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Replacement of Home Windows: A Valuable Investment in Comfort

A major research study of 15 different markets and more than 200 real estate professionals in 2002 made it crystal clear: you can hardly go wrong in terms of value when you undertake replacement of home windows. If sold within a year, the average homemaker made 91.6 % of the cost of windows and installation.

That high figure does not even begin to address the cost saving aspects of installing new windows in terms of energy efficiency. Almost all windows commercially available today beat their predecessors into mere shards in terms of the protection they afford against cold, drafts, heat, noise, burglars, even hurricanes. What you do not make up in home sale price or timing, you will almost certainly get back in terms of energy use and peace of mind.

Making an investment in new windows for your home is an area where it is hard to go too wrong, but there are cautions. Be aware that you will recoup more of your investment if you install higher-end windows, but also think about the fact that just as your house should not be the best house on the block, value-wise, your windows should not be the only good element of your house's construction! Think big picture; replace windows in a manner that suits your neighborhood as well as your house.

And don't wait until it's time to sell to undertake replacement of home windows - these windows are not going to fall apart or lose their insulating value overnight. Put them in and put your feet up. You deserve the opportunity to enjoy them before you think of moving.

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