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Fiberglass It’s one of those materials that humans have been gifted. A little science, chemistry and know-how = amazing windows. We are privileged to be able to build extremely durable and versatile windows. The graphics illustrate several of the advantages of using fiberglass. It’s difficult to deny the benefits of the material. These windows are on another level!!! #fiberglasswindows #fiberglassdoors #duxton #sunrayfiberglasswindowsand doors #duxtonwindows #colourfulwindows #windows #doors #thebestwindows

Let’s Talk Expansion and Contraction One of the selling points for fiberglass windows are their very low expansion and contraction rate. If you have have ever installed vinyl siding, you know that you have to allow for the siding to expand and contract. In some cases a 12’ board of vinyl siding can expand and contract as much as a half and 1/2”! Why do we trust our most vulnerable and important areas in our homes to a material that we know is moving around constantly due to the most basic forces of nature? Let’s face it, we live in an extreme environment, winters are stinking cold, our summers a blazing hot. Is there material that can handle this??? At SunRay we are believers in the science of Fiberglass frames. Fiberglass frames are made of the same essential material as glass, fiberglass sash and frames expand and contract at the same rate as the glass they hold, leading to fewer leaks. That is one of the reasons why fiberglass windows can last for up to 50 years! How much does glass expand per degree? A piece of glass 2 metres in length (expressed in mm) subjected to an increase in temperature of 30°C will lengthen by: 2000 x 9 x 10-6 x 30 = 0.54 mm Theoretically, an increase of 100°C will cause 1 metre of glass to expand by approximately 1mm. This is negligible, we are not seeing a swing of 100 degrees even in our harsh climate… So how much does vinyl expand? It expands seven times farther than glass with each degree of temperature. This can cause the seal between the vinyl framework and the glass to fail. The problem increases with the size of the window; the bigger the sash, the sooner it fails. Wow! This is a problem, we have two different materials that are designed to never come apart but also need to be able to move at different rates. We are asking a great deal of our vinyl windows. It’s like throwing kids in the back seat for 8 hours straight and asking them not to fight. There will be conflict. When it comes to windows, the sealed units usually pay the price by showing a leak sooner or later. And then we see the fog inside the window panes, meaning that window needs replacing. #fiberglasswindows

The Pultrusion Process. High-tech fiberglass pultrusion technology offers an exciting alternative to metal, plastic, or wood frame windows. Fiberglass has all the advantages of competing systems, with none of their disadvantages. The ultimate window-frame material, pultruded fiberglass, differs from common fiberglass used in pools, boats, and storage tanks. Continuous strands of glass are saturated in a thermoset resin, and pass through a heated die. They are pulled through, the die, rather than pushed or extruded, through the die – hence the term ‘pultrusion’. In the pultrusion process, continuous fibers reinforcing in roving or mat/roving forms are drawn through a specially formulated resin bath to coat each fiber with a thermosetting resin mixture. The coated fibers are assembled by a forming guide and then drawn through a heated die. Cure of the thermosetting resin is activated by heat in the die and catalyst in the resin mix. Unlike aluminum or PVC which are pushed through a die and then worked at the exit end, the pultrusion process pulls the material, hence the name, through the die and the resulting profile is cut to length as it leaves the die. It is then ready for use without further forming or treatment. * It’s important to note that pultrusions have about 80% less embodied energy than aluminum and 39 % less than vinyl. Less energy is required to manufacture fiberglass windows. Fiberglass pultrusion has the lowest embodied energy consumption compared to other materials. Very little energy is used in the manufacturing of the product and minimal waste results from production. Fiberglass windows create very little waste in the cutting process; the remainder is ground up to be used as a filler for other products, such as asphalt. All fiberglass materials have no special transportation or handling requirements. Fiberglass windows have a long life expectancy will not degrade when painted. Fibreglass superior strength allows windows to have more glass surface and provide you with a spectacular view. #fiberglass #sunraywindows #energyefficient #fiberglasswindows