Window Glass Repair in Wilmington, NC

For some, single-pane windows are still an option. The cost is lower, which is a plus, but you sacrifice energy efficiency, which increases your air conditioning and heating costs. Over the long term, installing or using a single pane in a window repair isn’t your best bet for energy costs. Adding a quality storm window can really help add some insulation to the glass window.

Double-glazing a window will provide nearly twice the energy efficiency of a single-glazed window. Some double-pane windows use just the glass. In other cases, a thin plastic film is used as the inner layer.

In either case, there is an air space between the panes of glass on a double-pane window. Air is a great insulator, so this has a tremendous impact on energy performance. The larger the air cavity, the better since thicker airspace doesn’t allow as much heat or cold to be conducted through that airspace. For the best performance, a low-conductivity gas rather than regular air is used.