Diamond Quality, Chrystal Clarity

By Author: Bill Perez
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This time of year, temperatures are dropping rapidly as wind speeds rise. It's time to make sure that your house is draught proof and energy efficient. Strong winds that threaten people living in England each year necessitate draught protection. With the rising cost of electricity, no one can afford to lose the heat from their homes. Because of the constant air flow, draughts are some of the most costly weather conditions, preventing you from maintaining a constant temperature inside your home. It forces your heating and cooling systems to work harder than usual to maintain the desired temperature, raising your utility and energy expenses.

The Draught Analysis
A draught proof home needs to be tightly insulated and sealed from any gaps that could release your warm air. The most common draughty areas are around doors and sash windows. Draughts can also enter your home through dryer vents, mail slots, pet doors, and other access points. The draught proofing process will seal gaps and cracks which prevent airflow between the home's interior and exterior.

You can check for draughts by holding your hand a few inches ...
... from the seam that connects the edge of your window from the wall. If the temperature is extremely different, or if you can feel air circulating, then you need to repair your window. Also, you can hold up a lit match to the same area. If the flame moves in a constant horizontal direction or extinguishes, it signifies the need to seal your home.

The Draught Proofing Process
The process of sealing your home can be accomplished in several steps. First of all, you will need to check your insulation. Because heat rises, it can escape through your roof if it is not properly insulated. Second, you can buy weather proofing strips that will seal the seam between your door frames and the wall. Third, you can purchase ventilation grills that allow the air to circulate without releasing your warm air. Fourth, your sash windows can be a source of significant draughts. This is especially important, as houses normally have far more windows than doors.

Diamond quality. Chrystal clarity.
The professional draught proofing experts at Silver Saints Handymen maintain and install draught proof sash windows, keeping your residence or place of business snug as a bug through our long, cold winters. Research shows that sealing your home against draughts can reduce your energy cost by as much as 25%.

Our value-added process is efficient, taking apart your existing sash windows and reapplying the highest quality materials which repel draughts and protect areas from leaking your precious and expensive energy. We customize and tailor our work to your individual home, creating the most efficient system that will help you reduce your energy cost and your sash window draughts. When complete, your window will have 4 sealed sides and draught proof sashes. It will eliminate chills and discomforts, help your thermostat maintain the desired temperature, and keeps your heating and cooling systems from turning on as often.

With diamond quality and chrystal clarity, Silver Saints Handymen will install high quality draught proof sash windows that will minimize your energy usage and your electric bill, keeping you warm and cozy through the long winter.

Do you have a sash window draft? At SilverSaints, we employ the most experienced handymen in London, all undertake plumbing, electics, fixing, fitting and draft proofing sash windows. Please visit: http://www.silversaints.com/WhatJobsWeDo/DraughtProofingWindows.aspx