"100-Year Window" New House, Old Soul - Ep. 9 

Storms and/or plastic seal help in the winter.

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Just like anything I'm sure there is a bell curve in quality of vinyl windows from the cheap box store to custom made. I don't get the hate from the speaker in the video. It sounds to me like he (and possible you) live in a bubble where everyone is making $500k a year and can afford these expensive windows. And TBH, I didn't even know storm windows were even made these days.

@@tmdttpc I'm a grad student in a rental house from a family that lives paycheck-to-paycheck so I'm the demographic that would normally like cheap options like vinyl windows. But I also know that vinyl, a petrochemical, has a terrible environmental impact, and broken and discarded vinyl building materials contribute to plastic waste. I also simply see them as a terrible investment and a maintenance liability in the long-term, and unlikely to return their investment if they're replacing older windows. Sure, different vinyl windows are made with different levels of "quality," but all of them have terribly short lifespans for a building material, and all of them are total unsalvageable junk once they fail. As Brent Hull said in the video, the window companies want you to throw away and replace your entire window. The building industry is just another contributor to the throw-away, disposable culture we have right now. Options that are appealing for being cheap and inexpensive are instead polluting the environment and creating maintenance nightmares down the road. I applaud Brent for engineering the 100-year window, and see the best-case scenario as the rest of the industry moving in that direction and bringing the cost way down. And yes, they're very expensive up front, but they're highly repairable and maintainable by anyone with basic handy skills. I know how to repair wood windows, I took a workshop for it a couple years ago. Hence why it's a 100-year window. And yes, storm windows are still very much on the market today, and they're far better in both up-front cost and long-term investment than buying a whole house's worth of vinyl replacement windows.

My idea is to use insulated shutters. Also coat the glass with a reflective coating.

Sapele is the primary wood they use

The one guy is in Texas and the other is in Boston. But also people are allowed to disagree.

I'm in the same boat, I watch these videos to learn more about best practices that have been forgotten, rather than a desire for a new house with a "history". I think the bit about steps on the window sill, to stop the water from running up the sill is a great observation that I don't see these days.

@@error-xn7hnBoth Brent and Matt are in Texas

@@jezza6575 Sorry, I meant Steve Baczek. He's from MA.

I think Brent is focusing on longevity and beauty while Matt focuses wholly on comfort and efficiency. Lovability is the number one aspect of building longevity because people take care of and preserve things they love. Longevity is the number one aspect of eco-friendliness so they’re just two ways of coming to the same goal. This is my most watched channel so I love Matt’s content but many people don’t live by the high tech climate controlled lifestyle so there’s room for both. Baczek and Lstiburek are great but they’re different philosophies than Hull, Duany, Mouzon etc. There’s room for both. Just my opinion.

They are perfect

Any info or links on pricing? I’d be interested but haven’t seen any reviews or customer experienced anywhere.

Yes, these windows seem awesome, but they are priced that not even the fancy builders, if they had a choice, would choose to use these… For the special custom homes… Have to admire the detailing tho!!!

The irony is that because new homes have so few windows, these are relatively affordable overall. What spec builders do is sell houses cheaply and pass the true costs to future owners who don't understand why they should have to replace windows at any cost. My house is 83 years old. Original windows. They do require maintenance and "rebuilding," but that's ALWAYS cheaper than buying a crappy new one.

I sell "modern" windows for a living. Expect to replace new windows every 25 years. I am restoring the 120 year old windows in my house. I fully expect them to last another 120 years. If you look at the long view and the energy cost to make new windows, traditional windows suddenly become the least expensive option.

Windows used to be an investment, now people gamble their money on the jewish casino and call that investing.

Do you know rough pricing? I’m curious but haven’t heard any reviews or experiences with the windows.

@@josbc448 I donot, but they custom make these and it's a fairly small shop and using all premium materials, so if US window is $400 and european is $1k ,these probably are 3-5k per window

Lots of people building $3MM houses these days. That's practically the only thing getting built, sadly.

My first ever DIY project was to repair broken glass in a NYC apartment. Single-pane weighted wood sash. Very satisfying to clean it up, lay new glass, insert points, and cover with putty. I learned that it is better to repair than to replace. Decades later I now believe: if you start with a product that will last longer but can be repaired later, that's the best option.