uPVC - IS BY FAR THE BEST WINDOW FRAME MATERIAL FOR REDUCING ENERGY BILLS, IMPROVING SOUND INSULATION, WEATHER PROOFING, IS VIRTUALLY MAINTENANCE FREE AND HAS MULTI POINT LOCKING SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE SECURITY. uPVC ALSO HAS A MUCH WIDER RANGE OF WINDOW AND DOOR OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM AND $ FOR $ IS THE BEST VALUE FOR MONEY. uPVC ALSO HAS THE FASTEST PAYBACK TIME IN YOUR INVESTMENT.
TIMBER - IS THE NEXT BEST CHOICE BUT, IS EXPENSIVE, REQUIRES REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND INCREASES THE RISK OF GLASS UNIT FAILURE.
THERMAL BREAK ALUMINIUM - IS A MUCH BETTER CHOICE THAN ALUMINIUM BUT STILL PERFORMS WORSE THAN uPVC AND TIMBER AND IS MORE EXPENSIVE
ALUMINIUM - IS A POOR CONDUCTER OF HEAT AND COLD. CHOOSING DOUBLE GLAZED ALUMINIUM FRAMES SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENS THE BENEFITS OF DOUBLE GLAZING BY RADIATING HEAT AND COLD INTO THE GLASS UNITS. ALUMINIUM ALSO HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON NOISE INSULATION. PAY BACK PERIODS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN ALL OTHER OPTIONS.
THERE IS A REASON WHY uPVC FRAMES HAVE BEEN THE DOMINANT CHOICE FOR HOMEOWNERS AROUND THE WORLD FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND ARE NOW THE FASTEST GROWING BUILDING MATERIALS PRODUCT IN AUSTRALIA!