My house is around 45 years old and has had aluminium window frames fitted, probably about 12 years ago. They seem to be designed to take an inner frame as there is a deep recess all the way round the frame which currently just holds moisture in winter and grows fungi. Is anyone able to explain what this recess is for and if it would be suitable to fit a rubber rimmed glass sheet into? I live in Southland New Zealand and our winters are quite wet and cold.
DIY double glazing existing aluminium window frames
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Posted Saturday 22 May 2010 @ 1:42:14 am from IP #
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Eco
MemberMaybe to hold a flyscreen? But I would expect that to be on the outside to enable the window to slide open from the inside without removing the screen. Don't know about using it for a second layer of glass. (Could consider Magnetite or similar but expensive.)
Posted Saturday 22 May 2010 @ 3:01:19 am from IP # -
dymonite69
MemberSomeone on this forum should be able to answer your question:
Posted Saturday 22 May 2010 @ 4:17:33 am from IP # -
Retractable flyscreens should be considered when these types of projects...
For basic information check this web site: http://www.flyscreen.com.auPosted Thursday 26 Jul 2012 @ 10:55:38 am from IP # -
johnmath
Memberjill nicholls said:
My house is around 45 years old and has had aluminium window frames fitted, probably about 12 years ago. I live in Southland New Zealand and our winters are quite wet and cold.Unless the aluminium frames have a thermal break in them, the frames will negate most of the benefit of double glazing. Secondary glazing which also insulates the existing frames may be a better option.
jill nicholls said:
They seem to be designed to take an inner frame as there is a deep recess all the way round the frame which currently just holds moisture in winter and grows fungi. Is anyone able to explain what this recess is for and if it would be suitable to fit a rubber rimmed glass sheet into?I am not sure what this is - there are many different designs of window frames. Is this on the inside or the outside? If it is on the inside and retaining moisture, you would need to solve the problem before installing secondary glazing.
I have made many posts about secondary glazing on this forum over the past month as it is often an inexpensive and effective upgrade to window performance - just search for secondary glazing.
Posted Thursday 26 Jul 2012 @ 6:26:54 pm from IP # -
"... just search for secondary glazing."
Unfortunately, the Search function on this forum is rubbish.
To get a useful result, enter the term in the search function box, then go to the bottom of the result and click "You may also try your search at Google"
That works well, but you have to ignore the infuriating useless commercial sites at the head of the list.
You will also find that the sites that you open in future will display advertisements for double glazing. I don't know how long they will keep this up. I am currently getting advertisements for roller shutters. I only wanted to repair one, not buy one.Posted Thursday 26 Jul 2012 @ 11:23:05 pm from IP # -
johnmath
MemberCatopsilia said:
"... just search for secondary glazing."I think you can use inverted commas to search for a phrase eg "secondary glazing"
Alternatively the threads I was refering to are here:
http://www.ata.org.au/forums/topic/11
http://www.ata.org.au/forums/topic/3570#post-27840Posted Friday 27 Jul 2012 @ 1:02:01 am from IP #
