GWN neighborhood is proximate to ANC, so lots of noise. Homes go for the triple panes when the glazing fails. Probably comparable to hurricane glass pricing. Not enough window factories here, and the big brands have to come by barge. Custom glass takes a few months to arrive, so they sell it to you this summer for install the next.
My desire is to do a custom build with all the next gen goodies in a structure able to operate in analog mode for when the veneer of civilization is gone. The best of the 21st century to operate in 19th century splendor. Now if I could find a goodly plot of land for a reasonable price…. NOT in GWN, but maybe proximate to hurricane country, but not in it. clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 > On Sep 12, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Here in FL hurricane rated windows are the big thing for replacement. They’re > very expensive, so builders won't use them, you’ll have to retrofit at your > expense. > > I don’t think they’re multipane, but they could be. A neighbor just had his > house done, and it was close to $30k. > > When we built our first house down here we asked for double pane windows, not > just for the energy savings but for noise, too. Builder wouldn’t do it, even > if we paid. > > New South are the big window guys down here, although there are plenty > others, too. > > https://newsouthwindow.com <https://newsouthwindow.com/> > > -D > > >> On Sep 12, 2020, at 8:49 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> I wanted to find mean time before failure, as double paned normal glass >>> seems to fog and fail very swiftly >> >> >> 20 years, if you're lucky? Then it's complete replacement time, which is >> ludicrous. I was able >> to find Pella 2-pane NON-sealed glass for our addition. A fractional >> percent less energy-efficient, >> unless you consider the energy burned to manufacture and replace it >> periodically. Not even sure >> you can get it anymore. >> >> -- Jim >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
