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How To Prepare Your Deck for the Winter

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With the arrival of cold weather, there will be a lot of moisture and wetness. These aren’t great for natural wood, particularly outdoors with many snow contacts. Your deck is one of these places. It’s essential to prepare your deck for cold weather, especially if you’re in an area with harsh weather conditions. This will prolong the lifespan of your deck and save you effort, time,  and money in the future.

Here are some tips on how to maintain and protect your deck during winter:

  • Thoroughly Clean the Deck:

In protection from the cold weather, you should thoroughly clean your deck surface of ice and snow. This goes beyond the regular everyday cleaning done in the summer months. To ensure your deck is in the best shape, ensure you employ deep cleansing, mainly if it’s a wood deck. By doing this, you get rid of dust, dirt, debris, and every other thing that might have accumulated overtime on the decks.

In addition, make sure to scrub the surface of your deck with a bleach-free wood cleaner and a hard-bristled brush to remove mold and mildew. Because moisture may be hard on wood, failing to do so can make it easier for your deck to decay and be wrecked during the colder months.

  • Inspect and Fix Deck:

After cleaning, inspect the deck surface to check for signs of splinters, water damage, holes that can harbor snow or rot. Establish a general inspection and make sure you are thorough after identifying all problems that may cause damage, get to work, and fix them immediately. The work done on the wood decks will be evident when the winter months pass, and it will honestly pay off in the future.

  • Seal and Finish your Deck:

Of all the different ways you can adequately prepare and protect your deck for winter, the one you should never overlook is sealing and finishing. Sealing is one of the important maintenance that should be done at least every 2-3 years to protect your deck lumber from snow, ice, and rain. An excellent finishing to protect your deck’s lumber from these elements is a water-resistant seal.

To ensure snow, hail, water, or sleet won’t cause damage to your deck, seal the wood up with a stain that penetrates the wood, ensuring the moisture doesn’t even gain access while allowing the wood to breathe.

  • Sweep off the Snow:

Maintain your deck’s ideal state by shoveling and sweeping everything off its surface to avoid any further damage. Do not let it accumulate, as it might make it more challenging to handle maintenance. Sweep off with a brush or shovel along the wood’s grain with a plastic shovel after a significant downpour. A plastic shovel is recommended to avoid accidental peeling or scratches of the deck’s finishing.

Contact Three Sons

It’s not always an easy task to improve and maintain the home, but in the end, it’s always worth it. Adhere to these tips to keep your deck in great shape all year round; it will be in top shape throughout the winter months and still look fabulous in the spring. 

If you are interested in having a new deck or porch installed in your home, please contact Three Sons. Our talented and experienced craftsmen offer complete deck/porch construction and installation using some of the industry’s best manufacturers for deck materials including Trex and Azek by TimberTech.

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5 Advantages of Fiber Cement Siding

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If you are a homeowner or business owner looking for new exterior siding, Three Sons Window and Door offers fiber cement siding. Fiber cement siding is growing in popularity throughout the country because of the wide range of benefits it comes with. Learn more about why you should choose fiber cement siding to protect your home and improve curb appeal.

Durable

One of the most enticing benefits of fiber cement siding is that it’s exceptionally durable. Fiber cement siding will protect your home or your business from almost any extreme weather condition while being fire resistant, water resistant, and pest resistant. Because of its strength, fiber cement siding also has an extremely long life span of around 50 years and will not rot, crack or fade like other popular siding materials.

Many Style Options

Vinyl siding is such a popular siding material for homeowners across the country because of the wide selection of colors and style options. However, fiber cement siding also comes in a wide array of colors, styles, and textures. Unlike vinyl or wood siding, the colors of fiber cement siding do not fade over time. Homeowners can pick the style they like to improve curb appeal while simultaneously protecting their homes.

Low Maintenance

Fiber cement siding is practically maintenance free. Other siding options, such as vinyl siding needs to be washed and cleaned regularly to keep its appearance up, but fiber cement siding does not need to be.

Energy Efficient

Because of the high-quality and strong materials that fiber cement siding is made from works as an excellent insulator. This allows for homeowners to spend time trying to keep their home temperature controlled and less money on energy bills.

Sustainable

Another benefit of Fiber Cement siding is that it is made from a combination of cement and recycled wood fibers. This makes this siding option much more sustainable and environment-friendly than other siding materials. This way, you can protect your home without having to worry about polluting the environment.

Contact Three Sons Window and Door

James Hardie is one of the industry’s best manufacturers of siding materials which is why Three Sons Windows and Doors offer installation of James Hardie Fiber cement siding. We offer our customers to best to ensure that they are 100% satisfied for years to come. Check out our other siding options or request a free quote today!

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Winter Roofing To-Do List

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Insulation

New England winters are known for being bitter cold, which is why you want to make sure that your home is properly insulated below freezing temperatures. Before winter comes, it is so important for homeowners to check their current insulation. If you find when checking your insulation that it is damaged by water, missing, loose, or damaged in any other way, you should replace it. Insulation will keep a home temperature controlled and will keep that freezing cold air outside. 

 

Clean Gutter

Cleaning out gutters is one of the most important tasks on this winter to-do list. During the autumn months, leaves, acorns, pine cones, and other debris will get trapped and build up in your gutters. If this debris isn’t cleaned out properly, you can find damages to many parts of your home, including your roof, the foundation of your home, and your yard. When gutters are clogged with debris, they are unable to disburse water properly, causing water to damage other key parts of your home.

 

Roof Replacement

It is always important to get your roof replaced when it needs to but even more critical to do before the winter months. If your roof replacement is overdue in the winter months, you are risking the integrity of your home. Water will leak in throughout cracks in your roofing system, which will damage your ceiling, attic, and overall structure of the house, which will cost fortunes. So how do you know if your roof needs to be replaced? Keep an eye out for broken, missing, or damaged shingles or water damage on your ceiling because these are some of the key signs it is time for a replacement. For more signs that your roof needs to be replaced, click here.

 

Cut Overhanging Tree Limbs

If your home is surrounded by trees that have branches hanging over your house, it is a smart idea to cut back those overhanging limbs before the snow begins to fall. Snow can become very heavy on tree branches causing them to hang lower, and sometimes the pressure is too much, causing them to break. To keep your home safe from the impact of falling tree limbs, cut them back.

 

Contact Three Sons Window and Door

If you are in the Greater Boston Area and are looking for expert roof replacements before winter, please contact Three Sons Window and Door. Our experienced contractors provide roof inspections and consultations to ensure your home is adequately protected for the winter months. Request a free estimate today.

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Advantages of Replacing Your Windows

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One popular home improvement project is replacing old windows. New windows come with obvious benefits to homes including enhancing the appearance of the home. However, new windows hold a lot more benefits than just that! Take a look at some of the main advantages to replacing old windows:

Curb Appeal

Getting new windows can really improve the overall appearance of your home, both inside and out. Windows can dramatically transform a home from looking rundown into looking fresh and high-end. There are also so many different styles, sizes, and colors of windows to choose from today, enabling homeowners to pick the right windows to match their home perfectly. On the inside of a home, new windows provide more natural light within a home making it much brighter, which can enhance the ambiance.

Increase Value of Home

As with any home improvement project, replacing windows can positively impact the value of a home. If you are looking to sell your home in the near future, it is very important to make sure your windows are new and up to date. Many prospective buyers may disregard homes that have damaged windows that need to be replaced. Windows not only make a home look nice and new, but they are essential for insulation and protection from outdoor elements that can further damage your home.

Energy Efficient

Like discussed above, windows can be used as insulation. When windows become old or damaged, it can create cracks and drafts, causing the outside air to come in and your inside temperature-controlled air to escape. In the summertime, this can cause homeowners to turn up their air conditioning to combat the hot air seeping, and in the winter, they will blast the heat. This just causes homeowners’ heating and cooling bills to skyrocket. Replacing old windows with new high-quality windows can really improve temperatures within a home while dramatically decreasing the amount of money spent on energy bills.

Noise Reduction

Being woken up by neighbors mowing their lawn, barking dogs, or traffic can be very irritating. However, there is an easy solution, and that is to replace your old windows. If you are often bothered by noise pollution, it may be best for you to invest in triple pane glass, which will block out the majority of unwanted noises.

Get New Windows Today

Three Sons has a large selection of different high-quality replacement window options. We are also partnered with Harvey Building Products to provide our customers with the industry’s best window materials. Please contact us today by filling out an online contact form or calling for replacement windows today.

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Benefits of Replacing Your Exterior Doors

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When homeowners think of different exterior remodeling projects, they often think to update their siding, roof, or windows. However, many homeowners overlook replacing their exterior doors, including their front door, patio door, or side entrances. Replacing these doors also comes with a lot of different advantages.

Security

One of the most essential characteristics of a door is to be safe and secure from intruders. Old doors can become weaker and easier to break into, which is why it is imperative that homeowners replace their exterior doors. Improve your home’s security and increase your family’s safety by installing a new, secure front door.

Curb Appeal

The front door of a house is often the focal point and what the eyes are drawn to. Because of this, it is so important to make sure that your front door is in good condition and fits the style of the rest of your home. There are so many different options for doors, including the material it is made of, the color, if it has windows or not, what the frame looks like, and more! Updating your front door with a beautiful new one is an excellent way to improve the curb appeal and overall appearance of your home.

Energy Efficient

Replacing your old exterior doors can also help save you money on energy bills. Old doors wear down over time, causing them to have cracks and holes. These cracks and holes can cause outside air to come in and your inside air to leak out. This can cause homeowners to turn up their air conditioning or heating systems to combat the outside temperatures depending on the time of year.

Durability

Another benefit of replacing old exterior doors is the increased durability that new doors have. Three Sons Window & Door offers some of the industry’s best door manufacturers to ensure that our customers are getting the most durable and secure doors for their homes.

Contact Three Sons Window & Door

If you are a homeowner in the Greater Boston area and are looking to replace your exterior doors, rely on Three Sons Window & Door. Our experienced and talented team at Three Sons offers a large selection of high-quality replacement door options, including Harvey, Pella, Smoothstar, Therma-Tru, and Paradigm. Contact us or request a free quote today.