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WOOD & VINYL
REPLACEMENT WINDOWS ARE NOT ALL THE SAME
What materials are best for my new wood
or vinyl windows,
especially in Denver and Colorado?
 Vinyl
Low-grade vinyl can bend, bow, and discolor leaving your investment
all for not. Many lower grades are less expensive. For Colorado replacement
widows, it's best to use a higher-grade vinyl, such as virgin or compozit
vinyl, because of the amount of UV rays we are exposed to at 5280' above
sea level.
Our exposure to UV rays will ultimately fade most things from its original
color, however a high-grade vinyl will diminish fading to a minimum
as well as fade evenly. Low-grade vinyl could oxidize, warp, blister,
peel, and swell in just a few years.
Virgin
Vinyl
Virgin vinyl is rugged, durable, and virtually maintenance-free. The
material's low thermal conductivity makes it a good choice for window
manufacturing. It assures that our windows will never rot, peel, blister,
swell or deteriorate from corrosion or pitting. Virgin vinyl features
through-and-through color compounding, so your windows will never require
staining or painting.
Wood-Clad
Wood-clad windows are wood inside and a maintenance free product on
the outside; such as aluminum, fiberglass, or vinyl. Wood windows allow
for the option to stain or paint your windows inside whichever color
you choose. Wood-clad windows are traditionally double the cost of vinyl
windows. The higher cost come from the extra labor involved in installing
a window. The lower priced wood-clad windows are custom built.
Wood-Clad
Fiberglass
Wood-clad fiberglass windows offer the best of both worlds - the exterior
durability of fiberglass, with Douglass Fir vertical grain inside. Fiberglass
offers the strength of aluminum and the non-conductivity of vinyl. There
are several more color choices to choose from such as brown and green.
In addition the fiberglass material allows you to paint the exterior.
Otherwise the fiberglass exterior is maintenance-free.
Fiberglass
Fiberglass offers the strength of aluminum and the non-conductivity
of vinyl.  Fiberglass
can offer a two-tone option; such as white inside, brown outside. This
window can be completely maintenance free. Fiberglass comes white inside
with several colors outside such as brown and green. Fiberglass can
be painted to customize it's look.
Vinyl-Clad
Aluminum
Vinyl-clad aluminum windows offer a two-tone maintenance free window;
such as white inside and brown outside. The interior is white or laminated
with a light oak grain. Outside can come in several colors including
brown, red, and blue.
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