I have been asked this question numerous times: “Why can’t I just buy new construction windows, which cost less than custom-sized windows, to replace my old, existing windows?”

Memorial Day is almost here, and a beautiful season of barbequing has already begun in the San Antonio area. My neighbors and I all love to grill, but have you ever noticed how many people have their BBQ grills right next to the house? It provides convenience, but it can also be a pretty serious fire risk.

Whenever our exterior designers visit with homeowners, they have discovered that most folks have questions about window egress laws when the designers bring up this topic. They get asked questions like “What does window egress mean?” and “What are window egress laws?” Well, we’re going to talk about what it means and how it affects your home’s design.

If you are having a window replacement job done on your home and have a home security or alarm system in place, it's important to keep the alarm system intact. Here are a few things to keep in mind for a smooth installation.

How Do You Know if Your Home’s Windows Need to Be Replaced?

Let’s put on our physicist lab coats for a moment and look at how heat or cold gets inside your house. Heat always moves toward cold. Therefore, if it’s hot outside, the heat is constantly trying to get into your house, and if it’s cold outside, the heat is trying to escape from your house. The most efficient way for the heat to move is through your windows.

The summer sun in San Antonio does not make it easy to keep your home cool without overworking your air conditioning unit and costing you a small fortune on your electricity bills. We’re in the midst of exploring the options of solar screens, tinted window film, and Low-E glass for reducing heat transfer into your home through your windows. In our previous blog post, we looked at the benefits and disadvantages of solar screens, and today we’re going to examine tinted window film as another option for your home.

San Antonio homeowners have tried various ways to keep the summer sun from blasting into their windows, overworking their air conditioning unit, and driving up their electricity bill. We’ll explore the options of solar screens, tinted window film, and Low-E glass for reducing heat transfer into your home through your windows, and we’ll look at the benefits and disadvantages of each. Today’s topic is solar screens.

Proper maintenance on a home’s siding is critical to ensure that it lasts for decades. It will also keep your energy bills lower by ensuring that the cool air stays inside during the summer and the warm air stays inside during the winter. Inspecting your siding for compromised areas from time to time is a great idea so that any potential problems are taken care of before they become major issues.

Having your home’s windows replaced can be unnerving if you don’t know what to expect. Many of our clients have asked us questions like “How long will it take?” “Will my walls or floors be damaged?” and “How do you get my old windows out of the wall?” Let's break down installing replacement windows into three simple steps.

Step 1 – Removing the Old Window

Obviously, the old window must be taken out first, and this part of the process often worries homeowners the most. They are legitimately concerned that their walls will be damaged with the removal, and they also don’t want a lot of debris ruining their floors. We always enjoy reassuring our clients that our installation crews can and will keep their property in great shape. Here’s how they do it.

After spreading protective coverings on the floors, the crew members pop the old glass in one piece out of the window frame and set it aside.