Cob: <no subject>

Tue Dec 24 10:00:37 CST 2002

Hiya cob folks,
I was just out at a carpenter friend's place in West Quebec who had just
purchased new windows for the place he's building. I had been assuming that
up here in chilly Canada that double windows are a necessity which makes it
difficult for salvaging old ones. I've been warned that the seal on an old
double glazed window may not be up to snuff and you might end up with
windows fogging over once installed . Seals only have a lifespan of twenty
odd years anyhow making the possibility of eventual leaks in old windows
greater. What I'm getting to is that this friend learned from the
window dealer that even the best double windows only have an R value of
three
whereas a single pane has about an R value of one. Not that great a
difference. I was wondering, since single panes would be easier to salvage
or make etc. if any of you out there know if they'd be o.k. in very cold
winters with of course heavy curtains after the solar gain from them was
done for the day. Perhaps they'd get too frosty.
thanks,
Jen Walker
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<TT>Hiya cob folks,<BR>
I was just out at a carpenter friend's place in West Quebec who had just<BR>
purchased new windows for the place he's building. I had been assuming that<BR>
up here in chilly Canada that double windows are a necessity which makes it<BR>
difficult for salvaging old ones. I've been warned that the seal on an old<BR>
double glazed window may not be up to snuff and you might end up with<BR>
windows fogging over once installed . Seals only have a lifespan of twenty<BR>
odd years anyhow making the possibility of eventual leaks in old windows<BR>
greater. What I'm getting to is that this friend learned from the<BR>
window dealer that even the best double windows only have an R value of three<BR>
whereas a single pane has about an R value of one. Not that great a<BR>
difference. I was wondering, since single panes would be easier to salvage<BR>
or make etc. if any of you out there know if they'd be o.k. in very cold<BR>
winters with of course heavy curtains after the solar gain from them was<BR>
done for the day. Perhaps they'd get too frosty.<BR>
thanks,<BR>
Jen Walker</TT>
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