5 Must-Know Points to Choose Right Windows & Doors and Save Cost

Windows are everywhere while we don’t pay much attention to it in daily life, until… we need to choose windows for our house or project! Here are the 5 must-know points help for window selection. Find it before selecting your windows? Congrats you will get the right and good window products with much time & cost saved!

1. What’s series of the window? Commercial or Residential?

The window requirements for residential project and commercial project are different. Normally window supplier got the different series for choices directly.

2. What’s the material of the windows?

By different materials, there are aluminum windows, wooden windows and UPVC windows for options. What would be the most propriate one for your projects? It would depend on the area characteristics and the budget.

For example, if your project is located on bush fire or typhoon area, then the aluminum window is most recommended for the strength and great performance for extreme weather. If the local whether is very cold, then you will see thermally broken aluminum windows or wooden windows are more widely used. What’s the easiest way to make decision if it’s for your house? Check what your neighbors have used most!

3. What’s the energy performance requirements?

For every government approved project, there is a report of energy performance requirements. For windows, what we need to pay most attention is 2 thermal values: the U value and the SHGC. It will impact mostly for what type of windows and glass (single or double, normal clear or low-E) required. Reliable windows supplier will ask for the energy report before quoting, then propose based on the energy requirements.

4. What’s the opening method?

By different opening methods, there are sliding, casement, awning, tilt&turn, bi-fold, double hung windows, etc. Besides certain architecture requirements, for example in some countries is not allowed to use outward casement window for building higher than 10 levels. Here are the features of different opening methods for your easy choice.

1) Sliding window: More used in openings that are wider than they are tall. Easy to operate & maintain, cost efficient.

2) Casement/Awning: More used for tall, narrow window openings. Normally better energy performance than sliding.

3) Bi-fold: Achieve the biggest opening area

4)Tilt&Turn: High-end with combination of casement window & awning window. Great performance with higher cost.

If got more questions about the opening methods, please feel free to contact for a suggestion.

5. With flyscreen or not? And what kind of flyscreen?

Flyscreen helps for both keeping the bugs out & security. For residential projects, it’s suggested to have flyscreen for all window openings.

Regarding types of flyscreen, there are sliding, folding, fixed, etc to match different window opening methods. By material, there are stainless steel safety, nylon, fiberglass flyscreen, etc. For AMJ Building, normally we would recommend stainless steel flyscreen for the strengthen and function of both keeping bugs out & anti-thief.

With clear idea of all above 5 points about choosing good windows, now you are just missing one reliable window supplier like AMJ WINDOWS to work with! AS2047 certified, aluminum & glass products expert focusing on thermally broken windows for decade. AMJ runs business with dignity and faith. Please don’t hesitate to contact at info@amjwindows.com, for any window relevant questions or requirements!