Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Apr 24, 2024 8:57 am I am in a difficult situation. Long story short I have been handed over my brand new home in Sydney with everything in the house being great except the windows that were installed in the front of the house are to put it bluntly.. horrible. The acoustic properties of this glass and the framing system does nothing to block sound. I can have a chat on the path outside my house and I could hear it as if it's right inside the room with me. I hear every single car that passes and without looking I could likely identify the type of car it is based on the sound alone. It's that bad. It's a single glazed system which I upgraded to hush glass which might as well a single layer of drawing paper due to how useless it is. The frame has gaps and the seal is barely pressed down on from the glass when closed. The whole system is pretty bad compared to others that I have seen online. I was talked out of double glazing by the builder for a few reasons, one being told that hush glass will be fine with the semi busy road I am infront of. So far big mistake. The builders are having the window company return to the house to install thicker seals around the window frames but I have a feeling this will have little improvement so I need to prepare for the worst. In total I have a large awning windows in the images shown downstairs and 7 smaller windows upstairs of the same design. I have gotten a quote to retrofit the windows with a single glazing but it came out to about $1200 per m2 (Rough estimate would end up being $20,000 to retro fit the front windows) and is extremely ugly. At this cost I assumed I might as well look into having them replaced entirely with a brand new double glazed window or perhaps there is a way I could have reuse the existing glass in a new double glazed system? Does anyone have any suggestions on how I should go about this? Is there anyway I could reuse my existing hush glass in a new double glazed system to reduce cost? Thanks everyone Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Brand new house with beyond horrible windows 2May 02, 2024 5:33 pm Sorry, I have been trying to get to your post... I'll get back tomorrow or Saturday. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when youโre happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Brand new house with beyond horrible windows 3May 10, 2024 2:19 pm No worries mate. I am currently looking into replacing the windows entirely for 2x or 3x glazing as well as new front doors. I sadly have no other choice due the window system being so poor for sound insulation. Thank you. That is really helpful. Once we get the place done and passed for OC we can upgrade in the future once we get back on our feet and not paying mortgage and rent. 4 6137 Good on you for having a go I am the opposite of DIY (so will pay a builder) - our vibe is industrial/simple so current thinking is 150mm concrete and then internally is… 3 1340 Yes well there solution is to blame everyone else while I a 65yr old woman with major medical problems have to just continue to boil water and wash myself in a bucket… 2 16199 |