In frontier days people used to put a piece of waxed paper into an opening in the wall of their cabin to let in some natural light. This would have some disadvantages such as you can't see through, it has no insulating value and cold and heat can easily move through it, so it wasn't used for long. Let Fauser Home Improvement show you how to pick the proper window glass for your home windows will let lots of light in, allow you to see out and even save you money and energy.
Double and Triple Panes:
Air is a good insulator so having an air gap helps minimize heat transfer from through the window (and also helps block noise). In addition to minimizing heat loss, a warmer window on the inside means less condensation forms on the inside window, so there is less potential damage to inside window frames.
Low E:
Low E glass (also called solar low E or "spectrally selective glass" ) has been covered with a very thin metallic coating that makes it "low emissivity" meaning it reflects light back from the surface thus reducing UV rays in your home as well as keeping heat in during the winter and out in the summer.
Spacers:
Spacers separate and maintain the "air gap" between the glass panels so they are actually touching glass. Aluminum (metal) spacers used to be standard however, less conductive materials are now more common in well built windows.
Low conductivity spacers can improve the performance of gas filled, lowE filled windows by as much as 20%.
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