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Architectural Glazing Systems for Frameless Sliding Glass Doors So you've decided to install frameless sliding glass doors in your home. That's a solid choice considering how they add elegance and simplicity to your house. But have you thought about how they should function? After all, doors exist to separate the inside and outside living spaces. Ideal doors should keep the heat and cold out depending on the season. They should also withstand Australia's varying weather conditions. Double glazed and triple glazed doors are unique architectural glazing systems that are designed to address these very issues. Not only are they effective in insulation, they can also reduce noise levels. Whether you get double or triple glazing on your frameless sliding glass doors will depend on your budget and preference. Double glazed glass is exactly what it sounds like: two panes of glass with a layer of air or special gas in between. Triple glazed glass is the same principle with three panes of glass. Either one offers a superior alternative to single glazed glass for the following reasons: 1. Better insulation Single glazed glass doors and windows are hard to come by these days because of their lack of proper insulation. Double glazing is standard on many residential and commercial buildings, with triple glazing rising in popularity. According to Australian Government's Your Home website, your home loses up to 40% of heating energy in cold weather and gains up to 87% of heat through windows in warm weather. That is exactly the opposite of what you want. Double and triple glazing makes your glass doors and windows perform more efficiently. 2. Noise reduction Double-glazing also has another welcoming effect of reducing the transmission of noise. Traffic, aircraft interference, and human voices can all cause disturbances in your day-to-day life. Your beautiful frameless sliding doors are not just for the aesthetics; they can also improve your living quality by keeping annoying noises at bay.

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Architectural Glazing Systems for Frameless Sliding Glass Doors

So you've decided to install frameless sliding glass doors in your home. That's a solid choice considering how they add elegance and simplicity to your house.

But have you thought about how they should function? After all, doors exist to separate the inside and outside living spaces. Ideal doors should keep the heat and cold out depending on the season. They should also withstand Australia's varying weather conditions.

Double glazed and triple glazed doors are unique architectural glazing systems that are designed to address these very issues. Not only are they effective in insulation, they can also reduce noise levels. Whether you get double or triple glazing on your frameless sliding glass doors will depend on your budget and preference.

Double glazed glass is exactly what it sounds like: two panes of glass with a layer of air or special gas in between. Triple glazed glass is the same principle with three panes of glass. Either one offers a superior alternative to single glazed glass for the following reasons:

1. Better insulation

Single glazed glass doors and windows are hard to come by these days because of their lack of proper insulation. Double glazing is standard on many residential and commercial buildings, with triple glazing rising in popularity.

According to Australian Government's Your Home website, your home loses up to 40% of heating energy in cold weather and gains up to 87% of heat through windows in warm weather. That is exactly the opposite of what you want. Double and triple glazing makes your glass doors and windows perform more efficiently.

2. Noise reduction

Double-glazing also has another welcoming effect of reducing the transmission of noise. Traffic, aircraft interference, and human voices can all cause disturbances in your day-to-day life. Your beautiful frameless sliding doors are not just for the aesthetics; they can also improve your living quality by keeping annoying noises at bay.

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3. Cost

Needless to say, better insulation decreases the need for air conditioning or heating which will dramatically reduce your energy bill.

4. Environment friendly

You'll also be emitting less greenhouse gas, making your home more environmentally friendly. In NSW, the company that installs your doors will consider all the requirements of the BASIX (Building Sustainability Index). BASIX is NSW's effort to reduce consumption of energy and water across the homes in the state.

You'll always have the option of getting single, double, or triple glazing on your glass doors. For the aforementioned reasons, your home will benefit much more from double or triple glazing.

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