Windows to Use in Colorado
By mati. Filed in Monolithic Dome Planning Tips |Tags: Dome, dome planning tips, Monolithic Dome
If you make a tight monolithic dome in a cold place, you’ll have a condensation problem in the winter time. When it is super cold outside at night, the air inside the dome will hit the cold windows and create condensation that has to be wiped away in the morning. This problem can be solved by installing insulated curtains and also by using a de-humidifier after taking baths and showers. But the very best solution is to buy windows with a bigger than normal gap between them.
The bigger the air gap, the less the amount of condensation you will get. We have tried wooden windows as well as vinyl ones, and even though the wooden ones look nice, they require a lot of up keep in harsh temperatures. The vinyl windows are light weight, affordable and requires no up keep.
Don’t buy tinted windows – they don’t let through any sun light or heat, and your house will be dark and dingy inside. You should even be careful when buying low-e windows. Low-e protects your furniture and curtains, and it reduces heat loss at night, but it doesn’t let you take advantage of the heat from the sun coming through your windows. The ideal would be directional low-e, something that lets the heat in and keeps it in the house.
Previous Post
No related posts.
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.