New house with double pane. Need more soundproof windows
eyoung
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new double panes fogging outside.
Comments (30)I copied this from an old post. It offers some solutions as I think the cause is well chronicled and not any windows "fault". As to warning home owners, it only happens in a very small percentage of replacement situations. I have never witnessed an ongoing situation so it seems as if the "fogging" eventually ceases. Hope this helps: Basically, exterior window condensation is dew. It's no different than the moisture (dew) that you might see on your car windows or on your lawn. Same mechanism at work. Exterior condensation formation on window glass is dependent on a number of different environmental factors such as exterior temperature, overhangs, prevailing winds, plantings, even cloud cover (or lack of), so that it is entirely possible that some of the windows in a home can have condensation and others nothing. In fact it is entirely possible that one window in a mulled set can have exterior condensation while the adjacent window has none. Your old single pane windows didn't have exterior condensation simply because you were heating the glass enough to keep the surface temperature above the dew point, whereas now the combination of dual pane and LowE coating on your new windows is preventing the warmth inside your home from warming the outer glass which results in cooler exterior surface temperatures and condensation when the conditions are right. Since this is a major concern for you, you may be able to eliminate or at least minimize the exterior condensation by heating the windows directly with a space heater. This kind of defeats the purpose of installing more efficient windows, but if you can warm up the interior glass enough then some of that heat will transfer to the outer glass and will hopefully raise the temperature above the dew point eliminating the condensation. Adding ducts below the window probably will have no effect on the exterior condensation because the IG unit will likely be able to block that additional (indirect) heat from passing thru to the outer lite. You might also try cleaning your exterior glass with something like RainX. I don't know if that works or not, but some people have claimed that it helps....See MoreReplacing old single glass panes with new double glazed panes.
Comments (32)There have always been good and bad design, builders and materials. I see it being built everyday with the garage as the front door. The main house of my project is fairly well built - to the standards of the day (balloon framing - bricks on their side for the footing etc) - the garage and studio above was not. there are many great homes and buildings that have deferred maintenance often ironically because they were a cut above - lots of trim and detail. Went to Pittsburgh and Philly a couple weeks ago - many unremarkable homes (unpretentious) in wonderfully vibrant communities. Our friend's home - pictured - was a row house - they shared a lawnmower, ladder etc. If it was the sabbath they turned on the stove for the neighbors - if they locked themselves out of the house they would borrow their key from the neighbors. No McMansions, just people that care. These people are wealthy beyond measure. Single pane glass....See MoreIs it possible to replace single pane glass with double pane?
Comments (2)It is possible to put double pane glass into a single frame opening but you may need to router out some of the frame as it becomes a tight fit. Our company specializes in what is called Low Profile Insulated glass where there the seal around the outside is very narrow and the unit is only 3/8" overall thickness thus providing the thinnest unit possible for the opening. If you need more information please feel free to contact us at www.eglasscompany.com or (717) 479-6745 Here is a link that might be useful: E Glass Company...See MoreSoundproof Window : dual laminated vs triple pane vs sound control pkg
Comments (3)Hi Yin Lin, I'm in the same situation. Am building a new masterbedroom with quiet rock walls for sound buffering from nearby trains. Am looking for windows that will also offer sound buffering. What did you end up getting and are you happy with them?...See Moreskydawggy
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