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Phoenix61

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11. Some windows have argon gas between the

Reply to FirstLight (Reply #10)

Tue Jan 11, 2022, 10:42 PM

Jan 2022

two panes. They are sold as an energy efficient window which they are….until the gas leaks out and then they can get milky. There’s no way to fix them so you have to replace them. My window guy told me they all leak…sooner or later.

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Starting my renovation research today... this is the year! [View all] FirstLight Jan 2022 OP

This is wonderful for you XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #1

yes! FirstLight Jan 2022 #4

I scrubbed the dirtiest floor section yesterday XanaDUer2 Jan 2022 #6

Floors last! DEbluedude Jan 2022 #2

Keep good records of costs so you can track your financial basis in the house bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #3

good point... I'm lucky my son's GF family are friends so I have someone who can help FirstLight Jan 2022 #5

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awesome to hear your input FirstLight Jan 2022 #8

Floors last. For windows don't get the gas filled ones. Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #9

never even heard of those! FirstLight Jan 2022 #10

Some windows have argon gas between the Phoenix61 Jan 2022 #11

ew...that just doesn't seem sustainable at all... (nt) FirstLight Jan 2022 #12

If you screw with the sequence of remodeling WhiteTara Jan 2022 #13

Good advice... FirstLight Jan 2022 #14

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