subject: Impact Glass Advantages & Disadvantages [print this page] In this short article we'll talk about some of the alternatives, advantages, and disadvantages of an impact glass investment in your home.
The alternatives are pretty straightforward. Storm panels will protect you, but are quite a job to put up and take down. Then you have accordions
and roll ups. They are easy to deploy, but really ugly, and permanently mounted.
Now the disadvantages of impact glass. For one thing, the glass is expensive if it is damaged. No reasonable amount of force, or even an
unreasonable amount, will penetrate the glass. But when damaged, it will need to be replaced and that can get expensive. Another disadvantage is
that if you are used to removing your window or sliding door panes to clean, this will be very difficult with impact glass. Impact glass is very heavy and even a single panel can be more than can be easily removed.
Now, here are the advantages- Impact glass gives you storm and burglary protection 24 hours a day 7 days a week, 365 days a year with no effort
on your part. There is literally no way to penetrate this glass. Even fire rescue services have been forced to carry special equipment to get through this impact glass.
If you are bothered by outside noises like mowers and traffic, your worries are over. Impact glass is a fantastic sound deadener. You will notice a
huge decrease in outside noises sound coming in your home.
Also, since impact glass is actually two layers of glass with a plastic PVB liner, you get 99% of UV solar rays filtered out. This will eliminate any
carpet or wood floor fading caused by the sun.
Best of all, you get rid of these shaky sliding doors and will have them replaced with solid impact doors.
Protect Your Family With Impact Hurricane Window Protection.
