuts both ways. Boise's foothills and river-corridor builds use Kolbe's deep color range and made-to-order sizing for contemporary statements, and the Forgent series — Glastra fiberglass-hybrid frames — gives cost-conscious phases of those projects a same-brand companion line. An all-Kolbe house can run showpiece Ultra units where the architecture performs and Forgent where it just needs to be excellent.
Priced Like a Specialist, Serviced Like a Neighbor
Kolbe occupies the premium tier and we quote it honestly against our own Andersen and Marvin lines — plenty of Boise projects end up mixing brands after the comparison. What doesn't vary: employee installation (no subcontractors, ever, in 46 years), design-review paperwork handled, and the authorized dealer holding your warranty ten minutes away in Garden City. Drawings, photos, or just an address: (208) 376-2200 starts the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Kolbe beat Andersen or Marvin on a Boise project?
When the design leaves the catalog. Kolbe's Ultra Series tolerates 'custom' more gracefully than any line we carry — true radius heads, unusual sizes to the sixteenth, deep color and species options, divided-lite patterns matched to century-old originals. For standard openings the big two often win on price; for the window that has to be exactly *this*, Kolbe is the call.
Is Kolbe accepted by Boise historic district design review?
Consistently. The Ultra Series' wood interiors, traditional profiles, and authentic divided lites are precisely what North End and East End Certificate of Appropriateness review wants. We've matched Kolbe units to 1900s originals on Harrison Boulevard-caliber homes.
What do Kolbe windows cost in Boise?
Ultra Series clad-wood typically runs $1,500–$2,800+ per opening installed; the Forgent fiberglass-hybrid line $950–$1,500. Radius and custom shapes price individually from drawings. Free measure, firm written numbers.
Who services Kolbe windows locally?
We do — Wood Windows Inc is the authorized Kolbe dealer that measures, orders, installs with employee carpenters, and handles warranty work from Garden City. On custom product, having the installing dealer ten minutes away is worth real money over a window's life.
Last reviewed 2026-07-05 by Wood Windows Inc — (208) 376-2200