Double Hung Window: Money Well Spent
About a month back, we invested in new windows for our home. We choose to go with the double hung windows. We spend a good deal of our time working and have little time to clean windows. In addition, we are getting old and climbing on ladders is not something that we like to do. For this reason, we decided to go with this version of window. Well, today, I cleaned the windows for the first time. I am impressed with how easy the process was. I thought they looked too good to be true but in fact they worked just the way they were supposed to work and I am so happy about this.
At the time of our investment in replacement windows, we also invested in new patio doors for our deck. This is so nice. The older versions we had were so difficult to use. The track was bent, or something was wrong, and the door was difficult to close. These new doors are so nice to use. I thought they would be too heavy to pull closed but in fact, they are not. In addition, we have noticed that it is warmer by the door than it used to be. The new seals and the better quality (thicker pane) really have helped us in this area. If you are investing in windows, I high recommend that you invest in this type of quality.
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I would love to! I hate my windows right now. But how are they easier to clean? You really don’t have to get up onto ladders? I guess I’m confused because I don’t know exactly what double-hung windows are. Is that the same thing as double-pane glass? It would definitely be worth the money to invest in something that is better and makes my life easier.
Patio doors can really be quite beautiful, but tell me, what materials are used to make these? I’ve seen metal like on a typical tract home in California. And I’ve seen them made of good quality wood, which nonetheless got scarred up by the dogs when they scratched to be let in or out.
I did not realize that patio doors could come with a thicker pane. I’d only heard of double-pane windows, which can sometimes become breached and “lose their gas” or whatever it was my husband told me. That happened to one of our windows in the basement and the window fills with condensation–we can’t see out our window at all right now.
Does a thicker pane make the door heavier? The article says that they thought would be too heavy to close but it was not–well, just how much heavier is it? I’d like for my small son to be able to shut the door on his own; not so happy about him being able to open one at all but we’re way past that now. Maybe the thicker pane would help to keep it from getting scratched, nicked or broken.