Many, making repairs in the apartment, decide to change the windows and face a choice – it is better to install plastic or wooden windows? In this article, we will talk about the advantages of wooden windows over plastic. The production of wooden windows is made of environmentally friendly and natural material. Wooden windows are more durable than it from PVC, they have dustproof properties. Wooden windows are also more adapted to Russian climatic conditions, they are harmless to human health. Plastic windows when temperatures decrease become more fragile.
During the production of plastic windows, heat release occurs and there is a probability of thermal extension – in order to exclude this, the stabilizer that strengthens PVC with a special protective membrane is added to the composition. As a rule, in most modern PVC profiles, lead compounds are currently used, dangerous to human health. PVC windows made of safer materials, using pure calcium and zinc stabilizers, cost, respectively, more expensive.
Choosing wooden windows, you take care of your health, just like you contribute to your health, buying, for example, cotton, rather than synthetic clothes. Modern wood windows due to antipyrene impregnation are of fire resistance. Another advantage of wooden windows is that, unlike plastic ones, they have the possibility of repair – special putty puttys and small dents are masked, and varnish hard coatings will protect the windows from new damage. Wooden windows are reliable and beautiful, their installations are considered more prestigious today than installing plastic windows.
The cost of wood windows is naturally higher than windows from other materials – carpentry or plastic, but remember that it is better not to save on the windows. Made from high -quality and good materials with experienced manufacturers, wooden windows will serve you faithfully, without requiring a replacement, several decades. Woods made of wood are durable and durable.