Stop the DraftsFor Good
If a room goes cold every winter, the windows are trying to tell you something. We speak fluent window.
- Know when a drafty window is past patching for good
- Healthy windows get weatherstripping. Finished windows get replaced.
- Comfort you can feel on the first cold night afterward
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Four Places the Cold Gets In
A draft is a diagnosis problem before it is a repair problem. These are the four culprits we check first, in the order we usually find them.
Worn Weatherstripping
The flexible seals around a sash flatten and crack with age. This is the most common draft source and, on an otherwise sound window, the easiest and cheapest to cure.
Sashes Out of Square
Houses settle and wood swells and shrinks with the seasons. Once a sash no longer sits square in its frame, air slips past the seals no matter how firmly you lock it.
Gaps Around the Frame
Behind the trim, the original installation gaps can lose their insulation and caulk. Air then travels around the entire window, and no amount of work on the sash will stop it.
Single-Pane or Failed Glass
Old single-pane glass, or an insulated unit whose gas has leaked away, radiates cold straight into the room. It feels like a draft even when no air is moving at all.
The November Ritual
Most homeowners fight drafts the same way each fall:
- Plastic shrink film over the glass every November
- Draft snakes and rolled towels along the sills
- Fresh caulk over gaps that reopen every season
- Space heaters running in the coldest rooms
There is nothing wrong with any of these. If your windows are newer and fundamentally sound, a weekend of patching may be the whole fix, no contractor required. We are here to help when those type of fixes stop working.
When the Bandaids Stop Working
But when frames are warped, installation gaps have opened, or the glass itself has gone cold, seasonal patches are just rent paid on a problem you still own. The furnace keeps running longer, the room never quite warms up, and next November the ritual starts again.
A properly installed replacement ends it. New windows from Pella® and ProVia® seal on every edge, insulate at the glass, and get foam-sealed into the opening itself, so the whole assembly finally works as one unit.
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See what our customers have to say about NextWave Exteriors:
I would like to thank Dave Jr. and Dave Sr. for spending there time explaining everything that well be done on the job site. The price was reasonable and the workmanship was very good.
Could not have asked for a better experience. Great communication, responsive, on time, and high quality work at a fair price! Super happy with our new windows!
We loved that this is a local family owned business. From the very beginning the process was very easy. Dave was very easy to talk to and we were explained everything in detail. The project was done within 4-5 weeks and looks great. Would highly recommend.
