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With proper glazing of the balcony or loggia, this space can be used as an additional living space. It is possible to increase the area of adjacent rooms due to the square meters of the balcony. However, before performing repairs, it is necessary to study a couple of important nuances about the glazing of loggias and balconies.

With the onset of winter, many owners of houses and apartments face such a problem as the freezing of plastic windows. A crust of ice forms at the junction of the frame and the window sill or at the bottom of the double-glazed window, even with a slight frost.

Low tide or drainage bar is a window detail that is located outside the room and is mounted in the lower part of the opening. The main function of this bar is protective. Low tide protects the mounting seam, part of the wall and the foundation from getting excess moisture.

The purchase of metal—plastic windows — especially high-quality ones that will effectively cope with energy saving and other functions - is associated with significant costs. Very often, owners of houses and apartments refuse to purchase windows with the necessary functionality and good characteristics due to a banal lack of money - and choose lower—quality products.

Glass or a combination of several glasses is the main part of the window structure, which occupies the largest part of the opening by area. Therefore, energy efficiency indicators depend to the greatest extent on the correct choice of glass.

When installing metal-plastic windows, the difference in the microclimate becomes noticeable immediately. With wooden structures, the air in the room was similar in humidity to the air outside the window, and the temperature in the room fluctuated noticeably with changes in the weather.

Sometimes, when replacing old wooden structures with new metal-plastic windows, black spots appear on the slopes and quickly grow. It is not difficult to recognize mold in them. If no drastic measures are taken, the colonies of the fungus will increase rapidly. What caused the problem, how to deal with it, and also how to prevent the appearance of mold – read below.

This question is most often asked by the happy owners of brand-new metal-plastic windows. In wooden structures, "tears" on the glasses appear much less often. With the recent replacement of old structures with PVC, the owners begin to notice moisture on the windows, although it would seem that nothing in the room has changed. Where does the water come from?