{"id":1895,"date":"2022-09-08T14:02:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/applications\/?p=941"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T12:47:45","slug":"secondary-glazing-with-magnets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/secondary-glazing-with-magnets\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Glazing With Magnets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping, and frost is starting to appear, all the classic signs that winter is approaching! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the cold weather, our Experts frequently get asked about winter-based applications, in particular about achieving secondary glazing with magnets. Secondary glazing is a cheaper solution to double glazing and is something you can install yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this in mind, we have put together a simple step-by-step guide for you. All you need is our&nbsp;FerroFlex\u00ae,&nbsp;MagFlex\u00ae&nbsp;tapes, and a plastic sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Double-Glazing-Icons-700x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Now Simply Follow Our Easy Step-By-Step Guide:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DG-1-1.png\" alt=\"Secondary Glazing with magnets\" class=\"wp-image-944\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Ensure your plastic sheet will fit and cover the full width and length of your window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DG-2.png\" alt=\"Secondary Glazing with magnets\" class=\"wp-image-945\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Then simply measure and cut the self-adhesive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/magflex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MagFlex\u00ae tape<\/a>\u00a0to the size of your plastic sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DG-3.png\" alt=\"Secondary Glazing with magnets\" class=\"wp-image-946\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Stick the self-adhesive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/magflex\">MagFlex\u00ae tape<\/a>\u00a0around the edge of your plastic sheet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DG-4.png\" alt=\"Secondary Glazing with magnets\" class=\"wp-image-947\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Then repeat this process with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/ferroflex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FerroFlex\u00ae tape<\/a>\u00a0around the window frame. Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/ferroflex\">FerroFlex\u00ae tapes<\/a>\u00a0have a gloss white finish, providing a clean aesthetic when applied to your window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DG-5.png\" alt=\"Secondary Glazing with magnets\" class=\"wp-image-948\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Allow the tapes to secure separately for 24-32 hours before applying them to each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/DG-6.png\" alt=\"Secondary Glazing with magnets\" class=\"wp-image-949\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Simply apply the plastic sheet to your window frame. You now have your own secondary glazing at a fraction of the cost!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nights are drawing in, the temperature is dropping, and frost is starting to appear, all the classic signs that winter is approaching! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3620,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[373,374,371],"tags":[562,563,564,420],"class_list":["post-1895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diy","category-magnet-solutions","category-magnetic-solutions","tag-glazing","tag-magnetic-glazing","tag-magnetic-secondary-glazing","tag-secondary-glazing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1895"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4939,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1895\/revisions\/4939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.first4magnets.com\/us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}