How to choose plastic windows

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Choosing windows for the room - a serious and responsible business. From properly selected windows depends comfort and the microclimate in the whole house. It is rather difficult to understand the abundance of sentences to a man who is ignorant. Everybody wants an optimal combination of price and quality. Metal-plastic windows have several significant advantages over modern analogues of wood or aluminum.

Contents

  • Selection criteria for plastic windows
  • Metal-plastic window profile
  • Selection of double-glazed windows according to
  • parameters Hardware for metal-plastic windows
  • Rubber seal
  • Non-standard molds and decorative applications

For information on how to choose metal-plastic windows with subtleties and nuances, see this article. If we compare modern wooden, aluminum and metal-plastic windows, prices undoubtedly speak in favor of the latter. The low cost of metal-plastic windows, balanced with quality and durability, causes a wide popularity among the population. Independently it is impossible to conduct a full examination of the quality of the window, so you need to contact a solid, established in the market firm.

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Criteria for the choice of metal-plastic windows

  1. During the selection of metal-plastic windows, pay attention to such details:
  2. Qualitative characteristics of the window profile.
  3. Equipment and fittings. Pay special attention to the locking mechanisms, handles and hinged awnings.
  4. Quality and features of insulating glass.
  5. Plastic properties of rubber gaskets.

Metal-plastic window profile

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  1. First of all, pay attention to the country of the manufacturer. Preferably the German production of metal-plastic windows by companies with a worldwide reputation.
  2. See the technical specifications of the profile, frames and sashes. The surface should look like a quality durable plastic. Appreciate by eye and touch - the smoothness, roundness, opacity or gloss of metal plastic.
  3. Ask to show the metal-plastic profile in the section. Pay attention to the thickness and quality of bulkheads. Their number and thickness determine the thermal conductivity of the window unit. Each camera has its own purpose. Some for drainage of condensate, others for fitting hardware, others for reinforcing the profile. The thickness of the outer walls, should be at least 2.8 mm.
  4. The thickness of the reinforcement is directly related to the thickness of the walls and internal bulkheads of air chambers and bulkheads. The average thickness of the reinforcing material is from 1.4 to 2 mm. Thin-walled bulkheads indicate the low quality of the profile of the window.

The choice of double-glazed windows according to

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  1. The glass unit occupies the main window area. When installing windows of metal-plastic, reviews of owners, are inclined in favor of multi-compartment double-glazed windows. These double-glazed windows significantly increase the thickness of the window, but increase the sound insulation and thermal characteristics. The optimum thickness of the glass should be at least 4 mm.
  2. There are special glasses with a protective mirror coating or triplex glass, not only impact-resistant, but also not penetrating harmful ultraviolet rays.

Accessories for plastic windows

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  1. Fittings for windows of metal-plastic, the photo of which you see, should look solid, easy to handle and preferably made by a well-known manufacturer. Check whether the handles and locking mechanisms work easily. Look at the smoothness of the flaps and the tightness of the transom pushing against the frame.
  2. Pay attention to the slot vent, the stop and the leaf retainer. All parts must be tight, free of play, and easily switch from one position to another.
  3. Microlift - a specific device that allows you to lift the sash and releasing the hinged canopies, it is easy to manipulate the window. Typically, the main components of the hardware are hung and mounted by the manufacturer during the manufacture of plastic windows, but some parts or elements can easily be replaced by better ones or additional equipment is provided. For example: protection from burglary or "children's constipation."

Rubber gaskets

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  1. Rubber seals for metal-plastic windows are made on the basis of silicone, rubber or rubber. Plasticity is important for hermetically pressing the sash against the frame. The seal should also be resistant to temperature changes and prolonged compression. Of course, to the touch and eye quality is difficult to determine, but to ask TTX and certificates of compliance is highly recommended.
  2. The best metal plastic windows are equipped with components of one firm or partner firms. Decent suppliers reflect the necessary information about this in the accompanying documents.

Custom shapes and decorative applications

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  1. In the event that in your house non-standard openings for metal-plastic windows, the dimensions should be removed by a professional gage. The company, which has a positive reputation, has a wide range of profiles of various configurations and sizes available.
  2. Decorative lining or weave, are installed between the glazing of the sealed glazing unit. Designer variants of interlacing allow you to make your window original.
  3. There are many solutions in the color scheme. Such windows do not fade, are not subject to burning out in the sun and do not require painting.
  4. Double-glazed windows can be ordered with varying degrees of tinting or covered with decorative film. There is the most expensive and beautiful option - stained glass, which includes elements of colored glass and faceted crystal glass.

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