| Re: Are replacement windows ever worth it? or What's wrong with my math? |
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Group: alt.solar.photovoltaic · Group Profile
Author: J. ClarkeJ. Clarke Date: May 12, 2008 05:09
Kitep wrote:
> "Eeyore" hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:482798FC.D9590851@hotmail.com...>> It's well known that new double glazed windows have a compatively
>> long payback
>> period, although the advertising would have you believe otherwise.
>> However if
>> you need to replace a rotten window, then make it double glazed
>> anyway, as the
>> incremental cost in that case is low and will pay back in more like
>> 5
>> years (or
>> less). Check out local suppliers too rather than rely on higher
>> priced national
>> companies.
>
> Guess I can always hope some kid puts a baseball through my window
> :)
Won't help--they'll just replace the broken glass, not the entire
window, unless it's made in such a way that the glass is not
field-replaceable.
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