Some heavy summer rains in Oklahoma blew through our sister farm in Oklahoma and blew out the windows in one of the cottages and some glass that had been installed in one of the horse barns in the back of the property. Windows can be delicate during storm season in Oklahoma, especially if your property is surrounded by trees. With hail and high winds, tree branches become a major concern for property owners all across the red dirt state.
We received a call that a branch had fallen and crashed through the window of the cottage that we also use as an Air BnB property in Oklahoma. So there were multiple issues with this scenario. First, the safety of the tenants renting the property and caring for the horses, and second, the rentability of any of the small cottages we have on the property.
Air BnB has strict regulations on the state of the rental property and broken windows definitely make the property un-rentable. So we had to take care of this issue fast before the cottage got booked, or the onsite tenant became upset. Plus its summer in Oklahoma and a broken window means the A/C unit could be working overtime so we had to get this fixed fast.
We called a glass repair company in OKC to get out to the property and fix the windows. They were damaged beyond repair, so full window replacement was the only option for us. We opted in for an upgrade with some “storm-proof” windows that were better insulated, dual pane, and were made from high quality tempered glass.
Within a day the glass company came out and replace the old window frames with some solid energy-efficient windows that are supposed to be more durable, more energy-efficient, but also had a lifetime guarantee. We have been attempting to convert all of our farms and sister farms into energy-efficient properties that included solar electricity for some of the property. These windows are the next step in the conversion of this property.