How to use Window Replacement on AI Two

What Window Replacement does

You upload a house photo that shows the windows you want to rethink, pick a window style or frame direction, and generate. The tool keeps overall facade and camera angle while it updates glazing patterns and frame cues in the preview.

When I tested a brick colonial with white vinyl grids, the black frame preview kept mullion spacing believable while it changed the sash look.

Home Design Studio lists this page with paint, architecture, landscaping, roof, door, and home addition tools in the exterior cluster. Credits meter each generation.

Treat the output as a visual draft. It is not a shop drawing, U factor schedule, or egress code check.

I open this page after I have one clear elevation photo that includes the full window openings. Guessing styles from memory wastes credits.

Free signup credits covered three window style tests for me before we locked a direction for the window quote.

When I tested a ranch with a picture window flanked by sliders, the tool kept trim lines readable while it changed grid density.

I save before and after pairs in a client folder named by street address so revision calls do not mix uploads from different properties.

For rental listings I note which window direction is staging only versus which the owner might approve as a real replacement scope.

If the brief is only the front door slab, I open Door Visualizer instead. Window Replacement earns its credits when glass area is the hero of the conversation.

How to run it step by step

Step one: sign in or create a free account. Step two: upload a daylight photo that shows the full window bank and nearby trim if you can. Step three: pick a style, leave extras on default for the first run. Step four: generate and wait about 30 seconds. Step five: download or change one setting and compare.

My first run with defaults was already useful. The second run only changed frame color so I could judge contrast against the siding.

I never overwrite the original phone photo. Window options stack fast during consult week.

If the glass plane warps, reshoot straighter instead of stacking edits on a skewed file.

I write the style name that won in a note beside the address so the supplier walk stays focused.

If the first run feels too heavy, I change only the style preset on run two. That keeps roof and door cues from shifting at the same time.

Credits apply per generation, so I lock one camera angle on the lead elevation before I batch three frame finishes.

When I tested a second story bank under deep porch shade, a brighter reshoot at midday fixed mullion detail better than rerunning on the dark file.

If shrubs block the lower sash, I trim or step back for one clean shot before I spend credits on a partial crop.

Which photo works best

Bright, straight photos beat wide angle phone snaps from the driveway corner. Show the full window openings, frame, and a slice of surrounding wall when possible.

Soft files under about 800 pixels look muddy after redesign. Start sharp.

The studio before and after card for this tool uses a real house photo. Match that kind of framing.

Clear porch clutter and holiday wreaths from the shot when you can. They copy into the redesign and distract from the glass.

Shoot level across the walk. Angled phone tilts make window jambs look crooked in the output.

Include adjacent doors or garage lines when those proportions matter for the budget talk. Cropping them out leaves the elevation story incomplete.

Open curtains or blinds evenly if you want the elevation to read as occupied. Dark glass can look flat in the preview.

Avoid heavy social filters before upload. The model reads color from the pixels you give it, and a teal filter will fight the frame color you pick in the form.

Mistakes I avoid

Changing window style, paint, and roof together hides which choice helped. Change one variable per run.

Expecting exact manufacturer SKUs from a preview wastes time. I take the download to a showroom and match finishes in person.

Cropping out the roof line when that elevation frames the window bank leaves the curb story incomplete for some listings.

Running five dark filters on the phone before upload. The redesign inherits that cast.

Sending a supplier only the AI still without the original photo. They need both to judge opening size and trim condition.

Treating the preview as an egress or tempered glass specification. Code still needs a licensed review on site.

When to use another exterior tool

Need paint color across the whole facade? Open Paint My House AI. Need a broader architecture restyle? Architecture AI. Need plant beds and lawn mood? Landscaping AI. Need roof shingles or a new entry door as the hero detail? Roof Visualizer and Door Visualizer sit in the same exterior cluster. Need addition volume before you refine glass? Home Addition Visualizer helps scope new massing first.

The exterior cluster guide maps every facade tool. The Home Design Studio pillar covers rooms and outdoor structures when the window preview is approved.

If curb score and priority notes come first, open Curb Appeal Rater before you spend window credits.

After the download

I attach the original photo beside the AI still in the client email so everyone compares the real openings, not just the preview.

For supplier walks I print one keeper at letter size and write the chosen window style on the margin. Phones zoom differently in sunlight.

When a homeowner asks for a second frame finish, I rerun from the same source file instead of editing pixels by hand. That keeps geometry stable.

I store keepers in a folder named by address and date so next season reruns start from the same before file.

Listing agents get a short note that the window preview is a visual draft only. Sizes, egress, and energy details still need a supplier check.