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Choosing Glass for Replacement Windows

The type of glass you choose is perhaps the most important decision you make when purchasing windows. After all, 80-90% of a window is its glass unit. Your choice of glass can dramatically affect and enhance the architectural appeal of the building. It also affects the building’s energy efficiency.

Energy Efficiency
Due to rising energy costs, single-pane windows are just about obsolete these days. Most windows are now built with double-pane, insulated glass.

Insulated glass is essentially a “sandwich” of two pieces of glass separated by a spacer bar and sealed on all four sides to create a dead airspace between the two panes.

Choosing an Exterior Door

Are you thinking of replacing an exterior door?  There are so many designs and styles to choose from these days, but the first deciding factor must start with the material!  Based on what part of the country you live in, will be a huge impact on what materials would be good to choose from, such as steel, fiberglass or wood.  For example, I live in MInnesota.  Here we use all three types.  If you choose wood there are major prefinishing instructions.  If you are going to paint you should use several coats of oil base primer due to the fact of the concept, "water and oil do not mix.