Infinite colour variety – Schüco UnlimitedFinish
Colour accents give every façade a special touch. With a wide range of design films, Schüco offers many options for enhancing the appearance of PVC-U windows and doors. The extensive range of films brings fresh colours and stylish designs to the design – from classic white to bold colours. Realistic-looking wood textures are also available.
PVC windows with decorative films are a compelling choice: they offer excellent thermal insulation, durability and attractive value for money. The films are lightfast, weatherproof and have proven themselves in everyday use. They also meet the requirements of RAL-GZ 716 and are regularly tested to ensure consistently high quality.
Schüco decorative films can be applied to one or both sides. This means they can be individually adapted to the façade and interior design.
Whether finely textured or smooth, decorative films add visual accents and enable harmonious design for every building façade and architectural style.
Processing advantages
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- The colour spectrum of the decorative films ranges from classic white to bold shades, and the range is complemented by finely textured wood finishes
- Range of standard and special films with more than 300 metallic and plain colours as well as wood finishes
- Consistent colour concept for all Schüco PVC-U window, doors and sliding systems. Standard films are available at short notice.
- Processing is the same as for white Schüco PVC profile systems.
- Schüco PVC systems are available in a range of profile base colours to match the film range.
cool colours – reduced heat
The Continental films used on our window profiles employ proven cool colours technology. This ensures that the window profiles heat up significantly less, even in strong sunlight.
Special colour pigments reflect up to 80% of near-infrared radiation. As a result, the surface temperature of the profiles remains up to 15°C lower than with conventional coatings. This reduces the risk of deformation, product failure or premature ageing of the windows. Continental surfaces are tested in intensive long-term tests under real weather conditions and are considered to be particularly robust and durable.
Important to know:
cool colours does not mean ‘cold colours’. It refers to the special surface technology that effectively prevents the plastic profiles from heating up significantly when exposed to sunlight.
Thanks to the patented Continental technology, most of the heat radiation is reflected from the surface instead of penetrating the profile. The result: the material remains dimensionally stable – even at high outside temperatures.
Even more powerful: cool colours PLUS
With the cool colours PLUS variant, Continental offers an advanced solution specifically for dark surfaces. It reduces heat absorption by up to 5°C compared to other heat-optimised films on the market. This allows even greater design freedom for coloured profiles – even in regions with extreme climates.
Two-colour designs – different inside and outside
All decors and surfaces are also available in two-colour versions. This means that the window can have a different colour on the outside than on the inside – for example, aludec window grey on the outside and turner oak malt on the inside. Important: The base body (e.g. rebate areas) has a different colour, in this case grey.
TopAlu – external aluminium cover shell
Plastic window and door systems can be enhanced both visually and functionally with externally mounted aluminium cover caps.
The Schüco TopAlu system combines the outstanding properties of plastic – such as excellent thermal insulation, tightness and easy maintenance – with the elegant appearance and robust surface of aluminium. The clear, modern effect of aluminium makes it particularly popular in contemporary architecture. The aluminium cover shell is attached to the outside of the profile using a practical clip system and can be powder coated or anodised in almost any colour. Aluminium also offers high resistance to weathering.
Schüco TopAlu not only gives plastic windows a longer service life, but also an elegant, individual design. The design options are diverse and leave nothing to be desired.
Processing advantages:
- High-quality external appearance with a particularly resistant, refined aluminium surface
- Easy-care plastic surface on the inside
- High value retention
- Combination of all the advantages of modern plastic windows in terms of thermal insulation, tightness, maintenance and design with the outstanding properties of aluminium
- Perfect integration of plastic elements into aluminium façades possible
Types of glass for all needs
Glazing is the central functional component of a window and has a significant influence on its overall performance. As it makes up the largest part of the window area, choosing the right type of glass is crucial. Specialised glazing solutions are available for almost every requirement: highly effective soundproof glass with integrated sound insulation
membranes is used in noisy environments. Safety glass with increased break-in resistance offers reliable protection when there is a need for enhanced security. And modern thermal insulation glazing – available as double or triple glazing – enables significant energy savings, which has a positive impact on both the indoor climate and operating costs.
Soundproof glazing
Noise pollution is a problem both in cities and in rural areas. In some cases, it is too loud to allow for a good night’s sleep. Constant noise can even make you ill. Soundproof glazing is the solution to this problem. And a positive side effect is the good thermal insulation provided by this type of glazing.
Safety glass
Laminated safety glass (LSG) owes its safety properties to a tear-resistant and tough elastic film between the glass panes, which binds splinters in the event of breakage and thus significantly reduces the risk of injury.
Sun protection glazing
Special sun protection glazing is available to prevent living spaces from overheating in summer. The panes, tinted with colour pigments and precious metals, absorb most of the heat and release it back outside without darkening the room too much.
Types of bars
Glass-dividing glazing bars
In classic glass-dividing glazing bars, the insulating glass panes are separated. Each individual glazing bar section is fitted with an insulating glass pane.
Glued-on glazing bars
Glued-on glazing bars consist of built-in spacer profiles and glazing bars attached to the outside, creating the impression of genuine glazing bar insulating glass.
Glazing bars in the space between the panes
An internal glazing bar is a powder-coated aluminium glazing bar that is installed in the space between the panes. It looks similar to a real handcrafted glazing bar.