Maintenance and Repairs
Repair or Replace Your Broken Window in Edmonton?
It is a cold winter night in Edmonton and the wind blows fiercely, rattling against a broken window. Much like an unwelcome guest, the chill of the weather creeps into your warm home and lingers long after it has gone. The question on your mind becomes: repair or replace? The harsh winters in Edmonton can be unforgiving to windows that are not properly maintained.
Should You Repair or Replace Your Old Home Windows?
Windows protect our homes and belongings from the elements and from intruders. It’s important to ensure that they are always in the best condition. If you realize that there may be a problem with your windows, it’s important to take precautions. You will need to decide whether the problem requires repair, or a total window replacement. Making the right decisions helps you tackle the problem at hand and avoid spending on unnecessary tasks. So, when do you replace windows, and when do you repair them?
How to Keep Your Windows from Fogging Up
From time to time, we all experience fogged-up windows in our homes during the cooler months. Window fog happens, but the reality is that windows fogging up in a house can sometimes be indicative of a much larger problem that needs to be addressed. To better understand if there’s an underlying problem causing fogged windows, it’s important to take a closer look at what it is, and why it happens.
Do I Need to Replace My Windows After a Fire?
Suffering fire damage to your home can be stressful. If you have recently experienced this kind of loss, your windows may not be the first thing on your mind. However severely your home was damaged, if you plan to make repairs and return to the home, there are nonetheless some considerations you will need to keep in mind as you assess whether or not you will need replacement windows.
How Does the Weather Affect Your Windows and Doors?
Living in Canada, one becomes accustomed to dealing with the elements. It doesn't matter what part of the country you live in; there's a joke wherever you go that if you don't like the weather, all you need to do is wait fifteen minutes. Whether you're on the East or West Coast or somewhere between, we all enjoy multiple seasons per month and six separate winters per year. But that all comes with living in Canada, and we're used to it. We layer in the winter, shed layers in summer, have two sets of tires per vehicle, skates, skis, tents, barbeques and have mastered making the most out of the weather – even if it's bound to change sooner than we like.
Window Caulking 101
As window installation experts , we know how to best caulk windows. It takes skill, patience, and the right tools, and it provides the perfect seal to your window when done right. From what it is to do's and don'ts, our team is here to walk you through the process.
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