In Episode 4 of Smarter Glass, Better Living, I run a quick experiment that shows exactly why so many Kiwi homes feel cold, and why double glazing makes such a big difference. If you’ve ever stood beside a window on a winter night and felt the chill pouring off the glass, that’s heat loss. And [...]
If your home is cold in winter, stuffy in summer, or you’re waking up to condensation dripping down your windows, you’re living in a very common New Zealand situation. A large chunk of our housing stock was built with single-glazing, and it shows. The good news is, retrofit double glazing is one of the [...]
As a Licensed Building Practitioner, I’ve spent decades on the tools, from restoring old villas to building new homes, and one thing I’ve always appreciated is how a well‑designed swimming pool or spa can completely transform a backyard. It’s not just a hole in the ground with water in it; it becomes part of how [...]
Kia ora folks! If you're still living with single-glazed windows, chances are you're dealing with cold mornings, 'crying windows', and a power bill that makes you wince. The good news? You don't need to rip out your entire window system to fix it. Retrofit double glazing is one of the best bang-for-buck upgrades you can [...]
I was looking through some plans the other day of a house that I built around 1991. It is a straight forward single storey, 3-bedroom house on a concrete slab with weatherboard cladding, long run roofing, standard aluminium joinery and single glazing. While the house is simple and robust and still stands today, when [...]
What is Double Glazing? The Quick Facts By Resident Builder Peter Wolfkamp Thankfully, double glazing is increasingly common and with the recent improvements to H1 of the Building Code, double glazing will be in new homes from now on. However, double glazing was a rarity when I started building in 1987 and every now [...]
