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The Benefits of a New Replacement Window

Bob talks with Ken Henderson of Harvey Industries about the features and benefits of the new window. Henderson explains that the replacement window installed does not disrupt the exterior and interior trim. The windows are manufactured on the quarter inch so any particular opening can be matched perfectly with less carpentry involved. The window also features thermal glass with a low-e coating and crypton gas. The interior of the window has a pine grid which can be stained or painted. Behind the pine is a aluminum component to give the window grid some more depth. The window has an Energy Star rating and a locking screen to prevent insects from entering the home.

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The Benefits of a New Replacement Window

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" All right and they look great once they're installed Ken Henderson is here from Harvey industries. Thank you now tell us about some of the features of this window well this is they have Harvey industries majesty custom that window. -- and what we have here is replacement application. The advantage of and a replacement application Bob is that. We don't have to disrupt any of the exterior trim. The interior trim usually can come off and then reinstall -- carpentry he had that is a very big deal when you're looking at replacing windows in an older house. In 1921 house. The the sizes are not necessarily standard. And you don't want to have to do too much carpentry either in -- or you know re framing in order install a new window so that's very good news. These are manufactured on the quarter inch so that a particular opening can be matched perfectly. Again less carpentry is involved. So you've got one big pane of thermal glass exactly and then you've got the appearance of mountains with these applied. Moldings on the outside. And what about on the inside on the inside what we have is we have a permanently applied pine grid can be finished either with paint or with stain right. In between there's actually another component and aluminum component in there. Just to give more depth to the assembling OK this actually is high performance glazing in that. It is a low. So you have more energy star rating is the worst the way the federal government rates always -- in terms of energy efficiency and of course she got. The bottom screen what we have here is we have a lot in screen it's an aluminum mesh. Locking screen is nice little -- just keeps it nice and tight down the cell. No insects again. Very nice and neat thank you can't thank you so much --"

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