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You no longer have the strength to clear your balcony or loggia of tens of liters of snow and “drown” after every rain? Maybe you decided to increase the area of the room by adding a loggia to it? Or do you need your own small winter garden, where coolness reigns in summer and lush vegetation pleases the eye in winter?
We will tell you when it is better to start glazing a balcony or loggia, help you choose the best option and give you some tips that will help save your nerves, time and money.
Profile
- Raw materials. Cheap profiles are made from recycled materials - recycled PVC. They quickly change their original white color to yellow, gray, and begin to emit an unpleasant odor.
- Modifiers and stabilizers used in plastic composition are cheaper and of lower quality. The strength, service life and environmental friendliness of PVC, its color and resistance to temperature changes, UV radiation, and precipitation depend on them. The use of lead is allowed in our country, but prohibited in the European Union. The component gives the plastic a short-term whiteness, but makes the structure more fragile.
- The thickness of the external walls determines the class of the profile system according to GOST 30673-99: 3 mm - “A”, 2.5 - “B”. The strength of the plastic and the quality of its installation depend on the parameter.
What time of year is it better to install plastic windows?
Installing windows in the summer is a little more convenient. The interior of the room is much easier to dry. The old window profile can be completely removed without fear, because the temperature will prevent you from catching a cold or overcooling the room. Company representatives note that the peak load on window manufacturers occurs from April to October.
The main advantage of working in winter is that it is easier to notice installation defects, defects in the structure itself, freezing of plastic or drafts during installation. Such gaps are eliminated more quickly.
When installing in winter, company representatives are more accommodating in terms of cost. The speed of application processing and direct installation is many times faster. By comparison, in summer the duration of the procedure is up to 15 days, in winter – a maximum of 3 days. All these factors indicate the possibility of additional savings. Do not forget about adjusting the profile (at least once a year); in winter the process will be more profitable.
One of the negative aspects of winter work is the temperature. Professional installers know that it is almost impossible to install double-glazed windows at temperatures below -20. You have to increase the amount of polyurethane foam. Plus, the structure profile itself will have to be left open for several hours.
Work in spring or autumn is extremely unpopular and ineffective. The amount of precipitation and days with bad weather conditions during the reporting period is much higher than in winter or summer.
Double-glazed window
To save on double-glazed glass, manufacturers reduce the quantity and quality of the inter-glass adsorbent and use low-grade glass (with bubbles, interspersed specks inside the glass sheet). The "economy" system is leaky. Fogging of the glass in it is a typical problem for homeowners “affected” by the discount.
Discounts on plastic windows. Myths and reality.
September 27, 2012
We don't like to overpay. Nobody likes to overpay. We don't like poor quality products. Buying them is insulting, even with huge discounts. But! We like discounts. Discounts attract our attention. However, what is the nature of discounts in the plastic window market?
Real discounts correspond to real prices
The market is very harmonious, and, naturally, approximately the same prices have long been established for plastic windows of decent quality. How to identify and feel them? We call 5-7 companies. Please calculate the windows for your order. We determine the window sizes ourselves. The main thing is that all companies receive the same initial data for calculation. All companies will provide you with discounts. This is the market. The size of the discount means absolutely nothing. Only the final price is important.
For example. You have an order (window and balcony block). One company told you the initial price of 44,000 rubles and gave you a 10% discount, in total it costs 40,000 rubles. In another - 50,000, but they offered a 22% discount, the order costs 39,000. All these prices are of the same order.
And here it is - Happiness! Find a 33% discount in advertising! Ask to count and... you get an impressive price - 75,000 rubles. Your order with this discount from this company will cost 50,250 rubles. And no matter what they tell you, no matter how they convince you, plastic windows will be almost the same. This is the nature of discounts in our market.
Advice . Don't consider very cheap and very expensive prices for your order. There are no miracles. Cheap windows may not be a worthy product. Dear ones, you just got it. There is a rule in mathematics. You need to discard the two extreme options (the cheapest and the most expensive) and choose from the market price. How to choose is another question, perhaps more complicated than discounts.
Discount lovers - the highest prices on the market
This case corresponds to the previously described option. Only the size of the discounts is not limited to 33%. Sometimes it’s 40%, and it even reaches 55%.
Advice. Please be careful, you risk receiving the highest final prices for your order.
Reasonable discounts. For what and about what?
Everyone's orders for PVC windows are different. This could be one plastic window to the kitchen, a three-room apartment (three PVC windows and a balcony door), or a country house with a dozen windows. Companies, of course, will differentiate the size of discounts depending on the number of windows. And completely justified. Delivery of one plastic window and 15 windows costs almost the same. What about an installation crew coming out to install one window and 15 windows? Undoubtedly, the latter option will be more profitable for the company. Real discounts will range from 5 to 20%. But depending on market prices.
Advice. Bargain. This is fine.
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Seals
Sealing circuits made from low-quality materials are cheaper. But because of them, the glazing lets cold into the room and heat out. A high-quality seal is distributed evenly in the window groove and retains its elasticity in winter. Large window companies carefully monitor the elasticity of the sealing rubber and test it in special cameras.
Introduction
An ideal glazing option that takes into account the pros and cons of aluminum and plastic structures
There is an opinion that balconies should be glazed only with aluminum frames, and loggias with plastic ones, but this is not at all true. Usually, when they talk about plastic structures, they mean warm glazing, and when they talk about sliding aluminum ones, they mean cold glazing. Each of them requires certain preparation. We will not consider wooden frames, because their service life in Russian realities tends to be a year, and windows simply fall out, shattering into thousands of small pieces of glass under the house.
Before you start the process, you need to ask yourself the question: “Why do I need this?”, and only then begin to prepare the balcony or loggia for the procedure, while simultaneously going through the options.
- Do you need to increase your living space or create a winter garden? Then you will have to install warm, plastic frames with two chambers, insulate the entire balcony or loggia around the perimeter and think about the location of the shelves.
- Protect yourself from natural phenomena and urban debris? Then it is enough to install a budget aluminum frame.
You should also decide in advance about the presence of cabinets and boxes for all sorts of things on the loggia or balcony. This is important, because then an incident may occur and there will be nowhere to put them or they will interfere with the functioning of the installed structures.
Accessories
Fastenings account for up to 60% of the cost of a window system! The tightness of the glazing and the ease of its operation depend on it. High-quality fittings can be adjusted with a hex key. The degree of its protection against burglary even in the basic configuration is first class. The system with high-quality fasteners provides micro-slit ventilation and has a locking mechanism for tilting the sash. With it, the sash will not hang on one hinge.
Nuances to pay attention to
The technical process of installing plastic windows practically does not depend on the time of year. Whether in winter or summer, the installation technology is the same. You shouldn't listen to people who say otherwise.
The first nuance is benefit
Most people planning to replace or install windows focus on warm, dry times. However, from an economic point of view, it is more profitable to install double-glazed windows in winter. The fact is that in winter, manufacturing companies offer more favorable prices for products, sometimes including installation in a package of services.
This reduction in prices is explained by the low influx of buyers. Few people replace windows in winter, given the temperature factor. However, experienced owners who know the replacement process from the technological side prefer winter.
In the summer, this procedure will be much more expensive. In winter, there is more opportunity to save money, given the presence of a pre-New Year bonus or the 13th salary. In addition, manufacturers organize auction offers on the eve of the holidays. Therefore, it is cheaper to install plastic windows in winter.
The second point is the quality of the work performed.
The contractor has more orders in the summer, so workers are less enthusiastic about work. The likelihood of defects or errors during installation increases.
The third nuance is technical
From the technical side it is important:
- Number of doors to open. You should not skimp on their quantity. A larger quantity will make it more convenient to wash windows, forgetting about discomfort.
- Price . It is recommended to avoid cheap models with a wide profile. A large number of owners note that after a few years they will begin to sag. Doors with standard dimensions are more reliable.
- Kind of work. If you are insulating a balcony yourself, you should tell the workers about it. They, in turn, will note this in the estimate (additional profile). This way the insulation will be fixed and the finish will look better.
Upon completion of work, construction waste must be disposed of immediately. Otherwise, it will block the passage, creating inconvenience for the editors. When installing yourself, you cannot do without gloves. Polymer-coated gloves provide high-quality protection against damage.
With proper skill, this work can be done independently, but it is recommended to entrust this process to a qualified contractor. Professionals better understand all the nuances of the installation process, what requirements apply to installation and reporting materials. Also, in the future, a high-quality contractor will easily eliminate possible deficiencies in the work under warranty.
The fourth point is weather conditions.
Experienced installers recommend installing plastic windows on a day when the windiness outside is low. The optimal temperature is -15 degrees and above.
Therefore, installing windows in spring or autumn is low in popularity.
When is the best time to start glazing?
The best time to glaze a balcony is winter. All errors and shortcomings in installing frames along cold air flows will be instantly noticeable, which can be corrected immediately. Another important factor is that in winter, as a rule, they offer discounts.
Many people mistakenly believe that glazing, no matter what kind, is best done in the summer. Like, it’s warm, there’s no hurry, the workers will do better. Quite the opposite is true: weak points in installed glazing are difficult to track. You will be happy until the first frost, and then you will fully appreciate the quality of the work done. So it will turn out that you will redo everything in the winter.
Therefore, if you still decide to postpone glazing your balcony or loggia until the summer, carefully choose the company you trust to do it. Ask your friends, study the reviews on the site, because you remember that translucent structures are by and large all the same, but the results of their installation are different. And it is the quality of installation that will determine how warm and cozy your home will be.
