Aluclad Windows · Best of Both Worlds
Aluclad Windows Ireland
Scandinavian Pine inside — warm, natural and stainable. Aluminium outside — weather‑proof, low‑maintenance, powder‑coated to your colour. Triple‑glazed U‑values from 0.84 W/m²K.
Aluclad is the spec architects reach for when the brief asks for a warm timber interior, a weather‑proof exterior, and a window that can hold up to four decades of Irish coastal climate without complaint. It’s timber on the inside, aluminium on the outside — engineered as one unit.
Wright Windows manufactures aluclad windows at our Milltownpass factory in Co. Westmeath alongside the rest of our range. The interior is Scandinavian Pine with 90%+ heartwood content and 100% of the heartwood facing outward — the densest, most stable face of the timber takes the load. The exterior is a clip‑system aluminium weather skin powder‑coated to your chosen colour. The result: a window that looks and feels like timber inside, and asks nothing of you outside. We supply and install across Dublin, Meath, Westmeath, Kildare, Wicklow, Offaly, Longford, Cavan and Louth.
- Timber Inside, Aluminium Outside
- U-Values from 0.84
- Coastal-Ready
- 30+ Year Lifespan
The Numbers
Aluclad Spec at a Glance
What sits inside every Wright aluclad window we ship from Milltownpass.
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Content
Lifespan
How Aluclad Works
One window. Two materials. Each doing what it’s best at.
The inside of an aluclad window is real timber — Scandinavian Pine, sourced for high heartwood content and slow grain. It’s primed against fungi and finished with two coats of water‑based opaque paint or translucent stain. You see and feel timber.
The outside is a powder‑coated aluminium weather skin clipped over the timber frame. The two materials are designed to expand and contract independently so neither stresses the other. The aluminium handles all the weather — UV, salt, wind‑driven rain, freeze‑thaw — while the timber stays dry, stable and protected behind it. According to industry data, an aluclad window typically lasts 20+ years longer than the same timber window without an aluminium skin.
Available Styles
Every Style, in Aluclad
Casement, tilt & turn, fixed picture and custom shapes — all built to order in our Westmeath factory.
Best Suited For
Where aluclad wins.
- Coastal homes — the aluminium skin handles salt‑laden air without lifting or corroding.
- High‑end new builds where the architect has specified a warm timber interior throughout.
- Long‑term family homes where lifespan and low maintenance both matter.
- Exposed sites — western coast, hilltops, lakeshore — where weather hits the windows hard.
Typical cost guidance
Aluclad sits in the upper price tier — above uPVC and most aluminium, generally similar to or slightly above timber depending on spec. Reflects the dual‑material engineering, factory finishing time and the longer lifespan you’re buying.
SEAI grants of up to €4,000 are available for windows (detached). Wright will confirm SEAI Registered Contractor arrangements at quote stage.Why Wright
Aluclad specialists since the system came to Ireland.
Wright Windows has been manufacturing all four major window materials — uPVC, aluminium, timber and aluclad — at the same Westmeath factory for decades. That means our team knows how each material behaves against the others and can advise honestly when aluclad is the right call (and when it isn’t). Ring us before you commit to a spec.
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Common Questions
What does “aluclad” actually mean?
Aluclad is a window with a solid timber frame inside and an aluminium weather skin clipped over the outside. You see timber from the room; you see aluminium from the garden. The two materials are engineered to expand and contract independently so neither stresses the other.
What U-values do Wright aluclad windows achieve?
Double‑glazed aluclad achieves U‑values as low as 1.2 W/m²K. Triple‑glazed aluclad achieves U‑values as low as 0.84 W/m²K — SEAI grant eligible.
How long do aluclad windows last?
Typically 30–40 years. The aluminium skin protects the timber from UV, weather and freeze‑thaw cycling — the main causes of timber window failure — so an aluclad window typically outlasts a comparable all‑timber window by 20+ years.
Why is aluclad suited to coastal homes?
Coastal locations expose windows to salt‑laden air, wind‑driven rain and constant UV. Powder‑coated aluminium handles all three without corroding, lifting or fading — far better than painted timber or even raw uPVC. The timber inside stays dry behind it.
Can I have a different colour inside and out?
Yes — this is one of aluclad’s strengths. Typical specification has a natural or pale‑stained timber interior (warm, hospitable) with anthracite or matt‑black aluminium exterior (contemporary, weather‑hiding). Any RAL colour can be specified for the exterior.
Aluclad vs aluminium — which should I choose?
If you want warm timber on the inside, choose aluclad. If you want metal frames inside and out (more contemporary, slimmer sightlines, lower maintenance overall), choose aluminium. Both reach equivalent thermal performance.
Ready to spec your aluclad windows?
Drop into our Milltownpass showroom by appointment to see the aluclad system side‑by‑side with our timber and aluminium ranges, or request a free no‑obligation written quote.
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