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Old 04-07-2012, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by applesoffh View Post
Here is the answer I FINALLY recerived regarding my windows...and I got it from the distributor and manufacturer. Supposedly, the windows were chosen because they can withstand winds of up to 120 miles per hour (in case of hurricanes), which is helped because there is no lip at the bottom. Let's hope I never have to see if it's true. Why the project manager couldn't tell me this, since he chose this type of window in the first place, remains a mystery.
Would an engineer please come in and tell me how an interior lip would affect the window's ability to withstanding high winds? (Where's Tony when you need him?) Was the manufacturer blowing gale-force smoke or does that explanation for the window being designed without a bottom interior lip make sense?
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