Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Oct 06, 2012 5:19 pm Hi, We are thinking of double glazing the master bedroom at the front of the house which is east facing and a large picture window in our kitchen/living area which is west facing. The front windows of the house will be covered with drapes at night and first thing before we wake in the morning, the rear window we are looking to avoid putting anything to heavy in terms of window coverings on this. Price increases are: - Front $2,300 - Rear $1,219 Is it a waste of our money to do this? We are not looking to do any other windows. The front of house (east) The rear (west) Partial Double Glazing? 2Oct 06, 2012 5:39 pm That sounds like a good idea to me, particularly the west windows. I have heard others say that is is a waste to not do ALL of the windows, but we only double glazed one of ours (my son's bedroom faces west) and I am happy with our decision. I'd say go for it. Anything you can do to reduce the need for air conditioning is worthwhile. It will make a difference. Re: Partial Double Glazing? 3Oct 06, 2012 6:01 pm Although double glazing is good if you are only interested in keeping the summer heat out of the west facing windows a highly reflective film applied to the glass will give great results. The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Partial Double Glazing? 4Oct 06, 2012 7:39 pm Double glazing is wonderful, I am not at all biased, even if it does it pay my wages... But if you want to keep the sunlight from overheating your home, double glazing won't make a bit of difference on its own. You need to incorporate low-E glass, which stops 80% of the solar heat gain. Don't use low-E alone, it is a waste of time and money and may even spontaneously break. Films, I know nothing other than to make sure they guarantee your glass won't break. Double glazing is all about conducted heat gain/loss, and that is where low-E (often touted as being equivalent to double glazing) just does not work at all. Low-E comes under proprietary names such as Comfortplus etc.and it only works on radiant heat. 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: Partial Double Glazing? 5Oct 06, 2012 8:14 pm Have you asked how much it would be to double glaze the entire house as opposed to just those rooms just to compare? We are double glazing all windows and doors in our build and it is only costing $4.5K total (35 square single storey). Building the Ascot 35 with Carlisle Homes in Pasadena Estate, Clyde VIC My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59776 Re: Partial Double Glazing? 6Oct 06, 2012 8:25 pm andystar70 Have you asked how much it would be to double glaze the entire house as opposed to just those rooms just to compare? We are double glazing all windows and doors in our build and it is only costing $4.5K total (35 square single storey). That is the upgrade cost or the full window cost? 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: Partial Double Glazing? 7Oct 06, 2012 8:28 pm That's the upgrade cost on top of windows & screens included in the base price. Building the Ascot 35 with Carlisle Homes in Pasadena Estate, Clyde VIC My build thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=59776 Re: Partial Double Glazing? 8Oct 06, 2012 9:57 pm In your (obviously unbiased) opinion Ed is double glazing the whole house worth it? Purely for temperature control or are there other reasons? Casey + Gary + 5 kool kiddos + 1 funky Frenchie + 5 happy hens = barrels of fun in Muswellbrook Re: Partial Double Glazing? 9Oct 07, 2012 7:59 am thegilbeys In your (obviously unbiased) opinion Ed is double glazing the whole house worth it? Purely for temperature control or are there other reasons? There are 4 reasons to double glaze...
2 Cost of Energy... Gas and electricity will continually increase in price. 3 Acoustics... It helps to moderate noise (ours is Rw 34.5, meaning it stops 34.5 dB) 4 Energy rating old homes... In the very near future, all homes, including existing ones, will need to meet increasingly stringent energy standards (this is true in Canberra today). It's cheaper to do it during your build, rather than retrofit, but make sure you get a good window, there are plenty of double glazed windows which perform really badly. In answer to the OP, every window double glazed answers the reasons above. 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: Partial Double Glazing? 10Oct 07, 2012 10:22 am Thanks everyone for your responses. I will ask the builder for a package price for the whole house as to me it does seem expensive in terms of what we are paying for just I understand what you are saying Ed about on going costs, but it sounds like two windows alone won't make much of a difference on their own and if the builder is going to charge $15k+ to do the entire house the economics don't really add up. 0 5676 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 19225 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 7711 |