Summer is the perfect time of year to maintain your home’s old windows —  and older windows do sometimes need a lot of maintenance! Properly maintaining your windows can make them more energy efficient, easier to operate and simply look better. From cleaning to weatherstripping, installing new caulk and more, old windows need TLC to remain in good condition.

Homeowners in New Jersey and the New York metro area often find themselves struggling to maintain old windows in old houses, but these tips can help. Here’s what you should plan to do sometime this summer, and the sooner the better.

An old picture window can be a thing of beauty… or a source of endless problems. Old picture windows can have leaks, poor energy efficiency and aesthetic issues that make them less enjoyable to behold and more detrimental for your home’s value. If you’re no longer happy with the way your picture window looks or performs, replacing your picture window with one from Renewal by Andersen of New Jersey and New York Metro can solve these problems for you! Here’s what you can expect when you replace your picture window.

One of the most popular and common replacement window products available to consumers is dual pane, also known as insulated, windows. Although dual pane windows are no longer considered new technology – they’ve been around for many decades – they’re still one of the best products for helping consumers save money and conserve energy in the home.

Dual pane windows have a simple but brilliant design that helps insulate the home from extreme temperatures outside. If you’re considering having dual pane windows installed in your home, this is what you need to know.

Fibrex is Renewal by Andersen’s proprietary composite window frame material. Here’s what you need to know about what Fibrex material is, what the benefits are, and how Fibrex composite material compares to natural wood. Knowing the answers to these questions can help you understand what makes Renewal by Andersen of New Jersey and New York Metro windows more effective than natural wood windows.