Are you planning to do windows replacement in your home? Well, do you know they are just but the eyelashes or even the face of your home? Maybe you never knew. The exterior part of your house gives the first impression of your home.

In this Total Home Windows and Doors, we will highlight six crucial things to consider before doing windows replacement project. Take a peek.

1. Consider Your Environment

The area location of your home determines a lot when it comes to windows replacement. Are you located in a desert, coastal region or harsh winter region? Well, no doubt you would want your windows to perform maximum. In this case, you are required to keep visiting Weatherscientific and consult Total Home Windows and Doors to let you know the most suitable window for your environment. Different attitudes, moisture levels, temperatures call for different types of windows 

2. Think Outside The (Existing) Box
Sometimes windows tend to underperform against house owners expectations. 

Before doing window replacement, you can try to look around for other options. Inadequate light energy is one of the most factors influencing homeowners to replace windows. In less than 30 minutes, try to figure out what else you can do to your windows to improve light efficiency. For instance, it can be expanded. Have you ever heard anyone claiming excess sunlight in the house is bad? Fine, you can also think of relocating some items blocking the light, put a slender mirror other than a picture window when need be. Simply, see what you can do first before replacing the window.

Again, creativity might apply better in tricky spaces. In absence of natural light, the house might be very scary. Mind this, where the roofline is very tricky, get a square window and try to rotate it, taking different shapes such as diamond and it might work greatly depending with the slope of the roof. Without a doubt, incorporating some creativity will make it look like magic.

3. Consider How The Light Would Pass Through Your House During The Day

Of course this is more natural and it might be tricky to control. Well, ensure you mind your bedroom light, especially if you sleep for longer hours, don’t install wide windows especially on your eastern wall during window replacement. For your kids’ bedroom, it can be a pretty big deal to put a big window there. This will train them to wake up early as the sun rises. With the dining room, the same applies. Consider the time you love sitting for dinner with your family. If it is between 5pm to 6pm, the light might be intense. Avoid windows at the western wall. It is likely to blind you and your family. 

4. Keep Your Home’s Style in Mind

Mind affecting the architectural design of your house. Before installing your windows, you can first google or check in Pinterest, see whether there are other similar architectural designs of the same kind. What kind of windows are installed there? Are they gridded? What kind of picture does it portray? Do they have double sashes? Which colour is applied along the window frames? Is it nice for you? Such questions will give you a clear picture of what your house deserves. Just ensure you get answers to all these queries. Don’t hold anything back when it comes to home style. Give it the best.

5. Plan Ahead

There is so much that goes into planning for your windows replacement. After getting the right window styles and material to use, you need to prep your home for the window replacement process. Also, you need to decide in advance whether to replace some of the windows or all the windows.