Glass saftey

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Your window broke.  It’s laying in pieces all over the floor and the kids with the bb gun are already down the street and around the corner.  You bend down to start picking up the pieces – but wait.  Look at those pieces.  Are they little cubes or do the pieces have large jagged edges? …

What the heck are muttons?

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Glass King What the heck are muttons?  We’re not talking about sheep meat here, we’re talking glass!  Muttons are the bars that go horizonally, vertically, or both forming a grid on windows.  Wood, composite, or metal is attached to the muttons to form panes.  The glass can be separate smaller panes that are inset, or…

Solarban 60 Buy PPG

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Ever look at your windows from the outside and see a slight purple tint or sheen to them?  It’s a specialty coated glass assembly unit that PPG makes called Solarban 60.  It’s been commonly used by builders in newer homes, especially in warmer climates.  It blocks sixty percent more heat than plain glass windows while…