From enhancing your home’s look to maximizing its access to natural light, windows offer many excellent benefits. When opened, they also let fresh air into your home, keeping it cool and comfortable during the warm season. Just how effectively your windows provide ventilation will depend on their style. With the right one, in fact, you can easily improve upon their performance.
Here are some of your best choices:
- Double Hung Windows
These windows are recognizable by their two operable sashes, which can be opened at the same time. By doing so, warm stale air can escape your home via the top sash while fresh cool air can get inside through the bottom sash. Having double hung windows installed offers a great way to keep your home cool and get rid of excessive indoor moisture.
- Casement Windows
This window style remains a favorite because of its neat and classic design. But this same design also allows for improved home ventilation. Casement windows can be opened wide to draw fresh air into your living space. You can also keep their sashes angled at 45 degrees to better direct cooling breezes into your home.
- Sliding Windows
These windows come with thin frames and a large glass area. They resemble picture windows in this regard – except for the fact that they’re operable. Sliding windows are useful for providing ventilation in areas that don’t have enough room for windows that open inward or swing out. With the large opening that sliding windows create, drawing cool air into your home is worry-free.
Pro tip: Strategic window placement should also be considered when using windows to improve your home ventilation. For instance, position windows on opposite sides of the room so that cool air comes through one unit and exits through the other. This not only optimizes the amount of cooling air that enters the room but also allows for smooth and continuous airflow throughout the day.
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Keeping a cooler and more comfortable home becomes easy with the right windows. And you know exactly where to go for the highest quality ones – Renewal by Andersen® of Northwest Ohio. Call us today at (419) 931-6970, or fill out this contact form to request a FREE in-home consultation. We proudly serve homeowners in Toledo, OH, and other areas in Lucas County.
