Older homes may still have single-glazed windows. This is something as a homeowner that you might not have realised or paid any attention to when buying the home. However, if you’ve lived through a colder than usual winter or two, then it might be more of an issue now.
Upgrading to double glazed windows can be a marked improvement. Here are four reasons why you should consider taking this next step.
1. Better Security
While all windows are subject to the potential for an intruder trying to use them as an entry point, double glazed windows are far safer in this regard.
Double glazing from modern windows comes with sturdier frames that won’t have deteriorated over the years. For burglars, when they’re being adventurous enough to try to prise open a window or separate the glass from the frame, single glazed windows are by far the easier target. When seeing a secure double-glazed window, they will look for other homes that are easier targets.
2. Reduced Noise
Living on busy roads that still generate plenty of road traffic late at night (and the occasionally chatty groups walking past), it becomes obvious that the home only has single glazed windows. If your home is on the path for ambulances and police cars going past with their sirens blaring too, then all for the worse.
Fortunately, double glazed windows and their sturdier frames act as insulation to sound waves. Even noisier decibel levels are commonly unable to penetrate through these windows with much success. Subsequently, this lets you get work done in a home office or sleep uninterrupted throughout the night.
If you live on a busy street, then double glazing in Belfast might be in order. It sure beats being regularly sleep-deprived.
3. Energy Bills Can Go Down
It’s probably not escaped your notice that energy costs are rising steeply in some places. Belfast has seen SSE Airtricity that serves the city increase its prices by almost 10 percent. For people struggling in 2021, that’s hardly helping the situation. However, other energy companies are following suit with the above-inflation hikes in energy rates resulting in bigger utility bills for you.
Homeowners can cut their energy bills by hundreds over a year and thousands over the life of a set of double-glazed windows when switching up from single-glazed ones.
4. Less Condensation
The air gap between two glass panes provides insulation that’s missing with a single-pane solution. It acts to minimise the moisture that can enter the property.
It’s possible to especially notice the difference with single glazing in the mornings from condensation evident on the inside of the windows. This poses a risk to the health of people with respiratory diseases like asthma or COPD, but it also encourages damp and mildew to develop in the home too.
Rather than drying up the condensation every day, getting double-glazed windows reduces the problem to either being barely noticeable or being no longer present. Not only can your health be improved, but fewer home repairs are required later too.
The upfront cost of double-glazing is worth it to reap the benefits. The above reasons certainly support that with the expense offset by the future energy savings alone.