Sliding aluminum windows for balconies and verandas: glazing gazebos

Pavilions located in the local area, have a quiet rest, create a unique comfort and atmosphere of a private home. In such rooms often use sliding aluminum windows. Unlike standard glass packs, they will save space and increase the functionality of the room.

Being in nature, undoubtedly, one would like the gazebo to be well ventilated, and while standing on the balcony, it is better to have a large opening for access of fresh air, which will allow to refresh the apartment well. It is possible to embody, using a warm or cold type of glazing.

The type of glazing used depends on how you intend to use the gazebo, veranda or balcony. For example, frameless sliding glazing refers to a cold type of glazing. As a rule, the room where this type of windows is installed is used in the warm season.For this room does not require additional sound insulation.

Frameless glazing uses a special system of movement of the window leaf, because it implies a glass wall. The window leaf slides between the profiles, allowing the entire opening to be completely opened, thus gathering against the wall in one pile. The glass is attached directly to the profile of the window without the use of vertical holders, creating a panoramic view. If necessary, window cassettes can be easily shifted to the side and slide silently on the roller guides, or the ventilation of the room can be arranged with the help of a tilt-and-turn mechanism.

The warm type of glazing will allow you to be inside the glazed room in the off-season and even in the cold season. This type includes frame sliding glazing, which uses a glass unit with good sound and thermal insulation characteristics. It is based on the principle of movement of the wardrobe: the frame slides along the guides, coming over each other. The opening can be opened half or two thirds.

It should be noted that it will be expedient to install a warm type of sliding glazing only if it is planned to insulate the floors, walls, roof, and also install a heat source in the glazed room.

In the case of frame glazing, an aluminum profile with a thermal break is used. The thermal conductivity of this option is much lower than that of a standard aluminum profile. Double-glazed windows with warm glazing are used with a thickness of up to 24 mm.

The main features are the presence of thermal breaks and double-glazed windows.

In warm types of glazing, in contrast to cold options, there are, along with horizontal sash profiles, vertical ones.

Another important difference between a warm system and a cold one. - it is mandatory to have a strong beam for fastening the profile on top. The warm type of sliding glazing is also distinguished by a rather high price, as well as a large weight of the structure itself.

Weight has an important influence on the possibility of installing warm sliding structures. Installing warm glazing on the terraces adjacent to the house is necessary only in those cases if they have a common foundation. In the remaining points, the installation of these systems is similar to each other.

Sliding types of window profiles allow you to perform the following functions:

• provide a favorable indoor climate;
• effectively create a barrier for any blood-sucking insects;
• protect the room from various atmospheric phenomena (rain, snow, wind);
• allow you to create a cozy, unique atmosphere;
• allow you to avoid heat loss in the room;
• strengthen sound insulation of the room;
• provide ease of washing;
• resistant to rust;
• there is the possibility of manufacturing according to individual measurements;
• There is the possibility of maximum use of daylight.

Various manufacturing techniques allow the use of a large number of designs for glazing. Sliding mechanisms today are of such types as tilt-sliding and parallel-sliding. Each of them has both pros and cons.

Parallel-sliding devices open when moving the moving part of the window in the direction of the deaf. Opening is quite easy: the handle must be turned to the opening state by 180 degrees, and the window casement must be pulled towards itself and shifted to the side to the deaf window.

The advantages of parallel-sliding window systems include:

• high porch window;
• the ability to apply in such design solutions as stained glass;
• a greater degree of protection against burglary compared with the tilt-and-slide type.

Of the minuses, it is also worth highlighting some positions.

• The big weight complicating process of operation.
• High price.
• The opening part of the window should be equal to the plugged part (with a size of at least 720 mm). It turns out that the window can be set with an opening size of at least 1.5 meters.

Sliding systems are created from profiles, the raw material for which is plastic, PVC, aluminum, glass composite or wood. Aluminum profiles are the most durable and affordable price-quality ratio. Those materials, which are listed above, unfortunately, are relatively expensive for aluminum.

Designs made of aluminum are light and easy to install. Light weight of the sash will not give a large load on the base. Also, aluminum profiles are easy to maintain.

To do this, simply perform simple actions:

• vacuum clean well every three years;
• clean the brush seals annually;
• lubricate mechanical parts once every six months;
• When opening highly primorozhennye window frames, you must use the defroster.

It is possible to install sliding window constructions at any time of the year - winter and frost are not a hindrance for them.Installation of glazing of any level of complexity will take no more than one day. Installation of aluminum sliding structures will allow to realize any design decisions. For the installation and assembly of such structures do not require special fortifications, as well as an expensive tool, which undoubtedly affects the low price of finished products.

For information on glazing terraces and gazebos with sliding glass doors, see the following video.