Loewen Windows
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| Loewen Replacement Windows | |
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| Loewen Windows manufactures a full line of premium windows built from Douglas fir |
Loewen Windows produces wood windows in which the wood, metal and glass meld together to produce an energy efficient, attractive window.
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Loewen Windows
Loewen Windows offers a window profile that is strong and durable and is capable of supporting all window sizes, including large sizes. The windows produced by Loewen are all-wood windows which provide features that make the windows attractive window solutions to homeowners throughout the country.
Loewen Windows' Considerations
When considering Loewen windows, homeowners can review various elements which create a strong, durable, attractive energy efficient wood window. These enhancements present a high-peforming window product performance which allows homeowners to custom-tailor a Loewen replacement window to their own personal needs.
Aesthetics
Loewen windows have a profiled sash edge which offers a finished look and integrates with optional divided lites. The windows fit into existing window openings cleanly to reduce the need for exposed exterior caulking on the glass surfaces. The windows are built with natural clear Douglas fir which is a strong and rigid wood and allows the homeowner to stain or paint the interior and exterior of the window frame and sash in any desired color. The bottom rail of the window is taller which creates a custom architectural look which is reminiscent of traditional joinery and enhances the window's structural stability and strength.
Structural Performance
The Loewen windows feature a laminated sash which presents heightened structural stability along with a tight weather seal. The standard dual seal ensures a long hermetic seal life as the secondary weatherstrip deflects wind-driven rain from the primary seal. Loewen's triple seal glazing system on metal clad units effectively blocks moisture infiltration. The windows are manufactured using an authentic stile and rail construction with no miters and the windows' structural stability is enhanced by mortise and tenon sash corner joints. A venting channel allows built-up condensation to escape which increases the lifetime of the seal and sash. ==== Energy Efficiency The windows' metal does not connect with the glass, producing improved energy efficiency. Homeowners may order the windows with an optional extruded aluminum cladding, available in a wide range of colors, for exterior weather resistance and to create a no-maintenance window exterior. The airspace between the wood and the window's cladding allows for increased air circulation and adds insulative value.
Window Features
The range of window features ensure that homeowners can count on their Loewen replacement window to offer a long-lasting efficient window product.
Douglas Fir and Mahogany Woods
Loewen replacement windows are built from Douglas fir which is a tightly grained wood which makes it tough and resilient. The wood resists moisture absorption, decay and insect infestation. The wood is treated with a wood preservative/water repellent sealant before its assembly. Mahogany wood frames are available as a special order.
Loewen Cladding
Loewen replacement windows are available with an extruded aluminum cladding which protects the exterior window frame and eliminates the need for annual painting/staining. The cladding resists denting, retains its shape and lasts longer than many other framing options including roll-formed aluminum frames. Loewen windows include a gap that sets the cladding away from the underlying wood which creates an air space that minimizes damage from moisture and improves the windows' thermal performance. The cladding enhances colorfast paint performance with a cladding substrate, delivers environmental durability, allows extrusion detailing and withstands serious impacts. The cladding is malleable and clads all of the Loewen windows including the various window sizes, shapes and styles.
Cladding Colors
Loewen's clad replacement windows come in a wide range of extruded aluminum exteriors which can stand up to direct sunlight, acidic pollutants and extreme temperature variations.
Casing and Brickmould
Loewen offers a variety of attractive brickmould trim including factory-applied brickmould and a choice of solid or laminated fir.
Glazing
Glazing features of Loewen replacement windows include 1/8" double strength glass, a thicker glass than is normally seen in replacement window products. This thick glass makes the glazing more resistant to sound and stresses which are caused by temperature fluctuations. The glass is an insulating glass and impact-resistant.
Loewen's windows are sealed with a butyl primary sealant and a polyisobutyl secondary sealant to reduce the chances of a seal failure, increase the window's strength and reduce the chances of seal failure. The Loewen automated glazing assembly line creates sealed window units with the glass in a vertical position to prevent irregularities which can be caused by glass that sags during production -- deflection. Deflection can reduce the efficiency of the hermetic seal over time.
Heat-Smart Glazing
Heat-Smart windows are double pane windows or triple pane windows which have argon gas pumped into the gap between the glass panels. This glazing system reduces heat transfer and saves on heating and cooling costs. There are three separate levels of Heat-Smart window systems which allow homeowners to select the system that meets the heating and cooling requirements of their particular climate.
Tranquility Glazing
The 1/8" thick glass that Loewen uses on their replacement windows results in an above-average sound-attenuation. This system, the Tranquility Glazing Systems, reduces sound transmission into or out of rooms in which the windows are installed. The windows consist of a 1/4" glass pane on the window's exterior and an argon filled gap between the exterior pane and the laminated interior glass pane. The laminated glass also helps to increase security and filter out the sun's UV rays.
StormForce Glazing
Homeowners who are purchasing replacement windows for homes located in areas which are susceptible to storms will find the Loewen StormForce Glazing system to offer an impact resistant glazing option that is designed to withstand the harshest weather elements. The design pressure ratings meets and exceeds International Residential Code requirements. Together with its impact resistance the StormForce glazing delivers a superior thermal performance. These windows certified to help withstand hurricane forces up to "Category 5" as well as tropical storms, driving rains and high winds.
Loewen Window Products
Loewen windows offers two window lines from which homeowners can select their preferred window. The collections include the Cyprium collection and the StormForce Collection.
Cyprium Collection
The Cyprium Collection features copper and bronze clad windows which develop distinctive patinas, finishes, which cloak the cladding. Patinas typically progress from earthy browns into a distinctive green. The Cyprium Collection is available in Casement, Awning, Specialty and picture windows.
Storm Force Collection
StormForce Loewen replacement windows offer impact resistant glazing options which are designed to withstand harsh climactic elements. They deliver an impact resistant window that presents a superior thermal performance. The windows' insulated glazing configurations included laminated glass products which can withstand storms and other weather conditions. StormForce windows are available in Douglas fir or a special order Mahogany interior frame with extruded aluminum cladding. StormForce windows feature a traditional styling.
Loewen Replacement Window Styles
Loewen replacement windows are available as casement windows, awning windows, double-hung windows, access windows, bows and bay windows, fixed windows, transom windows and specialty windows.
Casement Windows
The replacement casement windows are available in four styles including Traditional, Mission, French Chateau, and Push Out. They feature a stile and rail sash corner joinery which does not display the miter joints which detract from the window's aesthetic and structural integrity. The weatherstripping system provides a form-fitting, durable seal. Loewen casement windows offers a high level of fit and finish which reduces sounds and enhances energy performance. A concealed locking system is flush with the frame edge and blends into the frame for a clean and attractive appearance while adding elements of security and weatherproofing. The windows present a folding crank handle which is easy to operate. The lock and crank are available in white, bronze and sandstone colors. Loewen windows are insulated with a [[low e windows|Low E insulated glazing. They are build with Douglas primed or clear fir. Extruded aluminum cladding in a variety of Standard and Architectural Palette colors, primed wood, or clear fir exterior
Awning Windows
Loewen's replacement awning windows are available with quick release sashes and heavy-duty sash locks which provide quality thermal performance and a snug, weather tight seal. They are suitable for any architectural style and available as crank-out or push-out awning windows. There is an optional concealed locking system. The windows offer suitable properties for sound attenuation. The is an extensive weatherstripping system and the extruded aluminum cladding is available in a variety of standard colors, as a clear fir exterior or as primed wood. • Extensive weatherstripping system • Insect screens available available with High Transparency mesh option
Double-Hung Windows
Double hung windows from Loewen are one of the company's most popular window options. Double hung Loewen windows feature an innovative balance system that opens and closes windows smoothly, thermally broken aluminum sill glazing options which deliver maximum energy efficiency and a tilt-in mechanism that tilts the window inward for easy cleaning. Possibilities for water infiltration are reduced by the presence of an integrated structural sill block and metal nailing flange.
The double hung window's aesthetic appearance is enhanced by a tall bottom rail that replicates historic architecture and archetypal casing profiles which include brickmould, flat, Williamsburg and Adams alternatives.
Standard options of the Loewen double hung windows include hidden corner and sill keys and extruded aluminum cladding which is available in a wide range of colors. There are a variety of Hardware options for the double hung windows such as sash lifts, keepers and locks which are available in bronze, sandstone, linen, black, bright brass, antique brass, satin nickel, brushed chrome and oil rubbed shades.
Replacement double hung windows include a standard Heat-Smart insulated glazing system with a Low-E coating and 1/2" air space. Internal spacers are standard, wherever possible.
Access Windows
The Loewen line of egress access windows
Transom Windows
Replacement transom windows from Loewen
Custom and Specialty Windows
The replacement specialty and custom windows from Loewen
Picture Windows
Fixed replacement picture windows provide maximum views with a minimum of wood framework. They are a window solution for openings where aesthetics and daylighting are a concern but ventilation is not required. The windows are manufactured using a 1 3/8" vertical frame segment and a 1 3/8" horizontal bottom segment for increased stability and the ability to include divide lites where indicated. These jambs also used when picture windows are combined with other operating windows such as awning or casement windows to create an integrated overall appearance. Loewen picture windows are available in numerous shapes and styles. They are manufactured with natural clear Douglas fir and options for either a primed wood or clear fir exterior or an extruded aluminum cladding which is available in standard or architectural palatte colors.
Bay and Bow Windows
Environmental Responsibility
Nearly 100% of the wood fiber used in the production of Loewen products is derived from forests that are Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certified, Canadian Standards Association (CSA) certified, Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified, or Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) certified.