Aluminum Doors & Windows

Aluminum doors and windows have value if you remove the glass prior to delivering them to the recycling center.

To get the best payback, disassemble them until you have nothing but stripped-out frames. Remove screws, fittings, weather-stripping and corner pieces, making sure there is nothing left but aluminum, and you will get a much better price.

Windows from stores are sometimes welded at the corners, in which case there is no need to attempt disassembly beyond removing glass, weather-stripping and attachments.

In some cases, the window frames have been filled with a type of foam to better insulate your building from summer and winter temperature extremes. These are known as “thermal break windows” and there is no practical way to remove the foam, so the frames sell at a much cheaper price.