Most Common Misconceptions Regarding Replacement Windows

There are a lot of misinformation out there regarding replacement windows. These information prevents people from properly choosing their replacement windows. This can lead to bad energy dissipation around the house. If you want an efficient house system, you need to study what kind of replacement windows is best suited for your home.

I will discuss the most common misconceptions about replacement windows. These misconceptions usually bring about many issues so knowing the right information is beneficial when choosing the right windows for your home.

1. The U-value determines alone if the window is energy efficient or not

U-value is defined as the measurement of the amount of heat transfer through the glass of the window. The lower the U-value, the less heat is dissipated across the surface of the window. Although U-value is a good measure of energy performance of a window, it is not the only factor. Other things like Solar Heat Gain Coefficient is another unit of performance that determines the performance of a window.

The weather pattern also determines the real U-value performance of the window. If you live in a cold climate, you need to get a low U-value window, and vice versa.

1. Use vinyl windows when you can

While vinyl is the most popular window material to use today, there are still many materials that you can use. You can opt for a fiber glass window material but it can be quite costly especially if you want a material that is durable. Fiberglass is a material that is very durable and will last you more than a lifetime. It is very lightweight by hard to break or scratch. The main reason why vinyl windows are recommended is because of their cheap price.

1. Replacing your windows will require you to renovate significant part of your house

Many people put off their window replacement idea because they have this wrong idea that they need to renovate a huge part of their house before they can replace the window. That is actually untrue as most modern windows are easy to install and would never require renovation of the installation area.

1. Anyone can replace their windows, even beginners

While there are many skilled people that can replace their windows on their own, most homeowners can’t do it themselves, honestly. Installing windows needs professional training before someone can do it perfectly. It is better to just let someone with professional experience do the installation than doing the replacement on your own. You may actually do more harm than good if you insist on changing the windows yourself.

These are just 4 of the most common misconception about window replacement. There are still plenty of misconceptions regarding replacement windows. To ensure quality work, you need to hire professional help instead of doing things on your own.

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When Should We Replace Our Server – IS that the question?

In other words, do you need a server at all in the Cloud Era?  Everyone is talking about Cloud technologies and moving/migrating to the cloud, but is it right for you?

 

I’ll try to balance this as best I can.  On one hand it can be a cheaper alternative than replacing an aging SBS server as Microsoft no longer sell the “All In One” solution for small businesses, namely the Small Business Server suite of software allowing you to run file and email services from one machine.  Perhaps they did this to try to get you buy to an Exchange Server and licenses (as well as a Domain Controller for your file and print needs).  If I were to be more cynical still, I could suggest that they were trying to force you onto their hosted Office 365 email solution.  In truth, and from my own experience with our clients, the latter has been the choice of the masses and moving their email to the cloud has been a gentle transition to cloud computing.  This will also keep the accountant happy as it avoids the large amounts of “capex” (capital expenditure to those without an interest in accounting) necessary to replace those in-house hardware and licenses.

 

Before you all start Googling Office 365 full migration, stop!  We’re not done yet.  Office 365 is great and dealing with your email, but what about all those Word and Excel documents, and all the other files you are storing?  There is another strong player in the Cloud market, meaning you don’t have to put all your digital eggs in one basket!  Moreover, it also helps you rest easy at night when it comes to thinking about virus and encryption attacks by way of giving you previous versions to play with.  The solution I am talking about here is Dropbox Business.  I am sure you will have heard of Dropbox and I dare say most of you reading this will have a personal Dropbox account too for storing personal data, but what happens when you are talking about an office with 20 or 30 staff? 

 

The office manager in you may think, it won’t work as you currently have a folder structure with permissions so the warehouse staff cannot see client details and the office staff cannot see payroll data etc.  Well, Dropbox for Business takes care of all the folder permissions hierarchies so you can not only mirror the folder structure you have on your current set up but introduce two factor authentication (where users need to enter a special time-sensitive code as well as their password), previous versions, offline files and collaboration too! 

 

To find out how Dropbox Business can help your company and remove your “new fileserver” capex please contact us now for a free no obligation demonstration.  We would be pleased to come and talk to you about how it works, show you the technology in action, and in general go through the security and resilience benefits of the service. 

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