Hot take · 22:29
// THE QUOTE
“We've kept our old wall thicknesses from way back when”
— Remy Leger · Allsco Windows & Doors
Trade-credible contrarian stance: while the industry thinned extrusions to save material, Alsco kept 90s-era beefy frames with 12-14 gauge steel. Lands on 'an eighth of steel built into the window.'
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THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Over-engineering costs little at production volume and pays back in service: steel-reinforced sashes mean no callbacks from the field.
“we don't have the callbacks like we don't have sashes bowling in the field”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Product philosophy: one beefy line, steel reinforcement, and superheating frames
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SOURCE: 22:29 of Why Shipping Windows to Newfoundland Costs More Than Winnipeg — ALLSCO on Glazing Science, Energy Grants & Atlantic Canada's Window Market