When you’ve been through all the finances and looked through the various mortgage types to arrive at the product that works best, you’ll sign on the dotted line and get the keys to your new home. After you’ve been living in that space for some time, the smart homeowner understands they need to learn home maintenance and repair.
One of the most important factors in your home are the windows you have. Whether you’re looking to have replacement units installed or maintaining the ones you currently have, there are a few things every homeowner needs to know about.
First off, although replacing the windows for an entire house can be expensive, there’s usually no need to think about refinancing a mortgage if you just want to upgrade some of the units you currently have. Finding out where the drafts are and repairing those is a great way to get underway.
When you think about the fact that on average 10 to 25% of a home’s heat escapes through drafty windows, you’ll see why this needs to be looked after. For those of you on a budget, plastic shrink film is one of the better solutions. You can buy this at any home improvement store and it can be easily layered over the windows using nothing more than a hair dryer.
We’ll bet you never thought you could use rice and an old knee sock to stop the drain on your heating bills. Well, those are the simple instructions for a draft snake that can be used to stop drafts in your home. Finally, you can stop cold air from getting in your basement by gluing foam board to a piece of drywall and placing it over basement windows you don’t need to look out of until the Spring.
