Taking Care of Your Home Windows and Other Ways to Protect Your Home | Lewisville, TX
Taking care of your home involves a number of different steps and stages. After all, there are a lot of different things about your home that you need to take care of. Your home windows are only one part of that process, but they’re definitely important because your home windows protect you in a number of different ways. We’re going to take a look at several different steps you may want to follow and just how you should be getting your home prepared at the beginning of the season.
1. Clean Out the Chimney
Do you have a chimney in your Lewisville, TX house? If you do then it might often be overlooked, but it’s important to take care of that chimney regularly. If you don’t, you could end up with some serious damage to the chimney at best, or even a fire in your home. Even if you don’t actually light a fire in your fireplace you could still have fire damage as a result of a poorly cleaned chimney. And you run the risk of pests making their home inside.
If you do use your fireplace it’s even more important to clean out the chimney. That’s because debris can easily build up in the fireplace causing a serious fire hazard. When you light a fire that debris could catch fire and you may not realize that it’s still smoldering and burning even after you’ve put out the fire in the fireplace. That means a serious risk for your family. Or, those pests that make their home in your fireplace could get into your home, which is definitely not something you want to deal with for any season.
2. Take Care of Your Trees
Do you have trees around the outside of your Lewisville, TX home? If you do this is a good time to take a closer look at them. Trees that are growing too close to the house should be cut back to make sure they aren’t a danger. If a big storm comes through it could knock down or break trees and branches. Those could easily crash through your home windows or even through the side (or top) of your house, which means serious damage to your home. And that’s the best-case scenario. Those falling branches and trees could injure your family.
It’s also important to monitor where the roots are going with larger trees. As your trees get larger their root systems do too. And when the root system continues to grow it can get into your home. Those roots grow into basements, crawlspaces, and under or through your foundation, weakening the structure of your home. If you’re not careful these can cause serious damage and you could end up with a foundation that isn’t able to fully support your home. Getting a good checkup on your foundation regularly is definitely going to be important to your home’s durability.
3. Monitor Your Windows
You may not think about your windows a lot during the course of the year, but they’re extremely important. You want to be sure that you’re keeping your windows in the best shape possible because they’re actually doing a lot for you. Those home windows are keeping you protected from the elements, and they’re helping you keep your home a whole lot more comfortable. If you have home windows that are showing signs of damage it’s a good idea to get them fixed as soon as possible. That means calling a company that can take care of things for you.
Look over your windows regularly to see if there are any signs of damage. That means looking for cracks in the panes, broken screens, damaged sills or frames, and any sign that your window seal is failing. That means paying attention to whether you have hot or cold spots in your home and whether your energy bills seem to be going up without a reason. All of these things point to a problem with your home windows and that means you’ll want to call a professional to take a closer look at what you can do.
4. Take a Look Around
While you’re taking a look at your home windows it’s a good idea to take a look at everything else in your home as well. Run water in sinks that don’t get used frequently to make sure the drains are working and the water is clean. Check the rooms you don’t use often to be sure that the vents are open and they’re getting plenty of airflow through them (and that the windows are still good in those rooms) and definitely take a look through your basement or crawlspace if you have one to ensure it’s well cared for and you don’t have any roots growing through or water leaking in.
You want to make sure that your Lewisville, TX home is ready for anything and that means doing a thorough evaluation every season. And you probably want to do a thorough run-through more often than just once a season. Keep an eye on things in your home and how they seem to be working. Make sure that you’re paying attention to problems that might crop up, even if they seem minor. And definitely get problems cared for as quickly as possible.
You want home windows that are going to do everything you need for your home. You want them to be high quality, to look good, to last, and to do what they’re supposed to do when it comes to protecting your home. That’s where Energy Window Solutions can help you. All you need to do is give us a call and we can come to you to find out more about what your home windows need. We’ll get you ready in no time, whether you need a little bit of maintenance or a full house full of windows. And we can do it fast so you can get back to enjoying your home.