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When you’re thinking about getting replacement windows, you’ll want to brainstorm over certain things to see where to go next.

Replacement Window Brainstorming

Have you ever had a brainstorming session, perhaps at work? People gather together to think through ideas, and they say there’s no such thing as a bad idea, though many things thrown out there won’t come to pass. If you’re ready for replacement windows in San Bernadino, CA, brainstorming ideas can help you get further in the project. Here are a few things you can sit down and brainstorm over, either on your own or with window professionals.

The Overall Budget

One of the first things you will want to work out is what your budget is for the project. You can brainstorm some numbers by looking at your savings account and deciding what you can afford. You’ll also want to look at window numbers, so you have an idea what you need to spend to get the quality you want for your home. You don’t have to be exact on numbers in either area. This is just the brainstorming part of the process.

Possible Changes

What do you like about your old windows? What would you change? When you get replacement windows, it’s a good time to make those changes so you can take on the project all at once. Perhaps you want to make a bank of windows into a bay or bow window or maybe you want to add more natural light with more windows. Whatever the changes might be, include them in your process when you brainstorm so you know what to bring up to the window company.

Home Challenges

Every home has specific challenges and if you make a list of yours during your brainstorming session, you’ll be able to identify how the windows can help you change those things. Window professionals can help you pinpoint the issues when they take a look at your home, but you live there, and you may know some of them already. Perhaps your home has a good amount of light, but it gets too hot in the summer with the sun streaming in. Maye you live on a busy street and you are bothered by a lot of noise. These are the types of things new windows can address and improve within your home.

Color Ideas

When you get new windows, you get a new color, if you want. That color will show from inside and out and you’ll want to choose something that looks good now and something that will still look good later. Get some paint samples from the store and start to think about the options.

There are a lot of other things you could brainstorm on when you are starting to look into replacement windows in San Bernadino, CA. When you want help with the beginnings of the process, call the professionals at J.R. Door & Window at [phone] for a free consultation. We’ll help you no matter what stage of the process you’re in. You can visit with us in our showroom and take a look at samples as well. We’re located at 615 N Benson Ave Unit I Upland, CA 91786.

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Keeping Kids Safe and Blinds Together

With three little girls running loose in my home I know first hand how easy it is to watch blinds get destroyed. My youngest, Olivia, is two and loves almost nothing more than peering out the window while she waits for her daddy to come in. I'm increasingly convinced that blinds have a magnetic pull in them that is acutely attractive to children and little children in particular.

Probably the largest issue parents and caretaker's run into is what to do about the dangling lines that hang down from most sets of blinds, especially the traditional horizontal sets. One option is to hang them up high on a hook where they can't be reached, even if a child were to stand on a stool. Another option is to purchase a different type of blinds all together. Vertical blinds for instance have a different set of cords that can easily be affixed to the wall to keep little ones from getting entangled. Although these also present a unique challenge and they are easy to knock off the lead line and children are uniquely fascinated with these blinds as well.

You can purchase replacement windows San Bernardino, CA with the blinds already in place between the two plates of glass, but the cost is significantly higher for those types of windows. Another option is to go cordless. Cordless blinds can be purchased in just about any style imaginable. Everything from Roman shades and mini blinds, to faux wood blinds and bamboo or solar shades.

No one likes to think about the injuries that can occur or even deaths that can and have happened due to having corded blinds in the home. However, there have been numerous such occasions. There are some things you can do to help ensure something tragic doesn't happen in your home. Always keep furniture and anything else that can be climbed on away from windows. Keep your window cords as short as possible and tie up the cords that do hang down. Keep window blinds as tight together as possible and teach your children from the time they can toddle and crawl around that window blinds are not to be played with. This is the most intensive part of parenting, the teaching part. It's constant and can feel like a drain, but it is worth it in the end to keep your children safe.

Buying blinds is a great product purchase and usually an exciting time for a family. Precautions, however, should certainly be taken to ensure that any little ones who live in the home, or come into the home to visit, are safe and secure. If you can find and afford cordless blinds, this option is a great one for you if you have or plan to have small children in the home.

If you can't however, take these tips to heart. The old saying, “better safe than sorry” can't be stressed enough in an instance where a child has been permanently injured or even died due to entanglement in a blind cord. Especially since something like that can be avoided.

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