Protecting Your Floors and Furniture with the Right Windows December 2, 2015 Many homeowners throughout the Greater Toronto Area invest a great deal of money in their furniture. You want your home to be comfortable. As such, you also want to make sure you protect that investment for as long as possible. You may get in the habit of cleaning the upholstery on your furniture, wiping it down, and properly maintaining it consistently. If you have leather furniture, for example, you need to treat the leather regularly to keep it from drying out and cracking. There are many things you can do to help protect your furniture, but most homeowners don’t realize the value of choosing the right replacement windows as a way to protect the carpeting, hardwood floor surfaces, furniture, and other items. When you choose quality replacement windows with low-e film coating, you actually help to protect the furniture, floors, and other surfaces in your house. Many traditional windows that don’t have any type of UV protection will allow the sun’s ultraviolet radiation to penetrate into the home, onto the carpet, onto the furniture, and onto other items. This causes those items to not only heat up and dry out, but also fade over time. Most of us have already seen how powerful the sun is at fading furniture and other items. That’s all due to the sun’s UV rays. With low-e film coating, it can block a significant percentage of the sun’s ultraviolet radiation from entering the home. Not only can this help keep your home cooler during the summer, but you’ll also notice another important trend: the furniture will not fade as quickly as it had in the past. So while you may be taking great strides to protect your furniture and your other investments, when you choose quality replacement windows with low-e film coating, you take it one step further.
