Keep The Warmth

Homeowners are always being advised to fit double glazing, comprehensive insulation and rejig their more than likely inefficient central heating system. But apart from those kind of expensive tactics, what can be done cheaply and quickly to keep your house warm? Once it gets colder outside than inside, all homes will lose heat. The key to stopping this is to identify exactly where this heat is being lost. The way to achieve this is to make the home much more energy efficient. Energy-efficient glass can make your home warmer and less prone to outside noise as well as making sure that you have low energy bills. London Glaziers provide a comprehensive service. This might mean installing double or triple glazing, or even secondary glazing. A heat loss problem can be attributed to badly fitted windows and glass that just cannot keep the heat in. Energy saving is very popular these days but not too expensive, and can give a substantial saving on the quarterly energy bill. There will be little or no formation of condensation, with fewer drafts from the windows, and less outside noise penetrating the home. London Glazing only supply professional tradesmen. Historically, the tried and trusted way to make the home warmer is to fit Double Glazed Windows made of two single glass sheets opposite each other but with a 16mm gap. This air gap effectively stops any heat from passing through the glass and also makes it difficult for cold to enter in through the glass. There can be 3 sheets of glass, known as Triple Glazing made from different materials which also vary because of the level of sunshine that the glass will allow to pass. Low-e coatings for glass have been developed to reduce the amount of ultraviolet and infrared light that can pass through a glass pane without compromising the amount of visible light. As heat or light energy is absorbed by a glass pane it is either shifted by moving air or reradiated by the glass’s surface. This ability of a material to radiate energy is also known as emissivity, hence low ‘E’ glass.