MagazínSeries - Winter Garden: Cladding conservatories

April 6, 2017

 

In order conservatory fulfill its function all year round, it is necessary to add aluminum, wood, steel or plastic construction of conservatories matching jacket. The sheath are glass or polycarbonate.

 

 

For conservatories, it is desirable that the material from which the cladding has high light transmission but that also sufficiently thermally and acoustically insulated. Light transmission and thermal insulation significantly affect the microclimate outside the conservatory. The quality and type of material is then based on how challenging the year-round thermoregulation.

 

Simple glass is currently to build conservatories unused. This glass does not have adequate isolation. Its advantage is namely high light transmittance, but on the surface of these lenses are largely condensed water is thus not suitable for cladding conservatories.

 

According to special definition in terms of multiple board composed of two or more sheets of the same or different types of glass that are separated by an interspace which is hermetically sealed. This space is filled with dry air or a special gas. For cladding conservatory glazing is typical width of 24 mm. However, you can also use triple. Triple glazing has superior insulating properties, but is heavier and the light transmittance is lower. Selecting the thickness of the insulating glass and is dependent on the type of construction of winter gardens, and its capacity.

 

Unlike polycarbonate glass stands out for its lightness, but with it the possibility of a low load. Polycarbonate has a lower light transmission than glass. Polycarbonate can be recommended for lightweight construction, and is particularly suitable in the roof space of the winter garden.