Insulation for windows can reduce the noise in your home and cut your household energy bills at the same time! Choose the type of window insulation that best suits your new or existing home:

When contemplating extra insulation for your home, it is worth going back a step and thinking about installing windows with frames made from energy-efficient materials. Timber frames are becoming popular again, due to their energy efficiency – timber doesn’t conduct heat or cold from either the outside in or the inside out.

Double glazing is a common (though not particularly cheap) form of insulation for windows in a new home. Two or more sheets of glass are spaced out and then hermetically sealed. In this way a single unit, with an air space between the sheets, is formed. Double glazing is used for both heat and sound insulation.

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PVC windows are as good as timber when it comes to stopping the loss of heat or cold from your home. Currently on the market are multi-chamber PVC framing products for window insulation that feature up to four chambers, with air trapped inside each one. The result is that as well as heat and cold transfer being combated, noise is deadened.

For those on a tight budget, magnetic panels are a good alternative to double glazing. Acrylic panels are placed against existing windows and held in place by magnets. A gap is left between the existing window and the panel, thus creating the double-glazed effect. The panels insulate against heat and cold transfer as well as noise.

Aluminium windows are not particularly energy efficient, but if this is the type of window you are stuck with in an existing home, it’s possible to get aluminium-framed panels that can be added on to existing windows to create double-glazing insulation for the windows.

The technology now exists to provide home owners with custom-made windows with acoustic window insulation; these windows are designed to block out the frequencies of the noises specific to a particular area. This requires consultation and testing, so for more information, contact a company specialising in acoustic glazing.

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