Archive for July 2022
The Little House in the Mountains
We recently took a call from a customer in need of new windows for his home. When we arrived to give the gentleman an estimate, we found he was not able to afford much in the way of improving the quality of his windows. One window in particular was in very sad shape, allowing the…
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Earth’s atmosphere is comprised of 0.9% Argon. One of the inert or Noble gases, Argon is colorless, odorless and non-flammable. Denser than air, Argon added to a double pane window unit greatly improves the insulating capability. Moreover, the addition of Argon with Low E coatings brings the temperature of the glass closer to room temperature. America’s…
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Insulated Glass Unit Low E window facts start with an insulated glass unit (IGU). The glass surface of a window acts chiefly to absorb heat energy or shift that energy away in the form of moving air. Low E (low emissivity) coating applied to the glass surface helps to reduce the penetration of infrared and…
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