Replacing old windows
with new ones is a large and quite expensive undertaking. It can, however, help to reduce energy
consumption by up to 25%, and thus reduce heating costs for your home
The constantly rising
fuel prices cause an increase in heating costs, and thus home maintenance. To reduce them, without sacrificing
thermal comfort, you need to protect your home against heat losses outside. As it is windows that are the element
through which the most heat escapes (leaky woodwork can cause losses up to
40%), it is worth considering replacing old windows with new ones - preferably
energy-efficient.
Better thermal comfort
with energy-saving windows
Energy-efficient windows
can be known primarily after a low heat transfer coefficient U, which should
not be greater than 1.0 W / m2K (this value applies to the entire window, not
just glass). Compared to old
windows, whose U-value oscillated around 2.5-3 W / m2K, this is an incomparably
better parameter, translating into significantly lower heat losses and lower
heating costs (savings can amount to over PLN 1000 annually, depending on
heating method). Contributing to
this, among others warm, double
and even triple glazing units used in energy-efficient windows, multi-chamber
window profiles, warm inter-glass frame, eg stainless steel, and the use of
additional gaskets.
Replacing leaking
windows with energy-saving ones will eliminate nagging draughts, especially in
winter. This does not mean,
however, that such windows will not provide adequate inflow of fresh air into
the interior. Deciding on their
purchase, we can equip them with modern window ventilators, eg hygroscors, which
adjust the intensity of air exchange to its humidity inside the house, so that
fresh air flows into the rooms in the right amount without causing them to cool
down.
Exchange with additional
payment
Changing old, leaky
windows for energy-saving ones are works that improve the house's insulation
and reduce heating costs.Therefore, they qualify as a thermo-modernization of
the house. When planning to
replace windows with new, warm ones, you can try to get financial support in
the form of a thermomodernization bonus. It
can be applied for by building owners or managers who use a bank loan for home
renovation.
Fashionable wall detail
Replacing windows with
new ones will benefit not only the home budget - it will also improve the
aesthetics of the house.Currently, energy-saving windows take on various
shapes, they can also have virtually any color. Not only that, window profiles can
have a different color from the outside, blending in with the facade of the
building, and another from the inside, constituting an important arrangement
detail, harmonizing with the furnishings of the rooms. The profile colors are durable and do
not fade when exposed to the sun. In
addition, the profiles are colored in bulk, so any scratches will not be
visible. Such windows are also
much easier to clean than their older counterparts.
