Are you hesitating to replace those old windows that are clearly worn and tired? If your windows are in anyway damaged, cracked or worn out, you could be susceptible to moisture infiltration and the dangers that come with it. The following are just a few of the hazards that can result from moisture infiltration.
Infrastructural Damage – When your windows are no longer sealed properly and moisture beings to creep in, you can have a whole bunch of structural issues on your hands. Over time, moisture that gets into your window frame and sashes can rot out wood, rust metal, and spread into the surrounding walls of your home. Before you know it, you’re not only replacing your window, you’re replacing the entire window frame and parts of the surrounding wall! Replace damaged windows early to prevent infrastructural damage.
Mold – When moisture infiltrates your home and sits un-combated in dark silence, what tends to happen? Mold grows. Mold is not only bad for your home, it is bad for your health. If undetected, it can even lead to premature death. Mold doesn’t always appear as ugly spots on the surface of your wall or window frame; sometimes mold can lie underneath the surface of walls and even paint, growing and spreading with you unaware of the danger.
Air Leakage – Not only can moisture infiltration damage your home and your health, it can also be costly! As we already said, moisture can leak in when your windows are no longer sealed properly. A faulty seal doesn’t only let in moisture, it lets in air — air that you are paying big bucks to heat in the winter and cool in the summer. Air leakage from your windows is like living with your front door ajar; it’s inefficient and leads to high energy bills.
Mind our warning; you don’t want to wait to replace old, damaged, or cracked windows. Hesitating to replace your worn out windows could lead to further damages down the road… damages that are costly not only to your bank account but to your health as well.
