Is argon that much better?

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so i'm putting a window in between 2 rooms in my house (it's good to own)
and i have a question.

how much better is argon sealed glass than "insulated" ?
(insulated just having a sealed airspace between 2 pains of glass as opposed to a vacuum /gas whatever the argon glass is)

how big should the airspace be? is 1/2" ok?

question#2
id there a good way to insulate an interior wall without tearing down/redoing the sheetrock? (i hate sheetrock with a passion unknown, and suck at it)
where i cut a hole in the wall to put in the glass, i insulated above and below that before i boxed it in. but i'm not sure what to do about the rest of the wall, and i really don't want to tear all the sheetrock down.
really.
 
If there are no cross braces (firewall) you can cut a round hole up at the top of the cavity and use blown in insulation. You can rent the blower and get the insulation at HD, Loews, etc.

Then, just slide a 1x2 or whatever (put a screw in the middle first) back through the hole and pull forward. Run 2 screws through the drywall into the slat to hold in place. Pull out the center screw and insert the drywall piece you originally cut out - screw in place. Minor tape and mud and you're done.

A hole saw makes this a piece of cake.
 
bpape said:
If there are no cross braces (firewall) you can cut a round hole up at the top of the cavity and use blown in insulation. You can rent the blower and get the insulation at HD, Loews, etc.

Then, just slide a 1x2 or whatever (put a screw in the middle first) back through the hole and pull forward. Run 2 screws through the drywall into the slat to hold in place. Pull out the center screw and insert the drywall piece you originally cut out - screw in place. Minor tape and mud and you're done.

A hole saw makes this a piece of cake.
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awseome, exactly what i needed to know, thanks a bunch.
 
I'll answer the argon question then.

Argon is a low conductivity gas, meaning that thermally, it's difficult for heat to pass through it, as compared to other gasses. It has a higher "R" value as compared to ambient air, trapped inside.

The other advantage, is that most things that want oxygen (or carbon dioxide) cannot live between the panes. So mold, spores and so forth, have no chance in hell in growing between the panes, at least until the seals are compromised.

Older houses that have regular "air" insulated windows, often have condensation inside, and eventually, mold and mildew.
 
frederic said:
So mold, spores and so forth, have no chance in hell in growing between the panes
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dig that, spend a little more now don't replace later
so there is no more reduction in sound transmission?
 
Nope; about the only difference sound-wise would be that the speed of sound in Argon is about 33 fps slower than in air, so the msm resonance of the window, given identical panes of glass, would be slightly lower in frequency (this is the frequency that would pass through the window the easiest)... Steve
 
Not sure, but I think I had a good time - (maybe...)

Actually, between 3 million years of back home projects, covering most of the forums on John's site, paid acoustic consults and a soon-to-be "retirement" gig in video editing that may end up paying twice as much as I've BEEN making, it hasn't left a lot of time for much extra; just stopped by to see how you guise were doin', hopefully the answer is "not too shabby"... Steve
 
knightfly said:
Nope; about the only difference sound-wise would be that the speed of sound in Argon is about 33 fps slower than in air, so the msm resonance of the window, given identical panes of glass, would be slightly lower in frequency (this is the frequency that would pass through the window the easiest)... Steve
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thankx a bunch man

he knows the speed of sound in argon?
 
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