How to Help Your Contractor: Ways to Ready Your Home for New Window Replacement

Are you hesitating to have your old drafty windows replaced because you dread the mess and the hassle?

Having replacement windows installed does not have to be a major ordeal.

While many home improvement projects can be incredibly inconvenient due to the noise, mess, and disturbance in daily life, having your windows replaced in your home can be accomplished faster than you may think.

Our expert window installers here at Window Outfitters make every effort to get in and out of your home as quickly as possible.  And you can speed up the process even more by taking care of somethings in your home before and after.  This helps to ensure the entire process goes smoothly.

Here are a Couple of Tips to Help Ensure Your Window Replacement Goes Smoothly

• Window treatments, curtains, blinds, brackets, drapes, rods, etc. need to be removed before we arrive. 
• Any furniture in the window area needs to be removed, giving our installation crew at least three feet of space to work.
• If you have any decorative items on walls near doors or windows, such as clocks, mirrors, pictures, etc., they need to be removed.
• If you have an alarm system, contact the company to get alarm company to let them know you’re having your windows replaced.  They’ll let you know what needs to be done for the system.
• While installation is taking place, keep your pets and small children confined.  Better yet, why not take them somewhere else for the day?
• We know you are excited about your new replacement windows, but be patient and wait with reinstalling shades and blinds.  Any caulk we’ve used needs to dry – this process takes at least twelve hours.
• Resist the impulse to throw those new windows open for the fresh air.  In order for the weather strip to conform, your new replacement windows need to remain shut for not less than five days.

To be able to simplify your new energy efficient doors and windows installation, follow these excellent tips on how to prepare for the installation crew’s arrival. If you find any of these tips create a hardship upon you, do not hesitate to tell us ahead of time.  We will be happy to make every effort to adjust what we can to ensure you are provided with an experience that goes beyond what your expectations.  Customer care is at the top of our list of priorities.

Contact Window Outfitters today to schedule a free estimate from one of our professional window installers!  We are a licensed MN home improvement contractor serving the entire Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area. 

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