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I was able to agree with the general contractor building our house that we will handle the windows and front door ourselves. Now I am undecided between two options. A well-known local window supplier uses windows and front doors from Weru (AFINO-one). The alternative would be a window company that uses Schüco profiles, specifically the Schüco Thermo 6 (SI 82) Classic profile. The general contractor’s window supplier delivers windows with the Synego profile from Rehau. Does anyone have experience with these?
I was able to agree with the general contractor building our house that we will handle the windows and front door ourselves. Now I am undecided between two options. A well-known local window supplier uses windows and front doors from Weru (AFINO-one). The alternative would be a window company that uses Schüco profiles, specifically the Schüco Thermo 6 (SI 82) Classic profile. The general contractor’s window supplier delivers windows with the Synego profile from Rehau. Does anyone have experience with these?
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alter002930 Nov 2016 16:57I admit that I am a complete layperson. However, we know what we want, and we have looked at plenty of examples—both in other houses and at prefabricated house exhibitions. We saw good and bad executions, and then we presented our wishes to the window manufacturer. Unfortunately, the result does not match what we wanted.
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I don’t want to judge whether it is up-to-date, but we have had wooden/aluminum windows in our house for nearly 40 years and are still very satisfied with them. Many others who built with us had to replace theirs a long time ago. For us, the only maintenance every few years is painting the glazing beads because they fade a little, and that’s it. The exterior aluminum is anodized and maintenance-free. For our new build, we ordered wooden/aluminum windows again. Having seen wooden/aluminum windows directly compared to uPVC windows, the decision was clear, although the former are considerably more expensive. I would not want aluminum-only windows, as to us they feel as cold and uninviting as uPVC. The wood on the inside is warm and friendly, and according to all experts, the factory-applied stain lasts at least 15 years before it needs repainting.
I don’t want to judge whether it is up-to-date, but we have had wooden/aluminum windows in our house for nearly 40 years and are still very satisfied with them. Many others who built with us had to replace theirs a long time ago. For us, the only maintenance every few years is painting the glazing beads because they fade a little, and that’s it. The exterior aluminum is anodized and maintenance-free. For our new build, we ordered wooden/aluminum windows again. Having seen wooden/aluminum windows directly compared to uPVC windows, the decision was clear, although the former are considerably more expensive. I would not want aluminum-only windows, as to us they feel as cold and uninviting as uPVC. The wood on the inside is warm and friendly, and according to all experts, the factory-applied stain lasts at least 15 years before it needs repainting.
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Bieber081530 Nov 2016 22:19This is how it looks in our case: nicer, in my humble opinion, but apparently not without defects, since the roller shutter track rests on the windowsill. Hmm?
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alter002922 Dec 2016 17:31I probably ended up dealing with an amateur group at the window company. As I was correctly informed, there is no seal between the roller shutter guide rail and the window sill. Yesterday, a technician finally came and wanted to fix this (6 weeks after the windows were installed). However, by now the plasterers have completed their work, so the window sill can obviously no longer be moved. Therefore, the technician was unable to install the seal. Today, I received the following proposed solution from the technician: "we will apply the seal you mentioned between the aluminum side parts of the sill and the roller shutter guide rails using sprayable sealant." Does anyone know if this complies with technical standards or if it is poor workmanship? By the way, I can only strongly advise against this company. Anyone looking for windows should keep well clear of the area around Kronau.
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alter002929 Dec 2016 10:54Yesterday, the manager of a window company (which I was originally considering, but redtatoo strongly recommended Bechtold) visited our construction site. It turned out that the dimensions of the window sills are not correct. The distance from the drip edge to the raw plaster is less than 2 cm (about 1 inch). From the finished plaster, it should be at least 3 to 5 cm (1 to 2 inches). However, Mr. Bechtold will probably have an excuse ready for this as well. And the moral of the story: you shouldn’t rely on recommendations you find on the internet.
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