Residential or commercial building rooms have windows which are coverable or closable opening fixed on the wall of the rooms or on the door, roof or vehicle that allows the passage of fresh air, sunlight, and sound. The recent design of the windows is usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent glass or plastic material, with a sash set in a frame. The combination of sash and frame are also referred to as a window. Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow wind and air for ventilation, or closed for the purpose of air-conditioning and cooling and also for rain protection. These have a latch or other locking facility to lock it when needed.
Home Window Replacement
Home window replacement is done when the windows become weak due to aging, fragmentation, damage to glass or rusting of the metal fragment. Old weather-eaten windows deteriorate and become loose. They need to be replaced not only to improve the appearance of the house but also to avail benefits of modern energy efficient designed windows
Replacement windows are designed for multiple situations and advanced sliding technology that they can be retrofitted easily in the existing wall opening.
Various techniques of home window replacement
For the purpose of installation of complete frame replacement windows, external and internal window casing of the old windows are dismantled and removed completely. The new replacement window is fixed to the studs surrounding the window opening, and the trim is replaced.
Sometimes old window frame is reused, and the new window is retrofitted in it if the old frames are in good condition. In this case, the new replacement window is installed within the existing frame. This technique is simpler but decreases the size of the window opening due to the nesting of the frames.
Another technique replaces the slashes and re-uses the existing frame.
New window design provides “nailing fin" along the outer frame. This fin makes a surface so that the window can be nailed in from the outside creating minimum disturbance to the occupiers. Majority of the replacement windows are manufactured without this fin so that they can be retrofitted with minimal disruption to the existing trim and other components.
Materials of construction
Window replacements are available in different types of materials including wood, fiberglass, aluminum, aluminum cladded wood, plastic-cladded wood, vinyl, glass blocks and other composite materials including PVC which are commonly used.
Benefits of replacement windows
They provide cost benefits in resale and are energy efficient also.
Different types of material used in windows are discussed below:
Wooden windows were used during the early 1900s to date shortened life in 1960. They were popular in the Northern United States. Steel and aluminum and Steel Vertical windows were used between 1950 and 1960. Vinyl windows were established in the 1970s and are still used in today’s time.
Modern windows are designed and manufactured with multiple layers of glass. This is technically named as double glazing or triple glazing. Argon gas is filled with these additional layers of glass which help to make the windows more energy efficient and noise reducing. Triple glazed windows are far more energy efficient but are heavy and difficult to operate. They are also not compatible with all sizes of wall openings
Low-E is a film that has several layers of metal poured microscopically thin over the surface of the newly poured glass. These are heat reflecting and transferring.
Two main types of Low-Emissivity Glass are pyrolytic, or "hard coat”, and "soft coat".
Conclusion: From above it can be concluded that phenomenal development in window technology is available in the market which people is easily replaceable.
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