Homebuilding & Renovating

Double VS triple glazing

Should you upgrade to triple glazing? It’s a tricky question that faces self-builders when they come to specify the finishes for their new home. It costs more than double glazing, around 20% more, so why choose it?

Double glazing has been mandatory in the UK since 1995 and it has grown increasingly efficient over the years. But, in some parts of the world, notably Scandinavia and Germany, triple glazing now predominates and in cold mountain climates like Switzerland people even opt for quadruple glazing. But in

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