Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Apr 01, 2012 5:26 pm I just noticed something in my building contract which is concerning me. I'm reluctant to ask my builder at this stage as I'm sure they will use it to hit me up for more cash. During our tender process we asked for all glass to be upgraded to 6.38mm comfort plus (even the translucent glass). In the contract it says all windows to be 6.38mm Comfortplus. Do our Glass Sliding Doors count as windows? It honestly hasn't occurred to me that this could be an issue until my 12 year old son was reading the contract... Am I worrying over nothing? I'm sure you know how it is with the volume builders. If I ask them about it, they are just going to charge me more.... Re: Is a Sliding Door a Window? 2Apr 01, 2012 5:30 pm gpoly I just noticed something in my building contract which is concerning me. I'm reluctant to ask my builder at this stage as I'm sure they will use it to hit me up for more cash. During our tender process we asked for all glass to be upgraded to 6.38mm comfort plus (even the translucent glass). In the contract it says all windows to be 6.38mm Comfortplus. Do our Glass Sliding Doors count as windows? It honestly hasn't occurred to me that this could be an issue until my 12 year old son was reading the contract... Am I worrying over nothing? I'm sure you know how it is with the volume builders. If I ask them about it, they are just going to charge me more.... Yes, they would be included in windows. I hope you checked out ComfortPlus thoroughly, as a single glazed product it has issues. Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 Re: Is a Sliding Door a Window? 3Apr 11, 2012 10:12 pm ed @ ecoclassic gpoly I just noticed something in my building contract which is concerning me. I'm reluctant to ask my builder at this stage as I'm sure they will use it to hit me up for more cash. During our tender process we asked for all glass to be upgraded to 6.38mm comfort plus (even the translucent glass). In the contract it says all windows to be 6.38mm Comfortplus. Do our Glass Sliding Doors count as windows? It honestly hasn't occurred to me that this could be an issue until my 12 year old son was reading the contract... Am I worrying over nothing? I'm sure you know how it is with the volume builders. If I ask them about it, they are just going to charge me more.... Yes, they would be included in windows. I hope you checked out ComfortPlus thoroughly, as a single glazed product it has issues. Ed What issues? Re: Is a Sliding Door a Window? 4Apr 12, 2012 7:43 am StarGlass ed @ ecoclassic gpoly I just noticed something in my building contract which is concerning me. I'm reluctant to ask my builder at this stage as I'm sure they will use it to hit me up for more cash. During our tender process we asked for all glass to be upgraded to 6.38mm comfort plus (even the translucent glass). In the contract it says all windows to be 6.38mm Comfortplus. Do our Glass Sliding Doors count as windows? It honestly hasn't occurred to me that this could be an issue until my 12 year old son was reading the contract... Am I worrying over nothing? I'm sure you know how it is with the volume builders. If I ask them about it, they are just going to charge me more.... Yes, they would be included in windows. I hope you checked out ComfortPlus thoroughly, as a single glazed product it has issues. Ed What issues? 1 Spontaneous fracture due to heat stress. Low-E side heats up, clear side remains at ambient causing stress which has a high incidence of fracture (ComfortPlus is a laminated low-E glass, one side is low-E, in the middle is a layer of plastic bonded to each side, and the other layer is clear glass - or tinted)). Plenty of evidence from posters on this forum - but known throughout the industry anyway. 2 Cleaning. The rougher low-E coat is difficult to clean. 3 Marking on low-E coated side. Low-E is easily marked or damaged. 4 It only slows radiant heat transfer, the vast majority of heat loss is conducted - which is why double glazing is best. So the u-value for low-E only refers to radiant heat, whereas the u-value for double glazing refers to conducted heat. IMO low-E is only of commercial value to reduce excessive heat gain in a double glazed unit. The double glazing reduces heat loss, the low-E reduces overheating from sunlight (North & West facing), the surface is protected inside the double glazing, and there is no heat stress as the low-E in D/G is not laminated. Thanks Ed "ECOECO" At 'EcoEco', we design windows, we design the best windows, we do it for you, so that when you’re happy we are happy. Tel. 1800 326 326 I’m in a similar position except I’m after sliding 3 stacking doors. 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