Double glazed windows have many advantages, and one of the major ones is it keeps heat inside the area to reduce the bills and also carbon footprint. Apart from this the outside noise gets considerably reduced, making your home quiet and also a relaxing place to live. While the benefits of secondary glazing are quite luring to opt for many people in spite of this are not able to make the most of it. The sheets are available at costly prices, making it difficult for people to have access to it. Moreover, use of secondary glazing or plastic sheeting also requires the owner or a tenant to take prior permission for the same. At times, people restrain themselves from getting into such hassles and this stands out as one of the major reasons people avoid using secondary glazing.
Secondary vs. Double Glazing
Secondary glazing is quite easy to install and put into place, in comparison to double glazing. While double glazing requires the user to replace their current window with a premade frame, all such steps are not required to be undertaken in case of the latter one. Instead in secondary glazing simple installation process has to be followed, without requiring an individual to contribute much time to it. They are available in kits, enabling you to install it on your own without wasting much efforts and time into it. Once the process of installation of secondary glazing is completed, same level of heat insulation and reduction in noise can be expected as in case of double glazing. Moreover, when not required by the user it can be removed without getting into much hassle.