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Aluminium |
UPVC |
| MAINTENANCE |
Aluminums windows and doors need painting over long periods of usage. |
UPVC windows and doors requires no painting; only routine cleaning. |
| DURABILITY UNDER EXTREME WEATHER |
Aluminums windows and aluminums doors can start fading after sustained exposure to sun. Start looking ugly. |
UPVC windows and doors have UV resistant blend; do not fade under sustained exposure to sun. |
| MONSOON RESISTANCE |
Aluminums windows and aluminums doors allow rain water to come in due to poor insulation and installation. |
UPVC windows and doors have a built in special rain drain mechanism. For heavy rains; special rain track can be accommodated. |
| RESISTANCE TO WIND |
Due to poor structural strength and insulation; aluminums windows and aluminums doors tend to rattle in face of strong winds leading to whistling sounds. |
UPVC windows and doors are multi chambered and reinforced with steel. For heavy wind loads; they can be reinforced with a hurricane bar. |
| ENVIORNMENTAL IMPACT |
Aluminums windows and aluminums door frames use large amounts of energy in production; not an environment friendly choice. |
UPVC windows and doors use less energy at the time of production; hence more environment friendly. |
| AESTHETICS |
Aluminum windows and aluminums doors can Look Cold And Out Of Proportion. |
UPVC windows and doors have elegant looks; enhances both; the exteriors and interiors of the building. |
| ENERGY CONSERVATION |
Aluminum windows and aluminums door (being metal) conduct heat energy. Poor sealing and imperfect installation leads to lot of energy loss |
UPVC windows and doors are poor conductors of heat. They have excellent sealing with multiple point locks and fusion welded joints; hence conserve energy. |
| SOUND INSULATION |
Aluminum windows and aluminums doors are poorly sealed with mechanical joints and poorly installed leading to poor sound insulation. |
UPVC Windows and doors are fusion welded, lock at multiple points and double sealed leading to excellent sound insulation. |
| SUNLIGHT |
Aluminum windows and aluminums doors Hollow frames lead to poor structural strength; thus leading to more members and lesser sunlight. |
UPVC windows and doors are steel reinforced; hence structurally strong. They allow large sizes leading to more sunlight. |
| ADDITION TO VALUE OF HOME |
Aluminums windows and aluminums doors require lot of maintenance; hence do not add to value of home. |
UPVC windows and doors have a long life and do not require any maintenance. Hence they add to the long term value of the home. |
| VENTILATION |
Aluminums windows and aluminums doors have more frames; hence lesser area for ventilation. |
UPVC windows and doors are structurally strong and require less frames allowing more ventilation. |
| EASE OF USE |
Aluminums windows and aluminums doors have poor quality hardware which does not last long; leading to difficult usage experience. |
UPVC windows and doors use international quality hardware that allows easy use of windows. |
