Everyone has probably heard about various myths about plastic windows.
These stereotypes sometimes prevent you from making the right decision about installing PVC windows in your home. Let's figure it out together.
Yes, polyvinyl chloride sounds scary, and the use of lead as a stabilizer in PVC production is not at all encouraging.
But don't confuse naturalness and eco-friendliness. These are completely different things.
PVC is completely harmless to humans, otherwise they would not make blood transfusion vessels from it.
As for lead, modern research proves its harmlessness in the finished product. For example, lead is used in the production of crystal.
Statistics show that 45% of the population chooses plastic windows, approximately 30% prefer wooden frames and 25% install aluminum.
It is unlikely that the majority of the population would choose a worse option for their new windows.
The so-called ventilation of old windows arose due to the impossibility of their tight installation.
Therefore, drafts appeared throughout the apartment, and they had to be sealed for the winter.
Yes, plastic windows are hermetically sealed when necessary and can “breathe” in micro-ventilation mode.
And any condensation that may form due to the tightness can be easily eliminated by simple ventilation.
PVC windows have been chosen by world experts for the so-called "Ideal Home", that is, a home for allergy sufferers and asthmatics.
Not only do such windows not emit any chemicals, but they also do not let in any dust or pollen from the street.
Therefore, we can safely say that polyvinyl chloride is hypoallergenic.
The first windows actually turned yellow when exposed to sunlight.
But progress does not stand still, and therefore, thanks to modern additives, your windows will always remain white.
In fact, the color fantasy of plastic windows is not limited by anything; they will easily fit into any color interior.
As for the shape, they can be whatever your architectural imagination desires.
A window made of a three-chamber profile and a single-chamber glass unit is equal in thermal insulation properties to a wall two bricks thick.
So, in the middle zone, such a PVC window is perfect in terms of climatic parameters.
As mentioned above, prices for plastic windows are constantly decreasing, and they are much cheaper than similar wooden ones.
And if you take into account the savings on utilities that PVC windows will bring you over many years of use, then they will cost you nothing.
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