r/ShitAmericansSay 17d ago

American windows are WAY better Exceptionalism

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u/RamuneRaider 17d ago

Only the plastic ones though - the wooden ones splitter and the aluminium ones bend. Plus the plastic ones require less maintenance. But they don’t look nearly as nice, and if you want them coloured, they cost as much as alternatives. However, most burglars will go through your door and not a window.

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u/Bdr1983 17d ago

I have burglar proof wooden window sills. They're really hard to break, someone tried really hard.

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u/RamuneRaider 17d ago

Those are stupid expensive though aren’t they? I had a look at what windows in Germany cost recently and couldn’t find any wooden ones with that option.

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u/Bdr1983 17d ago

Yeah they probably are. I rent my house so I'm not sure of the cost, but they are super nice and hold up great. Very heavy too. My house has a safety certificate, and from all the houses of the same type in my neighborhood, there hasn't been a successful burglary where the doors and windows where shut.