Glass Options

For your home, choosing the ideal glass is just as crucial as choosing the ideal uPVC windows and doors. Glass, which comes in a broad range to fulfil different purposes, not only addresses energy efficiency issues but also reduces overall energy expenses. The proper type of glass for your uPVC doors and windows will depend on factors like the insulation requirement (climate condition), the sound insulation requirement (environmental condition), and the safety requirement.

The following are types of glasses which can be selected:-

Float/Annealed Glass

Float or annealed glass is one of the most commonly used form of glasses

Tinted Glass

These glass varieties are pigmented in various colors in order to typically absorb solar radiation. Preferable in saving energy concerns, tinted float annealed glass undertakes thermal insulation and to a larger extent of solar radiation.

Reflective Glass

Floating glass with a metallic coating, reflective glass helps in reflecting back the solar radiation, thus taking care of thermal insulation better than tinted glass and also radiation. Also, it ensures minimum visibility from the outside.

Tempered/Toughened Glass

These glasses are tempered under very high temperature, thus making quite stronger than the normal float glass. Due to heating, they become brittle and because of that when broken, they shatter into small pieces.

Laminated/shatter proof glass

When two glass sheets of any of the above mentioned glasses are sandwiched together with one or more layers of PVB plastic or resin it is called laminated glass. The process of sandwiching/lamination makes the glass much stronger and prevents easy breakage. Due to PVB Plastic or resin in between the glass does not shatter when it breaks.

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