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| Topic Started: Sep 13 2014, 04:57 PM (1,642 Views) | |
| Kahu | Oct 28 2014, 10:53 PM Post #31 |
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Looks good, you must be very proud of yourself! |
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| margrace | Oct 29 2014, 12:22 AM Post #32 |
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What a great room Delphi |
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| Trotsky | Oct 29 2014, 12:44 AM Post #33 |
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What R-values did you insulate to in walls and ceiling? Does the room get any heat besides that heater (and the Sun of course.) Now you need a nice comfy Laz-Y-Boy recliner all for yourself Edited by Trotsky, Oct 29 2014, 12:46 AM.
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| Delphi51 | Oct 29 2014, 04:43 AM Post #34 |
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The walls are standard 2x6 frame with Fiberglas batts - R20 if memory serves. I put a little more than a foot of cellulose insulation in the ceiling, which I think is R40. But the triple glaze windows are less than R10. There is a small exchange of air through the doorway into the rest of the house. Before we installed the heater, I tried a fan in the doorway and it was very effective aimed to blow the cooler lower air out of the room. Good idea on the Lazy Boy! |
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| wildie | Oct 29 2014, 01:42 PM Post #35 |
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I see that you will be able to put me up for the night, when I drop in for Christmas dinner! The Murphy bed looks like it would be quite comfortable. And of course, having the heater close at hand, would make it nice and toasty. |
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| Darcie | Oct 29 2014, 02:28 PM Post #36 |
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You just need to take your trusty rifle and go in the woods and get a bear so you can have a bear skin rug. Then champagne and DW and ............................. |
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| Kahu | Oct 29 2014, 04:22 PM Post #37 |
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I really can't imagine triple glazed windows!!!!! oooh 02 |
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| Olive Oil | Oct 29 2014, 05:03 PM Post #38 |
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Lovely room. The colors are perfect. |
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| Delphi51 | Oct 29 2014, 06:21 PM Post #39 |
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It is easy to tell which windows are triple glaze - they don't frost over when it is cold outside! Or aim a laser pointer into the window at an angle and catch the reflection on a piece of paper. You may see 6 reflections because the beam reflects a few per cent from each side of each pane. No bear hide, Darcie, but there is a great Australian sheep hide on the floor in front of the stove. Unfortunately the beagle and Yorkie love it. |
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| agate | Oct 30 2014, 11:39 AM Post #40 |
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Lovely room Delphi. I am sure you & DW will get much enjoyment through out the winter. |
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| wildie | Oct 30 2014, 12:09 PM Post #41 |
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He's in Alberta and they don't bare skin after labour Day! |
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| Delphi51 | Oct 30 2014, 01:25 PM Post #42 |
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A groan for that, Wildie! |
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| Trotsky | Oct 31 2014, 12:44 AM Post #43 |
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The third pane really doesn't contribute much additional R-value but it does raise the cost a lot. I don't think they are very popular. Triple pain in wood runs about 2.5 R-value...Double pain about 2.0 But you can actually even buy quad-pain separated by spacers and filled with Krypton gas. (Imagine the replacement cost when little Joey hits a home run through the window.) I find the enemy of multiple paned windows to be seal leakage...after time they all do it, and then there's an ugly perma fog that cannot be cleaned. We had a regular service that took away several windows a week (8 x 5 and about 100 pounds each.) They were professionals who would cut open the seals and clean and refill the space with bone dry air and reseal with silicone. Of course, the more panes the greater the chance of leakage. I'm old fashioned: I like storm windows, but you never see them anymore. Delphi, with your construction, you will be roasty toasty even on the most frigid nights. Edited by Trotsky, Oct 31 2014, 01:18 AM.
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| Delphi51 | Oct 31 2014, 07:41 AM Post #44 |
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I see you are right, Trotsky, though it surprises me. My mind leaps to the conclusion that triple glaze should be twice as insulating because it has two insulating closed air spaces compared to one for double glaze. I bought the first triples when a friend told me his completely ended ice formation on his kitchen window. We experienced the same. Our living room bay window was ordered with triple glaze but was delivered with double - and it iced up before Christmas. The company replaced it with triple glaze and no more ice. The figures I looked up are for the "cold climate of Maine" - maybe triple glaze is more valuable in a real cold climate. Anyway, it is very popular here.
Edited by Delphi51, Oct 31 2014, 07:42 AM.
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| Kahu | Oct 31 2014, 09:23 AM Post #45 |
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What are 'storm windows'? I didn't realise that multiple paned windows needed regular maintenance as you describe. My daughter and SIL have large double paned windows in their living room and lounge area ... they like them, but now have just discovered that one particular window frame appears to have a leakage in one edge of the frame. You can feel the wind coming in with the back of your hand. |
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