Hello everyone,
I am currently working on my house design together with our planner, and he recommends wood-aluminum windows. He said that if he were to build again, that would be his preferred choice. Another construction company told me that they install 90% PVC windows from Rehau and have never had any issues with them. They also mentioned that the additional cost of about €10,000 (approximately $11,000) for all the windows is not worth it.
What is your opinion on this?
I am currently working on my house design together with our planner, and he recommends wood-aluminum windows. He said that if he were to build again, that would be his preferred choice. Another construction company told me that they install 90% PVC windows from Rehau and have never had any issues with them. They also mentioned that the additional cost of about €10,000 (approximately $11,000) for all the windows is not worth it.
What is your opinion on this?
Wood can also simply be left untreated, but you have to be prepared to accept the consequences… Therefore, recommendations should always be taken with caution when they try to downplay the obvious disadvantage (durability!) of, for example, wooden windows.
A plastic or aluminum window truly never needs to be painted, and neglecting such maintenance does not jeopardize their durability.
Ultimately, it is also a matter of budget and personal taste. There is no need to choose wood only to paint it anthracite later…
A plastic or aluminum window truly never needs to be painted, and neglecting such maintenance does not jeopardize their durability.
Ultimately, it is also a matter of budget and personal taste. There is no need to choose wood only to paint it anthracite later…
Grundbuch schrieb:
Why not just use wood? If the roof overhang is large and the wood is of good quality, you only need to paint it every 10 years. We have a hipped roof... Also, honestly, I don’t feel like maintaining it constantly, and I just don’t like the look of wooden windows. We want the windows in anthracite color...
11ant schrieb:
Does he present any "hard facts" besides his emotions?
For my opinion on wood-aluminum windows, you just need to use the forum search. After that, it could rain all weekend and there would still be nothing worthwhile on TV. You mention an absolute additional cost of ten thousand euros, but not relative to what comparison value. Wood-aluminum, which is not worthless, should certainly cost significantly more than PVC.Comparison value for all windows is about €10,000 (approximately $11,000) additional cost for wood-aluminum windows.
Advantages according to him: more durable, easier to open and close, and good thermal insulation.
exto1791 schrieb:
Comparison value for all windows approximately €10,000 (about $11,000) extra compared to wood-aluminum windows. Now I don’t understand at all: wood-aluminum €10,000 (about $11,000) more expensive than wood-aluminum (?!?), and I had already understood “€10,000 (about $11,000) more for all,” but what is the base price of “all” before the extra cost?
exto1791 schrieb:
Advantages according to him: more durable, easier to open and close, and good thermal insulation. Is wood-aluminum better than PVC in all of these aspects?
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11ant schrieb:
I don’t understand at all: Wood-aluminum is ten thousand more expensive than wood-aluminum (?!?) and I already got the "ten thousand more for all," but what is the base price for "all" before the surcharge?
Is wood-aluminum better than PVC in all these aspects? Rough extra cost 10,000€ (about $11,000) total → All windows in wood-aluminum instead of plastic → Our calculation is not detailed enough yet to give you an exact price.
About 20 windows → so around 500€ (about $550) extra per window.
Yes, according to him, wood-aluminum is better than PVC in these aspects.
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