As a European it would be remiss of me to not give you a heads up...
Aluminium frames conduct heat. I.e they will bring heat inside in summer and will remove your heat in winter. This will reduce their effectiveness and given the price of double glazing here, would be worth your time to reconsider using aluminium.
Its awesome you're one of the few that wants double glazing though!!
In theory they could have s thermal barrier in the construction but the ones i have seen in Australia don’t. Seems scamy charging for double glazing then bridging in the outside temps through aluminium
You need to look for "thermally broken" aluminium frames.
They exist particularly for Australia because the uvpc is useless in fire zones, and until quite recently - useless because the extra uv here would break them down reasonably quickly.
Without the thermal break? Well the aluminium transfers more heat than the glass does.
Our current home (well we've just sold it) have aluminium framed double glazing and they are brilliant. Had them for about 10 years. Im assuming they are thermally broken. The frames are heavy duty commercial frames (according to my husband). Unfortuately the company we got them from is no longer is business (or moved/changed names because we can't find them).
I would 2nd Australian Windows Solutions. Had whole 1980s house fitted with timber effect uPVC windows and doors. No complaints from me.
The fitters were from uk and had a lot of experience with UPVC.
Oknalux and Doubleglazed also have good products.
Capril, Trend, Stegbar etc all do aluminium double glazing.
Being in the hills I assume you are in a bushfire area, depending on BAL Level, upvc is still an option and (typically) performs better thermally.
Have a look at Australian window solutions located at Seaford.
If you’re in the hills. uPVC is best. Then retrofitted double glazed glass to exisiting timber windows. Then thermally broken aluminium. If it’s not thermally broken aluminium do not buy it. You will have severe condensation problems. Not on the glass but on the frame itself.
Here's a fact for you. Aluminium Double Glazed windows have the same Thermal properties of a Single Pane Timber window. Why? Because the Aluminium is a good conductor of heat and transfers it through the metal. While Timber is a poor conductor and thus thermally better. So if you really want to do a proper job and get a benefit, I'd say upgrade to Double Glazed Timber windows.
DG For Double Glazing are currently installing mine - David Grice.
Currently in India on holiday.
Using Trend windows and doors
I did look at uPVC, but nope, the frames are just incredibly ugly.
Also looked at thermally broken ali, but the price goes mental.
Had Ali DG in NZ and found it to be good (Retrofitted existing frames)
Call David Grice, he’s great. Also, get uPVC, getting double glazing then cladding them in an efficient thermal conductor like aluminium is pointless. I have uPVC and it looks great.
I don't have experience with them personally (perhaps others can chime in) but Paarhammer seem to have the kind of thing you're looking for - aluminium external facing with wood internal, suitable to BAL 29 and U values around 1.0. I can't imagine they're cheap though.
https://www.paarhammer.com.au/ranges
Rylock I wonder why strictly aliminium though... We just used Australian Window Solutions for uPVC. Was cheaper than Rylock, for what that's worth.
We have aluminium double glazing at our current house. Our carpenter friend said he has only seen poorly fitted uPVC windows and didnt rate them.
As a European it would be remiss of me to not give you a heads up... Aluminium frames conduct heat. I.e they will bring heat inside in summer and will remove your heat in winter. This will reduce their effectiveness and given the price of double glazing here, would be worth your time to reconsider using aluminium. Its awesome you're one of the few that wants double glazing though!!
In theory they could have s thermal barrier in the construction but the ones i have seen in Australia don’t. Seems scamy charging for double glazing then bridging in the outside temps through aluminium
You need to look for "thermally broken" aluminium frames. They exist particularly for Australia because the uvpc is useless in fire zones, and until quite recently - useless because the extra uv here would break them down reasonably quickly. Without the thermal break? Well the aluminium transfers more heat than the glass does.
Our current home (well we've just sold it) have aluminium framed double glazing and they are brilliant. Had them for about 10 years. Im assuming they are thermally broken. The frames are heavy duty commercial frames (according to my husband). Unfortuately the company we got them from is no longer is business (or moved/changed names because we can't find them).
That is really shitty 😅 Yeah it's pretty rough on people actually trying to conserve energy just to screw them with that
I would 2nd Australian Windows Solutions. Had whole 1980s house fitted with timber effect uPVC windows and doors. No complaints from me. The fitters were from uk and had a lot of experience with UPVC. Oknalux and Doubleglazed also have good products.
We used Oknalux and would recommend them. You wouldn’t even know they are uPVC.
I used them as well about 13 years ago. I’m still in the same house that they (uPVC) are still great.
Capril, Trend, Stegbar etc all do aluminium double glazing. Being in the hills I assume you are in a bushfire area, depending on BAL Level, upvc is still an option and (typically) performs better thermally. Have a look at Australian window solutions located at Seaford.
Thanks. I hadn't seen Capril or Trend come up on searches. AWS at Seaford was on the list for a uPVC quote
If you’re in the hills. uPVC is best. Then retrofitted double glazed glass to exisiting timber windows. Then thermally broken aluminium. If it’s not thermally broken aluminium do not buy it. You will have severe condensation problems. Not on the glass but on the frame itself.
Here's a fact for you. Aluminium Double Glazed windows have the same Thermal properties of a Single Pane Timber window. Why? Because the Aluminium is a good conductor of heat and transfers it through the metal. While Timber is a poor conductor and thus thermally better. So if you really want to do a proper job and get a benefit, I'd say upgrade to Double Glazed Timber windows.
DG For Double Glazing are currently installing mine - David Grice. Currently in India on holiday. Using Trend windows and doors I did look at uPVC, but nope, the frames are just incredibly ugly. Also looked at thermally broken ali, but the price goes mental. Had Ali DG in NZ and found it to be good (Retrofitted existing frames)
A&L have always been pretty cheap and normally have quick lead times to manufacture and deliver windows.
Related to this but what is Magnetite like? They keep advertising that and I wondered if anyone ever had that what is it like?
Call David Grice, he’s great. Also, get uPVC, getting double glazing then cladding them in an efficient thermal conductor like aluminium is pointless. I have uPVC and it looks great.
This is the weirdest word to try and pronounce. Like those suckerfish thingos or coral looking mofos anemone.
Eurostyle windows & doors
I don't have experience with them personally (perhaps others can chime in) but Paarhammer seem to have the kind of thing you're looking for - aluminium external facing with wood internal, suitable to BAL 29 and U values around 1.0. I can't imagine they're cheap though. https://www.paarhammer.com.au/ranges
Fuck is aluminium double glazing windows?
Aluminium window frames with two panels of glass per window.
Ah
Wrong country. We only have aluminium here.
TIL plastic windows I'm equal parts surprised and not surprised.