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Builders Reveal Why Homeowners Love Custom Built Timber Doors and Windows

Announcement posted by Fremantle Door And Window 13 Oct 2016

Timber is rapidly becoming the material of choice for custom built doors and windows in the Perth home market.
Perth, WA, 13 October 2016 - Fremantle Door & Window Company provides custom built doors and windows to the Perth home market. In a recent blog post called “Why Timber is Our Favourite Material for Custom Built Doors and Windows,” they revealed the main reasons not only they, but Perth homeowners love timber as a building material.

The Timber Aesthetic

Timber is used by architects, builders and home designers alike to integrate homes into nature. Timber is a natural material. When it is cut and stained correctly, the natural grain shows through. Timber doors and windows create a visual transition from the surrounding trees to the home itself.

When bifold or sliding doors are used, they can turn a patio, deck or alfresco living area into a part of the home’s living space. A solid timber entry door in the front of a home can project prosperity, abundance and tradition. Those who love timber feel that nothing can replace the appearance of timber.

Timber Can Save Money

Timber can save money on heating and cooling costs for two reasons. First, solid timber is a much better insulator than alternatives like aluminium or laminate. It helps keep heat out of the home in the summer and cold out of the home in the winter.

In addition, timber makes a much more snug “fit” around the edges. Aluminium can often leave small gaps. It also tends to warp after a few years, creating gaps so large that not only heat and cold, but insects can get into the home.

The end result of installing custom built timber doors and windows is a lot less money spent on heating and cooling bills.

Custom Built Doors and Windows Raise Home Values

Custom built timber doors and windows can raise a home’s value by much more than the homeowner spends on them. Improving the doors and windows is the most cost-effective method of updating or modernising a home. It is also the method that involves the least inconvenience for the homeowner. The longer the homeowner holds onto the home, the more increase in value they will attain when the home is sold.

Environmental Considerations

Timber helps fight global warming. When timber is harvested from responsible and ethical sources, another tree is planted to replace the one that was just cut down. That tree starts storing carbon as it uses carbon to make timber fibres. This helps the environment because all carbon that is taken from the environment fights global warming. Meanwhile, materials like aluminium actually add greenhouse gases containing carbon into the environment.

Environmental impact is measured by the “carbon footprint.” Timber has a negative carbon footprint while artificial materials such as aluminium have a large carbon footprint.

The End Result

The end result is that homeowners and builders alike love timber as a building material.

Fremantle Door & Window Company provides custom built timber doors and windows to homeowners. They help homeowners modernise their homes and they also provide custom built doors and windows for elite Perth builders. They offer popular choices such as sliding doors, bifold doors, servery windows, french doors and a plethora of other modern and traditional options. To learn more, call (08) 6500 6888 or visit their website: http://www.fremantledoor.com/.