Double glazing is a popular choice for home owners who take pride in keeping their carbon footprint down. The same home owners will also have the comfort of knowing their energy bills will be lower than people with the average single paned windows. There are many positives that can come from having double glazing and a big one is the security it can give to one’s home. According to statistics around sixty per cent of burglaries are committed after the offender gains entry through a window. Single paned glass windows are relatively easy to break especially for people who do it frequently. Breaking a double glazed window is not impossible but it would be an incredibly noisy task and not something that could be done quickly. The chances are an offender would be caught while breaking the window, they would know this and so what a wonderful deterrent.
Windows made to the BS 7412 standards within Britain are especially difficult to break so if you decide the security of your home is a big factor when shopping for new windows do look out for these types. Some windows come with multi locks as a security feature other are made of PVCu, this in itself being it’s security perk. A window made of PVCu are designed so that they cannot be forced from the outside. PVCu windows are the most popular choice today in Britain. There are other options for double glazed window frames, things such as steel and wood, wooden frames make it possible add locks for extra security if desired.