B&Y sofas on eBay & what happened to them??

[sstarrx2]

Hi, sstarrx2,

Would you explain the manner in which those two windows failed? Are they vinyl, aluminum, wood clad, wood?

TXCajun

Sure, they are the double glassed vinyl windows. These type of windows have some sort of gas ,I think, in between the two pieces of glass. When one fails you will see these streaks in the window, that look like something is smeared on the window. Instead of a nice clear window it becomes almost opaque glass. I have owned three new homes that we had built by production builders. The first house we had many windows fail within the first few years, including a sliding glass door. The were under warranty and replaced. The window company went out of business so the builder had them replaced. Our second home I don't recall having any issues and I do not remember who made those windows. We have lived in our current home for 9 years and the windows have all been made by Jeld Wen. We have had 5 or 6 failures over these 9 years. I think we were in the home at least 5 years before the first failure. Luckily Jeld Wen windows have a 10 year replacement warranty. With production builders you have no control over what window vendor they use. If I were building with a custom home builder I would choose windows from a company with a good reputation with the longest warranty. These type of windows tend to fail over time, some more than others depending on the maker.

[TXCajun]

Sure, they are the double glassed vinyl windows. These type of windows have some sort of gas ,I think, in between the two pieces of glass. When one fails you will see these streaks in the window, that look like something is smeared on the window. Instead of a nice clear window it becomes almost opaque glass. I have owned three new homes that we had built by production builders. The first house we had many windows fail within the first few years, including a sliding glass door. The were under warranty and replaced. The window company went out of business so the builder had them replaced. Our second home I don't recall having any issues and I do not remember who made those windows. We have lived in our current home for 9 years and the windows have all been made by Jeld Wen. We have had 5 or 6 failures over these 9 years. I think we were in the home at least 5 years before the first failure. Luckily Jeld Wen windows have a 10 year replacement warranty. With production builders you have no control over what window vendor they use. If I were building with a custom home builder I would choose windows from a company with a good reputation with the longest warranty. These type of windows tend to fail over time, some more than others depending on the maker.

sstarrx2,

Thank you! That is excellent information. Very helpful.

TXCajun

[sstarrx2]

sstarrx2,

Thank you! That is excellent information. Very helpful.

TXCajun

On a side note...some window makers may void your warranty if you have them tinted. I was afraid Jeld Wen might. All of our homes window are not tinted, just the large ones in the Great room than generate the most heat. Up until these last failures the previous ones had been un-tinted. 2 of 3 that failed recently were tinted. They replaced them and did not say a word, so I was relieved. I only thought the 2 tinted had failed but when they came out they went ahead and checked them all and replaced a third one that I had not even noticed.

[drcollie]

That product has a sunscreen in it they tell me. I know if you put it on to heavy it will spot, but I really have not used it myself.

[Asomer]

That product has a sunscreen in it they tell me. I know if you put it on to heavy it will spot, but I really have not used it myself.

Ok, it sounds like these solar panels & closing blinds, shades, & drapes during the day are the best precautionary measures to prevent sun damage like this. I'll go to Leather Magic's site & try to learn more about the SPF 80 product. It sounds like something I'll need to apply lightly(on an aniline pull up,) & just get in the habit of closing the blinds during the day when I'm gone.