If you would like to minimise your heating bill as much as possible this winter, one great option is to increase the energy efficiency of your home.
One tried and true method of increasing the energy efficiency of your home is to replace your current windows and doors, particularly if you live in an older home with single pane windows and older doors.
In this article from Salop Glass, we’ll be going through the various ways that a set of replacement windows and doors can transform your home and help to minimise your heating bills this winter.
Older doors are a very common cause of energy loss in the home, and they account for up to 20% of heat leakage in the home. The cause of this heat leakage is the weather stripping around your doors – weatherproofing which becomes damaged and worn out.
While it is possible to have that weather stripping replaced, replacement weather stripping rarely performs as well as the stripping the door came with. At the same time, many older doors never had weather stripping installed in the first place.
As such, having a new, energy-efficient front door installed in your home is not a bad idea. For one, modern uPVC doors and composite doors are designed to be as energy efficient as possible – out of materials chosen because they reflect heat.
Studies have shown again and again that double glazing is 50% more energy efficient than traditional single pane glass. This means considerable savings if your home currently uses single pane glass windows – as many still do.
If you’re feeling apprehensive about having double-glazed windows, you could of course opt for composite glazing instead. Composite glazing offers a similar level of energy efficiency to double-glazing windows, albeit with a more traditional design. This makes them ideal for older homes with significant heritage and history.
Either of these options would be fantastic if you’re looking to replace your home’s windows.
Salop Glass provides high-quality replacement windows and doors for our clients in Telford, Shrewsbury and throughout Shropshire. At the same time, we also provide double glazing repairs in Telford, Shrewsbury and Shropshire.
For more information about our range of windows and doors in Shrewsbury, please contact Salop Glass today.
