Are Thermal Break Casement Windows Right For You

There are two major factors to consider when it comes to whether you are suitable or not.Surrounding environment and policies and regulations

1) Environmental factors

The largest environmental impact around should be regional differences, the temperature difference between the north and the south is large, the north focuses on thermal insulation and air tightness, and some areas in the south have more rainwater, so more attention is paid to water tightness, that is, waterproof performance. For example, in some areas, there is more wind and sand, and the requirements for air tightness are higher.

In addition to the impact of the general environment on people, more is the impact of the surrounding small environment, such as the floor height of the residence, whether it is located near the downtown area, whether there is a traffic main road, the rain and wind level of the city, whether there is an anti-theft demand, and even whether there is a square dance troupe around.

These influencing factors are actually considered around thermal insulation performance, sound insulation performance, wind pressure resistance, water tightness, and air tightness.

2) Policies and regulations

After considering the environmental aspects, it is also necessary to pay attention to the impact of local policies and regulations.

In the guidelines of the National Technical Measures for Civil Construction Engineering Design 2009 Planning, Architecture and Landscape, this is the case

Multi-storey residential buildings (less than or equal to 6 floors) often use outward casement or sliding Windows; High-rise buildings should not have casement windows. When using sliding windows or external windows, there should be measures to strengthen the sash and prevent falling off.

In the General Principles for the Design of Civil Buildings GB 50352-2005, the definition of high-rise buildings is as follows

1~3 floors are low-rise, 4~6 floors are multi-storey, 7~9 floors are medium and high-rise, and 10 floors and above are high-rise residences

It should be noted that different regions and even different communities have different regulations for window installation, and the specific plan given by the local should be referred to.

To judge whether casement windows or sliding windows are suitable for themselves, it is necessary to combine the above influencing factors to judge their different demand ratios for thermal insulation performance, sound insulation performance, wind pressure resistance, water tightness, and air tightness, so as to choose the type of aluminum alloy window.

1) Open inside and outside

According to the above introduction, according to the opening method, broken bridge casement windows can be divided into external opening and internal opening, in fact, now with the breakthrough of door and window technology, home improvement Doors and windows are derived from the external opening and overhanging; Based on the inner opening there are inner opening and inverted windows. As for single and double windows, it depends on the size of the area.

2) The material and structure are different

The profile structure of aluminum alloy window can also be divided into many kinds, ordinary welded aluminum, broken bridge aluminum structure, etc., and its broken bridge aluminum can be divided into ordinary broken bridge aluminum, heat insulation broken bridge aluminum, sound insulation broken bridge aluminum, etc. according to different structures.

The difference in profile structure is quite large, the difference in raw materials of aluminum alloy windows is not small, there are two kinds of scrap aluminum and primary aluminum, scrap aluminum is recycled aluminum, primary aluminum is directly manufactured aluminum.

High-end broken bridge aluminum alloy windows are generally made of primary aluminum, and sound and heat insulation materials are added to the profile, plus later assembly technology, sound insulation glass and hardware.

Because of the difference in raw materials, glass, and hardware, the price of aluminum alloy casement windows can go down to hundreds, up to thousands, or even more expensive. The price of casement windows of the same material is generally higher than that of sliding windows.

3) Broken bridge Aluminum Casement Window compared with ordinary aluminum alloy window

Broken bridge Aluminum windows are generally used with double-layer insulating soundproof glass, so its sound insulation effect will be very good, and because the window edge is sealed with rubber strips, its sealing effect will be better, not easy to occur window leakage, air leakage and other problems, another big difference between broken bridge aluminum and ordinary aluminum is the effect of thermal insulation and energy saving, which is determined by the thermal insulation structure of the broken bridge.

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