You may be remodeling or renovating your home to give your living space a more refreshed and enhanced look. In making these changes there are certain structures or fittings that can also be replaced to give an elegant finished touch to your project and window replacement is a great place to start.
Window Replacement is the Perfect Upgrade
When replacing windows homeowners should install windows that offer the most benefits. If you are not remodeling but live in an older home with windows that are least 15 to 30 years old you could also consider replacing them as a way to make home improvements.
Since the recognition of global warming ‘going green’ and conserving energy have become some of the top priorities for most governments and people around the world. In our homes there are several things that people can install, implement or upgrade in order to achieve not only a safe environment but also help to improve our daily lives overall.
High-performance energy efficient windows not only reduce cooling and heating bills all year round but they also allow homeowners to install smaller heating or cooling systems in their homes. If you happen to have an HVAC system already installed HVAC peak loads that are usually moderate or high are often lower than anticipated in other words you are conserving energy. Sunlight and view are also two very essential`characteristics to bear in mind when selecting and installing windows, however windows can also serve to be a major source of unwanted heat when temperatures outside surge beyond bearable.
Most conventional solutions include utilizing shades, tints or frost on windows but these don’t fully address the issue of heat infiltration and only darken inside the home, however energy efficient windows are designed to have low-solar-gain spectrally and selective coatings.
Just like during the warm months energy efficient windows are very effective during the winter season. At this time outdoor temperatures drop significantly low and interior glass surface temperatures fall below the room air temperature creating uncomfortable drafts as air accelerates throughout the home. Installing energy efficient windows with their technology of lower U-factors will result in a higher interior window temperature during the winter providing greater comfort.
If you own an older home and your windows are twenty years or older it may probably be time to make improvements as according to the U.S. Department of Energy heat loss from inefficient windows can account for 10 to 25 percent of your home’s heating bills.
Additionally homeowners can enjoy other benefits like reduced radiation transmission from sunlight in the home. The coatings on low energy windows have the ability to reduce the UV rays transmitted by up to 75%. UV absorbers can be or are incorporated into plastic films in multilayer windows or as an interlayer in laminated glass but in both cases UV transmission can be reduced to less than 1%.
With benefits like these installing or replacing old windows with energy efficient windows is a great decision it helps homeowners to save money, be more comfortable and adds style to their homes. Contact us for more information.