Hot weather
plus large, thin-paneled, or poor-fitting windows means a lot of unwanted heat
entering your home during the warm summer months. With temperatures rarely falling below sixty
in winter and rising over 100 in summer, San Diego windows need to be especially well-installed and
suited to the weather to protect homeowners from extreme heat (and even more
extreme energy bills).
Replacing
your old windows with a more energy-efficient variety is one of the absolute
best ways to conserve energy and keep your home air conditioning or heating
costs down. There are a number of
reasons that old windows can cause hot air to enter a house in the summer, and
with new replacement windows, San Diego residents can enjoy a comfortable
house and significantly lower energy bills year-round. Consider the following:
- If you find that you’re cranking up the air conditioner and your house can never get as cool as you like, older-model single- or double-pane windows are usually the culprit. These windows let air pass easily – even more so if they’re over fifteen years old. You may also find that your energy bills are higher every year, and your windows could also be to blame.
- The sealing and caulking around a window frame is crucial to preserving cold air inside your home. Older windows with wooden frames can easily warp with years of changing weather and humidity, and it’s easy to miss caulking that’s come undone or falls loose on the outside of the window.
- Love opening the curtains, but hate how warm it makes the room? It’s not just harmless light entering the house – any increases in the temperature of a room can kick your A/C into high gear, increasing your home’s energy expenditure and raising your bills. Special energy-friendly coatings on new windows can actually block solar radiation from coming in through your windows.
