Video: Best Window Glass for Sound Suppression

PLEASANTON — Host, Sarah Rutan: When replacing your home’s windows, consider upgrading to a glass product that offers maximum sound suppression. Today we’re in Pleasanton with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Kevin Gundry of Custom Exteriors to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Kevin Gundry: Most homeowners, when they get new windows, they’re getting windows with double-paned glass. What they don’t know is that a lot of windows come with just single-strength glass. It’s just what you see right here, which is a sixteenth of an inch thick. They get two panels of glass and they think they are getting the best technology. Unfortunately that’s not altogether true, because what you want to make sure is not only are you getting double-paned glass, but you get glass that is – has a thickness of double-strength glass on one panel of glass, and then triple-strength glass on the second piece of glass. What that does is that helps with sound suppression from the exterior noise of your home. If you live next to a freeway, or if you’re close to a busy road, or you have noisy neighbors – something that keeps you up at night or something that you can hear through your windows – by just upgrading your glass package in your windows from just a standard double-paned glass to what you see right here, which is triple-strength over double-strength glass will give you the latest in technology for sound suppression. Makes a big difference, gives you a better, quieter home, easier sleep at night. I highly recommend it. So makes sure you ask about sound suppression when you’re getting new windows for your home.

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