Upgrading Your Home: The Environmental and Financial Benefits of Modern Windows and Doors

Windows and doors are a major aspect of your home. Not only do they keep you safe from the elements all year round, but they also provide security and comfort for your family. Modern windows and doors are not all about functionality, they also bring a stylish and aesthetic appeal to your home! Create your very own grand entrance with a new front door, available in PVCu, Composite GRP, Aluminium and Hardwood with double or triple glazing, choose a colour to suit you and any furniture to make everything bespoke to your requirements. Why stop at a front door when you can have a bespoke porch or door pillar surrounds installed to complete the look? New replacement windows will not only improve your home visually, they will also improve energy efficiency in your home, in turn, reducing your heating bills. Replacement windows come with enhanced security and can reduce outside noise. Windows are available in PVCu, Aluminium and Hardwood and are available in a range of colours and styles to suit you. They use the latest ultra efficient double or triple glazing. If you require extra space or to turn your existing conservatory into an all year round room, consider a warm roof. In many cases, the original windows and doors can be kept by reinforcing them with extra posts and the roof can be removed and replaced with either an insulated flat roof or warm tiled roof. The flat roof option uses either a fibreglass GRP finish or a liquid rubber finish. The tiled roof option uses light weight composite composite tiles, which come in a variety of colours and look like authentic slate tiles. Glass roof lights can be added to give the room extra light. Your roof can be finished internally with plaster to look like other rooms in your home.

Create an attractive, aesthetically pleasing home whilst enhancing comfort and thermal efficiency. Explore how new windows, doors, conservatories, cladding, fascia and soffit can transform your home. A simple way to improve comfort through enhanced heat retention, sufficient air circulation, additional space and enhanced security. Gain protection from water damage and dampness. At the same time you’ll be increasing the kerb appeal of your home, enticing visitors and catching the attention of potential buyers. With ever increasing technology available, manufacturing of windows and doors has improved significantly. Homes are able to be much more energy efficient, retaining as much warmth as possible and helping to reduce your heating bills! Through the use of double and triple glazed sealed units, heat transfer from both inside and outside of your home is slowed down, helping to keep heat inside your home. Double and triple glazing is also useful to reduce condensation on your windows. Although it may not seem a huge issue, condensation can lead to mould, damage to walls, curtains and other parts of your home. Another feature of windows and doors that has been introduced is the use of trickle vents, now compulsory on new builds.Trickle vents sit in the frame of the door/window and allow constant ventilation into and out of the room, reducing the build up of moisture and removing ‘stale air’ from inside. Further to this, security features of both windows and doors have been improved, through enhanced locking systems and the use of stronger materials, to provide maximum protection for your family and belongings. Windows and doors are available in a wider range of materials, including pvc-u, aluminium, composite and hardwood, creating a more robust frame whilst giving you a huge choice of styles and colours to suit you. Create further kerb appeal and extra convenience on rainy days with a custom built porch entrance, a porch or pillar entrance gives your home a bespoke style and may help catch the interest of potential buyers. Add comfort to your home and create a new space to enjoy with a conservatory, orangery or all weather room! Enjoy better views of your garden from the comfort and warmth of being inside especially in winter, and bring more light into your home with larger window spaces. Worried about losing warmth during winter? As with windows and doors, conservatory buildings are also advancing, with many people now choosing to have a warm roof with skylights or lantern roof windows. This still allows light to flood the room, giving you an open, airy feel whilst also retaining more heat than a glass roof conservatory. With the wide range of materials available, you can create your very own, bespoke room in a style that suits you and your home, maintaining maximum comfort and creating aesthetic appeal. Add cladding and replace old fascia and soffits to further improve appearance, insulation and weather resistance. Protect the longevity of the foundations of your home by preventing water damage and protecting from wear and tear. You may choose to add cladding to bring a modernised appearance and increasing kerb appeal. Fascia and soffit boards should be replaced when old and worn to ensure protection to the walls and roof whilst providing support for guttering. Functioning guttering is vital to protect your home from water damage, damp and mould which could have a detrimental effect to fascia, soffits, walls, ceilings, window frames and paint. Give your home a new life, add protection and increase energy efficiency with these home improvements. Enjoy exploring the range of styles, materials and colours now available to create bespoke improvements to your home. It’s important to use a company you can trust to take care of you and your home, Insulation Services is a family run business, serving customers across Sussex since 1977, visit our showroom to see what there is to offer or give us a call today.

Project Summary: Replacement of all old windows and doors for whole residential property. Key features of this project were: - New replacement 9 x PVCu windows to whole property - New replacement Front Door with single glazed panel - New replacement Back Door with double glazed panels Project Details: Insulation Services were appointed by clients after checking our reviews on Checkatrade and visiting our showrooms. Insulation Services visited the home to discuss options and designs for all windows and doors; timescales and budgets were also discussed. The bespoke quotation was prepared which included full details of the proposed products, the price, together with terms and conditions – all set out to fully inform the customer of everything involved. A set of pictures accompanied the quotation to illustrate each design style, layout and relative sizes. The work involved a series of 4 key stages: 1. Measuring and Pricing 2. Procurement and Planning 3. Risk Assessment and Method Statement 4. Installation The windows and doors products are all PVCu – selected for their style, performance and value for money. The front door is an ‘Assington’ style door featuring a high security locking system and an Irish Oak exterior and white interior, an obscure toughened glass sealed unit (to allow light into the hallway) and antique black door furniture. The windows are ‘A’ rated with 6 chambers for improved energy efficiency; they are internally glazed with argon filled 28 mm double glazed sealed units. We deployed a 2-man team to carry out the removal and installation work, liaising closely with the customer for the sequence of working (to cause least disruption and disturbance). All windows and doors were carefully and safely installed within one week on site. All waste materials were removed from site daily and the outside of the house was tidied up on completion. A follow up visit was arranged to address the last minor adjustments and to demonstrate how the windows opened for cleaning. Testimonial: “I am very happy with the new windows and doors; they make such a difference. The old windows had leaks and gaps and were very draughty! Now the newly installed windows are warmer and quieter – as well as looking good. I am happy to recommend Insulation Services.”