| Regardless of the type of home heating system you | | | | Eliminating these air leaks can save you hundreds of |
| use, the costs of keeping your home comfortably | | | | dollars in energy bills. |
| warm can be prohibitively high. Insulation and window | | | | How Do Window Treatments Reduce Energy Bills? |
| treatments are excellent ways to keep the cold out, | | | | Certain types of window shades and blinds create a |
| the heat in, and make your home look its best at a | | | | buffer zone between the window glass and the |
| surprisingly low cost. | | | | room. This buffer zone is heated by the sun, creating |
| With windows being the largest and most plentiful | | | | insulation and provides protection from the nighttime |
| source of energy loss in a home, many homeowners | | | | cold from outside. Insulating window blinds and |
| spend a great deal of money heating all of the new | | | | window shades can be used to create this passive |
| cold air that constantly wafts in through these | | | | insulating layer between the cold air outside and the |
| openings. This is bad for both the environment and | | | | warm comfort within. Instead of heating the |
| your bank account. Eliminating air leaks and installing | | | | neighborhood and wasting your hard earned money, |
| protective window treatments are both simple, | | | | the heat generated will stay inside your home, |
| inexpensive tasks that can save you dividends for | | | | reducing the energy required to maintain a |
| many years to come. | | | | comfortable temperature. |
| Get Rid Of The Leaks First | | | | Heavy window shades and window blinds contain |
| Checking for leaks around your home is time well | | | | heat much the way a blanket does. The heat from |
| spent and it is easy. Simply walk around the inside of | | | | within is enclosed, keeping you and your family warm |
| your home with a lit candle and watch the flame. If | | | | and comfortable in even the coldest temperatures. |
| the flame suddenly shifts direction, there is air flow. If | | | | Window blinds can be opened during the day to allow |
| air can get in, heat can get out. Many older buildings | | | | heat from the sun to enter and heat your home and |
| have air leaks around windows and doors that can be | | | | closed at night to keep the heat where it belongs: in |
| corrected with the simple application of weather | | | | your home. |
| stripping. The gaps around pipes, vents, under eaves, | | | | Beautify Your Home As You Stay Warm |
| and other breaks in the walls of your home can be | | | | The best thing about window blinds and window |
| corrected using expanding insulation foam from a can | | | | shades is the range of materials currently available. |
| in just a few minutes. | | | | With improved technology and styling, there are |
| It is also worthwhile to check the insulation of your | | | | window shades and window blinds compliment any |
| home. This is found between the structural studs of | | | | decorating style. |
| your home. You can find this insulation in crawl | | | | Window shades and blinds are inexpensive way to |
| spaces, attics and anywhere else there is visible | | | | protect your home from the elements and reduce |
| access. If damaged areas are discovered, they can | | | | your energy costs -- all while increasing the beauty of |
| be corrected in no time for just a few dollars. | | | | your home in a single afternoon. |