Oak Windows or PVC-U? A Decision for the Ages

The time comes to make this big decision which will affect the DNA of your home for the foreseeable future. It’s that question which haunts modern home constructors and has done for the past 20 years. Should you get timber/ oak windows or a PVC-u one? Many new homes in north wales and beyond must make this decision for their home. Aside from Windows, people are also investing in oak flooring Chester & oak doors Chester.

Weighing up the pros and cons alone can be a challenge and you might not consider all the variables for this. In reading a recent study by Dr Gillian Menzies on the benefits of each, we’ve isolated a few points and have written up this guide on the right option for you.

Great Findings

The report identified many environmental benefits of using an oak framed window, and the financial benefits of purchasing and installing the wooden variety.

This is quite a favourable finding, as in modern times it is not too often that you can decide which is not only kind to the planet, but also the wallet.

Dr. Menzies’ report found that

• All timber framed windows are more environmentally friendly than PVC-U. No matter which timber frame you go for, and what variety you receive, it’s carbon footprint on the earth is much lower than that of a PVC-u.


• Timber frames is in fact have a negative global warming potential, which means that over their existence of 6+ years they reduce the amount of CO2e in the earth’s atmosphere.


• In all tests that were conducted, timber windows had a longer lifespan than their PVC-u counterpart.

In addition to these already outstanding benefits, it was found that all timber window frames offer better long-term value compared to PVC-u.

Oak windows are naturally renewable, which in stark contrast to PVC-u which relies on artificially produced materials to create the material that it is fashioned from.

Oak windows also have a nice rustic aesthetic, as oak windows are one of nature's masterpieces, as well as a strong, stable and natural insulator, timber offers amazing performance as a window frame in the setting of your home.

High quality oak windows are considered a big boon to any property, and can add considerable value to the value of a property.