Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Anyone else building with hebel ? 13Aug 06, 2020 3:30 pm Mirrmu83 No, 100-150mm air cavity between inner and outer glazing. Have inner window and an outer window. Not sealed units in a window frame. Oh, I see. Not sure if it gets efficient this way. Magnetite is the first thing comes to mind. Re: Anyone else building with hebel ? 15Aug 06, 2020 7:48 pm Mirrmu83 very efficient, i understand if you haven't seen this type of window. organise a junket when the planes are back in the sky can you send a picture/link to the manufacturer's Web site? The best windows I am aware of are placed into 70 mm or 90 mm window frames and have approximately 12-16 mm gap filled with Argon between the glass panes. They can achieve U values below 0.5. Re: Anyone else building with hebel ? 17Aug 06, 2020 8:03 pm Stewie D They would I presume only be really relevant in our colder areas. For much of the temperate areas of Australia, these type of windows would be overkill. Stewie Well, yes and no. If we expect R=2.8 from walls, why we are expecting much lower than that R values from windows? U=0.5 corresponds to approximately R=2.0. Also, better windows generally provide significant noise reduction and burglar proof benefits too. Re: Anyone else building with hebel ? 18Aug 08, 2020 12:25 pm You would have to look at the cost to benefit ration and i'd say for the vast majority the cost would far outweigh the benefit of reduced energy costs unless of course you are living in the alpine areas or southern Tassie. I'd like to see a comparison from Australian window manufacturers between "simple " double glazed windows compared to these "100-150mm air cavity between inner and outer glazing. Have inner window and an outer window. Not sealed units in a window frame." that Mirrmu83 above quotes. Stewie Re: Anyone else building with hebel ? 19Aug 08, 2020 1:25 pm I have full hebel with our Metricon build. Looking back I don't think it was worth the extra $$ and added headaches that came with it. Re: Anyone else building with hebel ? 20Aug 08, 2020 5:20 pm Renman I have full hebel with our Metricon build. Looking back I don't think it was worth the extra $$ and added headaches that came with it. Hey Renman, thanks! what added headaches did you have with it? I also was opinion that Hebel should off being cheaper? [laybour probably eats the difference in material cost between hebel and brick I assume] Really appreciate your experience story, Cheers I was looking at different options for a fence for my build and Hebel PowerFence seemed like a good option (one of the criteria was a solid wall look). However, I don't… 0 5904 1 6632 1000000% definitely add insulation. I have in my home and it makes a big difference minimising sound transfer. Insulation is pretty cheap and definitely worth it 2 6200 |