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The Perks of Floor to Ceiling Windows

May 1, 2020 By Ezra Vogel

There’s a huge variety in windows that one can choose from for their home. However, there’s one type of window that we at Aluplex want to talk about today: Floor to ceiling windows. These magnificent windows have a lot going for them and we want to share that with you. Here are some perks of floor to ceiling windows that we think you should consider before your next window purchase.

Great Curb Appeal

For those of us who want to own the house that the whole street envies, floor to ceiling windows are perfect. For those construction workers or home designers who want beautiful, upper-class results, floor to ceiling windows are the solution.

When you look at a home with floor to ceiling windows from the street, these sleek strips of glass provide a lot of character. Their length and parallel placement can also be used to cause any number of geometric patterns.

Don’t forget, you can also take advantage of them for display purposes. Because you can see all the way to the floor from the outside, there are a lot of opportunities for showing off. From the inside, you can display plants, sculptures, pottery, or any number of things. If your home is on a raised foundation, plant some greens underneath them on the outside. Some small shrubs can make it seem like your floor to ceiling windows go all the way to the ground.

Fantastic Lighting

Floor to ceiling windows aren’t just good for appearance; they’re also fantastically functional. If you enjoy natural lighting, you’ll love the way these tall panes light up your interior. With so much room for the sun to come in, you can significantly cut down on the amount of electric light you use in a day.

In rooms like the bedroom, you may not need electric lights at all as long as the sun is out. From the moment you wake up to the moment the sun sets, you’ll have great visibility for navigating the bedroom.

Classy Decorating Opportunities

Because floor to ceiling windows are so elegant, they come with a lot of classy decorating opportunities as well. If you install narrow windows, you can outfit them each with their own long, flowing curtains. These look great from both the inside and the outside. Try using dark, rich colors or a brilliant white.

If you go for wide, square windows that take up a large part of the wall, try layering curtains. There are special curtain rods made for layering that have two bars. This allows you to put sheer curtains toward the window and a thick, light-blocking curtain toward the room. This allows you to open only the first curtain, letting in light while still maintaining privacy. They also look beautiful together, contrasting each other.

Floor to Ceiling Windows from Aluplex

If you’re sold on these beautiful windows, Aluplex is exactly where you need to be. We sell the best quality glass in Toronto and can outfit your home with top of the line glass in no time. Give us a call if you want to make an order or have questions about our products and we’ll be more than happy to help.

Skylight Leaks and What to Do About Them

April 2, 2020 By Ezra Vogel

If you have a skylight that’s begun to leak, you have quite the problem on your hands. Even a skylight that drips can be a nightmare. Whether your skylight is in a home or business, this dripping can lead to a lot of damage. That’s why you need to fix skylight leaks fast. Aluplex is the leading skylight manufacturer and repair service in Toronto. If you have a skylight leak, you can rely on us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Avoid Shop Damage

If you own a store and you’ve got a skylight that’s started to leak, there’s a lot for you to lose. Water leaking in from above can have be detrimental for a store. If merchandise gets wet, it can mold or warp irreparably, costing you hundreds or thousands of dollars.

If your skylight is leaking, it needs to be repaired. Aluplex has 24/7 emergency repair services because we know that skylight repairs need to happen as soon as possible. Even a few hours can cause a lot of damage. Let us keep you in business by getting your store skylight repaired fast.

Avoid Home Damage

A skylight leaking in your home can be even worse than a commercial leak. For one thing, you’re more likely to have carpet. Wet carpet is bad news, especially if the water dripping onto it is bringing bacteria with it from the outdoors. If there’s mold in the crevices of your skylight, water leaking through it can bring in mold and allow it to soak into your carpet and grow. Replacing carpet can be incredibly expensive.

Furniture is a whole other problem. If your skylight begins leaking in the evening, have us come out right away. If you wait until the next morning, the leak could get worse while you sleep. Moldy water soaking into your couch cushions or pooling on your hardwood floors can lead to expensive repairs. While a shop may be covered by insurance, it’s unlikely that the average homeowner has insurance on their furniture. Buying a new couch due to water damage or mold is no one’s idea of a good time.

Damage Control

If your skylight starts to leak, you’ll need to act promptly, but it doesn’t have to be a disaster. If you take the right steps, things will turn out just fine. Here’s what you need to do to ensure your home or business stays safe in the case of a skylight leak.

As soon as you notice the leak, you should make sure the floor is cleared beneath it. If it’s over a flat surface, like a table, that’s fine too.
Find a bucket to place beneath the leak. If you don’t have a bucket on-hand, you can also use a mixing bowl, regular bowl, or even a cup. Just remember, the smaller the vessel, the more frequently you’ll need to check if it needs to be emptied.
Call us at Aluplex right away. Our all-day emergency repair team will come as soon as possible and get your skylight leaks taken care of. Our services are available even during storms, so don’t hesitate to call.

The Best Places for Pyramid Skylights

April 2, 2020 By Ezra Vogel

If you know the incredible benefits of having a skylight, you might be trying to determine the best places to put them. Aluplex is the leading skylight manufacturer in Toronto and we have some advice for you. Want to buy and install pyramid skylights? Here are the best places you can put them.

At Home

Closed Porch

If you’re looking to put pyramid skylights in your home, one of the best places, hands down, is the closed porch. An enclosed porch is a magnet for windows. Most of them usually have large windows along the walls. However, even better is implementing skylights in addition. What better way to improve your sunroom than allowing it to take in sun during all hours of the day.

If you use your sunroom as a greenhouse, this is especially good for plants. A skylight allows more of your plants to get the light they need during more hours of the day. Well-sunned plants are happy plants.

Master Bedroom

Another great place to install pyramid skylights is in the master bedroom. A small collection of pyramid skylights in the middle of the master bedroom ceiling is divine. Light coming in from above will cast beautiful sunshine on your bed in the morning. What better way to wake than to the morning sun?

Master Bathroom

Waking to the sun not for you? Pyramid skylights in the master bathroom are the next best thing. Taking a bath is a fantastic way to relax, but bathing in the dark can be drab. Most bathrooms either don’t have windows, or implement blinds for privacy. Unless you have a secluded estate where no one can see in your bathroom windows, we assume you do too. That can make bathing kind of a dark affair.

That’s where skylights come in. Having skylights in the bathroom can make bathtime both relaxing and uplifting. Get your daily dose of vitamin D while enjoying a dip in the tub – and don’t worry about your neighbors catching a glimpse.

At Work

The Lobby

Pyramid skylights are great for in lobbies. Whether you own a hotel or a restaurant, the entryway is one place you don’t want to be dark. When people step inside, you want them to be able to see the interior clearly. Plus, you want the building to feel spacious.

Skylights create a more spacious feeling in any building and give some much-needed light in commercial buildings. Plus, they help you save money on electricity because the sun works for free.

The Dining Room

Hotel, cafeteria, or dining hall at a retirement home, if you have a dining room, it can benefit from skylights. Because dining rooms are wide open spaces and can only have windows on the outer walls, oftentimes the middle of the room feels dark or drab. That can be caused by lack of lighting or from dim, yellow lights. Bring your dining room to life with some pyramid skylights. They’ll let in plenty of sunlight and make dining a much more enjoyable experience.

If you’re interested in pyramid skylights, give us a call at Aluplex. We look forward to serving anyone in the GTA and we’re sure you’ll love the results.

Outfit Your Enclosed Porch with Aluplex Glass

February 29, 2020 By Ezra Vogel

If you’re planning to renovate your home and part of your plan is to build an enclosed porch, you’re going to need a reliable source for glass. After all, half the purpose of an enclosed porch is to let in sun without letting in bugs or other undesirable parts of the outdoors. Aluplex is the best source for long-lasting glass in the Toronto area. Here’s how we can help you with your enclosed porch project.

Durability

The most important thing when ordering glass for windows or other household uses is durability. Even if other companies find something unique to offer, if their glass isn’t durable, it’s not worth the money. When you buy glass, you’re investing in longevity. Aluplex is known for longevity. Our glass is made to last. Install Aluplex glass in your enclosed porch and it’s sure to withstand storms and other common wear and tear as long as you’ll have it.

Clarity

Durability is important, but glass is all but pointless if you can’t see through it. Low quality glass can have flaws in it that look terrible. Foggy glass will make seeing out of your enclosed porch a huge pain and air bubbles will weaken the glass significantly. Don’t settle for low quality. Order Aluplex glass and have the best view you can get.

Shape and Size

If you’re going for a certain look for your sunroom, you’ll want some flexibility in shape and size. Because glass is Aluplex’s specialty, we have the equipment necessary to give you exactly the shape and size you want for your glass.

Being given that flexibility allows you to follow whatever vision you have for your porch. Want bay windows? Floor to ceiling? How about skylights? Do whatever your heart desires with Aluplex on your side.

Professional Installation

Aluplex doesn’t just make glass – we also install it! If you want your sunroom to be built to last, with quality work, Aluplex is the best choice for glass installment. When you make your order with Aluplex, we create exactly the glass you need, deliver it, and install it. Our professionals have been doing glass installation for years and know how to do it right.

With poor installation, glass is more likely to break, leak rain water, cause temperature irregularities, and let in bugs. Don’t risk poor installation by hiring inexperienced contractors. Even if less specialized workers charge less upfront, they’ll end up costing you in the long run.

If you want specialized glass, give us a call at Aluplex and we can discuss specifics. We’ll have your glass made ASAP and before you know it, you’ll have the beautiful sunroom you’ve always dreamed of.

The 3 Best Rooms for Installing a Skylight

February 29, 2020 By Ezra Vogel

Skylights are beautiful additions to any home, but deciding whether you want one installed can be a difficult decision. One thing that always makes the deciding process a little easier is hearing more about the possibilities. That’s why Aluplex is here to talk about the 3 best rooms for installing a skylight. Maybe with a little fodder for the imagination, you’ll settle on buying a skylight after all!

The Kitchen

The first room that is great for installing a skylight in is the kitchen. Because the kitchen is a workplace, having a skylight overhead is great for a number of reasons. The first perk is that you get extra light on your counters. Being able to see what you’re doing when cooking is incredibly convenient. Not to mention, sunlight is so much brighter and easier to see by than electric lighting. If you plan on installing a skylight in your kitchen, prepare for everything to become brighter and more alive.

The Hallway

One place that does well with skylights but often isn’t considered is the hallway. If you have a main hallway in your home, consider how much nicer it would be with sunlight streaming into it.

Hallways tend to be fairly dim because they aren’t typically exposed to windows. While they may have a light in them, the yellow of a lightbulb doesn’t do much to open the space up. Crystal clear sunlight streaming into your hallway from above will make the space feel bigger, nicer, and more open. Plus, putting a skylight over the hall is less likely to lead to sunlight getting in the way than if you put it in, say, the living room.

The living room tends to be the first place people think of when determining rooms to put skylights in. However, the living room is usually home to the TV or collects people who want to use their laptops on the couch. Screens and skylights are a bad combination unless you’re willing to invest in motorized skylight blinds.

The Bathroom

If you haven’t experienced a bathroom with a skylight in it, you’re missing out. Putting a skylight in the bathroom is an underrated design choice. Because bathrooms usually have either no windows or a window that stays covered most of the time, they don’t usually get the sunlight they deserve.

By installing a skylight in the bathroom, you allow your bathroom to be bright and illuminated all throughout the day. Imagine the serene experience of taking a bath in the early afternoon while the midday sun streams in from above. It’s truly worth considering.

Installing a Skylight

If you’re interested in installing a skylight in the Toronto area, Aluplex is the #1 company for the job. We’re the leading glass production company in the area and our specialty in skylights makes us the most qualified for your installation needs. Give us a call if you have any questions and we’ll be more than happy to help.

Install Reliable Shower Glass by Ordering Aluplex

January 27, 2020 By Ezra Vogel

Has your shower been aging a little less than gracefully? Perhaps you’re dealing with the shower that was there when you moved in. Old showers often fall victim to minerals from hard water. These minerals can coat the surfaces of tiles, making them feel grimy, or glass, making it look foggy or streaked. They can also fall victim to disrepair due to previous shower owners not upkeeping them well enough. No matter what’s befallen your shower, Aluplex is here to help with reliable shower glass.

High Quality

One of the leading reasons why people find themselves in the market for new shower glass is from their shower doors breaking. If someone opens the door too hard and it hits a wall, for instance, it is likely to shatter. This is something you’re far less likely to encounter with Aluplex glass. Aluplex creates high quality glass with more notable strength than its counterparts.

When you install Aluplex shower glass, you can expect it to last for years to come. You don’t need to worry about small mishaps being the end of your shower door. We deliver hardy, resilient products that make for the ideal shower enclosure.

Unframed Specialty

Aluplex specializes in unframed shower enclosures. Because we offer such reliable shower glass, you don’t need the metal frame to provide sturdiness and protection during use. These unframed shower enclosures look sleek and contemporary, giving you a 5 star bathroom in no time.

Aside from the beauty, one of the perks to frameless shower enclosures is the resale value. People love unframed shower glass. Because it looks so elegant and modern, it’s sought-after. That means if you expect to sell your house next year or in fifteen, you can expect a higher pricetag on your home.

Local to Toronto

For many, it’s important to order things locally to show support to local businesses. For those of you who feel this way, you’ll be glad to know that Aluplex is local to Toronto. If you live in the GTA, you can feel good about supporting a business that’s been homegrown right here in Toronto.

Plus, because our services are local to Toronto, you know that your products are more likely to make it safely through the shipping process. And, if you need customer service, you won’t have to speak to someone in a different time zone. You’ll be able to contact us directly and we’ll help you with your dilemma promptly.

Reputable

As if that wasn’t good enough, Aluplex is a reputable company. We’re the leading glass manufacturer in the area and you can feel confident in ordering Aluplex by checking out our reviews. We have a reliable report with our customers because we take the time and put in the effort to deliver quality products and service.

If you want to order reliable shower glass for your home, give us a call and we’ll help you to begin the process. We look forward to hearing from you.