For homeowners
Before youwrite the check
Windows and doors can be one of the largest single costs in a custom home. You don't need to become a window engineer. But you deserve to know what your money is buying.
Why it matters
Why am I spendingthis muchon windows?
It's a perfectly reasonable question, and you deserve a better answer than "because that's what the architect specified."
In fire country, the windows and doors decide whether a fire-resistant wall stays fire resistant. A window that fails in minutes is an open door for flame, embers and hot gases. A Revyn window passed CAL FIRE's eight-minute test, then kept performing until the testing team switched the burner off.
So the right question isn't only how much the windows cost. It's what they were engineered to survive.
From the Homeowner's Guide
Questionsto ask yourarchitect
01
Find out what you're buying
Was this complete window-and-door system engineered with wildfire in mind? Not just: does it contain tempered glass?
02
Ask what "fire-rated" means
What exactly carries the rating? The glass, one window, one door, or the exact system going into your house?
03
Ask what was tested
Was the complete product tested, how closely does it match yours, and how long did it hold its integrity?
04
Ask if you're buying the minimum
Code sets what's required. It doesn't necessarily set the highest protection available.
05
Ask what's inside the frame
What is the frame made from, how does it control heat, and what holds the glass and seals in place?
06
Ask where the materials came from
Which mill, which grade, and can it be verified?
07
Know who's installing it
Someone needs to own the complete result. Know who that is before the windows arrive.
08
Ask who answers the phone
If the salesperson disappears after installation, who takes over?
09
Ask what the warranty covers
Not just how long. Frame? Glass? Finish? Hardware? Wildfire exposure?
10
Ask what happens after the fire
If the frame survives, can it be reconditioned rather than discarded?
Why Revyn steel windows are superior
Our answers,in writing
- Engineered for wildfire from the ground up, to protect the entire opening
- Passed CAL FIRE's eight-minute test, then kept performing until the burner was switched off
- American marine-grade 316 stainless steel, traceable and made to ASTM A240
- Limited lifetime structural warranty covering the frame and structural welding
- Fire-exposed windows can return to our factory for complete reconditioning
- Direct support from the American team that designed and built your windows
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A Homeowner's Guide to Buying Windows and Doors in Fire Country, from Wide Open to Wildfire. Read it before you approve the window package.
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