Vinyl is clearly the superior material for windows. No maintenance, excellent insulation, and strong beyond belief. Home Guard vinyl has been chemically formulated to out-perform the competition in color and performance tests.
The better living design of the Home Guard “SYSTEM” starts with thick walls of vinyl in a multi-cavity frame. Unique features like interlocking sashes, multi-weather stripped frames and easy-drain sloped sills provide maximum defense against air and water infiltration.
Super Spacer is the most respected name in the insulated glass spacer systems. Home Guard windows take you one step further by featuring Super Spacer Premium which even outperforms standard Super Spacer. Super Spacer Premium delivers higher UV resistance and a better dew point drop. When outside glass is cold, the spacer is the only defense from bringing that cold to the inside glass panel. When spacers are constructed out of metal, they conduct the cold or heat inside.
With Super Spacer Premium the material is a cellular rigid foam that not only won’t conduct heat or cold, but allows the glass to expand and contract (which all glass does!) minimizing seal failure. Super Spacer Premium also has a patented adhesive the creates a bond between the spacer and the glass even before an additional seal is applied. Add to this a mylar film to hold gases in between the panes and you have the most advanced glass seal available today. The added bonus is the cream white color of the spacer to compliment our window’s aesthetics.
Insulated glass is the largest surface of a window. Home Guard uses Super Spacer Premium, a unique white cellular spacer that offers almost no opportunity for cold or heat to be transferred. When Super Spacer Premium is combined with high efficiency Ti-R Comfort E, the result is EnergyGuard money saving glass. Home Guard double pane glass units are manufactured with double strength glass to greatly aid in sound reduction and accidental breakage.
All Home Guard windows are available with Low-E (or Low Emissivity) glass option. Low-E has an invisible, metallic coating that admits the full spectrum of sunlight but blocks radiant heat from escaping. In the winter 70-75% of heat normally escaping is reflected back into the home for energy savings. Low-E also increases the window’s inside surface temperature, making the area near the window more comfortable. In the summer 25% of the unwanted heat is reflected back to the outside, helping to block ultraviolet light which would normally fade fabrics and other materials.
Radiant Self Cleaning Glass
Home Guard is proud to offer Radiance Ti, a new self-cleaning and energy-efficient glass product as an option on all Home Guard models. The glass features a thin and durable coating which harnesses ultraviolet energy from the sun to disintegrate dirt particles, which are then smoothly rinsed away by rain or a hose. radiance Ti is unique because it has the added benefit of solar control and can maximize efficiency of heating and air conditioning with its superior insulating capabilities.