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Double Glazing
Facts and what to be aware of: Double glaze IS better than single glaze Double glaze units generally come with 10 year warranty Comfort Plus is NOT as good as double glaze Comfort Plus only comes with a 5 year warranty There is a large list of conditions on the warranty of Comfort Plus Warranty Document Comfort plus is very hard to keep clean. Cleaning Instructions Some Low 'E' and High performance glass products have issues with Thermal stress Thermal Stress Doc Some sales people will sell ONLY what they can manufacture A majority of older window systems do not have the capability of accepting double glaze units
Single glaze windows are very easy and straight forward to manufacture A 12mm gap in a double glaze unit is BEST A 6mm gap in a double glazed unit is NOT RECOMMENDED Most customers that have purchased Double Glazed have researched the information themselves Your builder will not be paying your electricity bill when you move into your new home, why let him select your windows? If your builder chooses your windows, majority of the time you will receive the cheapest NOT the best In stating the above 2 points, it would be unfair to pass blame onto any builder if you have stated that they will have to be the cheapest quote to win your job. Do the research and you will have many comfortable hours in your house for the few hours spent researching.