Why You’ll Love Adding Gliding Windows to Your Home
Friday, 23 March 2018
Gliding windows are an ideal choice for those that are looking for a versatile window that offers ease of use and contemporary styling. Gliding windows, also referred to as sliding windows, have several features that separate them from other styles of windows. Versatility With a gliding window, both sides of the window can slide. That
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Why Get a Window With Low-E Glass?
Monday, 26 February 2018
The type of glass in your windows is more important than you might think! Up to 70% of energy loss occurs through the windows and doors in your home, and 90% of heat loss attributed to windows occurs through the glass in them. That’s why energy efficient windows are so important when considering replacement windows
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What is a Full Frame Replacement Window?
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Many homeowners may not realize that there is more than one way to replace windows, the two most popular being “full frame” and “insert.” Window inserts are fully operational windows installed within an existing window opening. With a window insert, the old interior and exterior trims stay intact. We take out the sashes and track
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How A Window Can Actually Protect Your Fabrics & Furnishings!
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Like most homeowners, you’ve probably spent as much on decorating your home’s interior to make it comfortable and beautiful as you have in making sure that it is well maintained and energy efficient. Think of all that time it took to choose just the right colors and woods, the right furniture, as well as the
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A Word to the Wise: Replacement Windows and Fire Safety!
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Fire Safety is brought to our attention each October as officials remind us to be mindful and prepared. It won’t take you very long to create a fire safety plan for your home, and it may save someone you love from an injury, even death. I don’t mean to alarm you, but home fires are
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Why Blinds Between the Glass Aren’t As Energy Efficient as You Think
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Given our current economic climate and the ever–increasing need for cost–savings and energy efficiency in and around our homes, I wanted to address the popular notion out there that blinds–between–the–glass windows and doors are highly energy efficient, (in part thanks to those internal blinds). The reality is, however, that they have all the energy efficiency
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Color Your House Happy
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Recently, a young couple came to the showroom with what they thought would be a decorating dilemma. They wanted to replace the old windows in their home with energy–efficient ones. Problem was their home’s crisp white frame exterior was in sharp contrast to the cozy colonial warmth they were trying to create inside. They needed
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Take Your Storm Windows to the Antiques Roadshow!
Thursday, 22 February 2018
Thanks to new window technology, storm windows are pretty much antiques nowadays. The original purpose for a storm window was to protect a home’s primary windows from the weather. Some of you might remember those old windows with the small panes of glass, and some of you still have them. You know, the ones with
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