Hello,
we are currently looking into the windows for our planned house. The police recommend installing RC2-rated windows for security, but these seem to be quite expensive. Have you installed such windows, and what additional costs should one expect for a window or patio door? For example, if only the patio door is made with RC2 security, will the glass panes look different compared to the other windows? How did you handle this?
Best regards
Sabine
we are currently looking into the windows for our planned house. The police recommend installing RC2-rated windows for security, but these seem to be quite expensive. Have you installed such windows, and what additional costs should one expect for a window or patio door? For example, if only the patio door is made with RC2 security, will the glass panes look different compared to the other windows? How did you handle this?
Best regards
Sabine
Hello,
You are probably right. However, many general contractors seem to use RC2 windows as a cash cow. The additional costs I have heard from various contractors went up to 400 € per window sash!
Best regards,
Andreas
sirhc schrieb:
A bit more material and labor, okay, but nothing that would justify a price explosion, right?
You are probably right. However, many general contractors seem to use RC2 windows as a cash cow. The additional costs I have heard from various contractors went up to 400 € per window sash!
Best regards,
Andreas
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Bieber08158 Jul 2016 11:23First of all, the window manufacturer must be certified; local carpenters often cannot provide RC windows according to the standard. If necessary, a completely new supplier must be selected. The additional material costs are limited, that’s correct. However, installation is more complex, which directly translates into additional labor hours.
Therefore, I consider a price increase of about 140 euros per unit for certified RC2 compared to a standard triple-glazed window (U-value 0.7 W/m²/K, PVC frame) to be quite low. However, I don’t know the baseline. Perhaps the original window was already very high quality and came from a large branded manufacturer that already holds the required certification.
For us, RC2 would definitely have cost significantly more than an additional 140 euros per window.
Therefore, I consider a price increase of about 140 euros per unit for certified RC2 compared to a standard triple-glazed window (U-value 0.7 W/m²/K, PVC frame) to be quite low. However, I don’t know the baseline. Perhaps the original window was already very high quality and came from a large branded manufacturer that already holds the required certification.
For us, RC2 would definitely have cost significantly more than an additional 140 euros per window.
Bieber0815 schrieb:
First of all, the window manufacturer must be certifiedWhat exactly does that entail? What kind of documentation should be provided, or is the corresponding “sticker” on the window frame sufficient? So far, we only have a verbal confirmation that our supplier is certified, which I don’t doubt, but before signing the contract I would like to have some reliable proof of this.
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Bauexperte8 Jul 2016 12:38sirhc schrieb:
What exactly does it look like, what do you need to have shown here, or is the corresponding "sticker" on the window frame enough? Go to: k-Einbruch.de/Fenster
Then select "New construction" and you will find the complete police-approved manufacturer directory under the section "professional installation."
Regards, Bauexperte
Bieber0815 schrieb:
First of all, the window installer must be certified; local carpenters often cannot provide RC according to the standard.No. The window installer does not need to be certified; the window itself must have a test certificate. This is also why the K-Einbruch.de site mainly lists window manufacturers who supply resellers/dealers. These dealers can purchase RC2 windows and sell them. RC2 testing is very expensive—often too expensive for an ordinary local window installer. However, large window manufacturers must be able to offer their dealer customers an RC2 window and therefore have conducted the testing.
Make sure to ask for a test certificate for the type of window used in your project, and the installer/dealer should confirm in writing (e.g., on the invoice) that your windows are RC2.
A small tip: If you want decorative glass or satin-finished glass with laminated safety glass (VSG), ask the window installer to show you laminated safety glass with matte film. It looks very similar and is significantly cheaper.
Hello,
we want to have windows installed with an RC2 certification. We were told that this is not a problem in the basement since the windows there are surrounded by masonry on all four sides. However, on the ground floor, there can be no certification because the roller shutters above are considered a weak point.
Assuming that many new houses have roller shutters, how can you get an RC2-certified window with a roller shutter?
Without the certification, we would get RC2 locking hardware + 6mm laminated safety glass (VSG) + cold-welded glazing beads.
Good luck LSBT17
we want to have windows installed with an RC2 certification. We were told that this is not a problem in the basement since the windows there are surrounded by masonry on all four sides. However, on the ground floor, there can be no certification because the roller shutters above are considered a weak point.
Assuming that many new houses have roller shutters, how can you get an RC2-certified window with a roller shutter?
Without the certification, we would get RC2 locking hardware + 6mm laminated safety glass (VSG) + cold-welded glazing beads.
Good luck LSBT17
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