Various Window Frames
Thermally Broken Aluminium Section
uPVC section
Timber section
There are three main types of windows/doors available in Australia and from there you will find composites (mixtures) of the available types:
- Aluminium - in this range you will find uninsulated aluminium and insulated (thermally broken) aluminium
- Timber - in this range you will find standard timber (insulated) and aluminium outside/timber inside composite
- uPVC - in this range you will find uPVC (insulated) and aluminium outside with a thin uPVC veneer composite
All of these windows/doors take double glazed units and some take triple glazed units. It is important that you make sure the windows are tested in Australia and are on the Australian Window Association Window Energy Rating Scheme - http://www.wers.net/werscontent/certified-products-hub Some companies are using overseas figures and their testing is vastly different to the Australian testing standards. If they are tested to our Standard, you will know that they meet our harsh climate.
uPVC Windows
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