Timber sliding sash vs casement windows: a homeowner’s comparison guide
Choosing between timber sliding sash and casement windows comes down to three things: your property’s character, how you use the...
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The energy efficiency of a home is becoming increasingly important to homeowners looking to reduce the cost of their heating bills. By making sure that you choose home improvement products that have excellent energy efficiency properties and values you can make a real saving on your bills.
Timber is one of the best materials to construct a window from if you want a product with increased levels of thermal performance and energy efficiency.
Although traditional timber windows have attracted criticism in the past for their inefficient thermal retention properties, modern timber windows, thanks to their combination of traditional design and modern manufacture, are now incredibly energy efficient.
Our timber windows are made from Accoya wood, which is renowned for its excellent energy efficiency properties.
,p>Accoya is an outstandingly durable, thermally efficient and eco-friendly, treated softwood that is created through the acetylation wood modification process for added energy efficiency. This type of wood is renowned for its thermal retention, which makes the ideal material from which to construct a window.
Traditional timber windows may have gained bad press in the past for being notoriously draughty and inefficient but modern manufacture means that timber windows are now some of the best thermal insulators around, making them great for making a home more energy efficiency.
Reddish Joinery are specialists in the manufacture and installation of energy efficient timber windows. For more information about any of our products or services please give us a call on 0161 969 7474 or send us an email. We hope to hear from you soon!
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