If you have recently bought a home with a single pane of glass for each window and door, it goes without saying that it is pretty poorly insulated. This window design leads to a lot of heat being lost in the home during winter, meaning you and your family will be colder and suffer higher energy bills. As well as this, there is also a higher likelihood of dampness and condensation.
So, if you want to upgrade your windows and doors, why not skip over double glazing and jump straight to triple glazing? Here is a short guide highlighting why triple glazing is the future of home insulation.
What Is Triple Glazing?
Understanding triple glazing is not difficult; simply take a single-paned glass window and add two more panes! It is the extra panes (or panes if you are updating from double glazing) that allow your home to remain energy efficient and will enable you to keep as much heat in as possible.
In fact, if you are happy to pay a little more, you can also have one of the panes coated with Low Emissivity (Low E) coating. This will allow the windows to reflect heat back into the room, keeping your home warmer and your energy bills lower.
How Does It Reduce Condensation?
The answer to this question lies in the middle pane of glass. Condensation forms in a home when the outer temperature is cooler than the inner one, which is common on cold winter nights – hence when you open the curtains in the morning, there is condensation, even on double-glazed windows. Unfortunately, this condensation can lead to mold forming around the window ledge due to increased dampness as the moisture evaporates.
However, with triple-glazed glass, the middle pane of the window retains the heat, meaning any condensation that forms will occur between the outer pane of glass and the middle one, leaving your home free of dampness and mold. If you notice mold growing around your newly installed triple-glazed windows, contact the company who fitted them, as there may be an issue with the sealant.
How Does It Reduce Costs?
Paying for triple-glazed windows and doors in your home can set you back a fair bit of money, but they add value due to their energy efficiency.
As mentioned before, triple-glazed windows are superior at holding and retaining heat, meaning that in the winter, you will pay less on your heating bill. This is once again due to the middle pane, which holds on to the heat created in the home and retains it. Less heat escaping equals lower energy bills.
Can Triple Glazing Reduce Noise?
Absolutely! In fact, many people who have opted for triple glazing have stated that one of the core reasons they did so was to reduce external noise getting into their homes. The basis of this is quite simple; more layers of glass equate to a lesser ability for sound to penetrate the windows. This makes triple glazing an ideal choice if you live on a noisy street or want to keep your home as quiet as possible.
