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Hardwood, we built again completing it in 2000. We have block window beside a tub on a West facing wall. Not something I wanted buy my wife and builder thought a great idea and was an in thing then, not sure if now here. Great engery hole in the wall or our's is. This past year we installed an insulated blind over it and that helped a ton. The western sun heated that bath room by at least 5 degrees in summer and the heat loss in the winter was maybe 3 degrees. You can not put any kind of tinting on the inside if the window due to the texture design (our's any way). It did let a lot of light in and even with the insulated bind lets enough in for noraml bath room use in daylight.

They could be improved them greatly or we may have the worst brand, but our builder was very careful on such and it is my guess at the time we built they were in the top of ratings. Could you install the self contained storm windows over your current window at lower cost and better insulation? Should also solve the other points Ken and Joel mentioned. kt

Oh, did I say, you can see more through them then you may think? An object close to them at night can be seen right well.

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Hardwood, if you don't need to open the windows and want a sealed unit, talk with a local glass shop. Some can get you insulated windows pane only, that go into your own framed unit. My in laws did that on a screened in porch and worked great. kt

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EW, thank you for your concern. One advantage of living in a farming community, neighbors have seen it all before.
Biggest advantage is how far next door is!

Thanks to a neighbor who built about a year before we did, we avoided the visiblilty issue they did not. If you can "see" what I mean. kt

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Hardwood, if you don't need to open the windows and want a sealed unit, talk with a local glass shop. Some can get you insulated windows pane only, that go into your own framed unit. My in laws did that on a screened in porch and worked great. kt

EW, thank you for your concern. One advantage of living in a farming community, neighbors have seen it all before. Biggest advantage is how far next door is! Thanks to a neighbor who built about a year before we did, we avoided the visiblilty issue they did not. If you can "see" what I mean. kt

EW, thank you for your concern. One advantage of living in a farming community, neighbors have seen it all before.
Biggest advantage is how far next door is!

Thanks to a neighbor who built about a year before we did, we avoided the visiblilty issue they did not. If you can "see" what I mean. kt