Are high quality windows worth the cost?
Anyone who has lived with low quality — or poorly installed — windows can attest to the problems they can cause. Walls and floors suffer damage from dampness. Fabrics fade. Energy costs skyrocket. A home built with mediocre windows to shave upfront costs can turn into a big ticket headache for buyers and builders in the long run. On the other hand, the finest quality windows, correctly installed by trained professionals, pay for themselves over and over by saving money on energy bills, sparing damage to interiors and maintaining ease of operation throughout their lifetime. Studies have shown that over 40% of a typical home’s annual energy budget is consumed by windows and doors. High quality windows and doors with Low E coatings and insulating gasses are twice as efficient as those manufactured just ten years ago, and they are 40% more efficient than products manufactured using common building code guidelines. Many buyers don’t realize this until after they’ve moved in. When they’re
