8 Types of Glass Windows to Get for Your Home

1. Tempered Glass: Safety and Strength

Of all the glass types in the world, tempered glass is among the most common because of its safety and strength. Regular glass, also called annealed glass, will break into sharp shards when dropped or impacted. Annealed glass is not very strong, and it is very brittle, so it breaks relatively easily.



Tempered glass is glass that has been heat treated. This makes it stronger and more resilient when impacted. When it does break, it breaks into small, harmless pieces that are unlikely to contain shards. Tempered glass can be found in various places in the home, including bathroom shower doors, tabletops, glass counter tops, and other locations.

2. Laminated Glass: Noise and UV Protection

Laminated glass is made up of tempered glass that has been attached to a layer of plastic resin. The lamination increases the glass strength, making it even less likely to break than standard tempered glass. When laminated glass does break, it sticks to the plastic resin and stays in its frame.

Laminated glass offers a range of other benefits in addition to its incredible strength:

• Noise protection: If you live in a location where your home is regularly exposed to loud noises, laminated glass can dampen the noise to create a more peaceful indoor environment.
• UV protection: Laminated glass can block a large percentage of UV rays coming into your house. UV rays cause furniture and flooring to fade, so laminate glass can lessen this type of damage.
  

3. Sound Abatement Glass: Quiet Living Spaces

While other types of glass can offer some extra protection from loud noises, if sound abatement is your goal, sound abatement glass is the right option for you. Sound abatement glass helps you maintain a quiet living space, regardless of the conditions outside.



Sound abatement glass can block up to 90 or 95% of the noises that might otherwise enter your home. If you live in a location near a freeway, on a road with a lot of traffic, or in a location where nearby businesses make a lot of noise, sound abatement glass can improve your quality of life to help create a peaceful environment indoors.

4. High-Efficiency Glass: Energy Savings Made Easy

Up until just recently, the windows in any home were a hot spot for energy loss. Windows contributed to uncomfortable temperatures inside and could also lead to problems like drafts. If you lived in a home with single pane windows, you might notice rooms heating up during the day and then getting very cold at night. Maintaining a comfortable temperature in a home with inefficient windows can be very difficult.



High-efficiency glass changes everything. High-efficiency glass uses modern technology to improve your home's efficiency by preventing energy transfer that might make your house more uncomfortable. When the temperature outside is hot or cold, your windows can reflect heat and help maintain a consistent temperature indoors.

5. Frosted Glass: Privacy

It's important to maintain privacy in your house. Privacy helps keep your home secure and also gives you a feeling of peace and safety. Frosted glass contributes to privacy in places where it's needed most.



Install frosted glass in your bathroom windows or in your front entry door. This allows natural light to filter into your interior spaces, but does not allow anyone to see inside your home.

6. Ribbed or Bubble Glass: Unique Textures for Design

Maybe frosted glass isn't the right look for your home, but you still want to enjoy the privacy that frosted glass provides? Ribbed or bubble glass may be the solution. Ribbed and bubble glass can obscure patterns and details inside, while allowing natural light to pass through the pane. Ribbed and bubble glass have attractive textures that may look great in rooms of your home where you'd like to have more privacy.

7. Patterned Glass: Stylish

Patterned glass is a stylish option that adds beauty to your interior spaces. Patterned glass can be customized to your needs and can give your home a more attractive aesthetic.



Many people choose patterned glass for their front rooms, their entry doors, and in locations where they want to wow visitors. You can choose patterned glass for every room of your house for a matching aesthetic and consistency throughout.

8. Condensation Resistant Glass: Clear and Dry Windows

Condensation can ruin the view outside of your home. Condensation resistant glass can be a great option in parts of your house like the bathroom and kitchen, where condensation is common. You can also install condensation resistant glass in windows of your home where condensation is a frequent problem.

Find the Right Window Glass from Woodland Windows and Doors

There's a type of window glass for every home. Some homes have different types of glass in different windows and doors, to ensure optimal living conditions in each part of the house.

Working with the professionals at Woodland Windows and Doors, you can find the right glass for your house. In addition to many window glass options, Woodland Windows and Doors also sells windows of many styles. To learn more about how our window glass options can help you, contact us for a free consultation. We'll help you choose from our range of window styles and glass types.