With the high energy costs that we pay nowadays, we should be doing everything we can to cut down on our energy consumption. One way we can achieve this aim is by installing energy-efficient windows. A quality window is supposed to perform one key function: Allow maximum light into the house while stopping heat from getting in. Striking that perfect balance between heat and light is the key to a comfortable, efficient home.

 

 

Most homes use standard dual pane glass in their windows. And while this glass blocks out conductive heat, it still lets in radiant heat. One solution to this problem is to use Low-E (or Low Emissivity) coated, double pane insulated glass in your windows since it reflects the sun's radiant infrared energy rather than absorbing it, thus blocking out all heat completely. This is great news in the summer time when the temperatures can rise high enough for you to fry an egg on the hood of your car.

 

 

Would you not want the opposite effect on your home? Well, the great thing about low-e glass is that it reflects radiant heat, keeping it on the same side of the glass that the heat was generated on. So if radiant heat originates from inside the house, it is reflected by the windows back into the house instead of being leaked out. Therefore, any infrared heat emitted by the sun in the summer is kept out, while any radiant heat generated inside the house in the winter stays in, keeping your energy bills in check.

 

 

High efficiency windows aren't the only way to conserve energy around your home. Did you know that an average home loses 40% of its energy through its side walls? The type of siding that you use has a tremendous effect on your energy consumption. For instance, wooden siding insulates your home better than regular vinyl siding does.

 

A popular choice among home owners today is insulated siding. Insulated siding comes with a rigid foam insulation that is fused behind the siding to fit in between the siding and the outside walls of the house, filling the airspace in between. This wraps the entire house in a blanket of insulation which helps keep your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Best of all is that this type of siding is very durable like real wood, but virtually maintenance-free like vinyl, giving you the best of both worlds.

 

Cutting down your energy costs has never been simpler. All you have to do is call Roussel Eavestrough today and they will show you how to improve your home's efficiency. Whether your home requires insulated windows, or siding, or both, let us put our 30 years of home improvement experience to work on it and we will transform it into a beautiful, energy-efficient, and safe home.

 

If you are interested in having new windows and/or siding installed for your home, please visit us at our main site www.rousseleavestrough.com or call us at 416-438-4434.