Let’s put on our physicist lab coats for a moment and look at how heat or cold gets inside your house. Heat always moves toward cold. Therefore, if it’s hot outside, the heat is constantly trying to get into your house, and if it’s cold outside, the heat is trying to escape from your house. The most efficient way for the heat to move is through your windows.

How do you know if your home’s windows need to be replaced? Well, the most important factor in making that decision is determining whether the new, replacement windows are significantly better than the ones you already have.

Maintenance requirements for replacement windows might be as intimidating as changing the oil in your car by yourself—many people aren't quite sure where to begin or what is required. Fortunately, when you replace your windows, the contracting company you choose should be able to provide you with the regular maintenance instructions to keep your windows working beautifully for many years. Here are the most important tips to follow:

http://www.ehow.com/how_5056846_apply-window-tint-film.html The summer sun in San Antonio does not make it easy to keep your home cool without overworking your air conditioning unit and costing you a small fortune on your electricity bills. We’re in the midst of exploring the options of solar screens, tinted window film, and Low-E glass for reducing heat transfer into your home through your windows. In our previous blog post, we looked at the benefits and disadvantages of solar screens, and today we’re going to examine tinted window film as another option for your home.

San Antonio homeowners have tried various ways to keep the summer sun from blasting into their windows, overworking their air conditioning unit, and driving up their electricity bill. We’ll explore the options of solar screens, tinted window film, and Low-E glass for reducing heat transfer into your home through your windows, and we’ll look at the benefits and disadvantages of each. Today’s topic is solar screens.

If you're curious about how windows actually get removed from walls before new ones replace them, this video will show you how it's done.