{"id":3443,"date":"2016-10-29T12:59:35","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T12:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/calfeutrage-elite.com\/window-and-caulking-a-winning-association\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T03:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T03:08:25","slug":"window-and-caulking-a-winning-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calfeutrage-elite.com\/en\/window-and-caulking-a-winning-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Window and caulking: a winning association"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]Changing windows offers many advantages, not only in terms of the aesthetics of the fa\u00e7ade of the building but also in terms of the reduction of energy consumption:<\/strong> these are therefore lighter electricity bills for the portfolio. This long-term investment is therefore a way to save on your heating budget and improve your comfort.\n\nThere is a wide range of window models<\/a> adapted to the framing of your habitat: swinging window, swinging, guillotine, awning, sliding window… available in resistant and aesthetic materials (PVC, aluminum, imputrescible treated wood…).\n\nBut the installation of windows should not make us forget one point in the process: the installation of seals and insulating sealants.<\/a> Carefully applied, these polyurethane or silicone sealants, depending on the support,prevent moisture in the rooms,<\/a>the entry of air or water, and the “feeling of cold glass”.\n\nIn fact, window installers and caulkers often work together to provide the best of services to the customer.\n\n\"change\n

Why change your windows?<\/h2>\nCold? Humidity? Condensation? Feeling cold glass? Insect nests in the wood<\/a> (lyctes, termites, wood tendrils…)?\n\nHere are all reasons to change his windows. Cold air and humidity are a real calamity for heating bills and comfort is not optimal (cold glass feeling).\n\nPutting a new caulking around the window frame is not always enough especially on frames and huts are damaged. In addition to the air and rain in the room, the mist accumulates on the windows<\/a> and rots the wood: it is an ideal place for insects to take up residence and degrade the frame of the windows.\n\nDuring his visit, the professional caulker will take stock and diagnose the condition of all the windows and doors. This will give you a more accurate view of the situation and the real needs: handing over a new sealer or changing the windows.\n\nSeveral criteria determine the choice of windows:<\/span>\n