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Water infiltration through a wooden window: Simple and effective solutions
Wooden windows, although charming and aesthetically pleasing, can often be weak points for water infiltration in our homes. These problems, if not properly managed, can lead to significant damage to the structure of the house....
Polyurethane foam for Forbidden window? Ce que vous devez savoir
In the face of harsh weather, wooden windows can sometimes let water through, causing potentially serious damage to the integrity of a home. As an article in La Presse indicates, although polyurethane foam is an excellent...
Is polyurethane foam waterproof? The answers you’ve been waiting for!
Polyurethane foam, widely praised for its excellent insulating properties, sometimes raises questions about its water resistance. As pointed out in an article in La Presse, this material is not only an effective insulator, but also a remarkable air and vapour barrier....
Discover the best door weatherstripping and say goodbye to drafts
The infiltration of cold air into homes is a major problem that can not only increase your heating bills but also reduce your comfort. Fortunately, effective solutions exist to remedy this situation. As Stéphanie Lévesque points...
PVC Window Expanding: Tips and Tricks for Perfect Insulation
Air leaks in a home can not only lead to increased energy costs, but also decrease the comfort of your living space. According to an informative article published by La Presse, air leaks are often overlooked but can be effectively sealed with simple and affordable...
Why Air Passes Through Windows and How to Fix It Quickly
In the field of energy efficiency, few problems are as universally encountered and as often misunderstood as the cold draughts in winter and hot in summer that seep through our windows. According to a recent article in the Journal...
Window Caulking: The Ultimate Guide to Saving on Your Energy Bills
With the expected increases in electricity rates, including a significant increase affecting small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) as reported by the Journal de Montréal, it is becoming crucial for homeowners to find effective...
Replacing window thermoses – practical tips and advice
In Quebec, we don't just change the seasons, we also change the thermos of windows to keep our dollars warm! According to Hydro-Québec, optimizing energy efficiency means not only meeting a growing demand for electricity, but also...
Perfect Seal – Use expanding foam and caulking to reinforce the insulation of your windows
Strengthening the insulation of your windows is essential to maintain a pleasant temperature inside your home throughout the year. To ensure a perfect seal, the use of expanding foam and caulking is highly recommended. These...
The most common mistakes to avoid when installing caulking
Successful caulking installation is essential to maintain good thermal and acoustic insulation of your home, as well as to prevent water infiltration and air leakage. However, many mistakes can be made when installing caulk,...
How to tell if your caulk needs to be replaced
Caulking is an essential part of your home that helps keep your windows and doors watertight. It acts as a barrier against air and water infiltration, which helps to reduce heating and cooling costs and improve indoor air quality....
How to Choose the Right Type of Caulking for Your Home or Business
Caulking is an essential part of keeping your home or business airtight. In fact, it fills the gaps between windows, doors, walls and foundations, thus preventing water, air or dust infiltration. However, to get the best results, it's important to choose the right...
10 Signs Your Home Needs Caulking
Maintaining your home is essential to keeping your family safe and comfortable. One of the most important aspects of this maintenance is caulking, which involves sealing cracks and gaps around your home's doors, windows, and other openings to prevent cold or hot air...
The Differences Between Traditional Caulking and Compression Caulking
Caulking is a very important technique that involves sealing and reinforcing joints and cracks between structural materials to prevent air and water infiltration. While there are many ways to caulk a structure, some options such...
Why caulk your windows?
When you are in your home, do you feel drafts of fresh air caressing your skin even though all the exits are closed? If this is the case, your home's insulation system is failing. You must therefore caulk your windows. Wondering why? An expert from Calfeutrage Élite...
What are the different products to use for caulking?
The level of performance of a caulk depends on the type of product used as well as its quality. On the other hand, not all parts of a house (exterior and interior) have the same specificity. Therefore, they cannot all receive the...
How do I isolate the edges of a window?
Good window insulation is an additional factor in saving energy. This saving is of the order of 15%. And when we talk about energy saving, we are referring, of course, to the reduction of the amount of the bill. Unfortunately,...
How to remove exterior caulking from your windows?
Over time, the exterior caulking of windows wears out and loses its usefulness. In such situations, another sealant will need to be installed. It is very not recommended to install the new sealant on the old one. What needs to be done is to remove the old caulking...
How to prevent air from passing through the window?
Unwanted drafts, even when the windows are closed, can cause significant inconvenience in your home. Drafts infiltration through windows is one of the main sources of this problem, which can compromise the effectiveness of your home's thermal insulation. Fortunately,...
What is a weatherstripping?
Nearly 30% of energy leaks for heating are due to air infiltration. To reduce the heating bill, there are many solutions. One of them is the installation of weatherstripping. Find out here what a weatherstripping is and how to install it to reduce air infiltration....
When/How to change a thermos glass?
To guarantee the comfort of life in a building, it is sometimes necessary to install a thermos glass. This device makes it possible to balance the indoor temperature of the rooms of the house. Unfortunately, it may happen that it no longer meets the needs for which it...
Caulking, a preventive against infestations
A dwelling with good insulation is a dwelling where comfort and security reign. Good thermal insulation prevents cold from entering your home during the winter. Also, during the summer you can enjoy the mild temperature of your interior. Nevertheless, insulation...
The caulking joint: what is the interest and how to take advantage of it?
The waterproofing of buildings is of great importance. Different materials are used as insulation for homes. In Greater Montreal and many other regions, caulking is more popular because of its many advantages. It provides real benefits. Caulking seals are also very...
How to prepare for winter?
As winter approaches, it's important to be well prepared and have a properly insulated home. In this condition, you will not have to work your boiler intensively, which would be heavy in terms of energy expenditure. How to ensure the maintenance of a stable and...
How to easily remove worn caulking from your windows?
When the caulking joints on your windows show signs of wear and tear, it's time to consider replacing these window seals in order to improve the thermal insulation efficiency of your home. Instead of replacing your windows entirely, start by considering restoring the...
What are the bad practices when it comes to window caulking?
To optimize the thermal comfort of your home, it is essential to limit energy losses and moisture infiltration. To achieve this, it is important to seal the edges of the windows using a suitable sealant. Window caulking is a highly efficient operation in this context....
Should you replace your thermos windows?
Because of their many advantages, thermos windows are popular in many Canadian homes. Indeed, these windows offer better thermal insulation and enhance the safety of homes, especially for those who choose to install a double glazing model. However, despite their...
Are your windows foggy? What is going on?
You are very often bothered by the presence of fog on your windows and you do not know how to get rid of it. Well! This is a problem due to condensation in the windows. To solve it, you don't need to change the windows. All you need to do is adopt a few basic...
Should you insulate your front door?
Like all openings, the front door is an access for fresh air and noise. It is therefore necessary to ensure that it benefits from very good sound and thermal insulation in order to avoid any inconvenience. Caulking is the most suitable solution to insulate your front...