For a beautiful addition to your home, consider turning two windows that are close together into sliding glass or french doors.  With glass doors, you are allowing the light to come in as well as the beauty of the world outside your door.  Being able to look out at nature while having your first cup of coffee will make the investment worthwhile.

Adding Calgary window blinds to your windows is a great way to accomplish a sense of privacy. Many people don't use curtains or blinds because they want to let in natural lighting. However, don't forget that you can see outside, but whoever is outside, can also see inside. Window blinds can add to your privacy and come in different styles to choose from. You don't have to go with the cheap plastic factory blinds. You can find some really nice wooden or bamboo shades, that do the job, just as well.

When it comes to home improvement, consider replacing your Calgary windows and doors.  This not only has a chance of greatly improving the value of the home, but may also severely decrease the amount of money required to keep your house warm and dry. You can also add extra security with new doors and windows.

Make sure you have weather stripping around all of your doors and windows. This helps you with multiple problems. It keeps air from leaking out keeping your house cooler or warmer when you're running your A/C or heat. It can also keep little critters from finding their way in. It's also good if you're in an area that floods a lot, to keep water from seeping in.

Insulate your home in order to save energy and lower your heating and cooling bills. Check the attic, as well as windows and doors. Any leaky spots should be fixed. Weather stripping can be added to doors and windows and new insulation can be added to the attic. You want to keep air that you paid to heat or cool, inside the home.

Sometimes a small room can seem very gloomy, but it doesn't need to be that way. Let some light in! Clean your windows until they sparkle, and open the blinds! It's amazing how much bigger a room looks when you take advantage of natural light. Use pale colors on your walls, and avoid clutter. Your small room suddenly won't seem so cramped anymore. 

Improving your home's energy efficiency is a type of home improvement that could deliver significant returns in both the short and long term. Possible improvements to consider are: installing solar panels on your roof, cavity wall insulation, loft insulation and replacing any single-glazed windows with double-glazed or even triple-glazed windows.

Add shutters to the outside Calgary window on your home for a dramatic change in architecture.  If your exterior looks a bit drab or flat, you can use this simple tip to give it much more depth and interest.  Paint them a coordinating color to your house, often the color of the front door.



Written by:

Hubbard Roofing & Exteriors Inc.

775 Lake Bonivista Drive Southeast

Calgary, AB, T2J 7C9

(403)995-0677

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