Are you living with cold drafty windows?

FHI Windows · Site Admin Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Posts: 198

Cold, Drafty Windows? We Have a Solution!

If you have cold, drafty windows then you need to change them as soon as possible because they will have a negative impact on the energy efficiency of your home. What you really need is energy efficient and top quality replacement windows. There are many people out there who have received replacement windows quotes that sound exorbitant, so what is the best option you have?

There are plenty of options and each of them can be customized according to your requirement. But the first thing that you need to understand is that however hard you may try, you can't always control the environment or air inside your home. One of important aspects that most people overlook is the small holes or cracks, which can add up to anywhere between 100 and 400 square inches. This means that the small cracks can develop over a period of time and create a bigger space equivalent to a 2-feet wide window. Imagine such a huge gap being open through out the year. You are bound to feel too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter! Not to mention the added cost of repairing or filling up the gaps.

Most of the times, the cold air comes from the hidden holes within the ceiling cavities and some of them are also located on walls. The second thing that many people have noticed is that the warm windows in the summer become cold, drafty windows in the winter. So what are your options?

We have the perfect solution and it is vinyl replacement windows. There are different types of energy efficient replacement windows to choose from like the:

• Double hung vinyl replacement windows
• Slider vinyl replacement windows
• Casement Vinyl replacement windows
• Bow & Bay Vinyl replacement windows

You are probably wondering what the various benefits you will derive are, and if these replacement windows will be the best alternative to cold, drafty windows? The truth is that there are several benefits, and some of them are:

1. Use of low maintenance material will ensure that your vinyl replacement windows are completely scratch proof and will not corrode unlike aluminum windows.
2. They will be color fast and have a long-lasting appearance.
3. Vinyl replacement windows have a higher insulation value than wood or aluminum and as a result, it will be able to maintain the room temperature even when the temperature outside your home is humid, freezing, or hot.
4. These replacement windows have better resistance to water and do not let water penetrate.

The other easy option is to seal any air leaks and thus, save money. But honestly speaking, this is a short-term solution and after a few months or a year, you will be back to square one with cold, drafty windows. So what you really need to do is, look for energy star replacement windows. All of our windows are energy star compliant replacement windows and ensure that your home remains warm even when the temperature outside your home is freezing.

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Anthony01 · Forum Member Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 27

Thanks for the article! I do have a question. Are Vinyl windows that much more expensive than wood windows and to they insulate the home any better?

Thanks!

WindowGuy · Forum Member Joined: 02 Mar 2008 Posts: 36

kyle · Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject:

Actually wood windows cost a lot more than vinyl. Its a numbers game.Just like wood brickmould cost more than pvc brickmould.

Carfanatic · Forum Member Joined: 04 Apr 2008 Posts: 26

Wood windows are very nice, but a little pricey. We had vinyl put into ours, they look a little on the cheap side, but we didn't have to get the best on the market.

monica · Forum Member Joined: 22 Dec 2011 Posts: 31

very nice article on windows.

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