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Double Glazing Advice
Installing double glazing in your home can seem like a daunting project. However if using a reputable installer, the process is fairly simple, and unintrusive, and should not effect the existing decor. Knowing what the entire process involves and understanding the various positive attributes of double glazing means that you make an informed decision and ultimately add style, value and comfort to your home.
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Double glazing has many positive features, depending on what type of glass is used. It is therefore important that thorough research is carried out before installation. This ensures that your new double glazing will indeed meet your needs and turn out to be a cost-effective option in the long term.
Double glazing sports many benefits that have helped to boost its popularity, especially in cooler climates such as that of the United Kingdom. Double glazing essentially consists of two panes of glass that are sealed together with a layer of air or gas between them to act as an insulator. This insulating glass unit allows the sun’s heat and light to enter your home, but prevents heat from being lost. This insulation will help save you money as you need to spend less on moderating the temperature in a room, helping to reduce heating and cooling bills. Double glazing will also help to reduce the carbon footprint of your home helping the environment with the least amount of effort from you.
The thickness of this insulating glass unit can also help to reduce noise pollution from the outside. Ideal if you live on a busy road or near a school for example, double glazing can work for you and become more than just a window. The thickness of this glass adds to the safety of your home as it is harder for intruders to penetrate, keeping you and your family safer and contributing to your peace of mind.
The Types of Glass to Use in Double Glazing 
Once a little research has been done, it becomes obvious that the benefits of double glazing are considerable. This is especially true if you choose the right type of glass.
On a basic level, float glass is usually used in the outer pane of double glazing, with a thermal glass, such as Pilkington K Glass on the inner pane. However today you have endless options available to you. Toughened safety glass can be used to enhance the safety of windows if you are particularly concerned. In fact, in the UK, it is required that any critical area (doors, windows or walls made of glass and located at floor level) use safety glass. The approved glass comes in the forms of toughened, tempered or laminated glass. Tempered glass is designed to disintegrate into tiny, harmless pieces when broken, making it the ideal choice for homeowners with small children. Laminated glass uses two sheets of glass connected by a plastic interlayer that holds the glass shards in place should the window break.
Besides the safety aspects, your double glazing glass can be further enhanced to suit your needs. For those south-facing rooms that get hot in summer, solar control properties can be added to your choice of glass. This type of glass controls the amount of heat and UV rays that are transmitted into a room. This keeps the room cooler naturally, while still allowing in the maximum amount of light.
Keeping Double Glazing Glass Clean
Properly installed double glazed windows are easy to keep clean. They simply require the same treatment as any other windows in your home. But while you are replacing your windows with double glazing, it is worth considering installing self-cleaning glass at the same time. This type of glass is specially coated with a layer that reacts with sunlight to loosen and breakdown organic dirt. This dirt is then washed away by the rain and the window is left cleaner and clearer. This drastically reduces the amount of cleaning needed to be done by you, making your double glazing really work for you.
Houses in the UK are now given an energy rating to help judge their value and their effect on the environment. Thermal controlled double glazing not only adds to the aesthetics of your home, with new stylish windows and doors, but also can better your home’s energy rating. This means that it is not only better for the environment, but may help to achieve a higher selling price should you ever decide to move.
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By: Kelly Wheeler
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Pilkington has been in the glass industry for many years and is behind innovations like float glass and self-cleaning glass. Pilkington offers a range of glass products to be used in your new double glazing unit from self-cleaning glass, to safety glass and solar control glass.
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This post was written by admin on March 14, 2009
