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'Secondary glazing'??
Bill23h
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Hi,
Anyone know what 'secondary glazing' is, and why it would be installed in a house only 20 years old? It can't be for noise control as its a very quiet road. A house built in 1998 would surely have been built with double glazing(?) - although the frames seem to be wood.
I haven't seen it as the house is 200 miles away and I 'd like to know if its a problem or not before I make the effort.
Any ideas folks?
Anyone know what 'secondary glazing' is, and why it would be installed in a house only 20 years old? It can't be for noise control as its a very quiet road. A house built in 1998 would surely have been built with double glazing(?) - although the frames seem to be wood.
I haven't seen it as the house is 200 miles away and I 'd like to know if its a problem or not before I make the effort.
Any ideas folks?
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Cheaper to add secondary glazing than start again with double glazing.
Also, easier to DIY.
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I believe it only became compulsory to install efficient windows around 2002.
It probably has secondary glazing because it has single glazed windows.0 -
If it doesn't say that it's in addition to double glazing then the original windows probably are single-glazed.0
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It's a long time since I've seen secondary dg, probably because it's now considered pretty inefficient. The unit inside the original single glaze windows, sometimes with a sliding window for access between the two, having no vacuum seals and being openable, provided some sound insulation but as I remember made not a huge difference to heat insulation. I guess if the single glazed outer window was wooden framed the owner liked their appearance but craved saving heat loss.
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We installed it in our 1930's semi as the original wooden single glazed window are attractive, but very draughty. They work very well as they are properly installed and have eliminated the draughts and do significantly reduce noise as the larger the air gap the better the sound insulation.0
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As above, "secondary glazing" involves retro-fitting an interior window and frame over existing single-glazed windows. This gives some of the benefits of double-glazing, although it's less effective.
I noticed it improved heat and noise insulation, and the secondary glazing is very easy (and presumably cheap) to fit. But proper double-glazing is much better.0 -
If the house is listed and/or in a conservation area, it might not be possible to replace the windows with double glazed. So you secondary glaze them from inside.
Here's what it looks like:
http://www.wansteadwindows.co.uk/Gallery.html(AKA HRH_MUngo)
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