Fiberglass Windows
Usingfiberglassforawindowframematerialis,insomecases,preferable tootherwindowframematerialslikewood,vinyl,ormetal.Wood,theonce ubiquitouswindowframingmaterial,becomeslesscommonasinexpensive alternativesbecomemorecommon.

Fiberglassisadurableandlonglastingwindowframingmaterialthatcan bepainted.Fiberglassprovidesthestrongestwindowmaterial–about3 timesstrongerthanaluminumandabout9timesstrongerthanvinyl. Fiberglasswindowframesareproducedsimilarlytovinyl,howeverwhere vinylisextruded(orpushed)throughaformtoprocess,fiberglassis pultruded(orpulled)tocreatethesimilarform.

Fiberglassframesuselessmassinmanufacturing,leadingtoalower conductivityandtherebyhigherenergyefficiency.Thelowembodiedenergy andlonglifeofthewindowsalsocontributestoincreasedefficiencyover thelifeofthewindow.Fiberglassessentiallydoesnotconductheator cold,increasingefficiency.Qualityfiberglassframesarecomposedofat least60%glass,aneasilyrecyclablematerial.Thehighglasscontent makesforaverytoughproduct.Italsomeanstheexpansionand contractionratesofboththewindowpanesandtheframesaresimilar, increasingthelifeofthewindowunit’ssealsandmaterials.

Installationismadeeasierbythefactthatwithfiberglassframes,the framesdonottwistorwarpduringinstallation.Thisensurestheframes staysquare–acommonproblemduringinstallationwithothertypes.The greatestdrawbackislikelytobethepremiumpricingwhichisaround 10-30%aboveamid-gradevinylproduct.Asefficienciesgrowinthe industrythispremiumisexpectedtodecrease,makingitamore competitivechoice.Asthecompetitionheatsup,thealternativeswill becomemorereadilyavailable.

Fiberglasswindowsarepracticallymaintenance-free.Theytakepaint easily,inalargeselectionofcolors,donotwarp,crack,rot,or corrode,andareverystrong.

Ultra™,asthenameimplies,istheultimatewindowframematerial.Ultra fiberglasswindowscombineatraditionalwood-frameprofilewiththe strength,stabilityandzeromaintenanceoffiberglass.OurUltraseries withstandstheharshersidesofMotherNaturelikenootherwindow,yet looklikepaintedwood.Yougetallthebeauty,butnoneofthe maintenance.

Youcanorderourfiberglasswindowsinsevenbaked-onstandardexterior colors.Awideselectionofhardwareandgridoptionsisavailable.

Milgard Fiberglassitselfisnothingnew.It'sbeenfloatingboats andaddingstrengthtoladdersforyears.Butuntil recently,thecomplexprofilesrequiredforwindowdesigns suchasbaywindowshavebeenimpossibleto attainwithfiberglass.Milgard'sR&Dteamfacedthis challengeandengineeredawindowanddoorsystemthat's impervioustowater,cold,heat,insects,saltairand ultravioletrays.Theendresult: energyefficientfiberglasswindowsand doorsthatmaintaintheirbeautyineveryseason,inany climate. 1877-388-7360