REPLACE YOUR GLASS WITH ARDMOR
REPLACE YOUR GLASS WITH ARDMOR
Glass panels can become scratched, shattered or foggy for a number of reasons. In addition to obstructing your view, which can be a safety concern, foggy glass is a sign that the seal has malfunctioned, causing the glass to lose its insulation qualities. Proper insulation helps maintain the energy efficiency of your home. Thus, if the glass is foggy, you’re most likely losing unnecessary energy in heating and cooling efforts. By installing new glass, you can improve home aesthetics, restore vision, increase security, and enhance energy efficiency.
BENEFITS OF REPLACEMENT GLASS VERSUS TOTAL WINDOW REPLACEMENT
BENEFITS OF REPLACEMENT GLASS VERSUS TOTAL WINDOW REPLACEMENT
In most cases, replacing a glass panel is a more practical, time efficient and economical approach than replacing an entire window. If the glass is the only problem part on the window, there’s typically no need to replace additional features other than the glass. By replacing the glass alone, you’re likely to save money, time and resources. Take a look at the most common issues that can be addressed with glass replacement.
WE USE CARDINAL GASS INDUSTRIES
Cardinal Glass Industries is a leading manufacturer of high-quality insulating glass units (IGUs) for the residential and commercial construction markets. With over 60 years of experience in the industry, the company is known for its commitment to innovation, quality, and customer service. Cardinal Glass Industries operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across the United States, producing a wide range of IGUs that are designed to provide exceptional energy efficiency and durability. The company’s products are used in a variety of applications, including windows, doors, skylights, and curtain walls. In addition to its core IGU product line, Cardinal Glass Industries also offers a range of value-added services and solutions, such as custom sizing and specialty coatings, to meet the unique needs of its customers.
INSULATING CARDINAL GLASS OPTIONS
A lot of manufacturers talk about performance, i.e., U-Factors and SHGCs. But what about durability? Performance over the long haul?
That’s where Endur IG™ excels. Endur IG continues the Cardinal tradition of long-term performance. It delivers the industry’s lowest failure rate, the only comprehensive 20-year factory warranty plus outstanding thermal performance and solar control.
Exceptional longevity and performance … that’s how we help protect your brand and your reputation. New Endur IG, what the future of insulating glass looks like.
With over 500,000,000 IG units under warranty, Cardinal knows a thing or two about building long-lasting IG units. Our units have proven themselves over and over in the field and in the lab. The only way we’d change a thing is if we could improve it. We have.
When you are done with a new or remodeled house, filthy or scratched windows can take the wind out of the homeowner’s sails. Post-construction cleanup is also an annoyance, as you spend time and money cleaning instead of moving on to the next job.
Cardinal IG Company’s Preserve™ window film provides an end-to-end solution to dirty and marred windows. Pre-applied on Cardinal insulating glass (IG) units, Preserve film protects everybody’s interests, whether it be the window manufacturer, construction supplier or contractor. Most importantly, it protects your relationship with the homeowner, as they get perfect, clean windows every time.
Lost profits are unappealing to any window manufacturer, especially when due to warranty replacements caused by IG seal failure. Based on extensive research and experience, Cardinal estimates that the real cost for every glass unit a window company replaces is approximately $200.
This includes hard and soft costs for replacement windows, service calls, factory overhead, business disruption, and a damaged customer faith. At $200 per unit, how much could you and your channel partners be losing in the long run?
INDUSTRY’S LOWEST FAILURE RATE XL Edge insulating glass comes with the lowest failure rate in the industry – developed in part from Cardinal’s 50 years of experience in manufacturing IG units, with nearly 40 years utilizing a dual-seal silicone system.
We’ll back you up: XL Edge IG comes with a 20-year, 150% credit warranty. It’s like an insurance policy for your window business. No other IG manufacturer will offer such a guarantee.
COATED CARDINAL GLASS OPTIONS
LoĒ³-366 delivers the ideal balance of solar control and high visibility. And it provides the highest levels of year-round comfort and energy savings. It’s also the one glass you can use to be compliant in every ENERGY STAR zone – in a double-pane window. Couple it with LoĒ-i89®, and you’re compliant in the North. Its low SHGC makes it compliant throughout the rest of the country as well. It’s the perfect glass wherever you live.
The solar performance of our new LoĒ³-340 glass is unprecedented in a double-pane unit – no room-darkening tint required. With its SHGC of just 0.18, it greatly reduces oppressive solar heat gain. And wherever glare is a problem, LoĒ³-340 controls that as well. Then when cold weather rolls around, its low U-Factor reduces indoor heat loss.
Wherever glare is a problem, Cardinal LoĒ²-240® glass is the ideal solution. It’s a specially treated version of our finest LoĒ² glass. But LoĒ²-240 does much more than just control glare. It also maintains year-round comfort. In summertime, it blocks oppressive solar heat gain and maintains cool glass temperatures. Then when winter rolls around, it keeps inside glass temperatures warm. Control and year-round comfort – that’s the advantage of LoĒ²-240.
Other tinted glass comes with glaring deficiencies. Regular tinted glass works by absorbing sunlight. The color of the glass changes with the thickness and becomes hot in the sunlight. However, LoĒ²-240 is a coating that is applied to clear glass, so that the appearance and performance are the same regardless of the glass thickness.
Cardinal’s LoĒ² coated glass delivers year-round comfort in all types of weather. In summer, it rejects the sun’s heat and damaging UV rays. In winter, it reflects heat back into the room.
Cardinal LoĒ² glass includes two variations, LoĒ²-272 and LoĒ²-270. LoĒ²-272 offers a little more light transmittance, while LoĒ²-270 gives a little more solar control.
Regardless of where your home is located, choosing windows that provide you with the highest level of comfort and energy savings year-round is extremely important. And choosing the right glass for your windows is the most important factor in that decision. Go beyond ordinary low-e glass. Let LoĒ² glass help you handle the weather – any weather.
Introducing LoĒ-i89™ our new energy-saving 4th surface coated glass. It offers more light transmittance and less reflectance than LoĒ-i81. And it’s now available in annealed making it less expensive. Yet it still delivers a center of glass U-factor of just 0.20 when coupled with our LoĒ³ or LoĒ² glass and argon fill in a double-pane unit.
Without argon and with or without capillary tubes, the unit still delivers a U-factor of just 0.23 – perfect for high altitudes.
When LoĒ-i89 is used in conjunction with LoĒ³-366®, your windows are in compliance with ENERGY STAR guidelines across the country, including the stricter northern guidelines taking effect in 2014.
What’s more, LoĒ-i89 is easy to clean and there’s no haze to mar the view. That’s our new LoĒ-i89, our enhanced performance glass.
When the weather turns frigid, Cardinal LoĒ-180™ glass is the perfect cold remedy. It keeps homes warmer and more comfortable by blocking heat loss to the outside and letting the sun’s heat stream in. With a glass U-Factor of just 0.26 and an SHGC of 0.69, LoĒ-180 is the ideal product for passive solar applications. It extends a warm welcome home while achieving the highest ER values.
Regardless of where your home is located, choosing windows that provide you with the highest level of comfort and energy savings year-round is extremely important. And choosing the right glass for your windows is the most important factor in the decision. Go beyond ordinary low-e glass – choose Cardinal LoĒ-180, the ideal choice for passive solar designs.
Work can be a pleasure, but window cleaning is a chore. Exterior window surfaces require constant maintenance, but not so with Neat+ glass. Neat+ means glass stays cleaner longer. And when you must clean your glass, it’ll be easier and fast.
Neat+ uses a combination of static dissipation to reduce the amount of dust on the window’s surface, along with help from the sun to breakdown greenhouse gases and other pollutants to keep the window naturally cleaner.
RESTORING ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Cause: Energy efficiency can be compromised due to insufficient materials, such as standard glass panels, or aging windows.
Solution: New replacement glass is insulated and treated with a cutting-edge Low-E coating and Argon gas to ensure superior energy efficiency.
SCRATCHED, CRACKED, OR BROKEN GLASS
Cause: There are many unexpected impacts that commonly compromise smooth glass, including thrown rocks, landscaping accidents, extreme changes in temperature, hail, house settling and shift in foundation, bird impact and attempted burglaries.
Solution: Depending on the window design, we will replace compromised glass with new single-pane or double-pane insulated glass.
SEAL FAILURE AS A RESULT OF EXCESS MOISTURE OR CONDENSATION TRAPPED BETWEEN GLASS PANELS
SEAL FAILURE AS A RESULT OF EXCESS MOISTURE OR CONDENSATION TRAPPED BETWEEN GLASS PANELS
Excessive exposure to direct sunlight or moisture and water entry can cause seal failure. Also, this can occur when the sealant separates from the glass either from material failure, aging windows or the use of poor quality sealant.
Please note that this requires glass replacement. Cleaning the glass is not a viable solution to this problem.
After identifying the specific source of the problem, we will advise appropriate action and products to prevent this from occurring in the future. We will replace the glass with new insulated, energy-efficient glass complete with Low-E treatment and premium sealant. If needed, we will also include new glazing beads. Beyond fixing the issue, this resolution ensures the proper steps to keep the problem from reoccurring in the future.
WE ARE EQUIPPED TO SUCESSFULLY INSTALL A VARIETY OF GLASS PRODUCTS
Flat Glass (single-pane)
Featuring a single layer of glass available in an assortment of thicknesses and styles, flat glass is less noise tolerant and temperature resistant than insulated glass.
Insulated Glass (double-pane and triple-pane)
Consisting of two (double) or three (triple) sheets of glass, insulated glass excels at reducing noise and assisting in temperature control. Metal edge spacers seal gaps between panes to ensure the enclosed air space remains moisture-free.
Regular Glass-Annealed
Using a unique, slow-paced cooling process, annealed glass is better adapted for resisting rapid temperature changes, resulting in less cracking.
Safety Glass-Fully Tempered*
Fully tempered glass undergoes a specialized treatment process using heat and chemicals to significantly increase its strength. When compared with a panel of annealed glass of similar thickness and dimension, fully tempered glass proves four times stronger. If broken, this glass shatters into countless minuscule pieces, causing less chance of injury by cut, making it a safer choice than some of its rivals.
Safety Glass-Laminated*
Laminated glass consists of two or more layers permanently fused together using an advanced polymer inter layering method. When shattered, laminated glass tends to hold together, bonded by its interlayer that fuses multiple panes together.
*Safety glass, including fully tempered and laminated variations, is installed for patio doors, French doors, entry doors, sidelights, skylights and windows above tubs and showers. In addition, windows that are either fixed or operable require tempered glass if all four of the following criteria are met: glass panel measures 9 square feet; the bottom edge of the glass is less than 18 inches above the floor surface, the top edge of the glass exceeds 36 inches from the floor surface; a walkable surface is fixed within 36 inches of the glass.
Low-E Glass
A microscopic coating of metallic oxides allows Low-E glass to resist the penetration of UV rays and infrared light without blocking natural light. By significantly limiting the amount of UV and infrared light passing through, Low-E glass is capable of reducing energy waste by better maintaining internal building temperature. This additional assistance in keeping your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer adds to your home’s overall energy efficiency.
Clear Glass
Commonly used for economical single-pane and double-pane replacement, clear glass is free from Low-E treatments.
Privacy Glass
As the name suggests, privacy glass provides extra privacy for the home by means of frosted or textured panes that blur vision. Varying degrees of visibility are available, and privacy glass typically allows for sufficient natural light to pass through. Privacy glass is often used in bathroom and basement windows.
Please note that all single-pane and insulated glass units featured are also available in annealed or tempered versions. The glass panels we offer are entirely customizable to accommodate a variety of shapes and dimensions for your home, and all come complete with a full warranty.
SHAPES
Rectangle
Triangle
Circle
Arch
Trapizoid
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