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Heard a builder say window placement matters more than the frame material and it got me thinking
I was at a home show last weekend and a custom home builder told me that putting a south-facing window in the wrong spot can cost you $200 a year in heating bills, no matter how good the triple-pane glass is, and now I'm wondering how many floor plans overlook that simple detail.
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ray_miller412mo ago
Wait, did he say how much that changes with different glass types too?
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faith6842mo ago
Heard someone say Tempered glass around 4x stronger than annealed which sounds about right. @ray_miller41 I've seen tests online where laminated glass holds up way better under impact too but it's a pain to cut. Pretty sure the glass type changes the thermal expansion rate by a lot depending on what they mix in.
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