Choosing a Product

Here’s a checklist of factors to consider when you’re selecting a window or door style for your home.

Vinyl Facts

The main material in our windows is uPVC, or unplasticized polyvinyl chloride, a type of vinyl (the “u” doesn’t stand for UV or ultraviolet, as some might think). Vinyl is made from petroleum and ordinary salt, and it’s recyclable. Vinyl features:

high resistance to abrasion, corrosion, air pollutants, insects.

long-lasting color: no finish coat that can come off; built-in UV resistance.

top-of-the-line energy efficiency.

Vinyl Safety

Vinyl has been in use for over 50 years and over that time, it’s been tested and researched for safety and dependability. By nature, it’s flame-retardant and does not readily ignite. Most vinyls will not continue to burn once a flame source is removed.

Window and Door Assembly

Vinyl windows and doors are made by cutting standard extrusions to the right size and then assembling the components. P.H. Tech is one of a small number of vinyl extruders. We supply manufacturers, who assemble doors and windows using our designs and specifications for hardware, glass, and weatherstripping.

Time-tested

Vinyl windows were first developed in Europe after World War II. In the early 1960s, North American manufacturers began introducing vinyl windows, and this material is now close to outselling wood, aluminum and other materials.