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It is a well-known fact that double glazing keeps your home warmer in inclement weather due to a reduction in the loss of heat through the glass in comparison to single glazed units that windows and doors used to be manufactured with which leads to a reduction in your fuel bills. Although new properties now have to be built using double glazed units there are still many homeowners that have older properties with wooden window frames and single glazing.

Unless looked after by regular painting or staining, wood can rot and with the rises seen in heating bills in recent years more and more people are making the decision to replace their old windows and doors with modern, easy to maintain double glazed units with frames typically made of uPVC, aluminium or hardwood.  Other advantages of double glazing are that it reduces noise levels from outside so is of particular benefit to people living in properties on busy roads, it reduces condensation and is more secure.

When it comes to choosing double glazing you will find that there is a huge range of options available both in the material used to make the window frame and door as mentioned earlier as well as the glazing material. For instance, if you are considering uPVC, there are a variety of colours and, in the case of wooden frames and doors you have the option of hardwood or softwood or composite.

In the case of glazing, you could consider the likes of self-cleaning glass, low-e-energy saving glass or safety glass to name but a few. A Window Energy Rating (WER) system is used to measure how energy efficient your double glazed units are using a scale of A+ to G with the former being the most efficient.

It is also possible to have triple glazed units that are even more resistant to heat loss and noise than double glazed units. This is because the former is made using three panes of glass whereas the later utilizes two panes with air being captured between the panes. In both types, a gas such as argon is often used between the panes to further improve efficiency.

There are a considerable number of companies that manufacture and install double glazing so, from the customer’s perspective, this should be seen as a positive factor as it means that you have greater choice and it leads to competitive pricing. However, the difficulty is in selecting the most suitable company.

You will be pleased to hear that Trade Quoter can help in this respect as we can put you in touch with 3 local tradespeople that can provide you with advice and competitive quotes. To help you decide which company to select, you can even read reviews left by other customers.