There鈥檚 more to a home than four walls and a roof.
From exterior landscaping to interior comfort, there are a number of areas homeowners can tackle to improve the overall appearance and ambiance of a house.
A lot of people who are in the market for a new home recognize, right away, whether the windows and doors have been replaced or haven鈥檛 been replaced, and they鈥檙e going to calculate the costs into their offer price.
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
Sound travels as energy, so the same ways that you can make your home more energy efficient are often going to help make it more quiet and comfortable inside and keep that outside noise out.
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
Drafts can come from a lot of different places -- through the walls, through electrical outlets, so there are plugs that can be put into those to stop that cold air from blowing in. Checking the attic insulation as well -- maybe blowing in some additional insulation in from the attic can be a big help.
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
If you find rooms in your house that become uncomfortably hot when the sun鈥檚 on that side of the home, or uncomfortably cool and you can鈥檛 use your home the way that you want to, that鈥檚 a sign that you might want to look at replacing your windows.
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
Bad gutters that are leaking or overflowing are going to cause foundational issues in your home, can cause very expensive damage to the house, so you definitely want to make sure that the rainwater that鈥檚 hitting your roof gets away from your foundation.
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
If you want to make sure that they鈥檙e going to be around to take care of things over the long haul, you鈥檝e got to make sure you鈥檝e got somebody who鈥檚 got the experience and then the knowledge -- Do we know the local building codes? Do we know the climate to make the right recommendations?
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
We鈥檙e in changing times and things are changing quickly. Businesses have to be able to adapt.
President and Owner, Thompson Creek Window Company
