How Often Do I Need To Replace My Windows?

"So that U V coating or that low E coating that's in between the panes of glass is just mind boggling how amazing it works and how thick those glass panes are and all of the argon gas that's in between those panes of glass to not allow heat and cold to penetrate through the glass."  

- Lyndol Woodruff,  Window Expert

 

Today on the program, Jim Klauck, aka Check A Pro Joe asks window expert, Lyndol Woodruff from Woodruff Windows - How Often Do I Need To Replace My Windows? 

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Podcast Episode Transcript:

 

A lot of us don't think a lot about windows in our home, but it's critical, especially if you live in an area like D F W. Um, it's hot in the summer, cool and sometimes cold in the winter time. And windows can be a huge breach in the winter. That cold air wants to infiltrate and unfortunately in the summer, that warmer air wants to come in and it is harder for your H VAC system in both seasons to keep up. So a lot of people think I just need a new air conditioning system. I need more insulation. Um You may want to consider new windows. So I've asked Lyndol Woodruff to join me here from Woodruff Windows. Hey, Lyndol, how are you doing? What's up? Awesome, Joe, how are you, buddy? I'm living a dream. Thank you so much for asking for pro Joe. Good to be here, man. Thanks for coming on the program. And so a question has come up and that is how often does the average homeowner have to replace windows? Well, if you do it right. Um and you get a good quality window with a good quality install, you don't ever have to do it again. That's the cool part about it. The goal really, it, it kind of starts happening about the 15 year old mark. Once the home hits about 15 years, there's been quite a bit of settling going on and breathing in that foundation. And if you have those, if you have a, a brick, we'll just say a brick home, for example. And you have those regular metal framed builder grade windows with just regular clear glass. Probably you got grids, the little tick tech tow bars in the glass because that was the thing will never, you know, they were built if that's your situation. Um Those windows are really causing a lot of problems in your home. And so we can, we can talk about those details later. But really when you get that old window out and you get a good energy efficient window in vinyl frame is good enough for Texas. Uh there's other options for frames, but because of our region and the way the weather is here, um vinyl is a great choice and it's a much lower on the price point scale than some of the other windows. So really, you just need a good vinyl frame, energy efficient window. And uh the one that we use the glass is the absolute best, the the seal in the glass unit is the absolute best. So you're not gonna have to worry about ever messing with your windows. Again, once you do it right the first time and you'll just get all the benefits for years and years to come of uh you know, comfort and energy savings and extra longevity on your whole H VAC system. There's just so many things. So one and done Joe one and done. Is it fair to say that we've come a long way with technology? It wasn't, but the late 90s, maybe even early two thousands single pane windows were still being installed by builders. Now, you can get up to a triple pain window. You can get all kinds of gas in there. That, that's better than the old gas. But if you had a single pain, there was no gas seals weren't as good. So we've gotten to a point, I think, and I think this is true of automobiles and ai

Episode Transcript

(00:01):
A lot of us don't think a lot about windows in our home,
but it's critical,
especially if you live in an area like D F W.
Um,
it's hot in the summer,
cool and sometimes cold in the winter time.
And windows can be a huge breach in the winter.

(00:22):
That cold air wants to infiltrate and unfortunately in the summer,
that warmer air wants to come in and it is harder for your H VAC system in both seasons to keep up.
So a lot of people think I just need a new air conditioning system.
I need more insulation.
Um You may want to consider new windows.
So I've asked Lyndol Woodruff to join me here from Woodruff Windows.
Hey,
Lyndol,
how are you doing?

(00:42):
What's up?
Awesome,
Joe,
how are you,
buddy?
I'm living a dream.
Thank you so much for asking for pro Joe.
Good to be here,
man.
Thanks for coming on the program.
And so a question has come up and that is how often does the average homeowner have to replace windows?
Well,
if you do it right.

(01:03):
Um and you get a good quality window with a good quality install,
you don't ever have to do it again.
That's the cool part about it.
The goal really,
it,
it kind of starts happening about the 15 year old mark.
Once the home hits about 15 years,
there's been quite a bit of settling going on and breathing in that foundation.
And if you have those,

(01:24):
if you have a,
a brick,
we'll just say a brick home,
for example.
And you have those regular metal framed builder grade windows with just regular clear glass.
Probably you got grids,
the little tick tech tow bars in the glass because that was the thing will never,
you know,
they were built if that's your situation.
Um Those windows are really causing a lot of problems in your home.

(01:46):
And so we can,
we can talk about those details later.
But really when you get that old window out and you get a good energy efficient window in vinyl frame is good enough for Texas.
Uh there's other options for frames,
but because of our region and the way the weather is here,
um vinyl is a great choice and it's a much lower on the price point scale than some of the other windows.

(02:12):
So really,
you just need a good vinyl frame,
energy efficient window.
And uh the one that we use the glass is the absolute best,
the the seal in the glass unit is the absolute best.
So you're not gonna have to worry about ever messing with your windows.
Again,
once you do it right the first time and you'll just get all the benefits for years and years to come of uh you know,

(02:34):
comfort and energy savings and extra longevity on your whole H VAC system.
There's just so many things.
So one and done Joe one and done.
Is it fair to say that we've come a long way with technology?
It wasn't,
but the late 90s,
maybe even early two thousands single pain windows were still being installed by builders.

(02:57):
Now,
you can get up to a triple pain window.
You can get all kinds of gas in there.
That,
that's better than the old gas.
But if you had a single pain,
there was no gas seals weren't as good.
So we've gotten to a point,
I think,
and I think this is true of automobiles and airplanes,
a lot of things that we do get better,
but not at the same rate.

(03:18):
Mhm.
So the,
yeah,
the,
the science and the technology behind the insulated glass units these days is,
is pretty mind boggling.
Um,
not all insulated glass units are created equal guys.
There's,
there's,
uh,
one,
the one that manufactures,
the one that we use in the windows,
uh,
cardinal insulated glass unit hands down the very best that there is.

(03:43):
And the science that goes into developing the,
the low e the low emissivity coating that's between the glass that blocks out all the U V rays.
So,
if you think about it in uh in terms of,
you know,
sunglasses,
cheap sunglasses or polarized ray bands,
right?
You know,
cheap sunglasses,
lets in all the U V rays harmful for your retina,
polarize blocks it all out,

(04:05):
same kind of concept for your home.
So that blocks out all those harmful U V rays which you know,
penetrating into the home fades,
furniture fades,
artwork,
it fades carpet,
it fades,
flooring,
it fades the walls,
all that stuff because those U V rays are harmful.
So that U V coating or that low E coating that's in between the pans of glass is just mind boggling how amazing it works and how thick those glass panes are and all of the argon gas that's in between those panes of glass to Not allow heat and cold to penetrate through the glass.

(04:39):
I mean,
it could be 150° outside and your inside pain is gonna be room temperature.
It's pretty astounding how the energy efficiency of that works.
So,
and on the cold level too,
it could be 4° outside.
Your inside pain is gonna be about room temperature.
It's extremely mind blowing.

(04:59):
That's one of my favorite things.
I'm a nerd.
I'm a science nerd.
I had the bookshelf growing up when I was eight,
you know,
children's book of questions and answers how the universe works.
Yada yada yada.
I was like,
wow,
cool stuff because my grandfather was like an inventor and engineer and you know,
whatever.
So that's why I fell in love with it because the glass is amazing and the benefits are just crazy.

(05:19):
So that's a kind of a,
a long-winded answer to your question.
Yeah.
Well,
Lyndol,
thanks.
All of his information is located in the description of this podcast.
He'd be more than happy to discuss this with you out at your home while you consider getting new windows.
Lyndol.
Thank you so much.
I appreciate it,
buddy.

(05:39):
Absolutely.
Thank you.
Have a good one.
We'll talk to you soon,
man.