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November 2024
SWA guides on the installation of steel windows and doors
Pictured left are steel windows fromWest Leigh. Pictured right are doors fromPerla Windows.
TheSteel Window Associationhas developed a series of fact sheets; all can be viewed and downloadedhere. The following is a synopsis of the installation fact sheet which has been compiled by the industry's experts.
Steel windows and doors are designed for fixing directly into structural openings of masonry, concrete, brick, block or steelwork. They can be inserted into subframes of metal, plastic or timber, particularly when bolder sightlines are desired. Glazing techniques can vary from metal casement putty fronting of single glass to drained and ventilated systems with beads for insulating glass units. This guide offers advice to frames of hot rolled steel - W10, W20, W30, W40, SMW - and of cold formed hollow profiles, either replacing windows in existing buildings or destined for new construction. Each manufacturer will have their own variations and it is strongly recommended that the manufacturers' specialist fixing and glazing services be employed for all but the most straightforward single light ‘hole-in-wall' installations.
All windows produced by SWA members in hot rolled steel sections to BS.6510 are protected by the hot dip galvanizing process in accordance with BS EN ISO 1461.
To read the full fact sheet, please clickhere.
For further information on the Steel Window Association or if you're interested in becoming a member, please visitwww.steel-window-association.co.uk
Editors' notes
SWA members have exclusive access to a range of collectively developed energy- rated systems which are compliant with building regulations and that are recognised by theBritish Fenestration Rating Council(BFRC). The SWA also works in cooperation with both the British and European standards agencies, window research bodies and other influential organisations; includingFENSAand as mentioned above, theConstruction Products Associationand theGlass & Glazing Federation. Members of the Steel Window Association offer a UK wide service for the refurbishment, repair and replacement of various types of old metal windows, doors and screens, as well as being able to manufacture new fenestration which fully meets the requirements of the building regulations.
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