Investing in your home with new timber windows and doors

The decision to replace the windows and doors on your property is not one that should be rushed into. It is not something you should need to do very often over the course of owning your property (should the need even arise in the first place), and with the extensive choices available to homeowners nowadays, such as aluminium, PVC and timber windows, researching what is right for your property, is key.

However, while new windows and doors can be one of the more expensive purchases you make for your home, they do represent a long-term investment. High performing fenestration products improve the value and beauty of your home, as well as its efficiency and performance, in addition to improving your day-to-day comfort and happiness. Today we will take a deeper dive into some of the different reasons why new windows and doors should be viewed an investment, rather than an expense, for the long term benefits of your home.

Energy efficiency and noise insulation

Over time, as a window or door nears the end of its life, its performance will begin to decline. This may mean you begin to feel a draught, notice condensation on the interior panes, feel them rattle etc. Another very common consequence of windows and doors that are near the end of their life is a reduction in your home’s energy and noise performance. You may notice that you can hear the outside world more than you could before, or that during the Winter months, your home isn’t warming up as it should, leading the heating to need to be on for either longer, or at a higher temperature. Quite simply, your home becomes less air tight!

Unfortunately, a decline in a window or doors performance is likely to result in an increase in its energy bills. In today’s climate, perhaps more than ever before, homeowners are highly conscious of their outgoings and managing these to the best of their abilities, making allowances and cutbacks where possible to keep on top of the cost of living crisis.

New, high performing windows and doors, especially those manufactured in Engineered Timber, a naturally strong and insulating material, partnered with high-performing double glazing, helps to keep your home sealed as intended, preventing heat leakage during the colder months and reducing noise from the outside greatly, allowing to you to go about your business comfortably without any racket from outside! This can, over time, actually reduce your energy bills, as your home will retain heat better, meaning you may need the heating on less than before, or at a lower temperature to what you are currently used to.

Security

Feeling safe in your own home is paramount, and when you do go out, you want to feel assured that your home is locked tight and safe.

As windows and doors near the end of their life, their strength may begin to fail. This can especially be the case with old front doors, when you can push it with your fingers and feel the movement and rattling with not much force applied. This also links to poor insulation and performance mentioned above, as one of our customers commented when we visited their property, “it had a rotten cill, had to be slammed shut, wouldn’t open and close properly during different seasons and was causing the hall floor to get damp”. You can find this customer’s full story here.

We mention above how timber is a naturally strong, insulating material. When combined with our multi-point locking systems, and internally beaded glass (helping to prevent potential intruders from removing the glass from the outside), you have the peace of mind that your home is locked tight and safe when you go out. If or when the time comes that you are looking to sell your house, strong, secure windows and doors are a major selling point. A prospective buyer, may potentially be put off purchasing a house knowing that the windows and doors will need replacing soon after purchase as they are flimsy, and not secure.

Aesthetics and kerb appeal

The performance and security of your windows and doors is of course, of paramount importance. However, the visual impact windows and doors have on a property cannot be understated. Windows, and especially the front door, are often the very first thing we notice when looking at a house, and with a relatively simple change, you can transform the entire look of your home. For many homeowners, a desire to take the home back to its roots, and correct the mistakes previous homeowners made is important. Putting sash windows on traditional Victorian and Georgian properties, where ill-fitting PVC windows were installed for example, is the correct choice for the property, and as it should be.

Transforming the look of your home, not only gives it a boost in its kerb appeal, it will also increase its value (providing high quality, durable windows and doors are installed). When you look at a property, you can instinctively tell if the windows and doors are correct, and in keeping with the property’s age and architecture. Ill-suited windows and doors create a jarring look that may put someone off if that home is on the market.

Future proofing your property

When the time comes that you need to change your windows and doors, it is important to think of the long term. There is no shortage of options available for homeowners, in terms of materials and budgets. However, saving money in the short term by choosing a cheaper option, may be a detriment in the longer term. If the windows are not as strong, durable, or as well manufactured, over time, their performance will drop, and they will need replacing much sooner than you had hoped. As we like to say, ‘Buy Better, Buy Less!”.

Investing in your home with high performing windows and doors

While budgets are of course one of the largest considerations when selecting new windows and doors, investing in high performing, long lasting windows and doors will not only add value to your home, it will also save money over time. Improving the property’s performance and efficiency will help to reduce your monthly outgoings, while improving its overall beauty and desirability.

Our local showrooms provide the perfect environment where you can browse our range in a warm and welcoming space, with local experts on hand to assist with your project. You can find your local showroom here. You can also read some of our customer’s stories here, where they explain how our windows and doors transformed their home.