single pane window options
#1
12-31-03, 09:16 PM
single pane window options
I currently have several broken window panes that I need to replace. I am fairly handy with woodwokring and was hoping to upgrade my nice 80 year old wooden sinlge pane windows to something better (like from 3/32nd glass to maybe 1/8th tempered low-E glass to help with sound and insulation.) Has anyone ever done such an upgrade and if so do you have any comments, tips, techniques or informational websites you used? Thanks.
#3
01-01-04, 02:25 AM
Webrebel is right. Staying with a single pane of glass, even if you could get it with a low-E coating, will do virtually nothing for either energy efficiency or noise reduction.
And tempered?? That's going to do a thing for you except drain your checkbook!! You would put as much into just the glass that you are talking about as a decent vinyl replacement window, with dual panes and low-E glass would cost you! THAT would give you the energy efficiencey and the noise reduction that you are seeking.
And tempered?? That's going to do a thing for you except drain your checkbook!! You would put as much into just the glass that you are talking about as a decent vinyl replacement window, with dual panes and low-E glass would cost you! THAT would give you the energy efficiencey and the noise reduction that you are seeking.
#4
01-03-04, 02:21 PM
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If the rabbet is deep enough to accept 3/8" insulating glass that's the only thing that would be better than single glass. With low-e you would need 7/16". Remember that your 80 year old windows must have some heat loss around the frames.
