Are you living in a home that was built prior to the mid-1990s? If you haven’t had the original windows replaced, then there’s a good chance that your home has single-paned glass windows. These aren’t particularly energy efficient, and as a result, you may be losing heat and/or cool air. Furthermore, these types of windows also allow outside noise to enter into your home, which can obviously be annoying.
When you have single-paned windows and regular doors throughout your home, you’re losing about 38% of the heat that you generate during the colder months. If these windows and doors also have drafts, then this amount can increase up to 50%. While this can be due to a variety of factors, what is often the case is that the windows and doors are not properly seated or weatherized. Warm air can also be lost when there are cracks and holes in wood windows that allow the warm air to escape and the cold air to enter.
If your home has drafty windows and doors, there’s a good chance
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