can glass crack
#1
05-02-08, 10:43 AM
can glass crack
I have double pane windows, about 20 years old, in Irivne, California. I want to put inside covering on the windows that get direct sunlite to cut down on heat coming in during the summer only. I was thinking of wood that fits tight, is right up against the glass, and painted white on the side facing out. Can this cause the glass to break due to trapped heat or something else?
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05-02-08, 02:25 PM
Originally Posted by shrike
I have double pane windows, about 20 years old, in Irivne, California. I want to put inside covering on the windows that get direct sunlite to cut down on heat coming in during the summer only. I was thinking of wood that fits tight, is right up against the glass, and painted white on the side facing out. Can this cause the glass to break due to trapped heat or something else?
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05-24-08, 11:36 PM
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Your best bet is something reflective if on the inside, but the glass and material will still absorb a good deal of heat from the sun. This is why the best solutions for blocking heat (besides LoE) are on the outside of the window, like shutters and awnings.
#5
05-26-08, 01:40 PM
Originally Posted by hahnmeister
the best solutions for blocking heat (besides LoE) are on the outside of the window, like shutters and awnings.
Originally Posted by shrike
heat coming in during the summer only
#6
05-26-08, 03:12 PM
Whatever happened to the old metal half window awnings (with green stripes on the front)? I remember as a kid having them on our house. They made sense!! You could open windows in the rain, open them on a hot day without the sun killing you (didn't have air conditioning), and listen to the rain hit them like a tin roof. Oh well, times change.
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05-26-08, 03:22 PM
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Chandler,
You need to take a trip up through some of the smaller towns in NC, WV, and VA. Still tons of those awnings there. I just think people have gotten so used to just turning up the A/C, and now they see it on their bills the next month, and look for other methods.
Why did all those old houses have the huge wraparound porches as well..shade of course.
You need to take a trip up through some of the smaller towns in NC, WV, and VA. Still tons of those awnings there. I just think people have gotten so used to just turning up the A/C, and now they see it on their bills the next month, and look for other methods.
Why did all those old houses have the huge wraparound porches as well..shade of course.
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05-26-08, 05:50 PM
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that is why our new house will have a porch around 3 sides of the house.
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