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Solar Control Glass

Large areas of glazing can bring plenty of natural light into your home, but they can also allow unwanted solar heat to build up during warmer months.
Solar control glass is designed to help reduce the amount of solar heat entering through your windows and doors, helping to create a more comfortable indoor environment while still allowing natural daylight into your home.
At Advance Glass Doors & Windows Limited, we manufacture high-performance double-glazed units using a range of solar control glass options to suit residential and commercial applications.
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What Is Solar Control Glass?

Solar control glass has a specialised coating that helps manage the amount of solar energy passing through the glass.
It can help:
Reduce unwanted solar heat gain
Improve indoor comfort during warmer weather
Allow natural daylight into the property
Reduce the need for excessive cooling
Improve the performance of large areas of glazing
Help control glare in certain applications
Solar control glass can be particularly useful for large windows, bi-fold doors, sliding doors, conservatories, extensions and properties with south-facing glazing.

Solar Control vs Standard Double Glazing

Standard double glazing provides excellent thermal insulation, but large areas of glass can still allow significant amounts of solar heat into a property.
Solar control glazing is designed to provide additional control over solar radiation.
Standard Double Glazing
Helps reduce heat loss
Allows solar heat into the property
Suitable for many applications
Good general-purpose solution
Solar Control Glazing
Helps reduce heat loss
Helps control solar heat
Particularly useful for large areas of glazing
Designed for improved solar control
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Solar Control Double Glazing

Solar control glass can be incorporated into a modern insulated double-glazed unit.
A typical specification may include:
Solar Control Glass / Argon Gas / Low-E Glass
Combined with a warm-edge spacer bar, this creates a high-performance sealed unit designed to provide improved thermal performance while helping to control solar heat gain.
The exact specification will depend on the application, size of the glass and the required performance.

Ideal for Large Areas of Glass

Solar control glazing is particularly worth considering where a property has:
Large windows
Bi-fold doors
Sliding patio doors
Floor-to-ceiling glazing
Conservatories
Glass extensions
South or west-facing windows
Commercial glazing
Modern open-plan extensions
By controlling solar heat entering through the glass, solar control glazing can help reduce the risk of rooms becoming excessively warm during periods of strong sunlight

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Lead Times

Our Lead Times
Standard Glass: 3–4 days
Safety Glass: 5–7 days
Urgent / Priority Orders: Available on request
Please contact us if you need a specific delivery timeframe—we can often accommodate urgent orders.

FAQs

Q: How long do sealed units last?
A: Typically 10–20 years, depending on conditions.
Q: Can you replace just the glass?
A: Yes, in many cases only the sealed unit needs replacing.
Q: Will new units stop condensation?
A: They reduce it but cannot completely guarantee against it.
Q: Do sealed units reduce noise?
A: Yes, the insulating barrier helps reduce external noise.