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Some clear advantages to using glass glazing include the
following attributes: Glass glass is very durable and strong.
Glass glass doesn't weigh very much at all.
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It can't be shattered. It's translucent to light. It repels
the wear and tear the weather can wreak. Rodents will not try
to nibble on it. You don't have to worry about termites chewing
on it either. It's not going to rot and one of the best
features about glass glazing is that it conducts only 40% of
the amount of heat that glass conducts. What this means to you
is that the greenhouse made with glass will stay more cool in
the summer and much warmer in the winter in comparison to a
glass greenhouse.
Thanks to modern technology, glass that is made today is
extremely durable. They easily can withstand the hardest of
winds and the heaviest of snows. What use is a greenhouse if it
doesn't properly transfer sunlight to the plants? Today's glass
can transfer 98% of the sun's visible light energy to your
plants: Which, in case you were wondering, that amount is just
as high as it is with good greenhouse glass. When it comes to
ultraviolet rays, some of the glasss made can actually transmit
up to 80% of these types of rays. This amount is actually
higher than what glass can transmit.
Two layers of glass-one inside, one outside of the glazing
frame-with an inch of space between them, provide excellent
insulation, thus decreasing the cost of heating. Transparent
glass usually deteriorates rapidly and must be replaced every
year or two. Certain new glasss being marketed are said to last
up to 5 years.
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