Browse Forums Windows & Doors 1 Feb 18, 2015 10:25 am Is anyone using with double glazed or thermally broken windows for your home? What sort of window frame or glass your guys choose to use in your home? Planning to build a house Leppington,NSW. Anyone from this area used similar products for their home. My builder said that these are not very common for residential market and suggested 6.38mm laminate glass. http://www.yourhome.gov.au/passive-design/glazing Re: Double glazed or thermally broken windows 2Feb 18, 2015 10:37 am I am using laminated 6.38-16mm argon gap-6.38 double thermal broken aluminium. Hidden hinges, tilt and turn windows. All glass is plain. You builder may say it is not common because they do not supply them. While not as common as single glazing the incidence of double glazing is certainly increasing. Cheers Mark Re: Double glazed or thermally broken windows 3Feb 18, 2015 12:04 pm I can't recall the spec exactly, but we're using double-glazed thermally-broken aluminium ... and I'm not yet completely convinced they were worth the extra money. Upstairs still gets noticeably warmer than downstairs, although I've not measured the difference (I should use the aircon sensors to do so). This hasn't been a particularly hot summer in Sydney though, I don't know what the difference would be when it's actually hot. The glass is coated too, so in theory it reflects heat, and I think we got a really light tint as a result of the treatment. We do have a 4.5m long wall of stacker-doors facing north ... but the glass is fully shaded by eaves after ~8am. I think your builder is correct in saying it's not common, but IMHO that's largely because builders don't offer it. We didn't find many volume builders that would provide thermally-broken aluminium or PVC framed windows, and volume builders do the vast majority of builds. Double-glazed is a lot more common. If you're willing to pay for the maintenance in future (or are moving out in a few years & letting someone else worry about it), wooden frames are effectively thermally-broken without any special construction (also Stegbar & one of the other Jeld-Wen window companies have a product called Siteline which is wood on the inside & aluminium on the outside; it performs decently in testing too, we didn't get a quote on that so I don't know how exxy it is, but I believe it's about the same as wood). Re: Double glazed or thermally broken windows 4Feb 18, 2015 7:38 pm Forg its funny actually when you look at cost. My builder was supplying thick glass windows with aluminium frames, locks and screens. After credits I only had to pay 11K to go full double glazing throughout. If I went PCV exposed hinges I actually would have probably made 10K. Re: Double glazed or thermally broken windows 5Feb 22, 2015 6:35 pm Definitely go for double glazing. We went with double glazing. Argon gas between panels was standard with our window manufacturer- Rylock Windows and Doors in Alexandria, NSW. They custom make windows and doors and really know their stuff. The double glazing isn't as dear as what you may think. Get a quote and speak to Rylock before you make a decision. I don't know them all, the first 2 top of your list are best known. Rylock is a good company, Stegbar is for sale. 4 16191 I’m in a similar position except I’m after sliding 3 stacking doors. I am on a second-story apartment of which the balcony would not adequately fit any bi-fold or… 5 16126 I have an investment property and tenants moved out recently. However the Property manager noticed one of the floor tiles is broken and the kitchen Island countertop is… 0 12884 |