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Tips for Insulating Your Home with Cellular Shades

When outside temperatures turn cold, we all want our homes to be our warm and cozy reprieve from seasonal weather. But in the Midwest, our homes are under constant attack in the winter with weather and freezing temperatures trying to invade our homes and destroy our cozy winter abode.

Hunter Douglas Duette® Cellular Shades near Quincy, Illinois (IL)

Help keep the cold out this year with our 5 quick tips on checking for vulnerabilities around your home—including cellular shades from our team at Mr. K’s Fabric Shop!

5 Ways Your Home Could be Vulnerable to the Cold

1. Windows

Some estimates put unwanted energy exchange through windows as high as 30% for homeowners. This means that the cold is getting in and the heat you're paying for in order to warm your home is sadly escaping. Stop the process, and the additional costs it incurs in your heating bill, with Hunter Douglas cellular shades. Cellular shades were designed to be elite insulators among window treatments with an un-replicated cellular design that traps air in the shade itself to create insulating value.

  • Hunter Douglas makes three models of cellular shades, Duette® Cellular Shades, Applause® Cellular Shades, and Sonnette® Roller Shades. Upgrading to insulating shades can play a significant role in keeping your home insulated and warm this winter.

2. Doors

Doors connect our inside with the outside world, and as such, these portals can also be the unwilling facilitators of unwanted energy exchange between the two spaces. Hunter Douglas cellular shades have both window and door applications, so when youre looking for window treatments for your French doors or sliding glass doors, insulate and cover these glass features with cellular shades to prevent and air leaks. This also works for other glass windows around the door like sidelights or transom windows.

3. Chimneys

While they might be a warming element when in use, wood burning fireplaces also pose a vulnerability to a home’s overall energy efficiency as they can be an entry point for cold air. Always make sure the damper on your chimney is closed when the fireplace is not in use and check that it's also in proper working order during your yearly chimney cleanings.

4. Attics

Another access point for cold air to enter your living space is through any attic access points, especially if your attic isn’t fully finished or insulated properly. This can create drafts in the home as cold air sinks down through the floors, so it benefits homeowners to make sure their house is insulated and sealed up from the top down.

5. Furnaces

Before you must rely on your furnace on a daily basis this winter, make sure your heater is in good working order. It’s a cold, bitter, and costly night if that furnace gives out unexpectedly in the dead of winter, so plan to get your furnace serviced yearly to stay ahead of any possible issues.

Contact Us for Insulating Cellular Shades near Quincy, IL

Stay warm and cozy at home this winter by addressing any vulnerabilities in your home and upgrading to insulating cellular shades from Hunter Douglas.

Request a consultation to talk with our design team at Mr. K’s Fabric Shop about the options you have available and the steps you can take to get your home ready for a Midwest winter by upgrading your window coverings.

Mr. K’s Fabric Shop serves homeowners in Quincy, IL; Hamilton, IL; Hannibal, MO; Monroe City, MO; and Keokuk, IA; from our showroom location in Quincy, Illinois.