Starting with the basics
CLEAR GLASS WINDOWS
ProVia specializes in offering custom home windows, with a variety of window glass options that cover everything from decorative glass to privacy glass to energy efficiency enhancements. For most homeowners, a window purchase may start with the assumption of clear glass. But, even for clear glass, there are choices to make depending on the window application, its location in your home, and your home’s exposure to extreme heat and cold.
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Starting with the basics
CLEAR GLASS OPTIONS
Annealed glass is the standard for ProVia windows, with tempered glass being available as an upgrade. Here’s how they differ and why you want to consider which type is best for your home.
ANNEALED GLASS
This type of glass has been thermally treated and then slowly cooled to relieve any internal stresses. Annealed glass, which is more fragile than tempered glass, tends to break into longer, jagged shards which can cause significant injury. This glass is more cost effective than other types of glass. Annealed glass can be cut, drilled, notched, and edge finished.
TEMPERED GLASS
Tempered glass is manufactured through a process of extreme heating and rapid cooling of annealed glass, making it four times stronger than annealed glass. If tempered glass breaks, it shatters into small pieces that are less likely to cause injury than the long, jagged shards of annealed glass. Depending on state and local building codes, tempered glass may be required for certain window applications.
SINGLE, DOUBLE OR TRIPLE STRENGTH
ProVia clear glass windows also can be ordered in single, double, or triple strength, which is determined by the thickness of the glass.
- Single strength – 2.5 mm or 3/32” panes, annealed glass only
- Double strength – 3 mm or 1/8” panes, annealed or tempered glass
- Triple strength – 5 mm or 3/16” panes, annealed or tempered glass
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS
In addition to choosing the strength of your clear glass windows, you’ll want to decide the level of energy efficiency you need, which is determined, in part, by where you live and the extremes of heat and cold that you experience in your area. ProVia offers a number of energy-efficiency options to meet the comfort and energy savings requirements of homeowners nationwide.
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