The End of Vinyl? We Think Not! (Vinyl Siding Is Here to Stay)

April 30, 2012

For many of our younger home owners, the ideas of buying vinyl records as a method of listening to music seems very passé’ and almost an antique idea. Music magazines constantly herald the end of vinyl as a medium for containing recorded music, and today’s listeners are buying MP3 files online as downloads for their iPods or if they’re really ‘old-fashioned,’ they’re still buying compact discs to hear their favorite bands. We thought this was a fun angle to approach another favorite use of vinyl at Bee Window – vinyl siding for homes, which will NEVER go out of style as long as petroleum products endure and are used.

Vinyl siding from Bee Window  is an amazing product that never ceases to amaze us. Long-lasting and more durable than paint, much easier to apply than a paint job and less time-consuming, vinyl siding looks great on any home and truly modernizes and “cleans up” the home’s appearance. It’s incredibly maintenance-free and will not warp, rot, peel, or ever need painted. Just clean it up with a garden hose from time to time and your home’s exterior will look fresh and fantastic for years to come. Did we mention that vinyl siding, unlike painting your home, actually adds insulation value to your house, helping to insulate against heat and cold in both seasons, as well as providing sound insulation as well? It does, and vinyl siding from Bee comes in several color choices and tints as well. With vinyl siding products and installation services from Bee Window, vinyl will never die. And we hope the same is true for popular music as well!

Godzilla Versus the GutterMonster™ in 2012

April 25, 2012

If you’re like a lot of us in the state of Indiana, you grew up in the cold winter months on the plains of the Midwest watching lots of old monster movies to pass the chilly days. One of our favorites was always Godzilla, the Japanese monster fueled by atomic radiation who would arise from the sea and head inland, destroying homes and villages and entire city blocks with his giant tale, tremendous feet and atomic breath. The great beast always seemed unstoppable, but would have a change of heart sometime in the movie or get distracted by another monster and end up protecting Tokyo itself from a greater monster danger. We loved Godzilla movies because he was really a scary monster but you could always tell by the tiny little model hoses that he was really a human wearing a costume.

There’s another monster we at Bee Window have come to love a great deal, but this monster actually protects houses and keeps them from being damaged. We’re referring of course to the GutterMonster™ – an ingenious gutter protection system that clamps atop your current gutters and prevents the accumulation of leaves, twigs, bird nests and other debris that can eventually clog your gutters and spouts and cause water overflow that ruins flower beds; damages your porches and patios and walkways; and even seeps into your basement to cause flooding, mold and mildew and destruction of property. GutterMonster™  protects against all these threats, looks great on your home’s gutter system, and doesn’t need atomic radiation in order to do its job. We heartily recommend GutterMonster™ as a great A+ movie from Bee Window, if you get our cinematic little joke here!

Your Home Can Be Less of a Hothouse This Summer with Owens Corning Attic Insulation

April 23, 2012

Though it may sound counter-intuitive, studies have proven time and time again that increasing the amount of attic insulation in your home actually increases the effectiveness of your furnace heating system for winter months as well as your air conditioning system for summer months. You see, a great deal of the energy that is used in your home for heating rises upwards and finds its way to the attic. There, due to heat conduction and the second law of thermodynamics, hot air will attempt to escape in the winter towards cooler air outside, while in the summer hot air outside the home will attempt to migrate inside the home due to these same physical laws. The bottom line is, with less than adequate insulation in the attic, heat is going to move inwards or outwards and affect your heating and cooling bills accordingly. The best way to deal with such a problem is to increase your attic’s insulation to EPA-recommended levels as much as is possible.

Owens Corning AttiCat® insulation  helps to handle these attic heat transfer scenarios effectively in both seasons of the year. Stop losing up to 40% of treated air in your home – expand and augment your attic insulation this spring and be ready for the hothouse days of summer ahead of time, with Bee Window and our attic insulation sales and installation services.

Tis the Season…..to Let the Light Shine In!

April 19, 2012

Now that those dreary days of cold and gray have gone away from another 9 or so months, isn’t it about time you did what you can to make your home the brightest, happiest spot on Earth for you and your family? Bee offers several excellent products that are designed to maximize the light exchange within your home – from sunrooms to an amazing selection of Andersen replacement windows.

Sunrooms  from Bee come in four dramatic designs that are intended to cooperate with the basic shape and form of your home for a nice aesthetic look and feel to your property. These additions can be made using an existing back or front porch as the basic framework, or installed on a patio or even a solid-floored deck. With sunrooms a homeowner gets the best of both worlds – lots of light and outdoor beauty to look at visually WITH a strong protective barrier from the outdoor world that keeps the cold out in the winter and the insects out in the summer. How’s that for innovation?

Andersen replacement windows  replace your current windows but add-in larger areas of glass for brighter, fuller views as well as energy-efficient designs that will save you money on heating and cooling costs over time. Since new windows are often one of the very first details a new-home buyer will examine upon visiting a potential new home, adding these Andersen windows to your home’s floor plan can only be beneficial – both now and later on.  Happy Spring 2012 everyone.

Good Doors Make for Great Neighbors

March 27, 2012

We know the famous statement made by poet Robert Frost about fences being great neighbors, but we actually think entrance and storm doors make for great neighbors as well. These types of doors are completely functional AND appealing to the eye, and why shouldn’t they be?

Let’s face it, even though the stats seem to suggest that robberies are actually going down, in times of economic crisis it’s always good to be able to defend your home, family and possessions from desperate people who seem to think they have a right to take what they want. Preventing unwanted visitors into your home by installing a strong entry door is just a smart common-sense measure. Often, a would-be intruder is just a desperate person hoping to make a few quick bucks by breaking in to your house, taking some glittering object and hocking it at the nearest pawn shop. Many times these types of intruders are not skilled in breaking and entering and a strong front and back door may be all the deterrent you need to discourage them from trying harder through a window or the garage. Our entry doors can handle that job with style and ample hardware finesse.

There’s also the issue of aesthetics to consider. The first feature of a home any visitor really encounters is the front door. Does your front door convey the style, care and attention to details that the rest of your home is built upon? With entry, storm and patio doors from Bee Window you can do just that. We have many styles of these exterior doors to choose from, in multiple colors and designs and with great looking lock hardware and knobs. Doesn’t the front of your home deserve the attention of a special door that expresses your personality and the state of your home? We think it does and we hope you’ll visit our exterior doors pages  to learn more about these fabulous portals to your personality – From Bee Window of Indiana.