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the pain of panes


The order on our windows specified that the west, north, and east sides of the house were to have one pane of 1/4 inch glass and one pane of 1/8 inch glass. These 3 sides have the most freeway noise exposure and that combination of glass thicknesses is almost as good as laminated glass at minimizing the transmission of sound.....Sadly our order was messed up and despite being invoiced for the upgrade, the windows were done in the standard 1/8 inch and 1/8 inch configuration. After a 10 week wait, the new windows arrived and the French Door Store guys came out and put them in. It is noticeably more quiet...

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