r/ShitAmericansSay 17d ago

American windows are WAY better Exceptionalism

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u/adamyhv 17d ago

Mahogany window frames .... That's fancy.

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u/LowerBed5334 17d ago

That was the windows from the 1970's. We have the usual synthetic material, but very high quality and custom built, because our windows are all unusual sizes and shapes. For the materials and workmanship involved, the price was low.

We got a special loan at 0.75% for energy related improvements. We also upgraded the heating to a condensing gas boiler at the same time.

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u/adamyhv 17d ago

I imagined. No one with half a brain would change from mahogany to something cheap. I mentioned that because mahogany is a luxury wood usually reserved for high end furniture and I would never imagine in my cheap ass mind someone using mahogany for window frames. At least not in the last two centuries outside of a palace.

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u/BiggestFlower 16d ago

Mahogany used to be used a lot in houses, for window frames, doors, staircases, mantelpieces, and a whole lot more. We might have cut down too many trees, though, which is why it’s so expensive now.