For traditional charm and warmth in window frames, nothing comes close to real wood. If you’ve got an older or historic home, chances are the window frames are wood, unless they have been replaced. But if you have wood window frames, you know they require a lot of upkeep and repair. Mother Nature tends to wreak havoc on buildings here in the Minneapolis area, and when it comes to windows, we get hit with some of the prime culprits – hot sunshine, high humidity, and wildly-varying temperatures at times.
Wood windows have a hard time standing up to the elements. Despite their beauty, they require a lot of attention to keep them looking good, but despite care, they take a beating from the elements. Hot/cold fluctuations cause repeated swelling and shrinking, meaning over time the windows can warp in their openings. Moisture such as humidity and heavy rains causes the wood to swell, and cracks from the pressure can result. Moisture can also make those windows difficult to open and close.
If you love the beauty of wood windows, there’s a way to keep that look while improving on the wood itself. The answer? Maintenance-free exterior cladding. Window Outfitters installs clad windows from several top-quality manufacturers such as Pella, Hurd, and Weather Shield, but in this post we’d like to focus on the benefits of aluminum-clad wood windows from Marvin.
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Marvin – a Minnesota company – has a long-standing reputation for excellence and quality in building materials – takes their wood window frames and clads them with extruded aluminum substrate. This aluminum product is much more durable than the rolled aluminum which many other window companies use.
Marvin is the only window company to use this aluminum material as a standard for its clad windows. Just to give you an idea how durable it is, this same product is used worldwide for high-rise building exteriors. No one wants to repaint on the 50th floor, so the product has to be extremely durable and weather-resistant. Obviously your home’s windows aren’t quite so inaccessible, but isn’t it nice to know that your windows will hold up to our weather?
Aluminum cladding from Marvin provides the following benefits:
Marvin is so confident in their clad windows that they provide a 20-year guarantee against chalking, fading, and loss of adhesion. That’s twice the industry standard, which expects a 1/10th loss of finish each year. Marvin can guarantee a much longer period because their cladding is thicker than most other companies’ products.
No more painting or staining, and your windows will look great for 20 years, maybe even longer. And you don’t have to sacrifice the beauty of real wood, because the interior window frames are the real thing – real wood, which can be stained to match the trim of the interior your home, where the window frames are protected from the harsh elements outside. Standard and specialty finishes are also available.
To learn more about the benefits of aluminum clad windows from Marvin – or any of the other clad window products we install, please give us a call. Clad windows – the beauty of wood without all the work.
Window Outfitters is a premier Window Replacement, doors, siding contractor and installer. As Contractor in the St Paul, Minneapolis, (Twin Cities) Minnesota (MN) metro, we proudly serve, but are not limited to, the following areas: Minneapolis Energy Efficient Vinyl Windows, Replacement Window Contractors Minnesota, Burnsville, Apple Valley, Lakeville, Savage, Bloomington, Edina, Richfield, Eagan, St Paul, Hastings, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Eden Prairie, Farmington MN, Chaska, Shakopee, Chanhassen, Victoria, Mendota Heights Anderson Windows Minneapolis, Marvin Windows Minneapolis.
