Polycarbonate As An Outdoor Entertainment Space Building Material - Tuflite Polymers

Polycarbonate is undoubtedly one of the best choices for all kinds of indoor and outdoor applications that require transparent or semi-transparent building materials. It may be used as a partition, or roofing, or even the walls, where sunlight is essential.

As one who would want to install an entertainment area, especially in the outdoors, polycarbonate sheets should be the best choice. When you want an area to be purely for entertainment, but it an outdoor area, you want it covered well to survive the four seasons every year. But then, you also don’t want to be locked in, as then there would be no point in calling it an outdoor area. Polycarbonate then helps here by securing the inhabitants, while allowing them to enjoy the view outside. Now, you may ask, if you want protection as well as visibility, why not opt for glass? So, here’s your answer.

Why polycarbonate; why not glass?

-     Glass is a very heavy material. Polycarbonate of the same size of glass is only half the weight of glass. Thus, light weight polycarbonate is easy to handle, carry, transport, store, and install.

-    Glass is a very tough material, but it is equally prone to cracking and breaking. Polycarbonate, although half the weight of glass, isn't a delicate material. It in fact, has 200 times the impact resistance of glass! Polycarbonate can thus not be harmed by any factors like storms, rains, hail, stones, etc.

-      Glass, when broken, cut, or drilled, produces sharp shards that can be very dangerous to touch as well as inhale. Polycarbonate, on the other hand, doesn’t produce such harmful shards.

-      Glass, when comes in contact with fire, may liquidize and flow around whatever it gets in contact with. Polycarbonates are completely fire resistant, which means they can withstand extreme temperatures without being affected. In fact, polycarbonate can be exposed to temperatures around 270 degrees for several hours or sudden bursts of heat up to 1166 degrees without distortion, breakage, or absorption of heat. Thus, polycarbonate is a safer option than glass, especially in areas that are prone to fire.

-     Glass brings in beam of sunlight to brighten up the room. Polycarbonate may bring in a little lesser than complete sunlight, but this is because it keeps the harmful UV rays away. Polycarbonate comes with a special UV resistance covering which keeps away the harmful UV rays of the sun, thus bringing in only good amount of sunlight, which is great for every human, animal, and plant within the area. You can now decide whether you want to use glass or polycarbonate for your hobby greenhouse .

-   Glass is very poor in terms of insulation. Polycarbonate, on the contrary, has great insulation properties. It possesses both thermal as well as sound insulation. This means that material’s thermal efficiency stabilizes and evens out the temperature of the space, cutting down on the cost of utilities and reducing your carbon footprint. Also, with great sound insulation, the sound within the space is not lost; and the sound outdoors cannot disturb the indoor space.

All of these benefits of polycarbonates over glass clearly prove that polycarbonates are the best choice for building your outdoor entertainment space. So, when you are planning to build any such outdoor space, make sure to get in touch with the best polycarbonatesheet suppliers, like Tuflite Polymers, where you can get the best quality polycarbonates in a variety of types, colours, and patterns; all at a very reasonable price.