Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Dec 04, 2004 10:28 am Hi. I am buying a house with a big bedrom (6.8m x 5m) that I am going to make the master with ensuite. One end of the room has a glass sliding door onto the back deck, and the other end has large floor to ceiling wondows which front the street - this is the end where the ensuite will be (I think). I am curious as to whether it would be cheaper to double glaze the windows and use privacy screening outside, or to replace the windows with glass bricks. The are for replacement would be about 4m long. Does anyone have any idea? Re: double glazing and glass bricks 2Dec 07, 2004 9:18 pm From our reseearch, I'd say that the double glazing will be more energy efficient than the glass bricks so long term costs will be cheaper.
And for resale value, I know a lot of people hate hte glass bricks so it wouldn't be a selling point. Other than that, I have no idea - sorry! This is one of the reasons I decided to go overseas for my double glazed windows. As the builder indicated, he's worked on many upmarket builds, these were the most well… 13 19255 For your reference Performance Labels: Window assemblies in housing, except timber windows, must be labelled so the label can be seen when it is in situ. For timber… 6 7732 |