Window replacement costs in Bridgeport

Bridgeport's building department won't issue a permit on a property with an unpaid tax bill. The city's permit page cites Ordinance 15.08.020: no permits while property taxes or WPCA sewer user fees are delinquent. If a window job needs a permit, a past-due bill can hold it up, so clear that first.

Will it need a permit? The city's list of work exempt from building permits comes from Connecticut's state building code, section 105.2. It covers small sheds, fences up to 7 feet, painting, cabinets and window awnings. Replacing windows isn't on it. The permit page also asks for copies of any pre-approvals the job needs, including from the city's Historical Commission, plus product data sheets for the materials.

The housing shapes the job, too. Single-family detached houses make up only a bit over half the metro's stock. About one in seven sits in a two-family or a three- or four-unit building, where one window job can reach into more than one household's rooms. A house from the late 1960s is the middle of the pack, and about two in three date from before 1980.