How to Save Money with Energy Efficient Replacement Windows

If you're thinking about upgrading to energy efficient replacement windows in your home, then you know that you'll probably be spending a pretty penny or two in the process. When you're considering windows, don't dwell on the negative (ie: the stout initial cost of those windows), focus on the positive, long-term benefit of how you will save money with energy efficient replacement windows.

Here are a few ways that you will cash in on long-term savings when you upgrade to new windows.

Lower Heating and Cooling Costs

The most immediate savings that most homeowners see once they replace their windows is that in lowered heating and cooling costs. Indeed, the old windows in your home can literally be leaking money away in the form of higher energy consumption. Thus, you are paying too much to heat and cool your home.

New windows include technology that makes them far superior to their older counterparts. The older the age of your old windows, the more dramatic the savings will be after you upgrade. In addition, when you choose windows from a high-quality window company l, their experts are there to guide you to help you get the most bang for your buck.

In fact, homeowners who replace old single-pane windows with new energy-efficient ones report savings at high as 18% during the peak heating and cooling months.

Increased Resale Value of Your Home

Whether you are thinking of selling now or in the future, energy efficient replacement windows can pay off big time whenever you do sell!

This works for two reasons. First of all, new windows add curb appeal to your home. Curb appeal is what makes browsers stop, take a closer look, and schedule an appointment. The higher the curb appeal, the faster you sell your home.

Second, buyers don't want to purchase homes that need work. When you have already done the hard work for them, they are more likely to offer better terms during negotiations.

Less Cost of Home Maintenance

If you have really old windows with wooden frames, you are probably doing an annual maintenance on them. About once per year you are scraping away old caulking, filling in gaps in the wood, and maybe applying waterseal coatings to the frames to keep them serviceable.

While this can help you slightly extend the lifespan of those windows, this is costing you money in terms of both time and material every time you must tackle this project!

Lower Insurance Premiums

Check with your homeowner's insurance provider to ask about discounts. Some companies will offer small discounts if you have new windows. This is because of the added security of newer locks that are far superior than old-style locks. In addition, certain hurricane zones will offer discounts for certain grades of glass. This makes it important to ask these questions before you make your final purchase decision.

While these savings are small, they certainly do add up over time!

Saved Wear and Tear on Your HVAC

Your HVAC system works hard to keep your home cooled and heated. This is particularly true if it's working overtime to overcome drafts due to older windows. Like every mechanical machine, your HVAC system requires maintenance and repair. The more frequently it works to heat or cool your home, the more frequently it will require this.

Replacement windows can cut down on the wear and tear of your HVAC system and lengthen the time in between maintenance services as well as extend the overall useful life of your HVAC equipment.

Summary

Perhaps you've been tallying up the cost of new windows and starting to panic. Windows have an important role in helping to ventilate and secure your home. Remember the positives of the investment in energy efficient replacement windows and the financial windfall that will follow.

Author Bio: Matt Rotondi, the owner of Zen Boston, has worked in the window industry since 1993. He enjoys helping homeowners throughout the greater Boston area transform their homes with windows.