If you’re buying a replacement home, be prepared that your builder or, contractor won’t do his best in installing the windows and doors albeit on the superficial level everything looks nice. That’s why it’s important to remember of certain elements for our quest to find uPVC Window and doors in Shimoga.
1. BUY WINDOWS WITH WRITTEN SPECIFICATIONS- it’s one among the foremost important factors while making decision to shop for uPVC Window and doors in Shimoga which goes to affect you & your family for next 15-20 years.
UPVC Profile specification : Which company profile he’s using? (German/Turkish/Chinese/Indian)
Steel Reinforcement type : What sort of reinforcement he’s using ? (Galvanized steel & its thickness )
Fittings: What sort of fittings or, hardware he’s using ? (German/Turkish/Chinese/Indian )
Glass: What make Glass he’s using ? (AIS or, Saint Gobain or, Others )
Warranty- What quite warranty for after sales service is he providing ? (Is he providing only on upvc profile or, also on fittings )-ASK MIN. 10 YEARS WARRANTY ON PROFILE also AS ON FITTINGS FROM MANUFACTURER…
2. UPVC PROFILE – all talks about benefits of upvc doors & windows, little question upvc is best material to be utilized in place of wood, aluminum & steel but it’s one disadvantage i.e. limited lastingness , that’s why it’s steel reinforcement inside all upvc profiles. Please check profile marking as per EN 12608 guidelines.
3. STRUCTURALLY STABLE OR, SAFE DESIGNED DOORS & WINDOWS- this is often another one among the important factors while choosing top quality doors & windows. As discussed earlier uPVC Profile has limited lastingness so it’s important to ask the dealer of uPVC Window and doors in Shimoga about maximum deflection allowed when exposed to wind speed as per your city. it’ll cover the purpose of inside steel reinforcement’s thickness also as shape as reinforcement gives required lastingness to uPVC windows & doors system.
4. FITTINGS CHOICE – one among the main differentiating think about upvc windows & doors as compared to wooden and aluminum counter parts-i.e. wider home in fittings. we will choose multi point locking to single point locking –no more locking the door with 3 different locking mechanisms. Also Functioning of windows & doors depends on good fittings. Three sorts of fittings are available within the market. German, Turkish & Chinese. accompany German fittings if you would like peace of mind for min. 10 years. Ask your upvc windows Shimoga dealer about weight of sash as in uPVC doors & windows each top quality fittings comes in consistent with counterweight . E.g. Hinges for Doors are available from 50 kg. To 180 kg. . If your supplier isn’t calculating or, mentioning counterweight on its proposal then presumably you’ll have trouble while functioning of doors &windows.
5. GLASS: – Glass itself is one among the important factors in window & door. One got to do self analysis while choosing glass
6.SEARCH FOR LOCAL DEALER with best product- attempt to look for local supplier for top quality windows & doors. And this search end with us- Weatherseal Shimoga.
7. SITE CONDITIONS & INSTALLATION STANDARDS– Site readiness for windows & doors. Most of the time customers request to put in windows & doors when site isn’t ready & bad installation conditions can kill top quality product.
UPVC has high resistance to weather,to corrosion and to the foremost materials found on Building sites so it might be best to put in uPVC windows & doors after final paint or. P.O.P. . Installed windows are subjected to load , superload and wind load, high and coldness and weathering. These factors have also big influence on the joint between walls and window also as Doors. Careful planning and good craftsmanship is therefore essential for the standard of installation.
8. ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS MUST- UPVC windows & doors is an energy efficient material but we’ve to settle on glass & windows combination during a manner during which it should save energy. E.g. if it’s south facing opening, we should always choose heat reflective glass with window to save lots of energy.
9. the way to GET BEST PRICE FOR UPVC WINDOWS & DOORS – Most of the time first time buyer ask this question to me.One has got to understand Doors & windows isn’t a ready-made product & there’s no thumb-rule for costing. One has got to enter details to urge best distribute of his/her hard-earned money because it is customized product so price depends on below mentioned factors-
UPVC windows & doors Profile- Good Quality profile will increase price 15-20 the dearer than cheaper made profiles made windows & doors.(Go for Profile as per International standards because it is customized product , you’ll change fittings but not profile easily)
Fittings – Good multi point locking & as per counterweight calculating fittings will increase price 20-30 %.
Glass has 20-40% share in window & door price.
10. LAST CHECKING POINT: – Last but not the least “What gets us into trouble isn’t what we do not know. It’s what we all know needless to say that just ain’t so.” So BE ALERT ALWAYS.