The Pros And Cons Of UPVC Windows In India, And Its Price In India
To build a house, the structures,
columns, cement and bricks can play mortar and pestle, but a home needs a cozy
vibe in that structure. Adequate natural light goes a long way, as we all know,
and this is what we think of when we think UPVC
windows. But windows are functionally much bigger to your home, and
potentially your quality of life than you would usually think. In lieu of a
comprehensive breakdown of the less obvious functions of a window, the first
thing that is called to mind is what material it is made of.
Chances are that the monuments and
cultural heritage buildings in your city have either wooden or a hundred
varieties of marble and stone as its windows and balustrades and balcony archs.
But they follow time-specific architectural trends, and after the late 1930s,
modern architecture changed with the onset of new and exciting materials. uPVC
(unplasticized polyvinyl chloride, or polyvinyl, as it is colloquially referred
to) is one of these modern novelties.
Why
use UPVC rather than other materials?
Thinking about plastic invariably
leads to a somewhat pejorative connotation. This bias that plastic is cheap and
therefore cannot measure up to quality is one that originates from a larger
backlash at the general decline in build quality that mass commercialization
meant, plastic and combustion falling in the same time and space did not help
its case. However, these complaints are very outdated in 2018, and polyvinyl’s
comparative affordability does not translate to a lapse in quality at all. If
this is alone not reason enough to give UPVC a wide berth, there are even more
features that may convince you. As a matter of fact, UPVC does many things
better than wood, marble, granite, metal or any other conventional material.
First off, conceptualize the idea of
having to constantly maintain your already expensive mahogany woodwork on your
designer door. It likely is not a very pleasant thought. While wooden frames
can make your windows look majestic, they come at the heavy-handed expense of
wood’s limited ability to adapt and withstand wears and tears of weather.
Windows are always exposed on the outside, so being able to endure all kinds of
weather is a big deal. UPVC windows, on the other hand, are high
durability and low-maintenance. Moreover, this is not to the detriment of the
aesthetics of the rest of your home, as today there are options to make it
simulate the look of wood.
As a con, however, UPVC windows are weaker than their aluminum
counterparts, so also take note of that when purchasing.
A
bang for your bucks
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