Installing triple and double glazing in flats
Installing double-glazed windows into your house or flat is a great idea. They bring with them ease of maintenance, clean good looks, retention of heat, blocking out of draughts and an added sense of security and safety. In busy areas, double glazing also helps to reduce noise.
So if double glazing is good, what about triple glazing? Is it even possible – and why would you want it?
Let’s take a look at triple glazing in detail.
Why choose triple glazing?
Here are just a few benefits of triple glazing that our customers often mention. How can these help people who live in flats?
- Even better noise reduction – whether you live in a particularly noisy area or are just very sensitive to external sounds, triple glazing offers the perfect barrier against the sound of the outside world. That extra layer of glass means that you’re more protected from road noise, factories, or local facilities like schools and lets not forget busy airports! Anyone who lives near a busy spot, such as a 24 hour supermarket or a bus station, will understand just how important it is to filter out the noise and give yourself a rest from the chaos. Triple glazing does just that.
- Energy efficiency – triple glazing will automatically improve your home’s energy efficiency, even more so than double glazing. It will give an extra barrier that will boost and maintain the internal temperature, whilst keeping the rooms cool in the summer. That’s why people in Scandinavia tend to buy triple glazing as standard.
- Security – if you want glazed windows that give amazing security, then triple glazing has to be the answer. It is virtually impossible for any would be perpetrator to batter their way through three layers of glass, and most burglars have more sense than to even try.
The obstacles
Some flat owners think that their glazing options are limited, simply because of access. In cities, it’s quite normal for the ground floor flat’s owner to also own the garden space, and they may refuse to let you put scaffolding up to replace your windows.
However, double glazing or triple glazing can actually be installed from within a flat, rather than from scaffolding. As such, we can actually give you brand new windows by working from the inside out, avoiding disruption to tenants or owners in the flats around you.
More benefits
Triple glazing is often seen as a luxury product. But for many flat owners, it’s a real necessity. While triple glazing does keep the heat in more effectively, that’s not the main reason to buy it, in many situations.
Condensation with triple glazing is usually reduced when compared with double glazing, so if this is an issue, you’ll cut down on maintenance and you’ll see less of that unattractive black mould round the frames.
We also find that triple glazed windows reveal fewer cold spots around radiators and under windows.
Getting a quote
Hamilton Windows are a professional and tried and tested supplier who will fit your triple glazed windows into your flat without any unnecessary upheaval. Contact them now for full details and receive your detailed no obligation quotation.
