Plastic windows have long surpassed the wooden in terms of noise and heat insulation and the ratio of price and quality. Even numerous statements that cheap plastic is very harmful to the body, does not affect the number of plastic windows that are bought, and there are several reasons:
- Not all plastic releases harmful substances. The majority of buyers perfectly understand that high-quality plastic, even permanently on the sunny side, is not more dangerous than those paints that cover wooden windows. There remains only one question: how to choose the right plastic windows?
- A very high-quality plastic window will cost much less than a wooden window of the same quality.
- The plastic does not dry up and does not form cracks in the windows.
- Plastic, unlike wood, does not crack and does not require an annual renovation of the paint.
Plastic windows: which is better to choose?
The basic tips for choosing plastic windows are easy to remember.
Many questions about the quality of plastic are eliminated if the manufacturer's choice is right. Especially popular in the Russian market profiles are Rechau, Century, Thyssen, Salamander, Quebec. Unconditional leadership belongs to the companies Rehau, KBE and Veka.
All three of these profiles are extremely popular and have good characteristics and reviews. Which profile of plastic windows to choose?
The first place, according to buyers' feedback and expert opinions, occupies the profile of Rehau. German quality guarantees high heat and noise isolation, long service life and aesthetic appearance.
Veka profiles divide the second place with KBE profiles: reviews about both companies are good, the quality of the windows is on the level. A distinctive feature of the KBE profiles is the width, for which they were especially fond of the residents of houses with thick brick walls. Veka profiles, in turn, like many because of the resistance to temperature changes.
You can consult with friends and family about which company to choose plastic windows, find reviews on the forums. It is best if several large companies offering windows installation are represented in the city: healthy competition makes every company strictly monitor the quality of its products. A good company necessarily possesses quality certificates and gives a warranty period for windows of not less than 5 years.
It happens that most of the market of plastic windows belongs to one company-monopolist. Most of the newly opened firms simply can not stand competition. Therefore, with special caution should be approached by firms that existed on the market for less than a year: it is necessary to check the availability of certificates of quality (in Russia it is GOST R standards, according to the international system - ISO 9001 certificate).
It is worth considering when choosing windows for climatic features of location and technical features of the room. For example, in premises on the sunny side, plastic will be regularly heated, therefore, choosing a more economical option, it is better to stop on fewer insulating glass units than on less expensive plastic. For non-residential premises, reducing the number of double-glazed windows will not be significant, but in a residential building it is not always worth saving on this.
How to choose high-quality plastic windows in a living room?
In an apartment, windows should perform several basic functions: thermal insulation, noise insulation, protection against ultraviolet radiation on the sunny side of the apartment.
The number of double-glazed windows significantly affects the noise insulation, and, as many note, practically does not affect the preservation of heat in the apartment. But the quality of insulating glass significantly affects the thermal insulation.
For example, plastic windows with a double-glazed window of 24 mm and a heat-reflecting coating, filled with argon, will be much warmer than double-glazed windows 24 mm and heat-reflecting coating of the inner glass without filling with argon. But it will cost more such a window. You can save by installing different windows. In the kitchen, where a stove and a gas column constantly heats, you can refuse serious warming. But in the children's room it is better to install good double-glazed windows with insulation and quality fittings.