Secondary glazing
Secondary glazing is an aluminium system that allows you to keep your existing windows and retro fit the secondary glazed framing to the Inside. As the secondary framing is fitted as an extra to the inside of the building this is ideal for apartments and units as it does not involve the body corporate. It is fast simple and very effective, along with noise reduction the secondary system gives you a heat reduction of over 80% and also is a barrier against harmful UV rays.
What is Secondary Glazing?
The units are tailor made to match the existing window to form a double window or ‘Double Glazing’. The existing windows remain unaltered and in most cases, curtains or blinds are unaffected. Secondary glazing is designed to reduce noise and cut cooling costs by adding another window inside your existing external windows. It is easy to fit and is cost effective and is very popular in high rise apartments where the existing external windows cannot be changed.
Benefits of Secondary Glazing
Secondary glazing is a system that allows you to keep your existing windows and fit the secondary glazing to the inside. This gives you a very good insulating air gap between the two panes, therefore reducing noise significantly. Specialist glass is especially effective against road, aircraft, and rail & in fact any type of noise.
With secondary glazing installed it also gives you a very effective thermal barrier that helps reduce your heat gain during the summer and minimises heat loss in the winter.
With 6.38mm laminated glass as standard this gives you a 94% UV block, which allows all natural light into the room without fading your carpets and furnishings.
Standard secondary glazing adds considerably to security – it can only be opened from inside – the addition of toughened or laminated glass & additional locks will further Increase window & door security.
Because the Internal secondary glazing is fully sealed there is very little air movement within the cavity, thereby virtually eliminating the ingress of dust & cutting out any rattling of the primary window.
No more draughts from windows and doors once they have been fitted with secondary glazing!
Secondary glazing can provide all of the heat & noise Insulation that modern living demands whilst protecting the character of your home by retaining the original timber or aluminium windows
Maintenance for secondary glazing is minimal.
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SECONDARY GLAZING VS DOUBLE GLAZING
- Secondary glazing gives all the benefits of double glazing without the need to dispose of your existing windows. Ideal for homes in a body corporate situation.
- Secondary glazing is non-intrusive, the system allows sliding and awning windows to continue to operate as normal.