Replacement Windows -- Worth the Cost?
Replacement windows can completely change the style of your home. In addition, replacement windows can significantly reduce your family's heating and cooling costs.
Very early windows were shielded with hide or cloth stretched over the opening or with wooden shutters. Later, various types of windows were invented that allowed light but not weather to pass into a building: mullioned glass windows, which joined multiple small pieces of glass with leading, paper windows, flattened pieces of translucent animal horn, and plates of thinly sliced marble.
Mullioned glass windows were the windows of choice among European well-to-do, whereas paper windows were economical and widely used in ancient China and Japan. In England, glass became common in the windows of ordinary homes only in the early 17th century whereas windows made up of panes of flattened animal horn were used as early as the 14th century in Northern Britain. Modern-style floor-to-ceiling windows became possible only after the industrial glass-making process was perfected. Evidence of glass window panes in Italy dates back nearly 3000 years.
Modern windows are customarily large rectangles or squares with glass surfaces. Churches traditionally have stained glass windows.
Today a window can be made in practically any shape and size desired. (Source: Wikipedia)
With the variety of windows available it just makes good sense to shop around and learn what makes a good window. Use the resources on Replacement Windows Headquarters to make the best window choice for your family.
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