When it comes to keeping costs low in your home, one thing that is often overlooked is the efficiency that different glazing can offer. Whether you’re looking to save money on your energy bills, reduce noise in your home, or provide extra security against break-ins or damage, it’s important to think about what sort of glazing you require and whether your home is equipped or not.
Here at Active Windows & Doors, we are professional fitters for a range of windows for our customers in the North East, providing many different window options that come with both double and triple glazing. Our professional team has put together this guide to help you understand the different benefits that double and triple glazing have to offer!
Double Glazing and Triple Glazing
Double glazing and triple glazing are types of window panes that offer improved insulation and energy efficiency for buildings. Double glazing involves two glass panes with a layer of gas or air in between, which provides better insulation against heat loss and noise transmission. This type of glazing is commonly used in residential and commercial buildings to improve energy efficiency and reduce heating costs.
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Triple glazing, on the other hand, involves three glass panes with two layers of gas or air in between. This offers even better insulation and noise reduction than double glazing, making it a popular choice for buildings in colder climates. While triple glazing is more efficient than double glazing, it also comes at a higher cost due to the additional glass pane and gas layers. The choice between double and triple glazing ultimately depends on the specific needs and budget of the building owner.
The Common Solution: Double Glazing
Double glazed windows are the most popular types of windows found in UK homes because they are extremely cost effective and they can be installed into any window design, from tilt and turn windows, to French windows, and uPVC windows. In addition to providing quality insulation and an effective barrier between your home and the outside world, double glazing provides a whole range of benefits to improve your home and save your wallet. Some of these benefits include:
Improved insulation: Due to the design of double glazed windows, the compressed air between the panes of glass provides more insulation than that of a single glazed window, which in turn reduces energy consumption. It also means that double glazed windows offer a degree of soundproofing to your home, blocking out the amount of noise you’d expect typically from the street outside.
Increased durability: Having double glazing on your windows means that the air provides something like a cushion. Pairing that with the additional pane of glass means that your double glazed windows will be much stronger against breakages – both accidental and intentional – protecting your household and the family you have inside from the elements, and those who might look to do harm.
Better property value: As double glazed windows are mostly the norm for most households in Britain, having them fitted in replacement to existing single pane windows will automatically give your property value a boost. Your home will be much more livable, offer more protection, and provide better heat regulation than anything single glazed windows can.
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How Does Triple Glazing Differ?
As you’d expect, triple glazing works in much the same way as double glazing, utilising the same multi-pane idea and air cushioning to implement a window that provides even more insulation, durability, and property value. So you may be wondering, why would you choose double glazing instead? To put it simply, while triple glazing has these great benefits, it’s much newer and much more expensive to acquire.
If you have the pennies set aside to pay the additional cost that triple glazed windows require, we would undoubtedly say to go for it, however it’s important to remember that double glazing works just as well for most residential properties in typical urban areas. Triple glazed windows are more suited to louder, perhaps more industrial areas that have a colder climate, while double glazing is recommended for a wider variety of places.
Contact Active Windows & Doors for more information!
If you would like to know more about the efficiency of different types of window glazing, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the professional team at Active Windows & Doors today! We have been offering a variety of both double and triple glazed windows to our customers in the North East for many years now, so if you’re looking for local experts, you’ve come to the right place!
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