Windows and doors made of steel are an innovative solution for creating a stunning, customized appearance with long-lasting quality to make your home or office a more attractive investment.
There are numerous advantages of adding steel windows and doors to your building’s exterior for example:
Durability:
The strength is among the most important characteristics of a steel door and our thermally-bonded galvanizing process is able to stand up to the most demanding of environments. Our doors are above the standards of the industry and are at the highest quality in terms of durability and climate endurance. It’s well-known that windows and doors made from steel last for three generations with glass only being replaced.
Custom Style:
Windows and doors made of steel don’t need to appear boring and cold. Clear, narrow and sleek designs are now the norm for the industry, and we are proud of providing precisely this. We can also modify your door to create stunning appearance. Our steel internal doors are a perfect match for contemporary, modern, and traditional styles are space-saving and offer openings, and functional features such as French doors sliding double, bi-fold, and sliding. We are currently manufacturing four different lines of windows made of steel, each with distinct characteristics that allow us to provide solutions for awnings, fixed windows as well as French casements.
Narrow Sightlines:
The only quality that is more commonly linked to steel doors and windows than their narrow viewlines. Architects have used this feature in all kinds of buildings throughout the centuries, and have incorporated the elegant look in steel windows to numerous architectural designs. In reality, the minimalist look of steel doors and windows comes from the strong and durable nature that the materials provide. The aesthetic advantages derived from steel can’t be replicated with wood, aluminum or vinyl alternatives. The appearance of doors and windows made of steel is not just unique and unique, but also distinctive.
Strength:
Windows and doors made of steel are stronger than any other material. In direct comparison, they are three times more durable than aluminum. This allows for the use of huge glass lights, typically in stunning openings, and while preserving a narrow view. Hardware that is attached to doors and windows made of steel won’t pull away and ventilators will not change shape or crack when they get older.
Installation:
Anyone who has had to endure delays in projects caused by broken, unusable or damaged windows will benefit from the relatively easy installing of windows made from steel. In almost all cases they arrive on the job site with no structural problems that are common to other windows and are installed in a similar way. Based on the design of the building, steel windows are often a part of the overall structural strength.
Historic Replacement:
The design flexibility provided by steel doors and windows along with their incredible durability and a long life are what make steel doors and windows the ideal choice for remodeling projects. The original steel windows can be replaced with windows which are in keeping with the traditional style, while also offering modern day finishing techniques, finished by a factory technician, enhanced weatherstripping and new designs for muntin and high-performance glass. Steel windows are typically chosen as a replacement for wood windows to enhance sightlines or offer greater durability. Indeed steel doors and windows are often designed to mimic the appearance of wood but give more strength to the building.
Factory Finishes:
Modern technology, including topcoats and metal pretreatment processes allows manufacturers to make windows and doors that stay almost maintenance-free. The members of the Institute can offer a range of corrosion-resistant, factory-applied finishes like galvanizing, electro-coat (e-coat) primer paints for powder coatings and urethane enamels , and many more. Factory finishes aren’t just tough, they’re gorgeous too.
Fire Rating:
Steel window manufacturers with fire-rated models provide independent lab fire labels for their windows. Windows that are fire-rated are not limited by fixed lines. They are fabricated in a range of designs that can be operated. (Consult the individual manufacturers for specific specifications.)
Classic Hardware:
Hardware choices aren’t limited by the windows’ material. Steel windows can be fitted with any design, shape, or style of hardware imagined. Manufacturers can choose from an unending array of handles operating devices, closing devices and operators. Furthermore precise hardware replacements for windows of half a century or older are typically readily available. As crucially, the hardware attached to the steel windows will not break or loosen in the event of heavy use.
Special Applications:
Windows and doors made from steel are constructed to meet the highest building standards for blast resistance and resistance to impact. The strength and durability that come with hot-rolled steel sections makes them an excellent option for this specific building use. (Consult each of the SWI companies for specifications and test data.)
Life Cycle:
Steel windows and doors more durable than virtually any other material that is used in the construction process, their life time is unmatched. One benefit of steel doors and windows is the low cost of the ownership. In Europe the classical architectural masterpieces older than a century have the original steel windows and doors. For North America, steel windows remain in good condition for three generations. The older windows made of steel are often replaced in order to benefit from new glass technology, finishing or ventilator technologies. If properly maintained and installed windows made of steel and their deterioration are fundamentally contradictory in nature.
Security Products:
Designers of detention and prison facilities and planners must adhere to strict standards for window performance regardless of the degree of security that is required in a detention facility. Steel window manufacturers that offer detention products have worked with architects to design windows with outstanding strength and durability without compromising modern aesthetics and practical requirements like vandal-resistant ventilators. Custom-designed engineering and fabrication allows windows of all kinds of designs.