Bad Swiggle

Ugly - isn't it. This is a picture of a themal pane glass unit with bad swiggle that we took out of an existing CertainTeed vinyl window in a customer's home. See that black bump at the bottom. That is the swiggle coming up into the airspace between the 2 glass pieces. The seal cannot be repaired, the entire thermal pane unit is custom maufactered to size and replaced into the existing vinyl frame.

Flashback Friday - Bay Window South Milwaukee

Flashback to last summer............... Nice to see the green, flowers and shirtsleeves.

In these pictures the guys are installing a bay window in the front of an existing home. The homeowner bought the bay window and thought he was going to install it himself. He removed the exiting double hung windows and could not figure out the bay window installation. When we went to look at the job, there was the hole you see above with tarps over it. We installed the window for him and rebuilt the roof. The homeowner was going to replace the siding himself.

Wednesday Wisdom - Tempered Glass vs annealed glass

There are 2 main types of glass that make up the thermal pane units we replace in existing windows as well as come in newly manufactured replacement windows. People are often unaware of the differences between tempered and annealed glass and their appropriate uses.

For normal installations, glass is annealed. In cases where a window is less than 18 inches from the floor or in a shower, glass must be tempered by code, even if the glass being replaced is not tempered. Patio doors must have tempered glass as well as windows in an entry door or glass in a storm door. Also any window within three feet of an open door must be tempered.

Annealed glass is slow cooled to relieve internal stresses so that it isn't apt to break during extreme temperature changes. When annealed glass breaks, it breaks into large shards which can be very dangerous.


Tempered glass is one of the hardest glass types. It is created by using chemicals and heat to balance the eternal stress rating of the glass. It breaks into small pieces when broken. Because it has to go through more processes in its creation, tempered glass is more expensive than annealed.

Larson Storm Doors

Pictured above is a Larson storm door and storm sidelight panels we recently installed on a home in Oak Creek. Larson storm doors
http://www.larsondoors.com/ are manufactured in South Dakota and are made to be energy efficient for our cold Wisconsin winters. Besides the energy saved with a new storm door, addition of a stylish Larson door adds curb appeal to your home.

Doors are available in a variety of styles:

• Full-View - pictured above
• Screen Away - Unique to Larson doors - features a retractable screen and balanced window system so you can easily go from screen to glass
• Ventilating - with either single vent or multiple vent styles
• Security

Doors are available in a variety of colors and glass options.

Introduction

We at Superior Improvements would like to introduce ourselves to you. We are a small family owned and operated business, specializing in wood and vinyl window and door repair or replacement.

Call Mari in the office and husband Scott and/or son Ryan will service or install your windows.

You may have windows or doors that don't operate as well as they could or foggy glass that needs replacing. Maybe you have broken hardware or rotted wood. We can show you the options available to repair or replace them.

In addition to repairs, we install custom replacement windows, bay and bow windows, security, storm and entry doors, patio doors. We specialize in custom cut-ins and custom woodwork.