Muskogee homes, early 1900s to today
Windows, entry, patio and storm doors, and vinyl or James Hardie siding for a Muskogee house.
New windows and doors for Muskogee homes, installed by the owners' own crew
T Town Windows & Doors is run from Tulsa, about 45 miles away, by brothers Andrey and Vadim Napelenok, and their own crew installs every window and door. Both brothers are EPA lead-safe certified renovators, which counts in a town where about two in three homes were built before 1980.
Brothers Andrey and Vadim Napelenok have put in windows, doors and siding for 17+ years, and they supervise every job from the site, working beside the crew. The installers are their own people, never a subcontractor, and a house in Muskogee gets the same crew as one in Tulsa.
Windows, entry, patio and storm doors, and vinyl or James Hardie siding for a Muskogee house.
Windows and doors for Muskogee apartments and buildings of every kind, and aluminum storefronts for shops.
Our own crew installs every one of these, never a subcontractor, and the estimate at a Muskogee address is free.
Gentek Signature Elite vinyl windows and the Andersen 100 Series, from double-hung and casement to bay, bow and arched special shapes. For an older Muskogee house, Gentek offers woodgrain interiors in FoxWood, oak and maple, so the inside of the new window has a wood look.
Front doors of every type for Muskogee homes, from an early-1900s porch to a 1970s split-level, chosen with you at the house.
Gentek sliding patio doors and hinged French doors for the back of a Muskogee house that opens onto a deck or patio.
Storm doors for Muskogee entries: a glass or screen door hung outside the front door you keep.
James Hardie fiber cement or vinyl lap siding. Oklahoma falls in Hardie's HZ10 zone, the boards made for heat and humidity.
We had an outstanding experience with Andrey, Vadim, and the entire installation team. They were professional, highly skilled, and took obvious pride in their work from start to finish. The crew arrived on time, worked efficiently, paid close attention to detail, and treated our home with care. The quality of the installation exceeded our expectations, and they made sure everything was cleaned up before they left. Itโs refreshing to work with craftsmen who are knowledgeable, courteous, and committed to doing the job right. I would highly recommend Andrey, Vadim, and their team to anyone looking for top-quality window installation.
Vadim & Andrey were terrific! Professional and thoughtful, took time before they got started to answer our questions and again at the end to make sure we were happy and knew how to work and care for our awesome new windows. They took the time to hear my concern about how two different windows may be โset backโ differently compared to the brick facade, talked to me about how they would adjust for it and executed perfectly. They do great work, things look very well finished and these guys caulk lines are second to NONE!! Thanks guys, will be recommending we get you for phase 2!
We got our windows installed today by renewal by Andersonโs. Our installers were.Vadim and Andrey. They were kind, informative of what they were doing and very professional. They cleaned up everything. The windows are beautiful. We were so impressed. I wished I did this a long time ago. Thank you so much!
Wanted to say thank you to Vadim and Andrey and their team for the great work on my new windows and door. Was told it take all day and they were finished in about 5 hours. They went over instructions on how to open and close and take the screens out, cleaned up and took all the old windows and door. Iโm very impressed with their work and the windows are amazing! Once again thank you guys for the hard work and timely service!
Installation day I did not know what to expect. Vadim's and Andre's crew showed up shortly after 8 am. The entire 5-man crew worked diligently through the heat and high winds. They were all polite and answered any questions I had. They covered my furniture and put down carpet to protect my belongings. I was amazed at the speed and efficiency of the crew; they worked as a team and installed all 19 windows in one day. The crew vacuumed the carpet and cleaned up their work area. My previous windows were so foggy I had forgotten what a beautiful view I have of my backyard. My windows no longer sing when the wind blows and they make it much quieter. Thank you for a job well-done.
Vadim and his team did a fabulous job. They exceeded my expectations. Windows are beautiful, functional and have transformed the look of my home.
These window installers surpass professionalism. They were prompt curtious and friendly professional. Above all they worked quietly and very efficient. Vadim and Tim were two very unique individuals. I will recommend their service to everyone. Thank you gentlemen my house is already much cooler
Photos from homes weโve worked on in Muskogee. Every job we have photos of is on our jobs map, pinned on the town, never on the house.
Full project
Photos on the map
Most Muskogee houses fall into one of three groups by age, and each brings its own questions about new windows.
Early 1900s home
Founders' Place, roughly North 12th to North 17th Street between Court Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was listed on the National Register in 2020 for homes built from 1903 to 1951, from Colonial Revival and Queen Anne to Craftsman bungalows. In Census tract 3, just west of downtown, about half the homes date from 1939 or earlier.
Postwar house
34.5 percent of Muskogee's homes were built from 1940 to 1969, and the 1950s alone account for 17.1 percent. Replacing windows in these houses falls under EPA's lead rule, which covers housing built before 1978 and does not treat new windows as a small repair.
1970s house
The 1970s are Muskogee's biggest building decade: 19.0 percent of homes, about 3,255 of them, date from 1970 to 1979. EPA's rule covers a home built before 1978 and not one built in 1978 or later, so the year your house was built decides whether the lead rule applies.
What the Census, the Oklahoma Historical Society and the City of Muskogee say about the houses here, and the lead rule that comes with an older one.
Inside the room
Outside the house
The cleaning check
Signs mark the work area and tell anyone not doing the work to stay out, in the language the household reads.
Taped-down plastic covers the floor at least six feet past the window being worked on, or farther if the dust would reach farther.
Furniture is moved out or covered in plastic with sealed seams, ducts are closed and covered, and doors in the work area are covered with plastic.
Plastic covers the ground at least ten feet past the work, and every door and window within twenty feet is closed.
After cleanup, a certified renovator wipes floors, countertops and window sills with a wet cloth and compares it to EPA's card. A cloth darker than the card means that spot is cleaned again.
This is what EPA's rule asks of any paid contractor working in a home built before 1978, not a description of one company's routine. Source: U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right (March 2026)
Muskogee began in January 1872 as a railroad station, and federal offices for the Five Tribes followed: the Union Agency in 1874 and the Dawes Commission in 1894. The town grew from 4,254 people in 1900 to 25,278 by 1910, then stayed close to that size, with 30,277 in 1920 and 32,322 in 1940.
Source: Oklahoma Historical Society, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Muskogee
Of Muskogee's 17,111 homes, 65.6 percent were built in 1979 or earlier, and the median home dates from 1972. The 1970s alone account for 19.0 percent, more than any other decade, so many houses sit right around EPA's 1978 line.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year, DP04 and B25035, Muskogee city
The City of Muskogee's permit questions list replacing windows, siding or a roof among the jobs that need a remodel permit, and one permit can cover all three. The same page names the 2018 International Residential Code as the city's code.
Source: City of Muskogee, Planning, Frequently Asked Questions
In a Muskogee historic district, the City says to check with the Planning Department before any application: the work may need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission before a permit can be submitted to Inspections.
EPA's lead rule covers anyone paid to replace windows in a home built before 1978, us included. Ask any contractor about each of these, and check the ones a promise cannot settle.
The rule requires every firm doing this work to be certified, even a one-person business, with a certified renovator assigned to each job. In Oklahoma the Department of Environmental Quality runs the program and lists certified firms.
Our answer: Both owners hold EPA lead-safe renovator certificates, good through July 2030.
Check first: Look up any company on Oklahoma DEQ's list of certified RRP firms, which it updates monthly.
U.S. EPA, Renovate Right guide; Oklahoma DEQ
The contractor must give the owner EPA's Renovate Right pamphlet before the job starts and get a signed receipt, or mail it at least 7 days ahead, and keep those records for three years.
Check first: Ask for the pamphlet at the estimate and keep your copy of the receipt.
U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right
Inside, the rule asks for plastic on the floor at least 6 feet past the work, ducts and doors covered, and furniture moved or covered. Outside, plastic goes on the ground at least 10 feet out, with doors and windows within 20 feet closed.
Check first: Ask who moves the furniture and where children and pets stay while the work goes on.
U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right
The rule bans open-flame burning of painted surfaces, heat guns above 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit, and power sanding or grinding unless the tool has a shroud and a HEPA vacuum attachment.
Check first: Ask which tools will touch the painted wood.
U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right
The rule says waste must be contained so no dust escapes, stored where no one can reach it at the end of each workday, and kept contained when it is hauled away. Paint chips go in heavy-duty bags, and the plastic sheeting is thrown out as waste.
Check first: Ask where the old sashes and bagged debris sit overnight if the job runs more than a day.
U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right
After cleaning with a HEPA vacuum and damp cloths, a certified renovator wipes the floors, countertops and window sills and compares each cloth to EPA's cleaning verification card. Outside, the renovator checks the area by eye.
Check first: Ask to see the cleaning check before the warning signs come down.
U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right
The numbers to ask for on each kind of door, and the City's first step when the house is in a historic district.
For a front door, ENERGY STAR goes by the glass. With no glass, look for a U-factor of 0.17 or less; with glass in up to half the door, 0.23 or less and a solar heat gain coefficient no higher than 0.23.
In a Muskogee historic district: check with the Planning Department before ordering, since the job may need a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Historic Preservation Commission.
Entry doors
A patio door that is more than half glass is rated like a window: in Muskogee's South-Central zone, ENERGY STAR asks for a U-factor of 0.28 or lower and a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.23 or lower. A new or wider opening is more than a swap, so ask the City's Building Inspections office about the permit first.
Patio and sliding doors
A storm door hangs in the same opening, outside the front door, so an older entry door can stay where it is behind new glass or a screen. On a pre-1978 house, EPA's lead rule exempts outside work that disturbs 20 square feet of paint or less, though replacing a window never counts as that kind of small job.
Storm doorsSources: ENERGY STAR Residential Windows, Doors and Skylights, Version 7.0, and its climate zones by ZIP code; U.S. EPA, Small Entity Compliance Guide to Renovate Right; City of Muskogee, Building Permit Process.
Replacing windows in Muskogee takes a permit: the City of Muskogee's permit questions say a remodel permit is required when you replace siding, windows or the roof, and one permit can cover all three. If the house is in a historic district, check with the Planning Department first, because the work may need a Certificate of Appropriateness before the permit application goes in. Building Inspections is at 229 W. Okmulgee, (918) 684-6251.
Muskogee has historic districts: minutes of the City of Muskogee Historic Preservation Commission name the Downtown Muskogee Historic District and the Founders' Place Historic District, and Founders' Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 13, 2020. The City's permit page tells anyone in a historic district to ask the Planning Department about a Certificate of Appropriateness before applying for permits.
EPA's lead rule applies to replacing windows in a Muskogee house built before 1978 when the contractor is paid for the work. EPA's Renovate Right guide lists window replacement as covered work and says its small-repair exemption, six square feet inside or 20 square feet outside, does not include window replacement. The Census counts 65.6 percent of Muskogee homes as built in 1979 or earlier.
Oklahoma's Department of Environmental Quality runs the Renovation, Repair and Painting program under delegation from EPA, and its FAQ says the state program is for the most part identical to EPA's. DEQ publishes a list of certified RRP firms, updated monthly, so you can look up a company before you sign. Andrey and Vadim Napelenok are EPA lead-safe certified renovators.
The median Muskogee home was built in 1972, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey. Of the city's 17,111 homes, 12.0 percent were built in 1939 or earlier, 34.5 percent from 1940 to 1969 and 19.0 percent in the 1970s, the largest single decade. Just west of downtown, in Census tract 3, about half the homes date from 1939 or earlier.
Vinyl replacement windows can look like wood on the inside: Gentek Signature Elite, our main vinyl window, comes with woodgrain interiors in FoxWood, oak and maple, and in special shapes such as arches, circle tops and eyebrows for older openings. Outside it comes in white, beige and classic clay vinyl plus Gentek's Portfolio colors. In a historic district, ask the Planning Department what the commission will accept before you order.
Yes, the estimate is free for a Muskogee address, even though Muskogee is about 45 miles from downtown Tulsa in a straight line. We bring samples and brochures to the house, because there is no showroom, and look at each window and door with you, so you choose the right option without paying for more than the house needs.
Muskogee's ZIP codes 74401 and 74403 are in ENERGY STAR's South-Central zone, where a Version 7.0 window needs a U-factor of 0.28 or lower and a solar heat gain coefficient of 0.23 or lower. Both numbers are printed on the window's label, so ask for the rated numbers of the exact window on your quote. Gentek Signature Elite windows meet ENERGY STAR with the right glass package.
A Muskogee job is done by T Town Windows & Doors' own crew, never a subcontractor. Brothers Andrey and Vadim Napelenok run the company from Tulsa, supervise each job and work on site, and have installed windows, doors and siding for 17+ years. Each holds a Renewal by Andersen Certified Master Installer certificate. Every install carries our 1-year workmanship warranty, and manufacturer warranties are passed on and explained.
Call (918) 619-2010 or use the form with your Muskogee address and the windows or doors you want to change, and we set up your free estimate.
We drive out with samples and brochures and go through each window and door with you.
You hear what each opening needs and which options fit it, so you can skip what the house does not need.
Our own crew does the work, with Andrey and Vadim supervising and working on site. In a house built before 1978, the job falls under EPA's lead rule.
Call (918) 619-2010 or send your address and a few words about the windows and doors, and we set up a time to come out. The estimate is free.
Talk to Andrey or Vadim(918) 619-2010