How to Increase Your Home’s Resale Value with Window Upgrades

Window of Opportunity: Maximize Your Home’s Resale Value

How to Increase Your Home’s Resale Value with Window Upgrades

Everybody knows the old fable about the tortoise and the hare. The quickety quick, get ahead now, hare ends up losing the race to the slow, steady, and consistent tortoise. This is what it’s like when investing in your home. If you’ve been a homeowner long enough you already know this, but you also know the payoffs are so much sweeter.

Replacing your home’s windows falls under this category. There’s a larger expense upfront, but in the long run it is totally worth the investment. Upgrading your windows to modern materials helps you build value in multiple ways such as: energy efficiency, aesthetic appeal, and security. If you want to attract potential buyers, checking to see if your windows need replacing is an excellent starting point.

Understanding the Value of Window Upgrades

Ok, we are going to do some imagining real fast. Imagine you are a potential homebuyer. You find a great little neighborhood with a great school and a big beautiful backyard. The pictures on the internet are stunning. You think, “This is the one.” I just found my future home, you book a viewing, and you leave work early because you’re so excited. You get there, and boom, the smile that was just on your face falls because right there from the street you can see them. Windows that are dirty, in a popular style from the 1800s, wood that is rotting, and paint peeling. You can feel the drafts run across your skin. You can only imagine how easy it would be to break in. You call your agent, and you say “Nope!”

Now, I want you to imagine rolling up to that dream house again. You see windows that match the style of the home, that are clean and don’t look like they’d blow over in a stiff wind. Your agent meets you, and you go inside. Everything is perfect. The sizes of the rooms, there are butcher block countertops and plenty of natural light from windows that open and close and lock. This is every potential buyer’s dream. Everything functions, and it fits their style, and then you check the history of the energy bill. They are lower than your current home like that’s a cherry on top. You leave feeling like you’re a million bucks because you did it. You found the one.

This is why it’s important to upgrade your windows when it’s time. You don’t want anyone looking at your home, and are completely deterred because of windows.

How New Vinyl Windows Can Help

Value Enhancer #1: Curb Appeal and Aesthetics

Like our little imagination game shows, first impressions make or break a potential deal. Multiple things can affect your curb appeal: The front door, the porch or patio, the walkway up to the door, the garage door, the siding, but the biggest one is your windows. They play a huge role in curb appeal that most people don’t even realize until someone tells them. Windows that are outdated, weather-worn, or unkept seriously pull away from your home’s aesthetic.

When you replace those windows with new ones, you instantly give your home a makeover. Every girl out there knows that a good makeover helps boost self-esteem and confidence. Every homeowner wants to feel good and confident about their home, so why not boost that outward aesthetic? Start by choosing window styles that complement your home’s architecture. There are a wide variety of styles available, some of the most popular are: sleek casement-style windows, elegant double-hung windows, and view-capturing picture windows. Choosing windows that match your home not only boosts your curb appeal but sets you apart from the competition.

Value Enhancer #2: Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings

Energy efficiency is one of the top concerns of today’s homebuyers. Vinyl windows are known for increasing a home’s energy efficiency by helping regulate indoor temperatures. The window technology of vinyl windows lowers temperature transfer and minimizes drafts. Now, you may be looking at the screen confused, saying “Huh?” in your mind, but this means if it’s hot and humid outside, it stays outside and if it’s cold outside, it stays outside. What this means, in the long run, is your HVAC isn’t working as hard to regulate your home’s temperature, lowering energy bills and the whines from your family about it being too hot or cold.

Bonus Tips: Energy-efficient windows can qualify for rebates and incentives, which can help you now. In the future, the energy-saving benefits showcase your home’s sustainability and cost-efficiency, which attracts homebuyers.

Value Enhancer #3: Security and Peace of Mind

The world can be a scary place. Violence and theft are something a homeowner never wants to deal with, because of this, safety and security are another top concern. Vinyl windows are strong, durable, and resistant to forced entry. Our models come equipped with modern security features that safeguard against potential trespassers such as:

• Fusion-welded frames and sashes – The frame might as well be one piece, and the sash or the part that opens might as well be one piece.
• The frame is multichambered, adding to its structural integrity and making it more sturdy.
• The panes are made of 7/8in thick glass, which is way higher than the standard window.
• Interlocking meeting rails for a tight seal between the sashes, making them harder to pry open.
• Cam-Action locks
• Heavy-duty screens with metal-reinforced corners
• Then, as with all Window Source of Atlanta windows, each window is custom-made to your home’s fittings. This means they fit as perfectly as possible. Making your whole home more secure.

When listing your home, be sure to list off these security features. Highlight the importance of the safety of loved ones and prized possessions. The knowledge that their family, themselves, and property are well-protected, would bring anyone peace of mind.

Value Enhancer #4: Low Maintenance and Longevity

There is always a to-do list. At least it can feel that way, when you already have a full plate of other things to do: work, get the kids to soccer practice, make a healthy dinner, wash the car, mow the yard, etc. The last thing you want to do is add another project, especially a big one like window maintenance. Traditional wood windows rot, warp, and the paint peels, they crack, and all sorts of things that are not fun to deal with. Alternatively, with vinyl windows, the only thing you have to worry about is keeping the glass clean. There’s no repainting. There’s no regrinding, sanding, sealing. There’s none of that, just simply wiping it down to keep the dirt off. This is a great feature to highlight especially to young families where the to-do list always rolls over to the next day.

Guiding Your Home to a Greater Value

We know we just gave you quite a bit of information to digest, so here’s the gist in as few words as possible: upgrading your outdated, weather-worn windows can significantly help increase your home’s value not just in potential buyers’ eyes, but your own. If you have any questions, we are here to help you achieve your dream home. Call us today at (470) 275-5159 or contact us here to schedule your free estimate.