Is there any difference in how window frames and sashes are assembled?
Absolutely. A window’s weakest point is at the corner. You can either choose replacement windows with mechanically fastened corners, which use a combination of fasteners and adhesive (your typical “screw and glue” windows),such as fiberglass windows or wood windows; or you can choose fusion welded windows, which use a specialized heating process to adhere the corners like WeatherGard’s GardTech™ fusion welded windows. Mechanically fastened corners, which are used on many cheap windows, often can’t hold up to the pressures of a house resting on them. That causes the corners to open up, creating large gaps in your “energy efficient” windows. WeatherGard’s GardTech™ windows are fusion welded at the corners using state of the art machinery to overcome these problems. The two adjoining pieces of the frame essentially become one. That means an airtight, watertight seal for the life of the window, and more energy savings for you. Also, our computer controlled welding process ensures that the
