Video: Upgrading Double Pane Windows

PLEASANTON — Host, Sarah Rutan: Even if your home has double pane windows, if they’re more than 10 years old, you aren’t getting the benefits that modern products have to offer. Today we’re in Pleasanton with Diamond Certified Expert Contributor Kevin Gundry of Custom Exteriors to learn more.

Diamond Certified Expert Contributor, Kevin Gundry: Double-paned windows have changed drastically just in the last few years. If your house is about ten years or older, it’s a good idea to take a look at the new upgrades that have been made on double-paned windows.

For instance, a lot of the newer windows today have Low-E 366 glass with argon and non-conductive spacers. And then we also have now what’s called a sound package, which is double-strength glass combined with triple-strength glass, which gives you a better overall performance against allowing noise to come through the windows. A lot of your older windows that are in homes actually don’t have any of this technology. You have double-paned windows, but, unfortunately, a lot of it’s with single-strength glass– just clear glass– and a metal spacer bar in between the panes. And in fact, many of these windows are failing because there’s moisture getting in between the panes of glass.

So, if you have a house that was built more than ten years ago, you have metal spacers, you may have either a vinyl-framed window or an aluminum-framed window that is hard to open and close and feels like there’s a lot of heat coming in, it’s a good idea to take a look at the new technology that’s out there today that not only is going to make the window open and close better and sound better and look better, but also is going to save you energy and save you money in your pocket and make your house much more energy efficient and bring up the resale value of your home.

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