If you havenʼt already viewed the videos on the Home Page, now would be good time to do so, to get some reality on why caulking can literally reduce your energy bills. These are direct savings to you year after year - just by maintaining a properly caulked seal around your windows and doors.

Given the extent of older homes in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area), one other factor should be reviewed before the sealants are applied and that is to ensure that the void between the window and wall framing has adequate insulation. If it does not, this factor can be remedied by the installation of loose (pink) insulation or an insulating expansion foam to fill the voids just prior to caulking. In this way, potential water entry is thwarted and the R (insulation) value of the energy efficient windows and doors are increased.

Windows - New

On occasion, the windows being caulked have no real insulating properties and thus while caulking observed sealant failures does provide some energy cost relief, the framing and glass that make up the window have no insulating value at all. In this case, replacing the windows with thermal glass and frames may be indicated to reduce energy costs even further. In addition to updating the home and lowering energy costs these can provide a different and improved look - not to mention increasing the value of your home. This is also true of exterior doors - some of which may have gone beyond the life span expectations of some older homes. There is truly a wide range of energy efficient doors today and again, replacing these could lead to more energy savings and an increased value of your home.