<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Deltona Window Co, Field Notes</title><description>Practical writing on windows in Deltona, FL housing: impact glass, energy codes, permits, storm season, and what replacement work costs in west Volusia County.</description><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/</link><item><title>Why New Windows Take Weeks, and When to Start</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/window-lead-times-and-when-to-order/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/window-lead-times-and-when-to-order/</guid><description>The install is a day or two. The wait in front of it is measured in weeks, and it stretches every time a storm gets a name. Working backwards from when you want them in.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item><item><title>What Recent Storms Taught Volusia County About Openings</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/what-recent-storms-taught-volusia-about-openings/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/what-recent-storms-taught-volusia-about-openings/</guid><description>Nicole in 2022 and Milton in 2024 both reached Volusia. What they demonstrated about buildings is less about glass breaking and more about what happens after an opening fails.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item><item><title>Selling a Deltona House With Its Original Windows</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/selling-a-deltona-home-with-original-windows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/selling-a-deltona-home-with-original-windows/</guid><description>Old glazing turns up in inspection reports, insurance quotes and negotiations. Whether to replace before listing is a numbers question, and the numbers are not obvious.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item><item><title>The Two Labels on a New Florida Window, and What They Mean</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/reading-the-labels-on-a-florida-window/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/reading-the-labels-on-a-florida-window/</guid><description>One sticker tells you what the window does about heat and light. The other tells you what it does about wind. Between them you can judge a quote without taking anyone&apos;s word for it.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item><item><title>Why the Original Windows Stick, and What Is Actually Worth Fixing</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/why-original-aluminum-windows-stick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/why-original-aluminum-windows-stick/</guid><description>Sashes that need two hands, sliders that shove, locks that no longer meet. Some of it is a twenty dollar part and some of it is the end of the window.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item><item><title>Condensation on the Inside of Your Windows Is Telling You Something</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/lake-monroe-humidity-and-window-condensation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/lake-monroe-humidity-and-window-condensation/</guid><description>Water on the glass, water on the frame and haze between the panes are three different problems with three different answers. Only one of them means the window has failed.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item><item><title>The Windows That Came With a Mackle-Era Deltona House</title><link>https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/mackle-era-block-homes-and-their-windows/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://deltonawindowco.com/blog/mackle-era-block-homes-and-their-windows/</guid><description>Deltona was platted in 1962 and built out through the 1980s. The windows that came with those houses are a specific product with specific failure modes, and most of them are still in place.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Deltona Window Co</author></item></channel></rss>