Do wooden windows rot in Coimbatore's climate? Here's an honest answer.
Timber windows look beautiful and have real character, but wood absorbs moisture — so it swells, warps, and eventually rots. It also needs regular painting or sealing to hold off that decay, and termites will target it.
uPVC absorbs almost no water, so it won't swell, warp, or rot. It needs no painting, and termites have no interest in it.
Yes — and it's the single most common reason we're replacing wooden windows here. Rot usually starts quietly where the paint has failed, often at the sill, and by the time it's visible the frame is compromised.
Yes — humidity and monsoon drive it, and it's the most common reason we're called to replace timber windows. Rot starts where the paint fails, often at the sill.
Regular painting and sealing slow it considerably — but it means keeping up that routine for as long as you own the windows.
They're a real local pressure on timber, and compound the moisture problem. uPVC holds no interest for them.
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