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Is it really worth giving up oak wood for windows, as the carpenter advises?
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2022‑10‑12 17:27
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Is it really worth giving up oak wood for windows, as the carpenter advises?
2022‑10‑12 17:27
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We are almost finished with the exterior trim, and now our wood windows need to be fabricated and painted by a carpenter. Due to our method of construction (no roof overhangs, flat roof, large floor-to-ceiling (11 m) window glazing on the west side. The carpenter advised us to avoid oak wood with a thick layer of stain and recommended a slightly cheaper meranti wood with an opaque finish.
We would like the wood windows to still have the look of wood – so we are looking for a shade that is closest to the color of the wood. Does anyone have any ideas on this, or have experienced a similar issue themselves?