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Posted by Dan Deckert on July 20, 2006, 12:39 pm
Just a thought here, put some of the stick-on sunshield (window tint)over
the glass & see if that helps before you undertake a money problem.
Dan
> Hi All,
>
> I have double-glazed white vinyl windows in the eastern wall of my bedroom
> that emit popping noises when the sun heats them up. The noise is
sometimes
> loud enough to wake me in the morning and lasts over an hour. The window
is
> a 5' by 5' fixed window with 3' by 5' double-hung windows on each side.
> Wall construction is 2x4 studs with OSB and stucco on lath.
>
> The vinyl window frames are cheap builder's quality. I have a feeling
that
> there is no solution to this problem, other than plant some trees or large
> shrubs to shade the windows. It would cost big $$ to replace the windows
> with better quality, especially since they are "locked in" by the stucco
> construction, and even then that may not solve the problem.
>
> Assuming that the noise is caused by the glass expanding in the vinyl
frame,
> I wonder if there is some type of lubricant like WD40 that I could put in
> the glazing channel. Maybe I'll just continue to use earplugs. Any
ideas?
>
> Thanx,
> Key Bored
>
>
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