Today's assortment of windows offers a wide range of products for any climate, architectural features and design solutions. Despite the diversity of structures, many buyers are still focusing on the budget framework, choosing that profile that has the most attractive price. Nevertheless, it is necessary to take into account a number of criteria that will help to purchase the goods suitable for your home.
We choose the material
When buying the window, the first, with which consumers face, is the choice of material from which it is manufactured. Previously, the construction used the so-called "carpentry", or ordinary wooden windows. The tree, by virtue of its organic nature, is quite strongly susceptible to negative influences: over time it sinks, slots are formed in the frame, drafts appear. Modern window systems are more stable in their characteristics and better retain heat, but, nevertheless, such windows are quite expensive.
Since the total glazing area can occupy almost a quarter of the entire surface of the house, then the highest demands are presented to modern windows, because it is through the openings that the greatest heat losses occur in the building. In addition, the window is in very difficult conditions: it is susceptible to aggressive effect, including wind, dust, as well as temperature drops and precipitation. From the inside the basic influence is the temperature and level of humidity in the room, which can also be very rigid. Such conditions are a real test for strength and reliability.
PVC window blocks are better opposed to negative impacts of the medium, require significantly smaller care, as well as more technologically in manufacturing. The trends of the last time - the appearance of the combined systems on the market, made of PVC and aluminum.
Kve windows in the project "Apartment question"
Kve windows in the project "Apartment question"
Kve windows in the project "Apartment question"
Technologies will save heat
Another important criterion is the design of the window and the profile system itself, in particular. Its choice should depend on the climatic zone in which the window will be installed. The climate in our country varies quite much from the region to the region. Most foreign and Russian companies offer a fairly wide range of specialized systems that are suitable for any weather conditions and temperatures. Buying a specialized system, the consumer needs to be sure that it reliably protect the apartment from the cold and noise from the streets, and also misses the light. That is why energy efficiency indicators and thermal characteristics are the most important.
If we talk about central Russia, here preferences are better to give a five-chamber profile system with a thickness of at least 70 mm. In the southern regions, you can do narrower designs with a smaller number of cameras, since it is a softer climate on this territory. In the north, for example, in Yakutia, the profile system with a thickness of 70 mm may not be enough and it is necessary to put a design with a greater mounting width, for example, Kwe_88 mm or Kwe_76 mm.
For bright interior solutions
Modern trends allow you to combine both the functionality of the interior and its aesthetic properties. Although white plastic windows are a peculiar classic of window design, many prefer more bold interior designs, preferring the diversity of colors, materials and textures. Today, the area of window design offers many product solutions that will create an interior in different styles. First of all, a wide selection became possible due to the color variation of the profile, which can radically change the appearance of the window design.
Laminate the profile or innovative aluminum lining system Aluclip will allow you to go beyond the usual architectural solutions. In accordance with the RAL palette, the profile can be represented in more than 80 variants of lamination with smooth, matte and brushed texture, including imitating valuable wood species. The use of advanced technologies allows you to produce windows of any forms and sizes in the boundless range of colors, both monochrome and in the most bold combinations.
Exclude noise from the street
In addition, the question of sound insulation is also important. Unfortunately, not all plastic windows are capable of protecting from strong street noise: 90% of window designs, which are presented on the market, are able to reduce the level of street noise only by 30-35 decibels. As a rule, this level of protection is not enough, especially if the house stands on a busy street. Moreover, if the windows overlook the roadway, it is necessary to put the windows of special design with the increased characteristics of sound insulation.
However, windows with increased sound insulation are a bit more expensive, since they use thicker glasses and massive reinforcing metal structures. In addition, the installation of such windows requires special installation: a more dense filling of seams, more sealant to eliminate any possibility of passing sound. All this in the complex imposes its imprint on the final cost of windows, although it allows you to effectively deal with noise load.
It is necessary to take into account that a smaller amount of glass in the double-glazing helps to better delay the noise. For example, two-chamber double-glazed windows, which consist of three glasses and two cameras filled with air or gas to preserve heat are used everywhere. Such double-glazed windows, unfortunately, are worse for this purpose, since they have the effect of resonance, and often the sounds of low frequencies (noise from transport, low-flying aircraft) freely penetrate the room. That is why in this case the double-glazed windows must be single-chamber. At the same time, single-chamber windows are worse than maintaining heat, so low-emission glass are used in them, which are able to effectively retain heat.
We provide the influx of fresh air
When installing window designs in rooms where additional ventilation requires, for example, in the kitchen, it is also necessary to take into account some important points. Until a certain time, typical buildings were built with the calculation that wooden windows were installed in them, which have a low density and in connection with this, they pass through themselves a sufficiently large amount of air from the street, providing natural air ventilation.
When plastic windows began to put plastic windows in Russia, they immediately encountered the problem of insufficient ventilation, because plastic windows, unlike wooden, sealed. PVC profiles are a well-working seal, excluding drafts and overlapping fresh air access. Therefore, we recommend installing ventilated window systems that can become one of the solutions of the problem. In this case, together with plastic systems, various devices and self-ventilation devices are applied. For example, a microwing mechanism installed in swivel-folding flaps, or ventilators that are put on the plastic window itself or embedded in it, etc. Such a thing is necessary, especially if the windows overlook the lively street, with which dust, dirt and exhaust gases immediately fall into the apartment. For the latter there are ventilation devices equipped with various filters.
The optimal solution when choosing a suitable PVC profile is to explore price offers in several companies. This will allow you to quickly navigate at the price level, terms of service and production timing. At the same time, it is necessary to request a certificate of conformity and the quality passport for the goods sold on the goods sold, which ensure that PVC profiles are manufactured according to GOST standards and various construction regulations. Often, falsifications of plastic profiles popular among buyers can be hidden at an attractive price. That is why consumers are disappointed from buying a PVC system: the quality and thermal insulation characteristics of such a profile will be far from excellence.
Vasily Ignatenko, Product Manager "PROFIN RUS" (Brand Kve)