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Picture windows and window walls
Fixed glass sized for the view, joined with slim mullions into a wall when one pane is not enough.
Fixed glass has no sash, so it gives you the most view and the least air leakage. Put several side by side with slim joining mullions and you have a window wall. Big panes are heavy and code has rules about safety glass near floors and doors, so we plan sizes and glass with you before anything is ordered.
Signs it is time
- A view you only see from one chair
- An old picture window with a failed seal
- A remodel that is adding a wall of glass
- You want operable windows beside the fixed glass for air
How it goes
- We measure the opening, check the header and plan how panes join
- Tempered or laminated glass where code calls for it, named in the quote
- Large panes are set by a crew sized to the glass, with the right lifting gear
- We seal and trim the joins so the mullions read as one line
What moves the price
- Pane size and weight
- Safety glass requirements
- Number of joining mullions
- Operable units beside the fixed glass
- Access, lifting and second-storey work
Starting prices for common jobs are on the packages list. Your written quote is the number that counts.
Questions
Will a big window make the room cold?
Modern double-pane glass with a Low-E coating loses far less heat than the single-pane picture windows it usually replaces. Compare the U-factor on each window's NFRC label: lower is better. We do not promise a percentage for your room, because it depends on the whole house.
Start with a design visit.
About an hour at the house, with frame samples. You get a written quote that names the product, the glass and the warranty.
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