Low e glass is window glass that s been treated with an invisible metal or metallic oxide coating creating a surface that reflects heat while allowing light to pass through.
Low e storm windows cost.
Each storm window costs about 90 to 120 and requires some additional costs during installation for labor and supplies.
Each window is about 90 to 400 and takes about two hoursto install at 30 to 65 per hour.
Storm windows are our passion at quanta technologies inc.
In a recent chicago study low e storm windows showed marked improvement over the clear glass benefits amounting to an average of 21 heat load reduction and an average payback of 4 5.
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In comparison r 5 windows showed greater annual savings but with a payback of over 20 years.
All types of storm windows mentioned above should be available with low emissive low e glass to achieve even greater energy efficiency.
The costs of installing storm windows are lower than replacement windows yet they provide many of the same advantages.
Hurricane impact resistant windows typically cost 2 394 and 11 835 or 6 541 on average.
Over 800 000 homes annually have storm windows installed 1 with virtually all having clear uncoated glass reducing the heating load by only 13 with a 10 year simple payback 2.
And we manufacture more than just plain old storm windows.
The total installed cost of low e storms ranged between 1 500 and 2 000 for a simple payback period of five to seven years.