Glass Options
For A More Comfortable Home!
Sound Control
If road noise, loud neighbors or passing airplanes are driving you crazy we can help! When ordering windows, we can custom design the window glass to significantly reduce noise transmission. By varying the thickness of the glass panes, using laminated glass, and proper installation techniques like sealing window frame airspaces, external noise like barking dogs and road noise can be greatly diminished. You'll sleep much better!
Heat Control
Does one side of your home get hammered by the afternoon sun? Reducing sun glare and incoming heat is easy to achieve by installing window glass with Cardinal 366 Low-e. This powerful Low-E blocks 60% of the sun's heat from entering your home and 95% of the UV light! No more overheated rooms! For reducing summer heat and glare, Cardinal 366 Low-E is the ultimate in window performance and clarity.
UV Protection
Protect your valuable furniture, hard wood floors and priceless art from the damaging effects of UV rays. But fading is not caused by UV light alone! The three main causes of fading are visible light (25%), heat (25%), and UV light (40%). So blocking all UV light isn't enough to prevent or reduce furniture fading. By using a powerful Low-E like Cardinal 366 in your window glass you can significantly reduce the three factors of fading and protect your home and belongings.
Low-E Coatings
Heating bills getting more expensive every year? Windows and doors are the biggest culprits as they are the "openings" in your home's structure. After eliminating drafts, a high quality Low-E film is the key to keeping energy costs low. Reducing summer heat gain and winter heat loss can by solved by using quality Low-E coatings like Cardinal 270 or Cardinal 366. We can help you choose the right Low-E for your home window orientations. Ask us for a free home audit!
Privacy Glass
When it comes to privacy for bathrooms or nosy neighbors, you've got choices for frosted or patterned glass that is decorative and opaque, giving you peace of mind and adding style at the same time!
Colored Spacers
Wood window frames with shiny aluminum inner spacers? We like to recommend an inexpensive upgrade to colored spacers whenever possible because beauty is in the details. Once you've seen windows with matching spacers, you won't go back!
Argon Gas
Energy Star compliant windows usually - but not always - come with Argon or Krypton Gas between the inner panes to increase the energy efficiency of double pane windows. This is another low cost upgrade that pays dividends!
Window Grids
Ah, to grid or not to grid, that is the question! Window grids are both decorative and functional in that they add style and detail to windows but also serve to increase privacy by "stopping the eye." Available in many styles, types, patterns and colors.