Home renovation: doors and windows

With the real estate market currently booming, this may be the perfect time to sell your house. That said, some renovations may be necessary in order to maximize your home’s curb appeal. Certain upgrades can even increase the value of your home considerably. For example, replacing your windows is a renovation that practically pays for itself! According to the Appraisal Institute of Canada, you could recover 50% to 75% of the renovation costs for this category of renovations when you sell your house.

As winter approaches, do you start noticing that your older windows are letting cold air into your house? Do you shudder at the thought of spending another frigid winter with drafty windows? Don’t worry, spending long hours sealing yourself in with plastic insulating film isn’t your only solution: it’s not too late to get your windows replaced. Windows can be installed year-round, and the winter season provides an ideal opportunity to take advantage of all the comfort that new windows offer. Here are 5 advantages of getting your windows replaced during the winter.

Facing another winter of coping with draughty doors and windows? Of course, there are things you can do to get ready for the cold season. But when it comes down to it, if your door and window products are reaching the end of their lifespan, then you need to start thinking about your well-being… while minimizing the impact on your wallet!

Updating your doors and windows is obviously a very effective way to improve their energy performance while also giving your home a fresh new look. Have you already settled on the models, materials and colours? Excellent! Before finalizing your order, you now have one more key factor to consider: installation.

Have you been thinking about refreshing your home’s exterior look? Then you already know that updating your doors and windows will have huge impact in this regard. Are you feeling daring or conservative? Either way, you’ve got plenty of options.

Acquiring and renovating a historic home is a Herculean task that can at times become a lifetime project or a joint family affair. Be they from the Victorian, Mansard roof, colonial, or industrial period, these picturesque houses often have architectural characteristics that should be respected and conserved. So when the passage of time has left its mark on some of the materials, asking the right questions becomes important.