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I am adding an extension to our forever house here in the East Bay of the San Francisco area. In speaking with our energy consultant who's working on the project, their suggestions was to add 2 in of exterior continuous insulation for thermal performance improvement. However, The ROI is not a near term ROI. (nor the only metric I'm interested in).

I am also interested in creating a more comfortable house and am planning on using mineral wool to further mitigate sound. My objective is to create as comfortable an environment as possible in addition to energy savings.

My architect and contractor are both looking at me like I am crazy and this is a ridiculous waste of money. However, neither of them have experience with this approach.

It's not required by code. I get that from a traditional financial perspective it is not the "best" use of budget.

Personally I would like to go beyond code for energy savings, (the world is only getting hotter) and I'm excited about what I understand to be improvements to the indoor environmental quality of the house.

So am I crazy?

We are adding a 12' Wide X 8' High sliding patio door that will become one wall of the living room in our forever home.

Since this is a central living space, I am interested in creating the most comfortable environment possible. Currently, about 1/3 of the wall is double pane (doors and windows) and it feels drafty in the winter and hotter than the rest of the room in the summer.

Our outside temps range from Winter lows in the 20s to Summer highs that go 100+ with the occasional 110+ (and probably more on the way). However, Direct sun isn't an issue for this particular installation.

In particular I'm looking for other homeowners' experiences who went with a triple pane patio door - or have large window walls:

-Has the triple-pane door improved your day-to-day enjoyment of the house

-Did you notice a significant boost in livability after the installation?

-For those with sliders, does the added weight of the door make it cumbersome? This will also be a primary egress door for us.

Right now I'm looking at the Marvin Ultimate slider. If you have experience with this door - or a favorite comparable door please let me know.

Builders/window sellers' comments are much appreciated as well.

Thanks to my energy saving comfort loving fellow homeowners!

(If you read all this way and are wondering why energy efficiency isn't a consideration, we're working with an energy consultant and from a purely energy standpoint, the savings don't justify the added cost. We've reserved some budget for comfort / livability upgrades and I'm trying to figure out if this is a good place to invest).

We are adding a 12' Wide X 8' High sliding patio door that will become one wall of the living room in our forever home.

Since this is a central living space, I am interested in creating the most comfortable environment possible. Currently, about 1/3 of the wall is double pane (doors and windows) and it feels drafty in the winter and hotter than the rest of the room in the summer.

Our outside temps range from Winter lows in the 20s to Summer highs that go 100+ with the occasional 110+ (and probably more on the way). However, Direct sun isn't an issue for this particular installation.

In particular I'm looking for other homeowners' experiences who went with a triple pane patio door - or have large window walls:

-Has the triple-pane door improved your day-to-day enjoyment of the house

-Did you notice a significant boost in livability after the installation?

-For those with sliders, does the added weight of the door make it cumbersome? This will also be a primary egress door for us.

Right now I'm looking at the Marvin Ultimate slider. If you have experience with this door - or a favorite comparable door please let me know.

Builders/window sellers' comments are much appreciated as well.

Thanks to my energy saving comfort loving fellow homeowners!

(If you read all this way and are wondering why energy efficiency isn't a consideration, we're working with an energy consultant and from a purely energy standpoint, the savings don't justify the added cost. We've reserved some budget for comfort / livability upgrades and I'm trying to figure out if this is a good place to invest).

We are adding a 12' Wide X 8' High sliding patio door that will become one wall of the living room in our forever home.

Since this is a central living space, I am interested in creating the most comfortable environment possible. Currently, about 1/3 of the wall is double pane (doors and windows) and it feels drafty in the winter and hotter than the rest of the room in the summer.

Our outside temps range from Winter lows in the 20s to Summer highs that go 100+ with the occasional 110+ (and probably more on the way). However, Direct sun isn't an issue for this particular installation.

In particular I'm looking for other homeowners' experiences who went with a triple pane patio door - or have large window walls:

-Has the triple-pane door improved your day-to-day enjoyment of the house

-Did you notice a significant boost in livability after the installation?

-For those with sliders, does the added weight of the door make it cumbersome? This will also be a primary egress door for us.

Right now I'm looking at the Marvin Ultimate slider. If you have experience with this door - or a favorite comparable door please let me know.

Builders/window sellers' comments are much appreciated as well.

Thanks to my energy saving comfort loving fellow homeowners!

(If you read all this way and are wondering why energy efficiency isn't a consideration, we're working with an energy consultant and from a purely energy standpoint, the savings don't justify the added cost. We've reserved some budget for comfort / livability upgrades and I'm trying to figure out if this is a good place to invest).