The Stress Free Home

Stress weighs heavily on American homeowners. Just ask Cari Rubin: with two children and a part-time job, she worries about the economy and how to stretch her time and money as far as possible.

When she and her husband purchased new windows, the last thing they needed was more anxiety.

“We shopped for windows that were reliable and that wouldn’t be a lot of work for us,” Cari said. “A good warranty was also important because they need to last a long time.”

Reducing stress and increasing peaceful, relaxing moments were top priorities for homeowners in 2009. They began to gravitate toward solutions to make their lives easier and to lower maintenance chores. As proof, a recent JELD-WEN survey found that 80 percent of window purchasers cited “ease of maintenance” as a bigger priority in their selection process than both price and energy efficiency features.

Long Lasting Fiberglass Doors

Fiberglass Doors are increasingly popular because they are built from a durable, long-lasting material. It holds up to harsh weather in any region of the country and will not warp or crack. Available for any style of home, our Fiberglass Exterior Doors come with wood grain options for the look of wood without the maintenance. You can order many models prefinished, meaning there’s no need to break out the paintbrush.

Armor for Your Wood Windows

Many homeowners who desire the look of real wood windows inside the house worry about maintaining the wood on the outside of the house. Fortunately, JELD-WEN offers most of its wood windows with exterior aluminum cladding, a “cover” that protects the window’s wooden frame on the outside. Metal cladding not only shields wood windows from harsh weather, but comes in variety of colors to complement any home. Clad-Wood Windows won’t be a drain on the weekend schedule, because they require minimal maintenance and never need painting.

Easy Cleaning

Homeowners have enough to deal with besides keeping the view from their windows crystal clear. To take the hassle out of window cleaning, many manufacturers offer self-cleaning glass that lets rainwater do all the work when washing away grime and dirt. JELD-WEN Wood windows come with optional Neat® Glass, which has a layer of titanium dioxide that reacts with the sun’s UV rays (even on cloudy days) to break down and loosen dirt.

Reducing Economic Stress

When it comes to shopping for replacement windows, more than 50 percent of homeowners select vinyl as the material of choice due to its resiliency, energy efficiency and low maintenance. Best of all, it meets all their requirements within budget. Vinyl Windows help save on utility bills, come with a glass breakage guarantee to ensure long-lasting value, and are available through window dealers who do all the measuring, installation and clean-up.

Keeping the Peace – and Quiet

For homeowners looking to remove stress from their daily lives, there’s nothing like peace and quiet. But even that is getting harder to come by these days. According to the Consumer Electronics Association, the average U.S. household owns an all-time high of 26 electronic products. This influx of noise inside the home has sent residents running for relief.

One solution to interior noise is sound-absorbing materials like solid core doors that dampen sounds from room to room. For exterior nuisances, dual-pane insulated glass windows and patio doors reduce outside noise dramatically and keep out unwanted traffic or lawn care rumblings.

In the end, Cari and her husband selected JELD-WEN Clad-wood Windows. She says the beauty of real wood inside her home, a 20-year warranty against wood decay and termite damage, energy efficient glass, and minimal maintenance requirements sealed the deal, and they are looking forward to one less chore to worry about.