Colours.
A wide palette of wood colours.
You can choose from 6 painted full-strength, 7 painted open-pored and 4 untreated natural wood tones.
Wooden windows: natural interior, protective exterior, with an ingenious core.
Slim! Eye-catching! Made of wood?
”We retain the slender look and handsome appeal of the natural material. But, at Finstral, we dispense with the downsides of wood on the frame exterior.”
Luis Oberrauch
Finstral Board of Directors
Always the slender look of a wooden frame.
Narrow frames are characteristic of wooden windows. While Finstral windows faithfully assume this guise, their exterior is never made of wood. Instead, we use truly weather-resistant aluminium or uPVC – if required, with a deceptively realistic wood-effect finish. This requires little care and low maintenance, yet takes on the appearance of a typical wooden window.
Standard mullion area: 16 cm.
FIN-Window Slim-line with slender mullion area: 14 cm.
FIN-Window Slim-line with extra-slender mullion area: 13 cm.
Easy-care rather than solid wood.
Wood is a fabulous material with an unmatchable warm, homely feel. Yet, it is not ideal for window construction. This is because wood weathers. Protection can be provided by painting or varnishing, though recoating is required every few years. And the coated finish turns natural wood into a non-recyclable composite material. Which is why Finstral only uses real wood on the non-weather-exposed, interior side of its windows. Either untreated or with a water-soluble coating. The result is a durable, low-maintenance window that nonetheless retains a warm, homely feel.
Snug feel of wood on interior.
The frame material on the interior is freely selectable: real wood as full facing or inlay as well as aluminium or uPVC with a wood-decor finish.
Products truly designed for circularity.
Finstral windows are designed such that the incorporated materials can be largely separated into their pure constituents at the end of their service life. Depending on the regional waste management infrastructure, many components may be fed into existing recycling systems. The recyclability of the standard wooden windows on the market is limited on account of their painted, varnished or impregnated finishes. Finstral, by contrast, focuses on durability, material separability and recyclability when developing products – and thus dispenses with solid-wood windows in its offerings.
Wooden window variety, down to the last detail.
Finstral offers a host of options for the custom design of your windows – from traditional-style glazing bars to elegant handles.
Glazing bars.
For a traditional look.
Use attached or interstitial glazing bars in various styles and widths to craft traditional design details.
History mullion.
A traditional aesthetic.
Authentic old-building charm despite state-of-the-art windows? Our History mullion accommodates a wide astragal with centrally positioned handle to create the characteristic symmetry.
Infill panels.
Always in keeping.
To lend your home a harmonious overall look, you can choose from a wide range of flattened, grooved and smooth infill panels. Always with first-rate thermal insulation included.
Special shapes.
Overarching solutions.
Segmental arches, round arches, porthole windows – we offer you all the options. Finstral’s angled and arched windows enable you to respond faithfully to the building’s architectural features.
Handles.
Adding an aesthetic note.
Select the perfect handle for your custom-designed window from a range of series, materials and colours.
Slimmer sliding.
Not only our windows, but also our lift-and-slide doors impress by their strikingly slender frames. In particular, the wooden models.
Experience wooden windows first-hand.
The best way to experience the beauty and superior feel of wooden windows is to visit a Finstral Studio.
Perfection starts at the design stage.
Windows are investments for decades. Which makes intelligent design all the more important. The diversity of design and functional options is far greater than you can imagine.
Create custom compositions.
Our large selection of modular, combinable shapes, materials and colours offers you virtually limitless potential.
Seek advice.
Our experts are always there to help. For an initial discussion, a home visit or a professional consulting session at our Studio.
Craft your own design.
Online using the Finstral Planner or with our detailed and exhaustive window catalogue.
Your design forms the basis for our advice.
The appeal of wooden windows transcends borders.
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New-build scheme in the heart of the Pyrenees
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Two villas in Cauco
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Stylish new-build near Palmela
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New build near Como
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Single-family house in El Ejido
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FIN-Project Slim-line 78/95
At a glance.
The intelligent wooden window.
Make painting a thing of the past. Finstral’s wooden windows combine the homeliness of real solid wood (on the interior) with the resilience of aluminium or uPVC (on the exterior). The true ingenuity is hidden from view: a perfectly insulating uPVC core that doubles up as weathertight barrier. The major benefit is that the wood in Finstral products does not accommodate any structural loads and is weather-protected, so it cannot warp or rot. Thus guaranteeing wood finishes with lasting appeal and no maintenance requirement.
FAQ
What advantages do Finstral’s wooden windows offer over conventional wooden windows?
Standard wooden windows have frames made from solid wood. To prevent them from weathering or rotting, they are painted or varnished and require regular recoating. The coated finish transforms the wood from a natural material into a non-recyclable composite material. Finstral uses wood on the interior only. Here, it generates a homely feel, is sheltered from the wind and weather, requires no coated finish and allows separation into its pure constituents for recycling. Finstral’s consumption of the valuable resource wood is thus accordingly lower than for standard wooden windows. The durable uPVC in the window core vouches for perfect insulation and a weathertight seal. Finstral always uses weather-resistant uPVC or aluminium on the exterior.
How are wooden windows installed?
Wooden windows can be fitted using minimally invasive methods, e.g. by means of slide-on installation, which involves no noise, dirt or scaffolding and takes around two hours per window. Here, the existing window frame is cut back, the new frame slid on and an exterior facing installed. Installation with the FIN-Fix mounting frame is recommended for new-build contracts. This is incorporated during the wet construction phase. The window itself is then fitted during the dry construction phase, i.e. after all the “messy” operations have been completed. This virtually eliminates any risk of damage.
Is the window stable if the wood is purely “decorative”?
Yes. In fact, it is even more stable than solid wood. Structural strength is provided by the steel-reinforced uPVC core. As the wood is not subject to any loads, it cannot warp. Which means the window doesn’t “stick”.
How do I clean the wooden frames on the interior?
Wiping with a well-wrung cloth without any aggressive cleaning agents will suffice perfectly. As we use premium-grade, water-soluble coatings, the finishes are highly resistant to dust and finger marks.
How much do wooden windows cost?
Each window is unique and the price depends on many different factors: size, materials, glass, security options etc. For a personalised quote, please contact us at finstral.com/contact.