July 2014 - Advanced Window Products

When Is It Time to Replace Your Windows?

Simple and elegant, a household’s windows are as much about function as they are about form. They provide home security, regulate and control home temperatures, and are stylish portals into the outside world.

If your home is getting “up there” in age, or you just want to keep your home in tip-top shape, check out our list of questions to ask about the state of your windows.

Do your windows function properly?

All of your windows should:

Let in light

Open and close to regulate air flow

Shut securely

Effectively protect your home temperature from outside temperature

If any of your home windows, from those in your basement to your attic, clearly fail to accomplish these tasks, you need a window replacement.

Do they open/close easily?

Go around your home and physically check your windows. Undo any lock or latch on each individual window, and open up the window as far or as wide as it will go. It should move rather smoothly from a fully closed position to a fully open position.

If it doesn’t, clean its hinge or tracks. If, after cleaning, it still does not fully open or close with ease, then you need a replacement window.

Is there any air leaking in?

Close your window and lock it. Start feeling around the edges and seams for open air pockets. This works particularly well when the temperatures inside the house and outside the house contrast with one another.

Air leakage may also manifest in the form of condensation or water droplets, which can lead to mold developing around the corners of the window. In the winter, your windows may even freeze. If you catch the problem soon enough, you may be able to fix the problem by adding gasket or foam insulation.

Is the window currently broken or in need of replacement parts?

During your inspection, broken or missing parts should become obvious. Is your window lock easy to use and does it secure the window? Is the window glass cracked or shattered? Are the treads on the window worn or dirty? Do you have a window screen?

If the answers to any of these questions fail to satisfy you, get the part or the entire window replaced. It’s simple to do and you are certain to make your money back in energy savings. Call 801-505-9622 to request a free window replacement bid from Advanced Window Products today!

Once upon a time in a city much like your own, there lived two families. Well, there lived thousands of families, but there were a few that we want to meet. These two families have chosen to live in a home that suits their lifestyle and needs. Both homeowners can enjoy the same solution to a common problem, despite being built nearly 70 years apart. Can you guess how Advanced Window Products can help?

Suburban Home Steadies Summer Temperatures With Insulated Windows

The Jones family purchased a beautiful stucco home in the suburbs, just minutes away from Utah’s spectacular Wasatch Mountains. Just recently, while mom was cleaning the windows with the blinds up, she couldn’t help but notice the penetrating heat from the glass. Especially in the afternoon, the sun’s rays beat down relentlessly. She knew it was hot outside, but didn’t realize how the windows acted as a magnify glass, amplifying the 100 plus degree day into a whirlwind of energy consumption to keep the interior of her home cool. Even though there was a double pane of glass, the “construction grade” aluminum frame seemed to warble in its own casing, and by the looks of the dust and grim between the panes, she was pretty sure there was no insulating barrier. Over the past six years since they moved into their 1996 built home their power bill has risen drastically, largely due to the increased energy needed to keep the house cool in the summer.

If your family is like this one, you probably enjoy living in your home but may want to upgrade some of the low end standard materials used during construction.
You probably weren’t the first family to live there, and so did not choose the windows when construction was happening.
The windows have done their job fine over the years, but wear and tear has taken its toll and your checkbook is suffering.

Historic House Maintains Original Charm and Upgrades Amenities

The Stewarts planted their family into the historical Sugarhouse area. There is a palpable charm and beauty to this house and the surrounding neighborhood which was established in the first half of the 20th century. This home once donned original hand made glass windows and frames. The problem is that the single pane glass windows act as a conductor to the outside temperatures. If a thermal imaging camera were used, you could literally see the cool air vacuumed out of the home through the glass.

If your family is like this one, you have hand selected your home, and enjoy living where the community roots are as deep as the trees that surround you.
Upgrading your home’s windows can maintain the beautiful look and feel of the property, while decreasing your monthly heating and cooling expenses by as much as 25%!
Your home’s special features don’t have to date back 90 years to maintain the charm which drew you into the house to begin with.

Advanced Window Products has been serving Utah homeowners since 1986. We now offer the same concierge customer service all across Wyoming, Idaho and Nevada as well. Regardless if your home is one hundred years old, or nearly new, we can help decrease summer’s most exorbitant cost of living…… electricity. Give us a call today to schedule a free, no obligation consultation. We would love to help give your home and your budget a summer makeover!

*While the houses and families are real, the names used in this story have been altered.

Month: July 2014

3 Signs It Might Be Time to Replace the Windows in Your Home