Installation of windows in wooden houses: wooden or metal-plastic
Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2025 10:29 am
Wooden houses are regaining their once lost popularity in the class of individual construction. Tired of reinforced concrete and brick sarcophagi, people are returning to the traditional material for our latitudes - wood. But the return to traditional materials does not mean blind copying of construction techniques of the past - a modern house made of timber (rounded wood) is a fusion of innovative technologies with centuries of experience in wooden architecture, among the main features of which is the installation of metal-plastic windows in wooden houses.
The advantages of wooden windows are undeniable:
they fit harmoniously and naturally into the interior of fantuan data wooden house, be it profiled timber or rounded logs, preserving its originality and style
ecological cleanliness
support natural ventilation – air circulation between the room and the street
Antiseptic treatment significantly increases the service life of wooden windows
But over time, solid wood, under the influence of external factors (especially when the manufacturer used low-quality wood), can crack, change its geometry (they say - the tree has warped). In addition, wood requires periodic painting, they have poor repairability.
Cozy dining room decorated in country style
Wooden windows require periodic painting.
Metal-plastic windows are reliable, durable, and significantly surpass wooden ones in such parameters as tightness and sound insulation. They are durable, do not require special care (no need to additionally insulate for the winter or paint), their hygienic treatment is not difficult.
And if in “stone” construction the metal-plastic version of windows is practically the only alternative today, then plastic windows in a wooden house raise doubts among some developers. There are two main reasons:
The advantages of wooden windows are undeniable:
they fit harmoniously and naturally into the interior of fantuan data wooden house, be it profiled timber or rounded logs, preserving its originality and style
ecological cleanliness
support natural ventilation – air circulation between the room and the street
Antiseptic treatment significantly increases the service life of wooden windows
But over time, solid wood, under the influence of external factors (especially when the manufacturer used low-quality wood), can crack, change its geometry (they say - the tree has warped). In addition, wood requires periodic painting, they have poor repairability.
Cozy dining room decorated in country style
Wooden windows require periodic painting.
Metal-plastic windows are reliable, durable, and significantly surpass wooden ones in such parameters as tightness and sound insulation. They are durable, do not require special care (no need to additionally insulate for the winter or paint), their hygienic treatment is not difficult.
And if in “stone” construction the metal-plastic version of windows is practically the only alternative today, then plastic windows in a wooden house raise doubts among some developers. There are two main reasons: