But all of this greatness comes with a price of course.
Vinyl vs wood vs fibrex windows.
Twice that of vinyl eco friendliness.
Fiberglass ultrex replacement windows.
Wood windows are costlier.
In the video you ll see how the wood and plastic fibers bond together to create a durable and flexible material that can be extruded into various shapes.
Both fibrex and fiberglass ultrex have different properties that give them advantages in the replacement window market.
40 percent recycled wood fibers 60 percent pvc.
Both are superior to standard vinyl with better energy efficiency durability and strength.
Fibrex offers the strength energy efficiency and beauty of wood windows combined with the durability and low maintenance of vinyl.
Fiberglass windows have more options for style and color because they can be painted but this means that the windows may peel fade and require maintenance.
About the same as fibrex.
The advantages and disadvantages of fiberglass fibrex replacement windows.
Fibrex or composite vs vinyl wood.
Fiberglass frames mimic the look of wood windows more closely while vinyl windows are plainer.
Call it the law of supply and demand the price of beauty or just the fact that fewer companies make wood windows but you will pay more for wood.
Wood windows are even more energy efficient than vinyl and now with the fibrex exteriors that some manufactures like andersen windows use they are just as maintenance free as vinyl.
Composite window frames are made from a mixture of two or more materials like wood plastic metal and vinyl.
However vinyl windows have an obvious join line at their corners while fiberglass does not.