uPVC vs Aluminum Windows: The Thermal Break Decides Everything
The Thermal Break Is the Real Decision in uPVC vs Aluminum Windows The phrase uPVC and aluminum comparison makes the decision sound like a clean material choice. In practice, the bigger question is whether the aluminum frame is thermally broken. That one feature separates a frame that behaves like a heat bridge from a frame that actually belongs in a conditioned home. On jobsites, the same pattern keeps showing up: homeowners compare white uPVC to basic aluminum and assume the debate is settled. It is not. Standard aluminum and thermally broken aluminum are two different products with two different outcomes, and uPVC sits in the middle of that comparison as a naturally insulating frame that can be excellent at one thing while weaker at others. ...