Magnetic Standard Secondary Glazing Kit

The Magnetic Secondary Glazing kit available right here at The Plastic People is one of the simplest and quickest ways to secondary glaze your existing windows without any planning permission or expense. Our solution is an easy to remove magnetic secondary glazing system that provides cost effective heat insulation, helps reduce condensation and still allows instant access to your window.

This glazing kit consists of an acrylic window panel and 1 x steel and 1 x magnetic tape. The tape is used to hold the acrylic window pane in position. This tape is supplied as a 5m long and 13mm wide coil.

You can order DIY secondary glazing cut to the size or shape you need it. Simply enter your preferences and dimensions into the secondary glazing cost calculator above and get your quote for your double glazing made to measure today.

Important Guides!

Download our new Secondary Glazing PDF guides including Measuring Guide (Standard), Measuring Guide (Extreme) & Secondary Glazing Installation Guide for an insight into how to measure and install your Secondary Glazing kit for the best results.

Finding The Right Kit

For panels over 4500mm perimeter we recommend our Extreme Glazing Kit.

Please click the links above to help you measure up and work out the perimeter of your panels.

What is secondary glazing?

Secondary glazing works as an additional layer of glazing for your existing windows. If measured and fitted correctly, it will essentially form a double glazed solution for your windows - that in turn helps with heat retention, condensation reduction and security.

Plastic secondary glazing is a much more cost-effective alternative when you compare it to glass - and when you can cut it to any size or shape you need it to be - then installation should be a straightforward and safe process. Secondary double glazing should always be fitted on the interior side of your window.

How effective is secondary glazing?

There are a number of reasons why DIY secondary glazing is a great investment.

First of all, you don’t need to replace your existing window pane to add secondary glazing yourself. This saves the cost you would incur when adding a double glazed glass window.

Again, if fitted and sealed correctly - secondary glazing will do a useful job of retaining indoor heat, reduce condesation and save money on heating bills. You’ll also find that secondary glazing does a good job of preventing indoor draughts that could cause a chill.

How magnetic secondary glazing works

We supply clear as glass acrylic for secondary glazing panels because it is lighter yet much stronger (17x) than glass and provides near perfect optical clarity. Double glazing made to measure is the perfect choice for any window shape or dimensions.

We suggest at least 2mm acrylic, although 3mm and 4mm acrylic will give more rigidity and should be chosen for larger windows.

Enter the sizes you need for your secondary glazing pane above then select the number of rolls of magnetic tape you require. The magnetic tape comes in a pack containing 5m of white steel tape to attach to your window frame and 5m of magnetic tape (with a white backing) to attach to your acrylic panel.

DIY double glazed windows provide easy, quick and cost effective heat and noise insulation too, along with instant access to the window making cleaning and ventilation simple.

How to measure and order DIY secondary glazing

Measuring up for our DIY secondary glazing is simple:

• Measure the length and width of the glass window pane that you want to secondary glaze. Measure the visible glass then add at least 25mm to the length and width measurements. This allows for space to attach the magnetic tape to your window frame.
• Enter your measurements into our Cut To Size Quote Tool above and complete your order.

How to install DIY secondary glazing

Our simple DIY secondary glazing is straightforward to fit:

• When your order arrives and you’re happy to start, begin by cutting and sticking the black part of the magnetic tape to the edges of your new clear as glass acrylic window pane. The magnetic tape comes as a coil, so just measure off the length needed for each edge of your window, cut and stick down into position.
• Hold the acrylic window pane up to your window so that it overlaps your window frame equally on each edge.
• Using a pencil, draw around the acrylic window pane onto your frame. Now cut and stick the white metal strip of the magetic tape to your window frame - stick it just inside the pencil marks.
• Finally, lift your acrylic glazing pane to the window and click into place.
• Always fit your secondary glazing to your main window frame, not to the opening part of the window.

Is magnetic secondary glazing suitable for listed buildings?

• Because this type of secondary glazing does not require any planning permission it is an ideal solution for immediately tackling draughts and condensation in listed buildings.

Important considerations

• Please check your existing window frame to see that you have at least 20mm of mounting surface available all the way round.
• We do not recommend our magnetic plastic secondary glazing solution for sloping windows or ceiling/roof windows.

Important Guides!

Download our new Secondary Glazing PDF guides including Measuring Guide (Standard), Measuring Guide (Extreme) & Secondary Glazing Installation Guide for an insight into how to measure and install your Secondary Glazing kit for the best results.

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