Are you one of us seeking for practical measures to address concerns before and after storm occurrences? Stop stressing yourself and indulge into a highly effective preventive action.
Now if you are also into pursuing home energy efficiency and conservation, storm door installation has admittedly been one of the top recommendations by those who have the expertise and authority such as the U.S. Department of Energy.
As a matter of fact, they asserted that “new exterior doors often fit and insulate better than older types. If you have older doors in your home, replacing them might be a good investment, resulting in lower heating and cooling costs. If you’re building a new home, you should consider buying the most energy-efficient doors possible.”
However, it is a well given fact that most of us are indecisive about this. Concerns with affordability and waiting for the “right timing” are always present.
Affordability VS. Practicality
What about the storm door installation cost? Can I afford it? These are our turning point questions after realizing the impact of a certain thing. Questioning our capacity to pay is but of course logical. Might as well not expend beyond our means, right? But mind you, we are talking about one of the most critical phases of your own home – your entryway.
Now I think you’d agree with me that a better question would be: “Is it practical?”
Well according to U.S. Department of Energy our home’s exterior doors can contribute significantly to air leakage, and can also waste energy through conduction, especially if it’s old, uninsulated, improperly installed, and/or improperly air sealed. So storm door installation is indeed practical!
“All is well…I’ll just wait for the right time.”
As I see it, storm door installation might be one of the things mostly left into the back burner of every homeowner, maybe because it’s part of human nature that we are lax of the future. We tend to decide when time no longer requires us to think, but merely to settle on things. Would you really wait for something to happen before settling for a concrete course of action?
Stretching our budget for home improvements have always been a challenge to us. But come to think of it, it’s a matter of having the right perspective. Remember that being practical is not thinking of what you can save now but investing on what you can benefit in the future. There’s no reason for you to wait for the right time because every day is the right time.
Don’t compromise your safety, be practical and do it now.
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