The Benefits of Secondary Double Glazing for existing windows in your home
Secondary double glazing is an excellent solution for homeowners looking to enhance comfort, energy efficiency, and sound insulation in their properties. Unlike traditional double glazed windows, secondary glazing involves adding an additional pane of glass to your existing windows, creating a barrier that delivers significant benefits. Here’s why secondary double glazing is worth considering:
Enhanced Energy Efficiency
One of the primary advantages of secondary double glazing is improved energy efficiency. By creating an extra layer of insulation, it minimizes heat loss through your windows, keeping your home warmer during the winter and cooler in the summer. This can lead to noticeable savings on your energy bills, making secondary glazing a cost-effective alternative to replacing your windows entirely. Many homeowners opt for this solution to enjoy the perks of doubleglazing without the higher price tag.
Superior Noise Reduction
If you’re living in a busy urban area or near a noisy road, sound proof windows are essential for maintaining peace and quiet in your home. Secondary double glazing provides an effective soundproofing solution, significantly reducing external noise. The additional glass layer and the air gap act as a buffer, absorbing and deflecting sound waves. This makes secondary glazing a popular choice for those seeking quieter living spaces.
Increased Home Security
Secondary double glazing enhances your home’s security by adding an extra barrier to your windows. The additional glass pane makes it more difficult for potential intruders to gain access, providing you with peace of mind. For added security, you can also add additional locks.
Cost-Effective and Easy Installation
Compared to installing brand-new double glazed windows, secondary glazing is a far more affordable option. It doesn’t require the removal of existing windows, which simplifies the installation process and reduces costs. This is especially beneficial for period properties or listed buildings where replacing original windows might not be an option.
Preservation of Property Aesthetics
Secondary double glazing is designed to complement the existing aesthetics of your windows. This is particularly important for heritage properties where maintaining the original charm is a priority. Modern secondary glazing systems are discreet and can be customized to match your home’s style, ensuring that you don’t compromise on appearance.
Condensation Control
By reducing heat loss and creating a more stable internal temperature, secondary double glazing helps prevent condensation from forming on your windows. This is vital for protecting your property from mold and damp issues, which can cause long-term damage and health concerns.
Why Choose Secondary Double Glazing?
Whether you’re looking to enjoy the benefits of doubleglazing, improve your home’s soundproofing, or lower your energy bills, secondary double glazing is a versatile and effective solution. It offers an affordable way to upgrade your windows without the expense or disruption of full window replacement. With its ability to combine functionality, efficiency, and aesthetic appeal, secondary double glazing is a smart investment for any homeowner.
Why choose Secondary Glazing vs Double Glazing?
Secondary glazing existing windows & doors provides many benefits to commercial properties & home & apartment owners. For existing properties, secondary glazing is far superior to double glazing or triple glazing & it is also much cheaper.
In summary, the benefits of double glazed windows or doors & particularly secondary double glazing are:-
- Retrofitting double glazed windows & doors is cheaper than to install completely new double glazing for existing doors & windows as you only have to pay fo one new pane of glass … read more about the cost of Double Glazing vs Secondary Glazing.
- You keep your existing windows & doors & there is no change to the exterior facade … which is a requirement for heritage listed homes & many strata title situations … read more.
- You will save money on heating & cooling costs … read more.
- Our solution will eliminate drafts, dust & pollution … guaranteed! … read more.
- Our solution will also stop dust, smoke, pollution bugs & crawling insects from entering your home via the gaps around door & window frames … read more.
- Stop condensation forming on the inside of glass doors & windows … read more.
- Reduce the transmission of noise … read more.
- We offer added security with optional locks which are available for all our windows & doors.
- Ours is a visually appealing solution. Our windows are ultra slim & we offer a colour matching service to ensure your new windows & doors blend in perfectly with existing colour schemes. Take a look at our Photo Gallery to see how secondary double glazed windows & doors are virtually invisible.
- And finally, there is minimal disruption & mess to install the new retrofitted interior windows & doors … read more.
It typically only takes one hour per window or door, to install secondary double glazing.
Not only do you get all the benefits of double glazed windows & particularly secondary double glazing as listed above, but Sound Proof Windows has highly experienced & expert secondary glazing installers that can make your home or business quieter, more secure, more energy efficient & thus more valuable with minimal disruption to install them.
Contact us today for a free, no obligation on-site quotation for secondary double galzing of windows or doors in Melbourne, or simply call us on 1300 127 173.
Keep Your Existing Windows & Doors & Save
With Secondary Glazing, we install a new door or window on the inside of the existing door or window. That’s right, there’s no need to have to ‘rip out‘ your existing doors or windows & completely replace the perfectly good frames & panes of glass.
As a result, the cost to install our secondary glazing is typically less than half the cost of installing new double glazed windows & doors. And then there is also the added benefit of the quick & easy installation process.
And our secondary glazing solutions are so thin and unobtrusive that you’ll barely notice they’re there. They blend in perfectly.
Stop Drafts
If you need to eliminate drafts from doors or windows, secondary glazing is your best bet. We completely seal around your windows with our precision installation and high quality materials – including Polypropylene Weatherpile sealant – eliminating drafts, bugs, smoke & dust.
There’s no better window draft stopper on the market. Our secondary double glazing solution keeps out the Melbourne environment in summer and winter. Eliminate drafts & stop heat escaping in winter & keep the hot air out in summer.
increase Security & Add Value To Your Home
The issues that appear in news headlines in Melbourne these days commonly relate to the high cost of energy & sadly, increased burglaries & home invasions.
By installing our double glazing solution, you will not only reduce heat transfer through windows & doors, but with our optional locks for all our doors and windows, you increase the security of your property.
And window & door glazing is one of the most effective means of reducing external noise coming into a property, making it much quieter.
This all adds up and increases the future resale value for your property in the eyes of a potential purchaser.
Stop condensation
Secondary glazing of windows & doors helps to stop condensation forming on the inside of your glass doors & windows. Left untreated, this damp can ultimately cause damage to the window frame & cause mould to form.
Our secondary double glazed windows &/or doors have a sealed air space between the glass and just like an insulated cup, this helps significantly to stop condensation.
Stop dust & bugs entering your home
The tight tolerances designed into our secondary window glazing plus the fact that we completely seal around the new frame means that we create a perfect seal around your existing glass doors or windows. This means no pesky bugs or annoying dust particles can enter your home, aprtment or office as may be the case presently due to the miniscule gaps around your existing window or door frames.
Our secondary double glazing can help counter the negative effects caused by the gaps around existing windows & doors. The perfect seal we create, not only stops drafts, but also prevents external pollution, smoke, dust, bugs & crawling insects from entering your home, apartment or office via the gaps around existing window or door frames.
Save Energy Costs
Secondary glazing of windows & doors helps to maintain the temperature inside your rooms. Less heat lost in winter & less heat in summer. This saves heating & cooling energy costs.
The additional & wider layer of air with our secondary glazing is the perfect insulating material and stabilises inside temperatures.
Window Noise Reduction – Soundproof Windows
Keep sound out (or inside) of your house or business. For residential buildings, this means reducing noise from the street, nearby businesses, and the world in general, to create a peaceful home environment. For many commercial glazing needs in Melbourne, the aim is more often to keep noise – from music, bands, machinery, or crowds – inside the building. And for some parents with special needs children, containing their noise contributes to a more harmonious living environment for the whole family.
Technical Drawings
For people who need in depth information about our secondary glazing, we have made available all the technical drawings. Each design is well illustrated with drawings for the reference of the keen technically oriented. Take a look and you will see for yourself how secondary glazing works & delivers benefits & advantages over traditional double glazing.
Quick & easy installation
Secondary double glazing is very quick & easy to install & there is far less disruption & mess, particularly as compared to traditional double glazing.
With secondary double glazing, we simply & quickly install the professionally measured frame & new window or door on the inside of your existing glass windows or doors, rather than having to completely remove the old & install new double glazed windows or doors.
Typically it will take less than one hour per door or window to install.
More Information? Quotes? Prices?
To get a free, no obligation quote for door or window secondary double glazing in Melbourne, call us now on 1300 127 173 or complete our online Contact Form.