First, why should you maintain your windows, when you just bought new ones? Good maintenance of your windows and doors will help them keep their original color, shape, and strength for many years. If your windows and doors surface is timber and it’s time for cleaning, it is a good idea to look for small cracks and gaps and openings…
Waste the heat and cold air produced by the HVAC system in the home – and waste hard-earned dollars! The windows in homes built in the ’70s and ’80s are not energy-efficient. Builders in that era typically installed storm windows to improve the efficiency of single-pane wooden sash windows. Precious warm and cold air still easily escaped from this second…
Low-e windows can make a home more energy-efficient and have unintended consequences such as high humidity or HVAC equipment short-cycling. How Can Installing Low-E Windows Hurt a Home? To answer that question, one needs first to understand that today’s HVAC systems are designed specifically for the homes that they’re in. Several factors, including solar orientation, number of windows, number of…
