Heat Wave-Are Your Windows Helping or Hurting?

For the next week, we'll see temperatures in the 90's and even up to 100 by this Thursday! That's right, it's August in Atlanta. And as if the many smog alerts, weren't enough to make you want to stay indoors, our recent heat wave may be enough to make Atlantans take up permanent residence in their air conditioned residences.

Believe it our not, energy effcient replacement windows can do a lot to help keep your home cool in the summer time. Why is that? Because all replacement windows today are insulated with a low-e (low emissivity) coating that keeps heat from passing through the glass in your windows.

Clear glass windows, even in a double paned window, have a very low heat resistance and allow heat to pass freely into your home in the summer. Thus, cooling costs go through the roof as your system tries to counter the heat that pours into your home.

That's why replacement windows are such a smart choice when looking for ways to beat the heat of Atlanta's summertime. Installing energy efficient replacement windows can increase your energy efficiency up to 10 times what you may have now!

Atlanta Area Window and Door Co will be glad to see that you get properly installed, energy efficient replacement windows to help keep your home very cool this summer.

Window Options from Atlanta Area Window and Door

Atlanta Area Window and Door Co’s expert intallers have been specializing in replacement windows for 25 years. Our product line includes a variety of vinyl replacement windows, wood replacement sashes, replacement picture windows of all types, sizes and shapes, sidelights, casements, double hung windows.

Non-rot replacement vinyl windows are a popular choice in Atlanta but for a more traditional look, Atlanta Area Window and Door accomdates classic styles as well. Installing replacement wood windows with old style grid patterns is a unique option that Atlanta Area Window and Door Co. offers to homeowners.

Below you’ll find our line of vinyl replacement windows, wood replacment windows, pvc replacement windows, and even aluminum clad windows. We will help you find the style and product that suits your home. From wood sashes to vinyl double hung windows, you’ll find what you’re looking for with Atlanta Area Window and Door. Our products are guaranteed to be installed with excellence and integrity, beautify and improve your home.

Gorrell Windows and Doors’ products have been in our offering for a long time. We proudly carry Gorrell products including double hungs, picture windows, and even storm doors and storm windows.

Vista Window Co is one of our more recent additions. Out of Ohio, Vista was named by Door and Window Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies. Vista replacement windows are a favorite with us at Atlanta Area Window and Door Co.

Vytex Windows window products offer a unique feature. Along with being energy efficient, Vytex windows are available in SDL (simulated divided light) grid patterns, and a strong, durable prefinish color options. Also a new addition, we’re glad to have Vytex vinyl windows aboard.

National Window Company has been manufacturing windows since 1941. Founded in Birmingham, Alabama, National specializes in providing us with top quality wood replacement windows. We rely on National also for wood casement windows, picture windows, and double hung windows. National also offers their Weatherpointe line which is made of a paint grade PVC that will never rot. Grid option include internal grids or traditional looking external wood grids.

We also carry Accuweld Replacement Window and Door, Softlite Vinyl Windows, and Thermal Industries insulated vinyl windows available. To see more, visit our partners’ websites or call for more info
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Atlanta Replacement Doors

Seems that doors are top priority for Atlanta homeowners in 2007. If you're looking to replace a door that has been rotted or just doesn't suit your house any more, Atlanta Area Window and Door Co. can help.

We find that homeowners in Atlanta find it very important to be sure that the front of their home looks exquisite and welcoming but also energy efficient. Believe it or not, doors with proper insulation not only beautify a home, but give it a much need boost in energy conservation.

Often times, we replace wood doors that are falling apart and allowing drafts and heat in and out of the home year round with doors that are properly insulated and improving the energy quality of the home. Fiberglass and steel doors have become the popular choice lately because of their resistance to rot, paintable surface, and their aesthetic look.

Check us out today and see how we can help you with a brand new front door. Keep Atlanta Area Window and Door in mind when looking for replacement vinyl windows, double hung windows, or even gutter cleaning and installation.

Energy Efficient Replacement Windows

One of the goals that is most important to us at Atlanta Area Window and Door, is helping make Atlanta homes more energy efficient. Yes, by installing replacement windows and replacement doors for the last 25 years we have helped improve the quality and appearance of many homes throughout metro Atlanta. However, during that time we have also helped Atlanta homeowners cut down heating and cooling costs by installing highly efficient replacement windows and doors.

Like many other window installers in metro Atlanta, we install vinyl replacement windows that are double paned and equipped with low-e and argon. However, unlike many window companies, we also install wood windows that are just as energy efficient. In so doing, homeowners in more traditional luxury homes in Atlanta are able to preserve a particular style and yet still vastly improve their energy conservation.

Like so many homes in metro Atlanta, builders install wood single paned windows to keep material costs down at construction. To many builders, windows are an oversight, a necessary commodity that simply lets light into the house so a resident will not feel trapped in a prison. Yet, single paned, clear glass windows, offer no insulation value at all! Zero! All you have is a pane of thin glass between you and the blistering Atlanta heat each summer. Not only that but is that thin piece of glass supposed to keep heat from escaping your house in the winter time?

Think about how many dollars are wasted everyday by poorly insulated windows. Every home that has clear glass windows (single or double paned) have an insulation value (also called R Value) of 1 or less. If you made the investment to improve your home by installing replacement windows that are double paned with low-e and argon or krypton gas, you have already quadrupled your energy savings! Your R Value has shot up from a zero or 1 to a 4 by making a simple investment in replacement windows. Now throw in a third pane of glass and you're looking at 10 times the energy efficiency! What kind of difference would you see in your home's heating and cooling bill in one month if you've made your home 10 times more energy conserving?

Now we already talked about all those dollars that were being wasted. Now how about all those dollars that are being saved by simply making your home more energy efficient with replacement windows. It adds up month after month and you're helping improve the quality of your environment for long time to come. If that wasn't enough incentive, Energy Star offers a tax credit to households that improve the energy quality of your home.

Here at Atlanta Area Window and Door energy conservation is vitally important to us because it's so important to our economy, our future, and our world. We'd like to help you by installing energy efficient replacement window and replacement doors. You can find out more about our company and our goals to help conserve energy at Atlantawindows.com

Atlanta Replacement Windows

Replacement Windows and Doors
Atlanta Area Window and Door specializes in replacement windows and replacement doors. We provide the very best replacement windows and doors available installed by hardworking dependable installation crews with over 20 years of experience. We carry a variety of windows and doors to address a number of home improvement needs in the Atlanta area. You can count on Atlanta Area Window and Door to provide you with the best replacement vinyl windows, aluminum windows, wood windows, fiberglass doors, steel doors and wood doors. If your home is in need of replacement windows or replacement doors, call on the experienced premiere home improvement team at Atlanta Area Window and Door.

Energy Efficient Windows and Doors

Insulated, double paned replacement windows are one of the most cost effective and wisest home improvements in which you can invest. Installing energy efficient replacement windows, helps
• Reduce your heating and cooling costs
• Conserve fuel and energy
• Provide you with an Energy Star tax deduction

Why wait? Call Atlanta Area Window and Door and schedule a free quote today.

Atlanta: Vinyl Double Hung Windows to Wood Casements

Most homeowners in Atlanta these days are looking to replace old single paned, rotted, clear glass windows with vinyl windows. And vinyl is a good choice. It's a cost effective, energy efficient choice and the best part is, vinyl windows don't rot and look great.

However, oftentimes we run into the customer who has and wants to retain a more traditional look. Enter the wood replacement window.

Unlike many other window and door companies in Atlanta, we actually sell and install wood windows almost as often as vinyl windows. Just last week I helped a lady get a pair of wood casement windows installed in her home. She's living in a beautiful old home in Atlanta that she's remodeling for her and her family's move down from North Carolina. We also sell a great number of wood sash replacements for customers who don't necessarily need a full window unit but need low-e , double paned, insulated glass in their home.

So remember there are a variety of solutions to the challenges you face while improving your home. Our sales staff at Atlanta Area Window and Door we does not enter into a home with any agenda other than to make sure each homeowner gets exactly what they want and need installed in their home.

Visit our website for more information or to schedule an appointment today.

Leafproof Gutter Guards; Special Pricing for Summer

It won't be long before the leaves are falling and the gutters are getting clogged up again. I don't know about you, but cleaning gutters has always been one of my worst experiences while maintaing my home. The beauty of having Leafproof at my house, has been never climbing and hanging on a ladder and never reaching in and scraping leaves and muck out of the gutters.

So if you're ready to guard your gutters and keep them clean throughout the upcoming fall and beyond, don't mess around on the ladder anymore. Now is a great time to get Leafproof gutter guards installed. At Atlanta Area Window and Door we've got a special price that runs through July and August. Every house under 200 linear feet of gutters can be protected for $1000. That price includes cleaning, flushing downspouts, and pitching gutters (if needed), and installing .24 gauge aluminum Leafproof to ensure you won't need to clean your gutters again.

Call today if you'd like to get your gutters protected. (770-499-8894) or email me at jaq@atlantawindows.com

Visit our website or check out our Ebay store for more information.

Atlanta Area Window and Door- A New Era

I'm still getting this blog underway, given, but I'm really hoping to see some traffic coming through this blog and onto our newly developed website.

I'm quite proud of our website to be honest and proud of the work we've done to get things growing here at Atlanta Area Window and Door. When I came to work for this company last year, we had a website that failed to impress and we were not getting many internet leads at all. People weren't coming to our website and booking appointments for free quotes because of our lack of web presence. Now, we have a sharp web presence and this blog is a complimentary for us to discuss windows, doors, gutters and even work we've done through the years.

Yes we're still cutting our teeth on the blog and website but with consistency and feedback I think we can see Atlanta Area Window and Door have one more way to reach customers and even have old customers post their stories here!

Keep in touch, stay tuned, and keep Atlanta Area Window and Door in mind when it comes time to replace windows or doors or get gutter protection.

JB in ATL

Leafproof in Atlanta

Atlanta Area Window and Door has been replacing and installing windows and doors for over 25 years now. Recently we decided to start selling additional products in order to better serve our customers and increase our field of service all around.

We began carrying Leafproof gutter protection this past year as a way to meet customer needs in Atlanta and provide what we believe is the most affordable and effective gutter protection anyone could get. Leafproof is an all aluminum gutter protection system manufactured in Omaha, Nebraska by Eran Industries and since 1995 has already established itself as a premier home improvement product.

Needless to say, we're proud to carry this new product. We've already installed over 3000ft of Leafproof in the Atlanta area and we look forward to bringing Leafproof to more homes this summer and into the coming fall. Check us out at Atlantawindows.com or Leafproofatlanta.com

One of Our Stories from Decatur

A true story of one of our customer's experience working with us last summer. We got work with Jenn last year and were had the opportunity to install windows, doors, and gutter protection. Here's what she had to say about working with us.

"I have had the good fortune of doing business with Atlanta Area Windows and Door Co. on two occassions and both times they have exceeded my expectations. First, we replaced all of the windows and one door in our house and were expecting to have the process be somewhat disruptive to our home in some way even with a really good company. I am glad to say we were proved wrong on all accounts. From the initial sales consultation with Jim it was just simple, we were not overwhelmed with options that did not interest us. He listened to what we wanted and gave us a no hassle quote. We scheduled the installation and the installers showed up and had the old windows and door out and the new ones in with no mess or inconvenience on our part. They were clean and courteous and we love our new windows!

Last fall we decided to get gutter guards installed and when I found out that AAWD had started offering these products they were first to call on my list. Some of my gutters were leaking and I was sure they would tell me I needed new gutters before they could help me. Instead they came in cleaned them out, sealed them up and put the guards on in less than one day. No leaks and NO LEAVES.

I completely trust their organization and their work. Professionals from start to finish."


Jenn