Super Energy Efficient Windows Complete!

Wow..... the difference it makes is unreal - seriously... unreal....
Before:

After!


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these are the most energy efficient windows I could get. Low e suck all of the air out and pump in that special stuff that is supposed to defuse whatever...

Here's what you need to know about energy efficient windows. If you want to get the tax credit for energy efficient improvements to your home... I'd invest before the end of the year because chances are those are going to get cut by Congress next year.

OMG Windows

First window going in by husband and wife team from K2 Instantiations. Yay for hiring locally!

YAY! NEW WINDOWS!

So here's what I'm dealing with.




























































Yesterday morning when I was at the house doing a few things - my grandfather actually said to me "You know, I was looking at those windows in your bedroom... and they're pretty bad...." I just wanted to go.... yeah no sh*t. Welcome to the party. Let's not focus on you being late, but embrace that you showed up at all....

The windows were purchased from Consolidated Builder's Supply in Oklahoma City with a big thanks to Chad Proffit who has endured many emails and phone calls from both my mother and me. Dan Kerranat K2 Installations is the genius behind the install who begins tomorrow. Dan has the daunting task of basically redoing all of the framing of almost all of the windows in the house. Which by the way are 28 windows.

The deliver guy was super nice and obviously very careful. They arrived sooner than expected and I had to race over to the house because I wanted to make sure none of the frames were bent or glass was broken, but no worry they were all in perfect shape and well wrapped for the travel across town from their warehouse.

These windows are the highest in energy efficiency you can buy. So, we've got three things that will be happening here. First, the re-framing of the windows will create a tighter seal between the windows and the house reducing cold air leaking into the house. Second, we've got windows that are actually sealed up, where as you can see from the photos above are horrible. Even with the storm windows the amount of cold air that leaks into the house is astounding. Third, we're talking about super high efficiency glass that will stop the insane heat that we experience in the summers too.

I happily wrote them the second half of my check to pay them. Total for 28 brand new windows 6 of which feature the Prairie style lines in the upper frame was $5,177. Not bad. I'll be taking pictures of Dan and his team tomorrow and reporting on the work. It's supposed to take them a whole week there's so much to be done. And it's not cheap... $6600 for instillation.

Upstairs Bathroom Progress

Remember this? and then this?

Well the progress has continued :)