The Best Solution I Can Think Of

The big window in our living room either has a crack, or an opening on its side, because it feels like it's leaking air.  We've noticed it during the first winter since we moved in.  No matter how high we turned the heater, the living room stayed cool.  It barely got warm.  My husband was the one who actually suspected that there might be something wrong with either the door or windows, so he checked all of them.  That's when he felt cold air coming in from a small crack on the lower right side of the window.  It's actually the seal that's supposed to trap in cold or hot air inside the house, that cracked open.  I believe he informed the owner of the house, but I don't know if he heard anything back from them.  As a remedy, my husband bought a silicone window caulk, and he sealed the area where he felt the air coming in.  It worked, all right. But, it didn't last that long, so he had to re-apply the caulk every couple of weeks.  No wonder why our electricity bill was high.  We were basically heating the entire block without us knowing it!

I think the best solution would be a complete window replacement.  If we only live within Virginia Beach area, replacement windows virginia beach would be perfect to call for help.  That big glass looks old anyway.  Or, to save the owner some money, he can salvage the glass and just fix the siding to stop air inside the house from going out, and the air outside from coming in.  In that way, it'll save us money as well because we won't have to run the AC all day during summertime, and the heater during winter.

Our lease is already almost over, and we're close to moving out, too.  But that window was never taken care of.  We heard last year that the owners of the house actually plan on doing some renovations, and I think they're just waiting for us to leave before they start the construction.  And we understand why they wanted to wait.  I think they just didn't want us to deal with all the noise and clutter, once they start working on the house.  They also know that we have 3 small kids, so I think, they took that into consideration as well.  So, regardless of them not fixing the window, we're still grateful to them for being such nice landlords.  Oh, did I mention that the owner of this house is my husband's friend?  Yes, they're buddies, and the owner is in the Navy, too.  That's how they met.

We kind of hope we'd be able to at least see how the house would look like after it gets renovated.  But unfortunately, that won't be happening anymore.  And with that being said, I actually have fallen in love with this little house.  It may be is an older house, its got lots of work that needs to be done to it, but all in all, I like living here.  I just like the feel of the entire house - it feels so homey.  And I will definitely miss being here once we move.