Windows
Reducing the amount of air leakage in your home is a cost-effective way to decrease heating and cooling costs, improve durability, increase comfort, and create a healthier indoor environment. To prevent air leakage, homeowners can explore window caulking. Use caulk to seal, or reseal, windows from the outside elements. Caulk is an affordable, flexible substance…
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The Best Low-Cost Ways to Insulate Windows for Winter
We’ve all heard that time-honored bit of advice: if you’re cold, put on a sweater. But sometimes chilly homes aren’t a matter of personal preference, but a reflection of poor window insulation. The best way to improve your window insulation is to buy new windows. Energy-efficient windows with gas-filled insulation can prevent drafts while also keeping the…
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Weatherize Your Windows: Tips to Keep Your Home Warm This Winter
Winter is coming! Read on to explore how to stay warm and save money by weatherizing windows with caulk and foam tape. This prevents drafts that can lower your home’s temperature, forcing you to crank up the heat and driving your energy bills up. Here’s how you can get better heating performance — all with…
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Exterior Treatments to Shade Windows from the Sun
One way to use less energy and lower your utility bills is by minimizing the amount of hot sunlight that enters your home through your windows. Here are seven exterior window shades and other window treatment ideas to shade windows from the sun. 1. Awnings Awnings are probably the most common exterior window treatment to…
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How to Reduce Heat Transfer From Windows
If you only worry about your windows during cold winter months, you’re wasting a lot of energy. That’s because windows can allow so much hot air to seep into your living space during the summer—and lose conditioned cool air as well — which makes your home uncomfortable and hikes your AC bill — yikes! But…
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7 Signs Your Windows Need to be Replaced
Window issues can arise no matter how new your home is. You may suspect your windows are leaking air, or you may be having trouble opening and closing windows. Or the issue may be more straightforward — you may have outdated windows, or windows that are damaged or rotting. Whatever the issue is, window replacements…