Life exists outside of our homes. If I can’t be in nature, looking at it through glass will do. How much time do you spend outside communing in nature each day? We have an innate evolutionary desire to be in nature. Some of us deny this feeling. From our beginnings, jungles, and forests meant food, water, and access to materials to make fire, tools, weapons, and safety.
Most of us have moved out of cave dwellings and built homes. I don’t know about you, but I would love my other investments to increase in value as fast as home prices. More often, we are renovating, adding rooms, or including outbuildings on our current properties.
The benefits of multiple-pane extruded aluminium sliding doors and windows are many. These compounding qualities are the reason most people elect to update them first.
- Materials science has produced glazing technology that can present an opaque or mirrored external appearance, while inside you have a complete view of the horizon in privacy.
- Materials processes like extrusion produce one-piece profiles from recyclable material to fit any standard or custom hole in your wall with an awning window.
- Modern-designed windows and bifold doors are 50% more energy efficient due to less heat transfer.
- The multiple layers reduce sound by 30-50% depending on frequency. Acoustic glazing of your double-hung windows will keep your home quiet.
- There is free money for making good energy product choices when updating or replacing by attrition.
Set an appointment with your contracting company to assess the work you want done. Their consultation will include your concerns and address anything your untrained eyes missed. There is no harm or dishonour in getting multiple quotations. Be sure they include delivery, site clean-up, removal of old materials, and removal/installation.
During the assessment, be specific and tell them you want a stacker glass door for a balcony or sliding windows in your bath on the second floor. Ask them about their sustainability processes. Knowing what you are paying for applies to more than the quality of the product.
Is your contractor insured, licensed, and receiving continuing industry education? Our nations, states, and territories have regulations guiding our beloved tradies. They are in high demand, and to prevent yourself from unscrupulous frauds, do your research.
I mentioned free money, but I waited until now to tell you where it is. When we update our old homes with new energy-efficient windows, doors, heat pumps, etc., we have access to that money. Go to this website as one source of possible rebates, refunds, or incentive programs for eco-responsible choices.
The less we waste, the less infrastructure will need to be built, operated, and maintained. If every home in Sydney has one slowly leaking faucet, the waste would exceed 11,000,000 cubic meters of water per year. Set your smart thermostats responsibly, improve your insulation, switch to LED lighting, draft-proof doors, and plant shading vegetation to protect your home.
As things fail, replace them. There is no way I can swap over to new appliances all at once. By attrition, it is manageable to take steps to lower utility bills and a cleaner environment.