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HOW TO TELL IF YOU NEED NEW WINDOWS

Understanding the Need for New Windows

Windows can make a significant statement on a home. They can also help or harm your house in various ways. If you are considering the possibility of replacing your existing windows but are hoping to make them last another few years, there are a few factors to check out.

The Role of Windows in Your Home

  • Impact on Home Aesthetics and Functionality: Discusses how windows contribute to both the appearance and efficiency of a house.
  • Considering Replacement: Emphasizes the importance of recognizing when you need a window replacement.

Key Factors Indicating Window Replacement

Difficulty in Operation

  • Sticking Windows: Addresses how older or wooden windows often become hard to open or close.
  • Safety and Convenience: Suggests that difficulty in operation is a clear sign for window replacement.

Older windows tend to stick. Opening and closing them can be a challenge because of pain or swelling. This is especially true if your windows are wood. When your windows are difficult to open and shut, it may be time for new ones.

Presence of Rot and Leaks

  • Dangers of Ignoring Small Leaks: Explains why even minor leaks shouldn’t be overlooked.
  • Risks of Decay and Mold: Describes how prolonged exposure to moisture can lead to serious safety hazards.

You might think it is just a tiny leak, so leaving it for a bit longer is nothing that a towel can’t fix. However, leaving a leak will lead to rot, which is definitely a problem for your windows and home, in general. Moisture can bring on decay, and decay is a serious safety concern.

Leaks also lead to mold, which can be dangerous for you and your family. For now, a repair might put a band-aid on the situation, but that band-aid will come off sooner, not later. A complete window replacement is the only way to ensure that a leak is completely stopped and your home is safe from window issues.

Increased Energy Bills

  • Insulation Problems: Links rising heating and cooling costs to window inefficiencies.
  • Benefits of Newer Windows: Highlights how modern windows can improve energy efficiency and reduce bills.

Have you noticed your bill climbing recently? If so, it isn’t just insulation and poor energy habits that might impact your heating and cooling. Your windows could let in air from outside from poor seals; panes can also transfer the outside temperature more than you might think. Single-pane windows are known for poor insulation. Newer windows offer a quality that helps to reduce your energy bills.

Condensation Between Panes

  • Signs of Seal Failure: Identifies condensation between panes as an indicator of window failure.
  • Importance of Timely Replacement: Stresses that visible moisture build-up warrants immediate window replacement.

You may be thinking that condensation is a typical, scientific event that just happens. There is bad condensation. When you can see moisture build up between the panes of your window(s), it is time for a replacement.

Excessive Noise Penetration

  • Noise Insulation Issues: Differentiates between normal and excessive noise transmission through windows.
  • Soundproofing Quality of New Windows: Suggests that high noise levels might mean window replacement is needed.

It is expected that you hear some noise through a closed window. What is not expected is that you hear everything going on in your entire neighborhood. The muffled sounds of your kids playing in the backyard are normal. The clearly audible sounds of the neighbor kid six doors down playing in their backyard are less normal.

Moving Forward with Window Replacement

Choosing the Right Contractor

  • Expertise in Window Installation: Introduces American Construction as a reliable provider for window replacement in Cherry Hill.
  • Partnership with Simonton Windows and Energy Star: Highlights the company’s preferred contractor status and commitment to energy efficiency.

Windows Replacement

Ensuring Home Comfort and Safety

  • Final Considerations: Encourages homeowners to assess their current windows and decide on replacement.
  • Getting in Touch: Invites readers to contact American Construction or request a quote for professional window installation services.

If you’re experiencing any of these issues with your windows, don’t wait for the problems to escalate. American Construction is here to provide you with efficient, reliable window installation services in Cherry Hill. Contact us today to enhance your home’s comfort, safety, and energy efficiency with our expert window solutions.