Combined windows, main advantages and disadvantages

The window is an integral component of any dwelling, which faces a number of requirements. The design should provide air microcirculation, illuminate the space with natural light, maintain an optimal temperature regime, and protect the room from noise. Comfort, aesthetic attractiveness and reliability of windows are determining factors when choosing that modern combined structures have.

Varieties of combined windows

The reason for the increase in demand for windows combined is that they are made using technologies that are constantly updated, production capacities are modernized, finishes are improved and this affects the quality of the final product. An important role in choosing such windows is assigned to their practicality and high technical characteristics.

Wood-aluminum structure

This type of product today is the most common, due to which they are often identified with the concept of combined windows. Due to the presence of undeniable advantages of the design, wood-aluminum products firmly occupied positions in their market segment.

To the advantages windows are:

• environmentally friendly natural manufacturing material;
• providing low heat and sound conductivity;
• the possibility of a harmonious combination with any interior of the home;
• aluminum components are resistant to corrosion exposure;
• lightness and strength of the structure;
• preservation of structural characteristics when changes in temperatures.

To the disadvantages can be attributed:

• the need for the protection of wooden components from atmospheric exposure;
• the service life does not exceed 70 years.

Finnish type

Such wooden windows are distinguished by the presence in the design of two separate types of separate types: the inner frame is made of wood, and the outer is made of aluminum. This allows you to simultaneously open each, using them separately from each other.

The reliability of the design provides a special rod, which is fixed at one end on the outer sash and is motionless. And another ending can move along the inner frame and attach it in the desired position. The distance between them is from 95 to 200 mm, which allows for reliable sound and thermal insulation of space.

Important!The internal frame is equipped with a standard double -glazed window, and the outer sash has a single glass, which, at the request of the customer, can be mirror, sunscreen or anti -suggestion.

Among the most popular Finnish manufacturers can be distinguished:

• TIIVI;
• Domus;
• FENestra.

Advantages Finnish type:

1. The ability to install blinds in the space between the frames.
2. Domus windows produce double -glazed windows using VAC technology, which ensures naturalness of the appearance of wood due to special impregnation.
3. TIIVI brand designs have paired sash.
4. Fenestra manufacturer windows are equipped with technology that prevents dark spots on the wood frame.

Flaws:

• windows open in only one plane;
• designs have a large weight.

Swedish type

This design has two frames interconnected by a static method. The outer sash of the Swedish window is equipped with a single glass and is made of aluminum profile, and the inside of the window has a double -glazed window. Today, the most famous manufacturer of the Swedish -type windows is TIIVI.

Advantages:

• the ability to open a frame in two planes;
• the ability to equip the window with folding fittings;
• the thickness of the profile box, reaching the indicator up to 105 mm, allows you to mount the blinds into the window.

Flawit consists in the fact that the static of the structure makes it difficult to dismantle the built -in components, if they fail.

German type

Window structures of this type have a striking difference from analogues - they do not have a second sash. The window is made with one wood frame on which a protective lining of aluminum is attached. For greater reliability and increasing the performance of the structure, the lining adjacent as tightly and is fixed to the wood through clip.

Advantages:

• reliability and durability of the structure;
• simplicity of installation;
• ease of care;
• the possibility of changing the overlay, in case of its indistinguishability;
• resistance to atmospheric influences.

Flaws:

• the need to open wooden components with varnish;
• fire hazardous material.

Information about key aspects of choosing wood-aluminum windows can be seen on a fragment:

Aluminum-derive constructions

Windows with such a combination of materials look like an aluminum profile, which is sheathed with wood according to the inside of the profile. From the room, this design looks quite aesthetically pleasing, thanks to the overlays of various wood design. The strength and reliable clutch of the outer and internal wings is provided by the thermal station - a special bar made of fiberglass. It allows you to isolate and maintain heat in living space by interrupting the heat flow.

Advantages:

• fire safety of the materials used;
• aluminum components are durable, light and durability;
• the design steadfastly tolerates atmospheric effects;
• aluminum is easy to care for, it is more slowly contaminated than polycarbonate and is reflected by any means;
• the ability to create window structures of any shape, such as opening, size and color.

Flaws:

• high cost of materials;
• the need to stain wooden components of the profile.

Decorative pads are made from various wood species, which is pre -imprisoned with a special composition. The thickness of such an element is from 20 to 25 mm, they are equipped with a rubber seal and reliably protect the room from moisture, noise and pollution. In addition, from the proposed assortment of combined aluminum-brutal windows, there are special designs developed for operation in cold and windy weather conditions.

The most famous manufacturers:

• Decco;
• Opentec;
• Foris;
• WDS;
• Deceuininck.

Wood-polymer constructions

The combined windows of wood-plastic have not yet gained their popularity in the domestic space, but this does not reduce their advantages. This design is a wooden profile that is protected by a plastic component from the outside. PVC-component is fixed on the basis of the sash through special holders. They allow us to eliminate structural stress, which occurs due to the difference in the expansion of materials - PVC and wood.

Advantageswooden-polymer windows:

• equipped with a moisture carpet system;
• do not require special care;
• due to the variability of the decorative design of plastic components, the windows are in harmony with various design solutions.

Flaws:

• fire hazardous material;
• expensive installation;
• the stronger the compaction of the profile, the less air supply provides a window.

Polymer-aluminum windows

This type of design involves the manufacture of a window profile of plastic, which for greater reliability is covered with an aluminum lining on the outside. Such products have a number of advantages, and also differ in the variability of decorative diversity, due to which they easily fit into the design of the building facade.

Advantages:

• plastic windows with aluminum protection are quite strong and light;
• due to the additional camera inside the profile, the design provides good indicators of thermal insulation and sound insulation;
• the profile is durable;
• products retain the performance when changing the temperature regime;
• it is easy to care for the windows because any household chemicals are suitable.

Flaws:

• the formation of an instance of hoarfrows on the fasteners and guides, which can prevent the rapid opening of the system in the cold season;
• combined windows lose to analogues, but win quality.

Accessories for structures

Modern window constructions, made with combining various materials, provide many options to improve the comfort of their use. The accessories presented on sale not only improve the performance of the products, but also bring comfort to the living space. Consider the main types of accessories for combined windows.

1. Antimoskete grid - is designed to protect the interior of the room from the penetration of insects, mosquitoes, dust. They also perform a protective function for pets, preventing them from falling out of the window.
2. Blinds - help reduce the flow of sunlight penetrating the room. They can be mounted both inside the profile and outside the structure.
3. Shutters - allow you to protect the dwelling from dirt, wind, isolate the room from noise and other household stimuli. The roller shutters are also a protective element against the undesirable penetration of attackers.
4. Support valves - provide fresh air entering the living space, adjusting the balance of humidity.
5. Double -glazed windows - help to arrange a light opening to their liking, taking into account decorativeness, thermal protection, sound insulation, etc.

Among additional accessories for combined window profiles, you can also distinguish such components of accessories:

• automated ventilation control;
• the function of the children's castle;
• micro -ventilation mode;
• remote control of transgus and blinds;
• castles with anti -vandal constipation.

Combined windows care

Features of caring for combined window structures depend on the material of manufacture and type of product. Nevertheless, similar materials are often used in the production of such windows, and therefore you can summarize the general recommendations for their content.

1. Carefully monitor the condition of the sealing tape on the frame. In the profiles of the combined type, they should be washed at least 2 times a year and soaked with special oil.
2. Every six months, clean and grease all the moving parts of the accessories, its fasteners.
3. Regularly eliminate clogs in the drainage channels - holes specially designed to remove accumulated moisture inside the window profile.