Keeping your business up and running means ensuring a steady stream of customers and clients. However, as your business begins to age, it will lose some of its appeal. You may gain more word-of-mouth success, but fewer people will want to walk in off the street if your building is looking worn out. One of the most noticeable types of building decay is the windows. Your windows show a view of your interior as well as anything on display. So, here are a few reasons to replace old commercial windows in your Toronto business.

Dirty Windows Ruin Your Image

When people look at your shop, the first things they’ll see are the windows – and what’s behind them. If your windows are old and dirty-looking, they’ll ruin your image – literally! The picture they’ll see of your store will be one overlaid with dirty glass, tarnishing the entire visual.

Some dirty windows can be solved with a bit of soap and water. However, old windows can begin to accumulate filth that isn’t so easily removed. Small scratches will gather dirt and impact the coloration of the glass. However, these tiny scratches aren’t so easily cleaned out. Glass is meant to be smooth and hard, which is what makes it so easy to clean. The introduction of scratches takes down the cleanability level substantially. So, what does that mean? Well, it means that at some point, your glass will get so old and beat up that it won’t be possible to get it back to that like-new cleanliness.

Cracks Reduce Insulation

Another great reason to replace old commercial windows is cracking, no matter how minor. Modern windows are made with two panes. The space between them is filled with a heavy, transparent gas that insulates your window. Your building relies on this gas to stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Therefore, if you get a crack, it poses a huge problem. That crack is the perfect place for your window’s insulating gas to escape.

Over time, the insulating gas in your window can leak out entirely through one little crack. Without that insulation, your building is going to have to work much harder to regulate its temperature. If your electric bill has gone up substantially since your window broke, you no longer have to wonder why. 

Sticky Residue Ages Your Building

If your store is popular with the locals, you may find its a hub for activity. In fact, if it’s the kind of business you strive to run, you may even encourage it. Being at the center of everyone’s daily life is fantastic for business. However, it’s not so fantastic for your windows. That’s because being at the center of everyday life means a lot of things being taped to your windows. From sales signs to event notices, lost dog posters to help wanted ads, eventually that tape residue is going to build up. And, with that, the exterior store appearance is going to go down.

Replace Old Commercial Windows

If you need to replace old commercial windows in your Toronto business, Aluplex is the place to call. We’re happy to help, from order to installation. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you have a basement, you may not pay it much mind on the average day. This is especially true if it’s unfinished, partially finished, or used only for housing a guest bedroom and laundry. However, your basement has some special maintenance needs. Today, let’s take a look at why you may need to replace your basement windows before winter.

Water Leakage

If your basement windows haven’t been replaced in many years – or never, as far as you know – they bring a lot of risks with them as winter approaches. Basement windows that rest close to the ground are at risk for water leakage.

As snow begins to fall, it doesn’t always come all at once and stay. Many years, it falls, melts, falls again, and melts once more before finally staying for good. Moreover, it will melt again as the winter passes. All of that snow melt means a lot of tests on whether your windows are waterproof or not.

Old basement windows are liable to leak water, not just when snow is melting entirely, but as the temperature fluctuates daily. Snow that’s resting against your basement window will be the first to melt, as the warmth from the house thaws it. If your basement windows are old and struggling, replace them before winter arrives in full.

Heat Rises, Cold Falls

You probably already know that heat rises and, therefore, cold falls. Taking this into consideration, your basement windows are especially at risk of losing your heat in winter. If your basement is heated like the rest of your home, the heat will rise to the top of the room. Because basement windows typically sit along the ceiling, they’re in the perfect place to leak that hot air if not properly insulated.

Modern windows are made with two panes so that the space between them can be filled with a heavy, transparent gas. This gas, being heavier than air, provides some insulation. As years pass, that gas will slowly leak out, leaving your window without insulation. If your basement’s windows are very old, they’ll leak that hot air out nearly as fast as it fills the room. That means a continually running heater and a hefty electric bill.

Outdated Window Style

We mentioned how modern two-pane windows work, but not all windows are modern. A lot of windows are only made with one pane. Some of them have two panes but aren’t insulated with gas. Outdated window styles are, perhaps, one of the best reasons to replace basement windows before winter. These outdated styles are exceptionally bad at insulating and will cost you an arm and a leg in electric heating costs.

If you live in Toronto, getting new windows is easy. Simply give us a call at Aluplex and let us know you’re in the market for new windows. Whether you replace just the basement windows, or all of the windows in the house, we’re here to help. From the purchasing process to the installation, our team will do everything required to get your windows replaced with ease.