Adding timber windows and doors within your UK house can be very expensive. You might be also mulling over getting an alternative vinyl windows or fiberglass replacement windows. Here’s some information on a new option that gives you the look and feel of wood with exceptionally high durability. It’s called Accoya® wood. 

Timber Windows and Doors in the UK – Basics of Accoya® Wood

Accoya® wood allows buyers a fresh option over some of the old choices. Accoya® wood is a manufactured and non-toxic wood product that’s perfect for use in timber windows. Heralded by the manufacturer of the wood as a new species, it can be used in place of customary wood and has the strength and traits of rugged tropical wood such as teal and mahogany, making it a real winner when used for replacement windows.

Timber Windows and Doors – Features of Accoya® Wood

The features of Accoya® wood make it quite appropriate for outside use such as window replacement. Not only that, it’s Class 1 rating means you can’t get any tougher. (It’s important to note that Class 4 is categorized as “non-durable” and includes well-known timber windows substances like ash, fir, pine, and oak.) Better still, Accoya® wood is a lot cheaper and suffers less wear and tear than oak. Accoya® wood is 100% recyclable and sourced from sustainable forests.

UK Timber Windows – Added Pluses for Accoya® Wood

You can add paint or stain to the wood due to its dimensional stability. Dimensional stability describes “whether a section of wood will resist changes in volume with variation in moisture content”. Accoya® wood can hold up a quarter of a century underground and half a century above the dirt, so it’s ideal for replacement windows. Though the toughness and resistance to wear and tear is there, so is the natural beauty of untreated wood.  This is yet another benefit for using this material for timber replacement windows.

For homeowners in the UK who plan to substitute their worn out or outdated timber windows and doors, Accoya® wood is a serious option you should think about.