Old wavy windows on our house
One way to increase the insulation on your home is to put in new windows. Our house was built in 1850, and never had been updated until we moved in. In fact, the windows are the old "wavy" kind. It is a lot of work, time and money. As money allows, we are putting in windows that are double glazed. Double glazed windows are windows that have two panes of glass and a space between the panes. The thickness between the panes is of a certain thickness to meet certain standards. The air between the two panes serves as insulation. A drying agent is applied to make sure that no moisture is inside the two panes of glass, as it must be airtight before being sealed.
Double glazed windows we put in
These double glazed windows made a big difference!
If you buy a good quality double glazed window for your home you can be sure that there won't be any moisture getting in between the two panes. I have had that happen in other houses I have lived in. You really want them to be airtight to insulate. Keeping the heat inside the house in the winter, and the heat outside your house during the summer is the job they do.
This is a sponsored post I was paid to write about windows using this process. Since I am replacing my windows with this very type of window, I felt it was a good time to point out the difference between the two. I did not understand it completely myself, until I did the online research. Now I highly recommend it!
Copyright © 2012 Kathleen G. Lupole
All Photographs Copyright © 2012 Kathleen G. Lupole
5 comments:
Windows look wonderful ~ besides being functional ~ have your button that I am going to put back on my blog ~ come by again and 'share a cup o tea' ~ enjoy the weekend ~ namaste, carol ^_^
Hey Kat! Thank you for your precious comment. I so value your opinion. According to God's Word to be accepted into His kingdom we absolutely have to have faith as a little child, with the wonder, and belief. Otherwise we won't make it. I love the picture of your windows. However, I found out I like them on other peoples houses but not on mine. We rent and the windows in our house are double paned. I can't for the life of me figure out how to clean the inside. I've been told it's not possible. We have (and it's been this way since we moved in,) dust bunnies or cobwebs in between the panes. They look AWFUL. If you know of a way to separate them so they can be cleaned, please let me know. OK?
God Bless,
PJ
What gorgeous windows, and awesome that they serve a positive purpose too!
Have a great week!
lucky for you to live in such a charming old house! I grew up in a 200 year old house. Now live in a crappy one built inthe 70s. Never again, only old, old houses for me, even with crappy windows!
Well, I wouldn't say it insulates well but it's better than solid glass. Basically, the air trapped between the panes does the insulating. Air is a relatively poor thermal conductor so it slows the passage of heat from one side of the window to another.
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