Wooden Casement Windows - The 20 Facts You Should Know

The wooden casement windows of today combine all the style and character of traditional windows with modern day technology, providing extremely high performance without allowing tradition being compromised.

Designs of wooden casement windows can vary enormously but good, professional manufacturers can provide precisely the design and style you need to blend in with the character of your house.

Here are 20 reasons why they might be the perfect window for your refurbishment or house build project:

1. Wood is a classic example of sustainable and recyclable materiel requiring very low energy consumption to process, and is thermally efficient in use

2. They utilise hardwood timber construction

3. High quality, low maintenance factory-applied microporous paint system

4. They are more easily repaired than PVC, and therefore will have a much longer life. This can make them an excellent investment choice - if maintained correctly

5. Quality, professional companies will provide the finished product with high quality window furniture

6. Can be fitted with Chubb high-security locks

7. Importantly, Espagnolette locking and child restrictors available

8. Full weather sealing, hidden from view

9. Traditional glazing bars - not just 'stuck on'

10. 'Flush' style casements

11. For the many buyers nowadays who are environmentally conscious, wooden windows are a thoughtful and sensible choice due to the material's excellent sustainability. Many of the timbers used in the manufacturing industry carry accreditations to certify they come from a sustainable, reputable and source

12. Quality versions can be manufactured with original 'putty' style glazing beads

13. Constructed with double glazing to current Building Regulations

14. The aesthetic properties of these wooden windows are impossible for windows constructed from PVC to create

15. Good manufacturers will provide solid brass locking lever handles and casement stays as standard

16. Bespoke designs are of course easily possible

17. Argon gas filled sealed units for top quality thermal performance

18. Timber keeps the appearance of traditional windows without compromising the advantages of modern design and technology

19. Due to the traditional appearance of these windows and the materials used in the construction process, local planning committees tend to prefer them to be used in areas of architectural interest

20. Quality companies will manufacture their products in the traditional manner

Summary

Wooden windows will not be everyone's choice but the many reasons listed above provide a compelling argument that they a worthy of serious consideration for any modern day renovation or construction project. The mindset that they are draughty, rattly and will easily rot should not apply as modern technology plays a huge part in their construction. The fact that they are eco-friendly is also a huge advantage and for many, this will be the all-important and decisive factor.