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I'm planning to build a house next year and I'm starting to do some research on how I'm going to insulate and heat the house. One of the things I want to do is install high performance [broken link removed], possibly triple glazed. I often see on programs such as Grand Designs that people source there windows and patio doors in Scandinavia or other parts of Europe. I presume that this is down to getting quality products and good prices. Does anyone have any experience in this area?
In relation to energy efficiency a triple glazed unit has only a slight benefit compared to an "A" rated double glazed unit. A triple glazed unit is double to cost of a double glazed unit as the 3 panes have to be toughened. Triple glazing is only advantageous for noise.
Bear in mind the difference in climate to Ireland from where you are buying your joinery. Sweden/Scandanavia/Poland have a crisp dry cold atmospehere whereas Ireland has a wet damp cold atmosphere therefore the lifespan/preformance of the joinery would be totally different in the two countries. Hardwood (Iroko) is the most suited to Ireland.
Also think about, if a double glazed/triple glazed unit gets broken how will you replace it.
I watched the Irish equivalent of grand designs a few weeks back, the people building the house imported windows from Latvia and some of them didn't fit properly so they had to so some remedial work on the house to install them. Risk of importing is that if you have problems, getting it sorted could be difficult
In relation to energy efficiency a triple glazed unit has only a slight benefit compared to an "A" rated double glazed unit. A triple glazed unit is double to cost of a double glazed unit as the 3 panes have to be toughened. Triple glazing is only advantageous for noise.
Bear in mind the difference in climate to Ireland from where you are buying your joinery. Sweden/Scandanavia/Poland have a crisp dry cold atmospehere whereas Ireland has a wet damp cold atmosphere therefore the lifespan/preformance of the joinery would be totally different in the two countries. Hardwood (Iroko) is the most suited to Ireland.
Also think about, if a double glazed/triple glazed unit gets broken how will you replace it.
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