Double Pane Windows

Homes throughout the Berrien County area experience all extremes of weather, from blistering summer heat to bone-chilling winter cold. Frequent changes in temperature and weather put a serious strain on a home's windows, potentially creating leaks and making it very difficult to control the climate inside your house.

Windows are the number one place in any building where temperature exchange is likely to occur. Damaged or improperly sealed windows allow drafts to enter your home while climate controlled air escapes. The specialists at Glass Doctor^® of Buchanan, MI, installs and replaces high-efficiency insulated glass units (IGUs) to help you reduce energy costs and balance your interior climate.

Structural Benefits of Double Pane Windows

Insulated glass units like double pane windows consist of two or more pieces of glass, triple pane windows are also available, with an insulating spacer that separates the panes and keeps the area between them sealed up tight. In many cases, spacers are filled with a desiccant, a special moisture absorbing material, for even greater efficiency. Warm-edge glass spacers are also available in many of our windows.

Benefits of Double Pane Windows

Glass Doctor of Buchanan, MI, specializes in double pane windows, a type of insulated glass windows, keep out the heat and cold. Double pane window glass reduces heat transfer through your windows in winter, making it easy to maintain a consistently warm temperature in your home. In summer, double pane windows cut down on heat gain from outside, allowing you to keep your home comfortably cool. The result is less reliance on your heating and cooling system, leading to significant energy savings year-round.

Double pane windows are not only energy efficient, but also durable. Our glass experts use a high-grade sealant to secure the entire perimeter of the unit, preventing condensation between the panes and maintaining an airtight seal that withstands all changes in weather. Many of our insulated glass units also include argon or krypton gas in the airspace between the two window panes for an additional layer of insulation.

Double Pane Glass Replacement

Homes equipped with double pane windows benefit from a huge gain in energy efficiency, but insulated glass units can still experience problems if they are damaged, or if the seal is broken. Warning signs you may need glass replacement include visible condensation between the panes, or a milky, foggy appearance to the glass.

One of our specialties at Glass Doctor of Buchanan, MI, is double pane window glass replacement. To save our customers money and make the replacement process as easy as possible, our specialists are able to make the keep the frame and only replace the glass. Our team will simply install insulated glass replacement panes within your existing frames.

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