Glass And Glazing Federation

Contact us for further information on our company and how you can benefit from the use of secondary glazing in your home, business or building. City Sound Glazing work with virtually every window type and shape including bay, picture, sash, arched and casement windows. They also help to keep homes and buildings more secure, eco-efficient, and most importantly, cost-efficient.
Your local authority has funding available to assist families on lower incomes with the cost of installing energy-efficient home improvements, including double glazing windows. According to Energy Savings Trust, installing A-rated replacement windows in an entirely single-glazed semi-detached property could save you £140 a year. If you replace single glazing windows with A++ rated double glazed options, triple glazing you could save up to £235 annually.
The primary benefit of double glazing is thermal insulation – to retain heat in a room whilst stopping cold air entering from outside to make the room more energy efficient. The deeper the unit, the more insulating the glazed unit is, Everest double glazed units have a unit depth of 24mm. Glazing is mounted on a window sash, typically made of wood, aluminium or PVC. It can be clear or tinted float glass, tempered glass, and laminated glass, as well as a variety of coated glasses, which can be either single, double, or triple-glazed.

Investing in triple glazing is often worth the cost in the long term, as the extra pane of glass can increase your home’s energy efficiency and result in cheaper heating bills. • Triple glazing can offer better heat retention - With the extra pane of glass, triple glazing is more energy efficient and can effectively trap more warm air inside your home. The extra layer of glass can help to reduce heat loss in the winter and further minimise solar gain in the summer, keeping your home at a comfortable temperature throughout the year. Double and triple glazing makes use of insulating gases between panels for improved thermal efficiency by reducing heat loss. Inert gases such as Argon, Krypton and Xenon are used, each offering a different degree of insulation and differing in costs.

First of all, you don’t need to replace your existing window pane to add secondary glazing yourself. This saves the cost you would incur when adding a double glazed glass window. From the 1980s onwards, double glazing became standard for new UK homes. Although only about 8% of UK homes featured double glazing in the 70s, the concept quickly took off and now over 85% of homes in the UK are fitted with double-glazed windows. Window specialists began using a ‘second window’ system in the mid-60s, which involved removing rotting timber windows and replacing the original window with a second layer of glass.
Surface CoatingsA thin layer or covering which changes the basic composition of glass. SpallSmall fragments of glass that are ejected from the surface of a laminated glass sheet when the opposite surface is impacted. Solar control coatingsA microscopically-thin coating that absorbs or reflects solar energy. SiliconeA polymeric organic compound offering excellent resistance to cold, heat and water.

This can help to maintain a comfortable interior environment and save money on energy bills. The transition to internally bead timber windows has been approached cautiously due to concerns about tape failures and moisture seeping into the building's interior. However, most PVC window systems now apply internal glazing as standard, utilizing drain-through sashes and incorporating a drained and vented channel to trap any water that manages to pass the tapes.

Energy-saving glass is even more efficient than standard double-glazing units with thermal spacer bars acting as a better insulator than standard aluminium bars. Explore hundreds of design options whether you’re upgrading an older property or increasing the value of an existing one. Find solutions and your inspiration here – just imagine the possibilities.