With winter just around the corner, your remaining home improvement projects should center around making your home more energy-efficient. These should be priority projects as they will help you save money on your energy costs. Exterior Building Solutions list four ways you can do this.

1. Install Better Siding

If you’re still using exterior wall paint or wood shake siding, it’s time to switch to a better exterior wall cover. Vinyl siding is the superior choice since it offers improved insulation compared to wood shake siding. It’s also virtually immune to water damage, something wood shake siding has trouble with. In certain circumstances, it also acts as an extra physical barrier that can handle extreme conditions.

2. Give Your Roof Much-Needed Maintenance

Your roof has experienced everything from spring showers to blistering summer heat by the end of the year. This means your roof might need a little checkup before winter arrives in full force. Give your roof some much-needed repair and maintenance. By patching up leaks and replacing old flashing, your roof will continue to properly insulate your home for the duration of winter.

3. Replace Old Windows

Just like the roof, your windows play a role in ventilating and insulating your home. Damaged windows don’t just look unsightly; they freely admit drafts, which causes you to spend more money artificially heating your home.

4. Replace your Entry Doors

Your entry doors, like the windows, play a role in helping you regulate the comfort levels of your home through natural ventilation. Old doors tend to lose their airtight sealing over time, which causes a significant amount of precious heat to escape from your home, or it lets cold air into your interior.

By replacing your old entry doors, you not only keep up appearances, you also ensure your home’s comfort levels will stay effective throughout the winter season. Give us a call at (314) 470-8783 for more information on our services. We professionally install siding throughout St. Louis, Wildwood and Chesterfield.