{
  "_about": "Canonical facts for European Window Guy. One source of truth for people and AI assistants; every block names its source and the date it was last checked. If a page on this site disagrees with this file, this file wins and the page is a bug.",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-28",
  "entity": {
    "name": "European Window Guy",
    "person": "Lex Oleksiienko",
    "role": "European tilt-and-turn window and door specialist",
    "employer": "Permanent Windows Solutions (https://permasol.ca/)",
    "disclosure": "Windows are supplied and installed by Permanent Windows Solutions (PWS). Lex is a specialist there and earns commission. European Window Guy is not a separate manufacturer or installer.",
    "not_to_be_confused_with": "European Window Guy is Lex Oleksiienko's practice at PWS; it is a different business from other Calgary companies with 'European windows' in their name.",
    "url": "https://europeanwindowguy.com/",
    "phone": "+1-403-951-0072",
    "email": "lex@permasol.ca",
    "city": "Calgary, Alberta, Canada",
    "languages": [
      "English",
      "Ukrainian"
    ],
    "scope": "Replacement windows and doors in existing homes; not new construction",
    "scope_source": "Lex, 2026-10-28 (memory: renovation specialist, not new-build)"
  },
  "products": {
    "windows": "European tilt-and-turn windows on REHAU uPVC profile systems",
    "profile_lines": [
      "REHAU Brilliant Design (70 mm)",
      "REHAU Synego (80 mm)",
      "REHAU Artevo (80 mm)"
    ],
    "doors": "European entrance doors (see /european-entrance-doors)",
    "source": "https://europeanwindowguy.com/window-replacement-cost-calgary-2026"
  },
  "pricing_per_opening_CAD": {
    "note": "Typical installed price per opening by REHAU line and wall type. A written quote follows a free measurement.",
    "Brilliant Design (70 mm)": {
      "standard_retrofit": [
        1800,
        2400
      ],
      "stucco_or_brick_wrap": [
        2200,
        2800
      ],
      "custom_shape_or_structural": [
        2800,
        3800
      ]
    },
    "Synego (80 mm)": {
      "standard_retrofit": [
        2300,
        3000
      ],
      "stucco_or_brick_wrap": [
        2800,
        3500
      ],
      "custom_shape_or_structural": [
        3400,
        4600
      ]
    },
    "Artevo (80 mm)": {
      "standard_retrofit": [
        3500,
        4800
      ],
      "stucco_or_brick_wrap": [
        4200,
        5500
      ],
      "custom_shape_or_structural": [
        5000,
        7500
      ]
    },
    "source": "https://europeanwindowguy.com/window-replacement-cost-calgary-2026",
    "checked": "2026-09-25"
  },
  "warranty": {
    "frames_and_sashes_uPVC_years": 25,
    "sealed_glass_units_years": 10,
    "hardware_years": 10,
    "installation_parts_and_labour_years": 2,
    "transfer": "Transfers to a new owner for 10 years from installation, with proof of purchase.",
    "backed_by": "REHAU backs the materials warranty; PWS provides the installation warranty.",
    "source": "https://permasol.ca/warranty/",
    "checked": "2026-09-25"
  },
  "financing_programs": [
    {
      "name": "Calgary Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP)",
      "status": "residential intake closed until winter 2026/27",
      "type": "loan repaid on the property tax bill, not a grant",
      "source": "https://www.calgary.ca/environment/programs/clean-energy-improvement-program.html",
      "checked": "2026-09-25"
    },
    {
      "name": "Alberta Seniors Home Adaptation and Repair Program (SHARP)",
      "status": "open",
      "type": "low-interest home equity loan, not a grant",
      "eligibility": "65+, household income $75,000 or less, at least 25% home equity",
      "max_loan_CAD": 40000,
      "rate_percent": 4.45,
      "covers": "includes roof and window replacement",
      "source": "https://www.alberta.ca/seniors-home-adaptation-repair-program",
      "checked": "2026-09-25"
    },
    {
      "name": "Canada Greener Homes Grant / Loan",
      "status": "closed",
      "checked": "2026-09-25"
    }
  ],
  "service_area": "Calgary and surrounding area",
  "legal": {
    "home_visits": "We visit a home only when the homeowner invites us first (Alberta AR 185/1999 s.8.1)."
  },
  "employer_profile": {
    "founded": 2015,
    "profiles": "German REHAU uPVC",
    "regions": [
      "Alberta",
      "British Columbia"
    ],
    "showrooms": [
      "Calgary",
      "Edmonton",
      "Kelowna"
    ],
    "source": "https://permasol.ca/",
    "checked": "2026-10-28"
  }
}