Getting Your Window Replacement Right

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Getting Your Window Replacement Right

• Window Replacement Tips

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Synopsis

• How to Find the Top Replacement Window Company
• The Power of Low-E Glass in Windows
• How to Compare the Cost of Different Replacement
  Windows
• Will Energy Efficient Windows Lower Heating
  Costs?
• Consider Decreasing or Increasing Your Homes
  Window Sizes
• Why You Should Consider Adding a New French Door
  to Your Home
• Choosing Between Sliding and Double Hung Windows
• Why You Should Consider Multi-Paned Windows with
  a Replacement

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How to Find the Top Replacement Window Company

• Window Availability
• Talk with any company you are interested in about
  the type of windows they offer, as well as the
  different varieties that they have. They should
  have a good range of brands, as well as different
  window types and materials to choose from. Some
  will even offer custom window services to help
  you get special windows made up for your home.
  Make sure that you have all the important
  features and services available to you from a
  company that you hire, otherwise youll be left
  making compromises.
• Window Quality
• It doesnt matter how many different windows the
  company has available for you if they are all low
  quality. When browsing through the library of
  windows that the replacement window company has
  available, make sure that there are quality
  brands present. Dont go with poorly rated brands
  just because an affordable company offers them,
  instead look for a business that focuses on
  quality and value more than offering the lowest
  possible cost.
• Warranties and Guarantees
• Most of the leading window companies on the
  market today offer top level warranties and
  guarantees around their installation work. This
  is an important consideration and something that
  you should really look for when picking out a
  company to work with.

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How to Find the Top Replacement Window Company

• The best companies offer the most comprehensive
  warranties and the best guarantees. The guarantee
  should make you feel good about your business
  relationship and give you help if you run into
  problems in the future, even if its a year or
  two later.
• Experience
• Experience should be a deciding factor when you
  are trying to decide on the company that you hire
  to install new windows in your home. Properly
  installed windows will function smoothly and
  improve the value of your home. Improperly
  installed windows wont function right and they
  can actually hurt the value of your home and lead
  to costly repairs that you have to deal with as
  well. Always look at the background of the
  company that you are considering to see the type
  of work they have experience doing, and only hire
  companies with years of experience installing the
  type of windows that you are interested in.
• Availability
• Finally, you have to think about the availability
  of the window company that you are going to work
  with. If you want to have windows put on your
  home in the next month or two, its important
  that the business is available to do the work for
  you. If they are not available then you will
  either have to wait for the work to be performed,
  or you will have to hire a different company to
  do the work for you instead.

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The Power of Low-E Glass in Windows

• What is Low-E Glass?
• Low-E glass is specialized glass that comes with
  a microscopically thin coating that effectively
  reflects infrared light. This protective coating
  is completely see-through and it doesnt stop any
  of the rest of the sunlight from making it into
  your home. This means that the glass will help
  protect your house, and help maintain internal
  temperatures, but it will also allow your home to
  remain bright all throughout the day.
• Benefits of Low-E Glass
• Low-E glass does a few different things at once
  to help your home remain comfortable throughout
  the day and to help lower your cooling costs
  throughout the year. The protective coating on
  the glass keeps out warming infrared light from
  making it into your home by reflecting it back
  out. This minimizes heat generation within your
  home from sunlight. It also helps reflect
  internal temperatures back into your home,
  serving as an insulating barrier to keep cold air
  in, or warm air in depending on the time of year
  that it is.
• Choosing Hard-Coat or Soft-Coat Low-E
• There are two different types of Low-E coatings
  available today, soft-coat and hard-coat.
  Soft-coat low-E tends to be more expensive and
  difficult to manufacture, and its installed
  within the insulating part of the window itself.
  This coating offers the very best level of
  protection, but its more fragile. Hard-coat
  Low-E layers are easier to manufacture, far more
  durable, more affordable and slightly less
  effective. When deciding between these two
  options you need to look at prices very closely
  and decide using the cost difference and
  durability difference of the two options.

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How to Compare the Cost of Different Replacement
Windows

• Think about All the Costs
• Many homeowners make the mistake of looking at
  the face value of replacement windows when
  figuring out how much they are going to cost, but
  thats not the real cost of a replacement window.
  Its important to factor in every single element
  of a window replacement, including additional
  material costs, labor costs and time involved to
  complete the work. Some windows that seem
  affordable are actually more expensive than the
  mid-priced windows that seem expensive at first
  glance.
• Consider Brand Reputation
• Brands have reputations for a reason. Some
  windows are well-known for being high quality and
  offering a good value for the money, and others
  arent. Its best to go with reputable windows
  whenever possible, but its important to think
  about reputation when looking at prices. Windows
  that are well known for being high quality and
  holding up over time, are worth spending a bit
  more money on. Low cost windows might not be such
  a great deal if they dont

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How to Compare the Cost of Different Replacement
Windows

• Consider Maintenance Requirements
• Wooden windows are often more affordable than
  materials like aluminum or fiberglass, but they
  require more maintenance to keep in proper
  working order over time. Think about the
  maintenance requirements of windows when
  purchasing them and factor those costs into the
  costs of your windows as well. You might not want
  to perform maintenance regularly on your windows,
  which means that youll have to spend the extra
  cash for low-maintenance windows instead.
• Think About the Warranty
• Warranty is another important consideration when
  buying windows and considering the cost of them.
  A comprehensive warranty is worth added money on
  top of the price of a standard window. A good
  solid warranty guarantees that youll enjoy
  long-lasting performance from your new windows
  after they are installed. Without a long-term
  warranty theres a better chance that the windows
  will fail prematurely and that youll be left
  paying the cost of repairs in the future.

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Will Energy Efficient Windows Lower Heating Costs?

• They Wont Save You a Fortune
• Low-E windows will keep hot rays from intense
  summer suns out of your home and minimize how
  much your home heats up during the day. Sure,
  excellent multi-pane windows infused with
  insulating gases will minimize how much heat is
  lost during cold months when youre trying to
  heat your space, but in most homes windows only
  take up so much space. The rest of the space is
  occupied by walls, doors and other surfaces. Each
  of these surfaces come in contact with the
  outside air more than windows do, so excellent
  windows wont save you much if you have poor wall
  insulation. They also wont help keep out the
  heat thats soaking through that flimsy front or
  rear door.
• They Will Improve Interior Comfort
• Low-E windows help keep hot sunlight from warming
  up the surfaces around your home and creating hot
  spots that make you feel uncomfortable. This
  helps create a more even feel throughout an air
  conditioned home. The same goes true for heavily
  insulated windows. They minimize drafts in cold
  or hot weather, so that you have a more even
  feeling interior that you can sit in comfortably.
  
• They Will Save Your Furniture and Flooring
• Another major benefit of high quality Low-E
  windows that you dont hear much about from
  window specialists is their ability to keep
  harmful UV radiation out of your home. Your
  flooring wont fade and wear as fast. Your
  furniture wont fade and lose its color and your
  home will stay youthful for longer in general.

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Consider Decreasing or Increasing Your Homes
Window Sizes

• If youre looking for a change in one of the
  rooms of your home, theres no better way to
  transform your space than by resizing one or more
  of your windows. If you want to create a darker
  space, or make more wall space for cabinets,
  shelves or other accessories, shrinking windows
  down can be a valid approach. Decreasing the size
  of your windows can also lower the cost of your
  replacements, making them much more affordable.
• If youre looking to open up a space and bring
  more sunlight into your home, increasing the size
  of your windows is a worthwhile approach to
  consider. Though its more costly, the reward of
  larger windows is a feeling of openness that many
  homeowners fall in love with.

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Why You Should Consider Adding a New French Door
to Your Home

• Enhance Home Security
• Upgrading to a high-quality French door made with
  a solid core can enhance your homes security.
  The right door will be much more difficult to
  break down, and when installed with the proper
  hardware will hold up to invaders better than
  your old door could ever dream of doing. If you
  choose one of the high security French doors when
  upgrading you can rest-assured that your home
  will be safer and that you can count on the door
  to hold up when you want it to most.
• Get a Custom Look
• While there is a wide variety of different colors
  and styles of French doors, its also possible to
  go with a completely custom door for your home or
  business. If youre going for a very specific
  style, you can accent your space nicely with just
  the right look to suit your tastes. Custom doors
  are made to order and they can be matched to most
  color schemes, even if they are very different
  compared to the stock options sold in most
  stores.
• Increase Property Value
• French doors are highly stylistic and attractive
  and add lovely curb appeal to your home. Thats
  one of the most important reasons to consider
  adding one to your property. By choosing as
  stylish French door that matches the design of
  your home, you can make it look better, help your
  property stand out and increase your overall
  property values as well. If you ever decide to
  resell your home that improved front door could
  help you sell the house faster, and could
  increase the perceived value of your space as
  well, which is an excellent bonus.

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Choosing Between Sliding and Double Hung Windows

• When to Use Sliding
• Since sliding windows tend to be wider than they
  are tall, they are best for wide walls. If you
  have a very wide space that you want to open up
  with a window, or you want to add a window up
  above a door, a kitchen sink, or another compact
  space at the top or bottom of a room, a sliding
  window is the best option of the two. It can be
  operated comfortably even at height, and is
  adjustable enough to offer excellent ventilation.
  
• When to Use Double Hung
• Since double hung windows are set up in a
  vertical orientation, they are best used on
  narrow walls where you have more vertical space
  to cover than horizontal. They can be accessed
  comfortably, cleaned with ease and offer
  excellent ventilation, even when they are the
  only window in the room. Consider adding double
  hung windows to bedroom walls, bathrooms and any
  other space where you have a narrow wall that you
  want to open up with a window.

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Why You Should Consider Multi-Paned Windows with
a Replacement

• Why Additional Panes are Beneficial
• Window panes themselves offer minimal protection,
  which is why a single pane window is known for
  being drafty and not really helping the comfort
  of your space all that much. Even doubling the
  thickness of your traditional window pane
  wouldnt do much to help improve your homes
  comfort, its the space between window panes that
  is so important. If you opt for dual pane
  windows, youll get windows that have two panes
  of glass with a sizable space in between them.
  This space creates an added layer of insulation,
  and its actually the air inside thats doing
  most of the work. Adding on additional panes of
  glass creates more pockets of air, and offers
  even more insulation.
• Insulating Gas Pockets are Particularly Helpful
• While standard multi-pane windows are good for
  keeping cool or hot air out of your home because
  of the pockets of air, there are special windows
  that have insulating gases like argon in between
  the glass panes of the windows. These gases are
  even more effective for insulation purposes than
  standard air is, and you can improve your homes
  insulation by investing in them.

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Why You Should Consider Multi-Paned Windows with
a Replacement

• Double Your Protection
• Dual pane windows are good for improving a homes
  insulation if you are used to single pane, but
  they arent the best solution that you can get
  today. Going with three or four panes can
  potentially double the overall insulation that
  you have available. Three panes will give you two
  air pockets instead of one, and four panes will
  give you three air pockets instead of two. Either
  way, youre going to make your windows more
  effective, and reduce drafts significantly. Not
  only that, but youll minimize your utility costs
  with such an investment, and thats one of the
  biggest benefits of all.
• Examine the Options
• If you are planning on getting replacement
  windows, talk with a specialist about the
  different options that you have available. Look
  at the advanced energy-efficient models that are
  available today, and talk about the different
  values that the windows have to help you figure
  out which are worth the added cost and which are
  not. You dont need triple or quad pane windows
  to save on energy costs, but they are a pretty
  darned good investment that can really improve
  the quality of your home as well.

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