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aluclad & aluwood ? whats the difference

  • 06-10-2014 5:55pm
    #1
    thebackbar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 468 ✭✭


    Hello,

    I've seen some mentions of "alu wood" windows, is this just another name for aluclad windows ?

    thanks


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  • #2
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,146 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Yes.


  • #3
    fatty pang
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 326 ✭✭fatty pang


    BryanF wrote: »
    Yes.

    There are numerous different window constructions that are described as 'alu-clad'. The majority of these would be more accurately described as composite windows.

    Alu-clad timber windows have extruded aluminium cladding acting as a 'weather screen' - the cladding makes no difference to the performance of the timber window. Take the cladding of and you will have a functioning timber window.

    Composite windows can come in various constructions;
    Timber frames and aluminium sashes
    Timber frames and fibreglass sashes
    Timber frames with plastic veneer
    Timber frames with roll form aluminium
    Aluminium frames with timber 'liners'
    PVC frames with aluminium cladding
    ....and most bizarrely of all PVC frames with aluminium cladding and timber liners... and PHI certs :-()
    Thats before you even ge into the actual design andconstruction of the windows.

    Some of them are very good and some are not particulary good.
    The problem is getting informed advice. In my experience the majority or architects are pretty clueless about windows never mind the rest of the industry.


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