You must have seen signs up on the internet, on the streets, right out your window perhaps: Window replacement in Chicago!<\/b> Get your windows replaced they say; Do you need to really? Can\u2019t you just \u2018pretty up\u2019 them creaky and chipped windows with some artsy curtains and forget about it? One word to that: NO. Let\u2019s find out why. Read on to understand the importance of replacing your windows<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n Reason 1: Safety<\/span><\/p>\n Light streaming in through the windows on a bright beautiful day, a lovely breeze stirring in through the grates \u2013 yes that\u2019s what windows are made for. Any window that lets anything other than the light and breeze in should and must be replaced! Old windows with rusty hinges and cracked glass are a burglar magnet. You may think it might not happen to you, but you\u2019re not gonna want to wait till it happens, are you? Recently on <\/span>local news<\/span><\/a><\/span>, we heard of a mother and her 5 week baby who were injured as a melting block of ice fell from a neighboring building’s downspout and crashed through a basement window. <\/span>CNN reports<\/span><\/a><\/span> show that <\/span>5,000 kids a year are hurt in falls from windows, in the US alone! Laminated glass, windows with an <\/span>auto-locking system and other options can increase the safety quotient by a LOT.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Reason 2: Increases the <\/span><\/span>value of<\/span><\/span> your home.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"abcd\"](\"https:\/\/chicagowindowsdoors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/abcd.jpg\")
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