The 20-Year Window Myth in Modern Condos | Pacific Glass LTD

Renovated BC home still experiencing comfort issues

Ask a condo owner how long windows should last, and you’ll hear the same answer again and again: “At least 20 years.” It sounds reasonable. Windows are expensive. They’re solid. They don’t move much. Surely, if nothing is broken, cracked, or leaking, they must still be doing their job. At Pacific Glass Ltd, this belief […]

The Comfort Tax Your Windows Collect Every Year

Hidden comfort loss caused by aging windows

There is a cost most homeowners pay without ever receiving a bill. It doesn’t arrive in the mail.It isn’t listed on your mortgage statement.It doesn’t show up as a single line item anywhere. And yet, year after year, it quietly adds up. This cost is known as the comfort tax—and your windows are often the […]

Why Window Failure Rarely Happens All at Once | Pacific Glass LTD

Gradual window performance loss in residential home

Most homeowners imagine window failure as a single moment. A crack.A fogged pane.A sudden draft that makes the problem obvious. But in reality, windows almost never fail like that. Window failure is quiet. Gradual. Invisible for years. And by the time something looks “wrong,” the real damage has often been happening for a long time […]