The benefits of secondary glazing

Having double glazed windows has many benefits; it keeps the heat inside to reduce your bills and your carbon footprint, and it reduces the noise outside to make sure your home is as relaxing and as quiet as possible. As fortunes would have it, double glazing is not available to everyone and can be an indispensable option for several reasons. It can be very expensive and installing it in a whole house can be an extravagance that many people simply cannot afford. Other factors include if you live in a listed building, if you rent a property, if you live in an apartment building, or in some cases, you may even need planning permission. In essence, there are a number of obstacles that must, but cannot always be overcome, when it comes to this method of secondary glazing.

Secondary glass is a solution to the problems raised by the view of double glazing. Double window requires the window currently in place to be removed and replaced with a pre-trained frame and window to be measured and prepared in advance. This process can take about six weeks, and depending on the amount you put in, it may take several days to install. Secondary windows, on the other hand, have a much simpler installation process, and better still, it doesn't take nearly as much time. Secondary glass is available in kits, and although you can hire someone to install it for you, the DIY version can be done with relative ease and same day.

Once used, secondary glass offers the same level of heat insulation and noise reduction as its counterpart, but unlike double glazing, it can be removed just as easily, making cleaning it immensely easier. Since secondary glass is made of plastic, it is significantly lighter in weight but has the same transparent clarity as glass and also has a high damage threshold and can push from impact damage that would break a glass alternative. This ensures the lifetime of the materials, making it even more cost-effective than originally thought to be.