Has anyone seen those shutters/blinds that are inside a pane of glass?

[ManBearPig]

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[Mixolydian]

Yup I've seen 'em.

 

[ManBearPig]

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[sdifox]

Anyone have any info on them? They're pretty cool. Its basically a shutter/blind that just sandwiched between two panes of glass.

you buy the window/door that comes with it.

I have patio doors with that.

 

[kage69]

Yes I have, and they are the business. No dusting! Immune to cats and kids!

The instant privacy glass is pretty sweet too, but they are costly and only go to translucent I believe, so they lack the light blocking ability of actual cloth, synthetic, paper, whatever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAb55z9gNuk

Now if they could just get that so it was obsidian black or maybe glossy metal...

 

[exdeath]

I want some that are made of laminated polycarbonate for a house built with ICF and spancrete.

You ain't busting in with anything less than a bunker buster. Take your little SWAT rams and robots and go stuff it :awe:

 

[BoomerD]

Has anyone seen those shutters/blinds that are inside a pane of glass?

That'd be pretty much impossible...but inbetween TWO panes of glass...then yes, I've seen those.

 

[Tsavo]

I have em.

Not exactly high technology. :|

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

I had 5 sets of them that I installed in French doors on the patio overlooking the pool on the previous house I owned. They are great...until they break. I was happy to sell that house for the asking price.

 

[jaedaliu]

you can get them with shades that you can pull up AND/OR down!

 

[Fingolfin269]

Mind = blown

 

[calvinbiss]

You will not be able to get low-e windows or doors with the blinds between the panes. Something to think about...

 

[Tsavo]

You will not be able to get low-e windows or doors with the blinds between the panes. Something to think about...

? My doors have them.

 

[bignateyk]

Yeah. I'd always be paranoid that if they broke you'd have to replace the door to fix them.

 

[randomrogue]

I have them and you can open the door or window and separate the thing in half to clean and replace as needed.

 

[jaedaliu]

I have them and you can open the door or window and separate the thing in half to clean and replace as needed.

Zomg, 4 surfaces to clean instead of 2?! AND the risk of condensation inside? AND less energy efficient than standard double pane glass?

Not that I'm shopping, but I'll pass.

 

[slsmnaz]

you buy the window/door that comes with it.

I have patio doors with that.

was looking over the weekend and you can also get ones that fit an existing door. Could be less expensive and easier than replacing the entire thing

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah. I'd always be paranoid that if they broke you'd have to replace the door to fix them.

I've been there, and you do

 

[Midwayman]

I've seen them hanging with one side's cord broken inside looking all gimpy 'cause they are too expensive to fix.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Cool but unnecessary.

 

[Demo24]

Useful for doors since it's more compact, less things swinging around, less chance of getting busted, etc. I would not want them in my main windows though, also suspect this would mean windows that don't open and would never want that.

 

[randomrogue]

No expert but I've had these kinds of windows and doors my whole life. They don't get condensation and they don't need to be opened to be cleaned. Nothing gets in there. No clue about energy efficiency but I can't imagine these being bad. They're very common.

 

[Crusty]

I've got them on my front and back doors, they are great.

 

[Wyndru]

Yeah. I'd always be paranoid that if they broke you'd have to replace the door to fix them.

This. I saw one at my dentist office that had broken in the shut position, and it was no longer able to open.

 

[Crusty]

This. I saw one at my dentist office that had broken in the shut position, and it was no longer able to open.

I can pop mine out of the doors after taking some screws off. I can put in screens or solid glass if I like as well.