The North Shore was built for the view, which means big glass, lots of it, and a lot of it facing straight into the weather coming up the inlet. That is exactly the exposure that shortens a sealed unit's life.
CALL 778-317-6476Rainfall here is well above the rest of the region, and it arrives with wind behind it. West Coast modern homes with large fixed panes and shallow overhangs take the worst of it — the water never really gets a chance to leave the glazing pocket between storms.
The other factor is elevation. Homes climbing toward the British Properties, Edgemont and Lynn Valley sit in cooler, wetter air than the waterfront, so the temperature swing across the glass is wider and the seal flexes more every single day.
A foggy pane almost never means the whole window has to go. In most cases the frame is sound and only the sealed glass unit needs replacing — measured on site, built to fit, and installed in your existing opening.
Sealed unit and replacement glass across the Fraser Valley, Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.