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General Discussions & Questions: Windows and Doors - How to Know When They Should Be Replaced

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    The most common item that can be seen while looking at your house from the outside is your windows and doors making it a key part of the house. Of course, the door is the main entrance to your house as well as the entrance for other important parts of the house like your bedroom, comfort room and many more. While the windows are where proper ventilation of your house is determined plus, the view you can see from the inside of your house.

    When your windows and doors wear down due to long period of use, they expose a lot of problems for your house. It can be ventilation issues, insect infestation problems and more. So, listed below are some of the tips and indications you must know to determine if it's already time to replace your windows and doors.

    1. Change in the physical structure of your door - When your doors show signs of shrinkage particularly on the lower part of the door, you may want to replace it already, since unwanted pests can fit in and enter from it to your home.Aluminium ramen It is being caused by elements like water and snow which can decay the material used on the door causing it to shrink. One more indicator is if you see more light coming through the spaces between the door and the floor.

    2. Pest infestation - As mentioned above pests can easily make their way through tinny holes or cracks around your doors and even windows. Pests also like to feed on various building materials, so if your windows and doors have been infested, most especially termites that can eat away a whole wooden door or window. Then it is time to replace them.

    3. The look is out dated - Home designs continually evolve, so if you want a more modern design to your house but your doors and windows show an older style. It is advisable that you already change them. As windows and doors have a great impact to the overall look of your house.

    4. Defective - When your windows and doors no longer function properly as they originally have, it's also the time to replace them. For example your windows and doors have become very difficult to open or close, then most probably their structure has already changed.

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