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Installing Impact-Resistant Windows

Bob talks with Stephen Hugh of Clearwater Window and Door Installation about membrane flashing that has been applied between the joint of the steel frame and the steel skin that faces the exterior. The adhesive membrane is applied to seal the joint and prevent any rain from entering through gaps in the structure. Dave Olmstead of PGT Industries tells Bob about the features of the PGT WinGuard window they are installing. These windows are wind- and impact-resistant with a vinyl extruded frame that is thermally efficient and designed to prevent excessive heat gain. The double-pane window has a sacrificial exterior glass pane and a laminated interior pane that prevents penetration on impact. The interior pane has a low-e coating to reflect heat back to the source and reduce heat gain. Vinyl windows are slightly more expensive than aluminum-frame windows but they combat heat transfer, reduce noise when paired with the laminated glass, do not scratch because they are one color throughout, and are non-corrosive and well-suited to a salt-air environment. Impact-resistant glass is like the laminated glass used in car windshields. Number 10, two-inch stainless-steel screws are used to secure the window frame to the pressure -treated window buck that was factory installed by TAW (Tampa Armature Works) prior to delivery of the steel units on site. The screws are driven 1 1/4 inch deep into the lumber to prevent pullout or blow-in. The windows have been tested to resist windspeeds of up to 146 mph and unwanted entry by burglars. The lower sash has been left off due to the weight of the window. Hugh installs it easily by fitting the the pivot bar into a ready-made pivot cam and tilting the sash up into place and locking it. This feature makes for easy cleaning.
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Installing Impact-Resistant Windows

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" before you do that let's talk for a minute Stefan about what you've already done here waited what is this material. This is a membrane flashing that's been applied to cover the joint between these steel frame and the steel skin of the trailer. -- case ago there was a gap there just about a sixteenth evident gases and -- make sure we never have any kind of wind driven rain penetrating yes you've got sealer. That's okay and what was I mean that this frameless this opening was done in the factory to frame was done to factory. TAW has applied a pressure treated buck. To the steel frame. And it's nice and square and opening his. We're lucky it's great they've done a beautiful job all right so now you're about to apply a bead of caulking yes. And go ahead and my friend. Dave and I can talk about the features of this window. Before they hoist it up -- this is obviously is a Winguard. PGT impact resistant window. And so there's a lot of different features to talk about. But this is a vinyl extruded frame right Dave that's all it is a very thoroughly efficient plant them now what is it. In terms of thermal efficiency you're talking about. Heater cold not being conducted through."

" Yeah here in Florida and we have to deal with -- what they call solar heat gain more than we do heating. This window has lowly glass here I can show you. We have laminated glass this is the impact resistant portion of this is the part of want to talk to the weather. No this farthest from the inside this is regular glass on the outside OK it's what we call a sacrificial. Well it might break into windows impact but nothing's gonna get through this second piece of -- okay. We put the -- we -- low emissivity coating on the second surface. To reflect heat back away from the window rather than the heat getting into the room OK so creature creates a very comfortable environment."

" OK and so a minute ago you said that the big concern here was solar penetration the heat entering the air conditioned environment correct. And so by having a vinyl extruded frame like this is when the Soviet specifying. Doesn't conduct heat into the room OK and I understand -- are you going to need a hand getting an up I think I can get it OK go ahead I was gonna help me from inside. Now what are the advantages besides that of of a vinyl window is is it less money."

" By a window is just slightly more expensive than the aluminum frame product that you see used in Florida is that right and realized that it's fairly new product line. If she does very well in salt air environment -- dozen children. It doesn't scratch because the colors always through the frame right and like we talked about it doesn't conduct heat. Okay by the fact that we put an insulated glass in it it also keeps noise out tremendously right makes it very quiet inside. Eliminates hot spots in the room. And of course it gives you that hurricane protection it's -- well tell us how how is it that he gives you that hurricane protection what is it about the glass that makes it impact resistant. Well it's laminated glass it's actually polyvinyl you. Still around for about thirty years used in car windshield okay. The technology just went a little further maybe you know layer a little things."

" Now Stefan what kind of fasteners do you need to use in -- in order to comply with hurricane causes they numbered ten. To win stainless steel screw OK. And to comply with the code is -- representative of the depth we're trying to get an inch and a quarter depth into the beat him into. And to the lumber into the actual into the PT meaning the pressure treated as a deaf and they're every foot herself. Yeah. Approximately. Basically six inches up and approximately thirteen inch on center and of course at the factory this lumber itself was. Attached and bolted through to the steel yes sir. And in addition it's kind of the wood acts as a -- what is this is an official box yeah. Yes there's really no way that the whole window Dave could actually be blown into the into the house -- not likely these windows are tested for wind speeds of 246. -- Now -- need to add another layer yet. What we're doing is that we're covering the joint that's between the end of the -- the vinyl window. And the actual buck you see there's another gap right here -- want to do is make sure we have water -- to -- out the window and the other piece of flashing -- Dave one of the concerns that a lot of people living in kind of inner city neighborhoods. Have is. You know the defense of the home against burglaries. And does this help fund that sense."

" It sure does we've got a lot of documented cases where people tried to break in throwing cinder block and it. A propane tanks anything they could find on a job site. To my knowledge no one's ever gotten through one of the windows that are impact resistance and that includes keeping burglars out absolutely that's great."

" Now Stephan how come the bottom sash is missing. We keep the bottom sash out to make it. More easily handle bulls to be able to put it in because of the way heavier weight yeah. An easy is it easier re install yes sir Heidi do it. The the sash is designed with a pivot bar that goes into a pivot cam. That bar slides into there on one side. It slides down from the from the from the other side we do is make the window even and basically it tilts it tilts it in and and and you lock it and you're done. Right and then you can close the window and lock it so is that feature good from the point of view of cleaning it."

" It sure is Bob that's all features a lot of customers ask for that's why we put in their product terrific. Other great windows thanks --"

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