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Question on Wood exterior Windows
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:19 am
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:19 am
I am adding a sunroom/office to my house and the windows are floor to ceiling on all 3 sides. We priced out wood/clad and wood windows for it and there was a drastic price difference between the 2. The wood windows were half the cost of the wood/clad due to the size. The wood clad windows were priced through Sierra pacific, which the rest of our house has.
My contractor is concerned with using wood windows for this job due to the them having full exposure to the elements and being it’ll get full sun exposure. In my opinion, as long as they’re properly primed and painted, this shouldn’t be an issue. They’re all fixed windows so we don’t have to worry about them not operating correctly. The savings that we would have would allow me to have the extra money to have them painted every 5 years, several times.
The wood windows are made sepele mahogany and will be built by a very reputable millworks.
What are y’all’s thoughts on this?
My contractor is concerned with using wood windows for this job due to the them having full exposure to the elements and being it’ll get full sun exposure. In my opinion, as long as they’re properly primed and painted, this shouldn’t be an issue. They’re all fixed windows so we don’t have to worry about them not operating correctly. The savings that we would have would allow me to have the extra money to have them painted every 5 years, several times.
The wood windows are made sepele mahogany and will be built by a very reputable millworks.
What are y’all’s thoughts on this?
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Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:23 am to wryder1
I would spend the money on clad. I would actually use solid vinyl before wood. Too much maintenance on wood. Make certain they are flashed correctly
Posted on 1/10/25 at 11:26 am to wryder1
I like your logic.
On my last house, it was all wood windows and doors, facing south/west so it took a beating. We repainted them a couple times but never needed replacing in the 14 years that we owned it.
Be interesting to hear other's advice.
On my last house, it was all wood windows and doors, facing south/west so it took a beating. We repainted them a couple times but never needed replacing in the 14 years that we owned it.
Be interesting to hear other's advice.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 12:36 pm to wryder1
even if they are primed and painted properly they are still wood so there will always be the possibility of them rotting or warping. same thing with clad. wood will be wood. the plus of doing clad would be the warranty on them and the manufacturer would have to honor the warranty. i would highly doubt that the wood windows will have any warranty associated with them and in the case something does go wrong with them you will be fully responsible at that point.
Posted on 1/10/25 at 3:47 pm to TheGodfather
when we were building our house back around 2008, I talked to a rep at Andersen. She was very knowledgeable about the technical side. I asked her why the all wood casement windows on the house my parents built in 1971 were still in good shape and only needed repainting once every 15 yrs or so.
Answer: The wood used in even the best windows is way inferior to that used back then. Just grown too fast. Rot issues, paintability issues etc. I'm sure there are exceptions but I doubt the major brands are using old growth wood for the frames.
We ended up using Pella Architect series Alum. clad
Answer: The wood used in even the best windows is way inferior to that used back then. Just grown too fast. Rot issues, paintability issues etc. I'm sure there are exceptions but I doubt the major brands are using old growth wood for the frames.
We ended up using Pella Architect series Alum. clad
This post was edited on 1/10/25 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 1/12/25 at 11:05 am to wryder1
Just have to maintain properly. Biggest thing I see even in the best clad windows is people don’t even open the windows. Check the gaskets especially the ones on the bottom sash. They tend to dry rot after a few years.
Make sure everything is primed and painted out of the frame.
Make sure everything is primed and painted out of the frame.
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