Infixes and windows: damage and defects
This book speaks of the pathologies of the windows and fixtures, of the incorrect practices that cause them and how to prevent them and solve them both in the design phase and in the pipeline, during the installation. The work is aimed at designers, works directors, construction companies and construction site operators, offering a complete practical guide, accompanied by 150 commented images, which illustrate the building pathologies related to the windows, mostly from the experience of the authors. The manual deals, in the over 200 pages that make it up, of regulations and management of the Window Forum with a focus on the characteristics of the products and how the installation of the windows has changed with UNI 11673. The types of windows combined with dark and accessories are deepened and their management both in the event of a new installation and in replacement. But not only. The book deals with installation and replacement interventions, the problems that can occur and how it is possible to prevent them. The authors also analyze the “common errors”, proposing check-lists dedicated to design and installation and “metropolitan legends” that orbit around the world of windows, disappearing a few myths and confirming others. The heart of the manual is obviously dedicated to the pathologies of the window: what causes them and how it is possible to avoid them. The work is completed by an analytical examination of the counterframe, materials and their defects to know what it is used for having guaranteed windows, glass (types and thermo-acoustic characteristics) and installation, that is, the correct installation practices of the windows. The authors develop all this with practical examples and specific indications for replacements and new installations. Massimiliano Aguanno administrator of Lema Serramenti, Surveyor, professor of Higher Training Course on Building Pathologies-Infissi, II level thermographic operator-UNI 9712, EQF4 certified owner-UNI 11673 and member of the UNI/CT 033/GL 12 Technical Committee “Windows, Dark Doors, Darking Chiusures and related accessories”. Daniele Cagnoni owner of Diemme Infissi, professor of Higher Training Course on Building-Infissi pathologies, wooden teaching teacher for the EQF4 qualification on the installation of the fixtures, professional for the laying of the quality fixtures of Casaclima and member of the UNI/CT 033/GL 12 technical committee “windows, doors, dark closures and related accessories”.
