Draft-Dodger: How To Winterize Your Patio Doors

Congratulations on your beautiful patio doors! Now you can sit comfortably behind them and gaze out into the winter wonderland as your backyard is filled with snow...and feel the draft as it rolls in beneath them. Oh, no! Yes, many patio doors are notorious for letting the heat leak out and the cold to leak in.This slow leak can make the rear of your house notorious chilly if not also make your energy bills raise bit by bit. No need to fear, though; there is a remedy for leaky patio doors. Draft guards are available from hardware stores or homeowners with a bit of sewing talent can fashion on themselves. When all else fails, a rolled-up towel can make an easy makeshift draft guard when the going gets drafty. For more information check out Pat Veretto's writeup on the Knoji website on how to keep your patio doors from becoming drafty. 

In order to help eliminate drafty doors, look to the door installation and building supplies specialists at One Source Windows and Doors in Tulsa, OK. 

Fighting Window Condensation

In this day and age, windows and doors as well as modern insulation systems are keeping homes and other building structures better insulated than ever before. While this is a good thing for energy costs, this is causing the very unique problem of not allowing moisture to properly escape. This lack of ventilation frequently causes windows to be clouded by excess condensation and moisture. To make this more understandable, it is similar to the condensation that forms on the outside of a cool glass of liquid on a warm day. While this can seem just like an annoyance, this can also cause problems in the home such as mold, fungus, and other unwanted moisture-related occurrences. In order to keep moisture from getting caught in your home, there are methods for keeping your home properly ventilated. For more information on that, Canadian Home Workshop has a few helpful tips to keep your home cool and dry this winter.

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Homemade Window Cleaner Made Simple

Now that you have your own professionally-installed windows from One Source Windows and Doors, how do you take care of them? To keep them shining for years without breaking the bank, one method is mixing together your own window-washing cleaning agent. Because many window cleaners on the market are essentially the same ingredients repackaged - much of which includes water - making your own window cleaner can be a cost-cutting method for home maintenance. In order to get a beautiful shine for less, mixing up your own window washing solution is one way to save and keep windows looking radiant for years. For additional info, Do It Yourself has this advanced tutorial on making your own solution. 

For the finest windows, doors, and other building products along with professional installation in the Tulsa, OK area, look no further than One Source Windows and Doors.

Winterizing Your Windows: The Simple Procedure That Will Pay For Itself

One day, it's 83 degrees. The next day, it's 53 degrees. In Oklahoma, this is nothing outside of the norm for homeowners. With this understanding comes the need to properly winterizing windows to not only keep homes toasty warm, but to help save hundreds of dollars in energy costs. If you think your windows may be leaking, there are some fairly affordable ways to help seal up your windows that will end up paying for themselves in saving. For information winterizing your windows, log on to eHow.com's article and start saving. For the highest quality doors, windows, and other building products, trust the experts from One Source Windows and Doors to deliver quality products with professional installation. 

Preparing Your Doors and Doorframes For Winter: One Source Building Products

Oklahoma weather will quickly remind all residents that preparation is key to not only keeping your home toasty warm when a cold front comes through, but also to minimize heating bills by ensuring that your hard-earned heat isn't literally going out the door. Drafty doors are one of many culprits to high energy bills and chilly floors throughout a home. It is for this reason why we can turn to the how-to experts from Wikinut to share just how to tell if money is flying out the door and what you can do about it. 


Though heat can leak through the tops and edges of doors, the space just underneath doors are some of the easiest places to lose heat. First, see if any outside light is visible from inside under the door. If there is not, sometimes feeling under the door can indicate whether or not their is a leak. To make the process more sensitive, lightly wet your hand. At this point, even the faintest traces of a draft should be evident. Repeat this test around the edges of the door frame. 

In order to stop leaky drafts dead in their tracks, the use of a latex caulking is an effective means of keeping your home sealed. If old sealant is damaged, sometimes ridding your home of drafts is as easy as replacing the sealant and double checking for any drafts around door frames. Other methods of sealing up a door frame include using some form of weather stripping; whether it be foam, plastic, cork, felt, or other materials available from your local hardware store. Cut the stripping to the proper length and fasten it in place to prevent drafts. 

For the highest quality doors and other building products to prevent drafts, One Souce Windows and Doors is pleased to provide Tulsa, OK customers with the finest products with professional installation.