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October 27, 2005
Divided Wood Windows
I live in a landmarked home in Cobble Hill Brooklyn and need to install true divided wood windows. Any recommendations? I used Park Slope glass at my previous home. The service was great but I wasn't thrilled with the thermal quality of the windows. any suggestions for brand/installer? thanks.
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I love, love, love my Marvin double paned, low E windows. The will do a true divided window for you and the energy efficency is great. When you put your hand on the inside glass in the dead of winter they don't even feel cold.
Maybe Pella or Anderson also do one? I saw some nice new Pella's on Cambridge Place this week. There should be tons of discussions in the archives of this site.
Park Slope Glass -- blaaah!
Posted by: renogirl at November 2, 2005 1:58 PM
Hey Guys,
I am the Pella Windows and Doors replacement window specialist for Brooklyn and Queens. Pella does make a simulated divided light window. It is our Architect Series.
Just to give you some information about divided light windows. All major window manufacturers have gotten away from true divided light. TDL's which are individual panels of glass have become a thing of the past for two main reasons 1) maunfacturing costs are through the roof!!!!! and 2) they don't offer much for insulation as they are single panels. Modern technology has improved windows by adding Low Emissivity (Low-E) glass to remove harmful and color fading UV rays from sunlight. Also, a major accomplishment with the advent of double panel glass is filling the void with an insulating gas. Pella uses Argon, some companies use Krypton. Either accomplishes the job nicely. Argon is colorless, smellless, tasteless non harmful gas. In fact Argon is the most commercially used Noble gas. The double panelled glass means the mullions (grilles. divider, etc.) are applied to the interior and exterior panels of glass. The exterior dividers on Pella windows, are aluminum and maintenance free. The interior is Ponderosa pine which match the frame of the window. Pella uses this species of pine because it comes from the NW of the US were humidity is high, this allows for easy painting and staining of the windows.
Two things to always ask when shopping for Simulated Divided Light (SDL) windows are 1) is there a divider between the glass. Without this when you walk up to the window you will be looking through the grilles. 2) what does the profile look like? The profile of the dividers are the contours. They are not all the same, make sure you get one that you like.
Jay
Posted by: Jasonlutzpella@aol.com at November 2, 2005 4:56 PM
I just reread your post...Pella does do a wood exterior window with divided lights. They come primed for immediate painting. Sorry I didn't mention that in the first post.
Jay
Posted by: jasonlutzpella@aol.com at November 2, 2005 9:43 PM
Marvin does great divided windows too. They conform to requirements for landmark districts. Bay Ridge windows has good customer service and could send someone out to measure for you and give a quote. (718) 748-2144.
Good luck.
Emily Fisher
Posted by: Anonymous at November 14, 2005 12:44 PM
I have had great experience with Eagle Windows and Doors. I think their quality is sligtly better than Pella or Marvin, also good cutomer service and on time deliveries.
Posted by: Brian at November 20, 2005 8:12 AM
If you ask most architects in the area, Marvin seems to be the way to go. There is also a brand out of Canada called Bonneville that has some local dealers. There quality is on par with Marvin yet they are less expensive. They even have a cedar exterior option.
Posted by: Anonymous at November 22, 2005 8:03 AM
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