Installing window panels to protect from extreme weather is more than a one person job, so don’t wait until the last minute to call a company to board up your house.
When people are desperate to improve their home's energy efficiency, they sometimes turn to dark curtains or window tinting, which can make a home dark and gloomy. A much better solution is to reglaze or replace your windows. As much as 87 percent of heat gain, and as much as 49 percent of heat loss happens through the windows, so it's worth the investment.
If you want the best in heat-retaining windows, triple glazing is likely your best choice. The best triple-glazed windows may also contain argon gas to fill the space between the panes, since this helps to improve the windows’ energy rating.
Often protecting your home is about being diligent. Care to guess what percent of burglars enter an unprotected home through an open or unprotected window or door? If you guessed 30 percent, you're right.
If you are redecorating your kitchen and upgrading to a sleek, modern look, the backsplash along the counter can contribute to the layout. Install safety glass that is tinted to match your new scheme and complement the design.
Just because you have old historic wood windows doesn’t mean you can’t have highly efficient windows as well. We can make your old windows energy efficient with quality weather stripping and properly fitting storm windows.
Driving with a chip or crack in your windshield can cause the driver to become distracted or have restricted vision in one of the most important parts of the vehicle. With each bump in the road, the chip is vulnerable to even more damage as the glass weakens.
Why use glass shower enclosures over plastic shower doors? Glass shower enclosures last longer than plastic and they are much easier to clean – plus, bathroom irritants like mold and mildew have difficulties growing on glass surfaces.
Disaster, by its very nature, is something that can be hard to predict. However, if it does strike your home or place of business, it might be worth your while to have the property boarded up in order to prevent looting and further damage.
Although recycled glass has most of the same attributes as newly made glass, recycling efforts for glass lag behind those of other commonly used materials like steel, aluminum, and wood. Care to guess how much glass is recycled in the U.S.? That would be around 30 percent.
Having your home or your shop damaged in a fire is devastating enough. Don't let thieves and vandals make it worse by letting them get in. Board up what's left as soon as possible to help limit your loss.
Low E glass has a thin metallic coating on the glass that works to reflect thermal radiation or inhibit its emission, thereby reducing heat transfer through the glass. Thus, low-E glass reflects the radiation rather than absorbing it, improving insulation overall.
Like so many things, man-made glass was an accidental discovery. Pliny, the famous Roman historian, records an account of Phoenician merchants who discovered glass when they placed hot cooking pots on blocks of nitrate which were resting on sand.
Once the windows screens are torn or ripped, you lose a lot of the functionality and value of your windows and home. You can no longer open the windows without letting in bugs or any other irritating outside substances and your home loses its curb appeal.
Boarding up is not only done in case of damage caused to property during disasters like storms. It can also be done with unoccupied buildings as a part of property preservation of foreclosed properties.
Sudden cooling can interrupt the formation of crystals in solidifying rock-creating, smooth organic glass. Volcanic glass is a good example of natural glass produced under high heat and cooled relatively quickly.
During the early 1900s, a lot of sheet glass was made using the machine drawn cylinder sheet method. Using rollers, a cylinder of glass was drawn vertically from a tank of molten glass. It was then cut, reheated, and flattened for uses like windows.
Do you hate the idea of hiding your beautiful wood table under a tablecloth? When you want to protect the wood without hiding it from the world, adding a glass overlay is the solution.
If the glass in several of your home's windows is cracked, it could indicate that the window frames were not properly installed. It could also mean that the glass panes weren't sized correctly to allow room for temperature changes.
The world’s largest collection of glass art and history is in the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY. The museum has more than 45,000 pieces in its collection.
Do you know that you might be held liable for any injuries if someone tries to gain access to your partially damaged home? However, once we have boarded up your home, you won’t have to face any lawsuit.
Some of the main things to consider when choosing the best replacement windows for your home are cost, appearance, durability, and energy savings.
Do you ever feel like solid cabinet doors encourage you to leave dishes, spices, and cookware in disarray? By installing glass-front cabinets, you’ll have more of an incentive to keep cabinets organized.
Did you know that in both commercial and residential structures, windows are particularly vulnerable components? While taping windows prior to a storm won’t stop them from breaking, having them professionally boarded up will.
