Multi-level single home with gray-brown shingle siding. Features off-white trim and stone supported porch posts. Professional landscaping includes decorative hedges, small trees, white flowers and stone borders.

Is it Cheaper to Replace All of Your House Windows at Once?

More Than the Cost Can Change

When it comes to replacing your home’s windows, you’re going to have a lot of questions. And you should; getting new windows is one of the more costly home maintenance expenses. 

After you get

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Blue, shingle sided bungalow with a cedar wood door, at dusk. Three gray stone columns support white wood post over a small front porch. White trim double hung windows with colonial grids offer a view to the interior of the home.

What Are Window Grids?

Learn What Window Grids Are & How They’re Used

Interior view of two, double hung replacement windows with colonial grids, in whiteWhen getting quotes for new house windows you’ll be asked if you would like window grids. Knowing what they are, their purpose, and your options, will help you decide if window

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Thinking about Installing New Vinyl Replacement Windows Yourself?

What you need to know to make an informed decision.

Everyone knows that it’s possible to save money on home improvement projects if you do it yourself. While a lot of people will stain a deck or build a garden

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Large Tudor style brick and stone home with a turret, pitched roofs. and dark brown windows. Lush green lawn\, large shrubs, a tree, and hedges.

Vinyl Replacement Window Color Trends

How to choose the right color for your new windows

Large fieldstone and shingle sided home with small front porch and gables.When it comes to getting new windows, one of the questions you’ll be asked is, “What color would you like?” While most people will choose white replacement windows, you may

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Using Thermal Performance Factors to Compare Windows and Patio Doors 

If you’re looking to purchase replacement windows and patio doors, thermal performance, the Energy Savings and comfort maintenance capabilities of the windows and patio doors, should be a big consideration in choosing which brand to use on your project.

Most

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Brick and tan sided home with gables, double hung windows with top grids, in white, and black shutters.

Window Shutters-A Classic Design Element That Is Often Overlooked

Small, blue, solid wooden shutters.Designed to be functional, window shutters seen today are a primarily a decorative feature that can be found on many homes.

Window shutters were originally intended to provide security, privacy, and to provide added protection from the elements. Thermal,

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Colonial home with green shutters and hung windows with grids, in white.

What are Double Hung Windows?

What Double Hung Means and How They Work

It should be noted that a hung window means that the sashes are mounted within the frame and are engineered to open vertically. When it comes to hung windows, you’ll hear the

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Closeup of a five-lite, bow window with colonial grids, in white; shown against a red stone veneer.

Bay or Bow Window? How to tell the difference.

Bay and Bow windows have a long history in architectural design. These statement windows can be found in European castles dating back to medieval times.

Large home with Siding and Red brick. Features two bay windows and double hung windows.

When it comes to window replacement, you’ll often hear people using the terms bay and

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Sliding Glass Patio Doors

The Evolution of Energy Saving Sliding Glass Doors

Today, sliding glass doors are common in commercial and residential buildings; but did you know that evidence of sliding doors can be found as early as 79 A.D.?

Archeologists have uncovered channels

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