Discussion Board Forum for Vinyl Windows

Oberon, I find all this were interesting. I have a question about Heat Mirror. Take a double pane with a 1/2" air space and add Heat Mirror to the center of that air space; would that have better sound blocking performance compaired to adding glass to the center; and if so, would it be mainly b...

You could have the salesmen bring to your home his sample triple pain and a heat lamp so you can compare his sample to the windows delivered; you would feel more heat getting through a 405 package. You may even see a difference just looking through the two as the 405 will transmit more light. But i ...

tgtrim I think you will may find this interesting, It was written by Oberon in a different forum. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BestValue, as a general rule, a triple pane will not significantly improve sound performance over a dual-pane IF the overal...

I find this odd; why even have a #405 package available? It does not make much sense to me.

I fail to see a problem with the window business; it is free enterprise with it's inherent risks. Having your own business gives one the right to run it as they wish. There are many windows businesses to choose from and that choice lay in the hands of the consumer. If one wants to be there own contr...

I just would like to say that the wood windows i used to have had an aluminum spacer, no low-E, and no Argon, but they did not ice up like that unless it was very cold and the drapes were closed. Our neighbor has Sunrise windows that uses the Intercept spacer, and those windows never iced up in 0 de...

[quote]This isn't to say windows installed with fiberglass insulation are the end of the world - it seems to be the most common method used around here and works out fine most of the time. But unless you are in the habit of inspecting your caulk seals before each rainstorm, why not have a secondary ...

Where did i say that fiberglass does not insulate?

All i said was that fiberglass does not perform need to perform as an air-seal when the window is installed properly. When the window is installed properly, fiberglass does insulate.

Fiberglass does not provide an air-seal and does not have to if the window is installed properly.

FenEx,

How long will top shelf non paintable exterior caulking last? And how long will top shelf paintable caulking last? Lets say vinyl to brick.

Thanks

Maybe the seal on the spacer is not broken but has become soft like gum is some areas and therefore the lower pressure between the panes is allowing the higher pressure outside to slowly push the spacer in.

"This tends to happen when the window gets direct sun."

WOW, What is actually going on there? What are the forces at work that make that happen? I would imagine it is heat related, but what are the mechanics at work?

[quote="windowmannjny"] Too many homeowners just think its about the time that an installer spends in front of the opening doing the actual install, there is a lot of work before the actual "labor" part not to mention insurance, warranty, ordering process, travel time, loading/un...

[quote="sandrade"]I bought windows from City Sash,LLC with the promotional home program. I not only was pleased with the price but the product and the installers were great...I found the price comparable to the other companies in the area. So as for as your concerns about their sales techn...

You could look at it this way. If you go with these U-Factors from 0 to 1... 0 could theoretically mean, aluminum foil for a window which may get fairly close to 0, and 1 meaning no heat lose what so ever. -.1 - .2 - .3 - .4 - .5 - .6 -.7 - .8 - .9 - 1 Then .1 is 10% more efficient then 0 and .2 is ...