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Advantages of Double Glazing
It is advantageous to double glaze your doors and windows in several ways. But how does this double-glazing units work? In what way do they manage to reduce the outflow of heat in your home and inflow of cold air?
After the roof, windows are the most effective ways through which heat is allowed to escape in your residence. Although today, most people prefer open spaces with many different types of glass, which can result to a high energy consumption and a colder interior.
Double glazing minimises heat loss in a home in the following ways:
Temperature Regulation
Double glazing has very high insulation value, which has two primary functions. First, it has the benefit of warming your home in the colder seasons particularly winter. Secondly, it assists in controlling temperatures during the summer in a given area of the building.
There is an insulating layer of gas or air between the window and the unit that greatly reduces conduction of heat from the outer air. The space between the outer and inner panes of glass is one of the most significant design aspects that keeps your home warm or cold depending on what is needed. It means that the window cavity does not have to be sealed; as long as the space between the inside and outside of the window is maintained, and the thermal efficiency of the window remains efficient.
Enhanced Insulation
The gas or air inside your double glazing unit, which you pay for, is likely to be the insulating material. However, it doesn’t totally reduce the heat transfer at the windows but it minimises the extent of heat that can be lost in windows.
additionally, as mentioned earlier, the air gap that can be utilised is relatively small for appropriate air flow around the unit. This means there are losses through a bit of heat that is transferred by the convection process.
There is a recommended energy rating for double glazing that will lower the amount of heat loss in your home by almost 60%.
Six Extra Benefits of Double Glazed Windows
In addition to lowering heat loss, there are other unique benefits of double-glazed windows. It is necessary to understand that installing these windows is a major investment that may appear to be expensive for some people, considering the relatively minor gains.
Here are other reasons why double glazing is very beneficial to your home investments:
• Improvements for Home Energy Efficiency
Compared to the typical doors and windows, double glazing is even more efficient. This reduces the amount of heat that is released to the atmosphere; therefore, use of energy is reduced. Heating bills can be cut, rooms can be warmer, and there is less carbon emission. Furthermore, the double glazing system in the home windows is effective in regulating temperatures, and is able to offer the users the best climate throughout the year. There will be less heat in the summer, and more in the winter.
• Improves the Beauty of Your Home
Although the kitchen or interior upgrades can look more gratifying compared to doors and windows, people should remember that doors and windows are the first things that a person can notice if entering the house. Today you can find dozens of double glazing options that may help you improve the exterior view of your house.
• Easier Home Maintenance
Out of all varieties of windows, uPVC windows are most appropriate for maintenance. They don’t require painting. In return, washing them with soap and warm water should be enough to maintain the beauty of your windows for quite a long period.
• Improves Home Security
An added advantage of using double glazed doors and windows is the tremendous improvement in strength over that of single-pane windows. They are also more rigid than the older frames for the same reason and as a result, hard to penetrate. Besides, this makes your home secure from forced entry while at the same time acting as a deterrent to the intruders.
• Creates a Quieter Home
Double glazing is very efficient and can practically eliminate sound from entering your home and disturbing your privacy.
• Reduces Condensation
Condensation is formed when warm air from the outside touches any warm surface. It is widely known that the spacer bar that exists in the middle of the two panes of glass helps maintain the inner glass temperature close to the room temperature thus limiting the chances of the glass pane to get wet. Some homeowners may find condensation issues in their homes often and for such homeowners, condensation problems may be minimised by double glazing.
Does Condensation Inside My Window Mean It Is No Longer Thermally Efficient?
It is one of the most frequently asked questions in Homesealed.
When a double glazing unit fails, you get air infiltration to the window cavity, and this leads to condensation of water droplets at the inner side of the glass panes leading to the misted, foggy, and unappealing sight.
Since both looks and appearance of the double glazing unit are compromised, most people will feel that the window is not ‘functioning’ anymore.
However, as mentioned earlier, the primary structure of the double glazing units and their productive thermal performance depend on the window gap itself—the space between the outer and the inner glass layers.
This means if external air has gotten into the window cavity and even perhaps has produced condensation, the unit is still able to work properly. It maintains heat within your home and does not allow cold to penetrate inside your home.
