Window decoration with own hands

Finishing the facade of the house with a siding will make it neat only if this material is not only covered with wall surfaces, but all the additional profile auxiliary and decorative elements are properly selected and assembled.

Window siding with own hands can be carried out qualitatively if instruction for this process is thoroughly studied, and during of itself will strictly execute technological recommendations and show special care.

What siding is used for finishing

Saidi ng for The exterior walls of the house are made of different materials, but the most used are steel and vinyl finishingpanel.

Vinyl siding

is more popular. If you choose from these two types of siding, then you need to say that vinyl material is still more popular for finishing the house, because it has many positive qualities, and at the same time has a price below the metal:

• Heaesthetic and accurate, therefore it transforms the structure literally beyond recognition.
• The material is resistant to humidity, as it is non-hygroscopic, frost-resistant and well tolerates the highest summer temperatures.
• Vinyl siding is easy to put in order. From it, dust is easily washed off and dirty splashes on the walls.
• With good material quality and adherence to mounting rules, vinyl material will last a long enough time.

Metal siding

Metal sidi ng zn is more durable than vinyl, provided that it is of high quality and manufactured with full observance of special technologies. Such a material is able to last for 45 ÷ 50 years, thanks to the deposited on the polymer coating, which will keep the metal from the occurrence of foci of corrosion. This layer is able not only to protect the siding base, but also to transform it aesthetically, since it can have various colors and imitations of natural materials - for example, for natural wood.

The material is heat-resistant, and if vinyl is melting at very high temperatures it slowly melts, then the meta carries them out.

Another with one positive quality of metal siding is its flexibility, which is especially important when creating windows with special profiles. That's why sometimes even with the change of vinyl siding for general decoration of walls, windows prefer to be trimmed with metal panels.

There is a lack of - for this finishing material and it is heavier than vinyl siding, so it is not recommended for finishing old houses with dilapidated walls, because the wall material can simply not hold the weight of the finish.

Thoroughly needed for finishing works

Tools for finishing window slopes

For mounting trim on window openings it is necessary to prepare tools for work. So, the is required will need:

• Shurupova rt for I screw the screws.
• Shears for cutting metal, because will have to cut profiles, adjusting them to the dimensions of window .
• Knife-cutter - it is used to design a line for sawing or bending vinyl siding. Sometimes on the marking the material is bent in one and the other side, and it easily breaks exactly along the intended line. Hacksaws for metal and wood with small teeth. It is more convenient instead of it to use a jigsaw with a set of appropriate saw blades.
• Hole punching tool.

• Hammer.
• Elbow and rulers of different sizes, measuring tape.
• Construction level. Chalk and pencil for marks.

What is needed from fittings - and profiles fastening materials

Now - about the required profiles and fastening elements and materials.

For the finishing of windows, the furniture of the same manufacturer as the main material of the skin is most often purchased. However, quite often, with , taking into account the ease of in the installation, metal composite profile elements are also selected for the vinyl lining.

All the details of the finishes are better to buy immediately, because if its is missing, then after the purchase of the material after some time can not get into the same color tone as previously painted purchased products.

Given the previous point, you need to carefully in advance to calculate the number of hardware. The calculation of is performed as follows:

- if an ebb is provided and it is recommended for mandatory installation, the distance directly under the frame and the outer side of the tide are measured;

- further, in the same way the other sides of the window are measured, that is, the width and height of the frame, and the same parameters of the - on the outside of the slopes. It is better to immediately apply drawing to , so that there is no confusion;

- then, the dimensions received for the external side of the slopes are added, and is added to the 15% of the total length. The outflows are measured separately.

The material reserve is created for slices and bends, which can not be avoided during installation.

. The scheme presents a version of windows without tints. This design is installed before installing the siding on the walls, as the wall covering should close all fastening elements. Having studied the circuit in detail, it is possible to think over the replacement of some parts for less expensive ones, since usually the hardware costs not cheap .

For the upgrading of window slopes and joints between them and the wall surfaces, the following details will be required:

• J-profile.

• H-profile.

• Corners for making joints of panels from the outside and inside.

• Downhole for vinyl finish .

• Downhole metal.

• frame Frontal strap.

• Finishing strip.

What is important to know when installing finishing

The appearance of the finished houses can be dramatically different from each other. Therefore, the finish of the windows will directly depend on what kind of lining and style of decoration are chosen for a particular building.

are necessary for the cladding. However, it should be noted that there are finishes in the installation of the finishing material and general points that need to be known in advance:

• Self-tapping screws for fixing fittings on walls and frames must be made of stainless materials or be galvanized.
• Screws are screwed only at an angle of 90 degrees, - any, even minor slope will reduce reliability fastening profiles.
• Do not screw the self-tapping screws completely, as far as they will go, pressing the hardware elements tightly against the surface. It is necessary to leave a gap of about one millimeter, leaving a "degree of freedom" for the possibility of movement during the thermal expansion of the material. Otherwise, if the temperature changes, the panels can seriously deformed.
• Cut-outs on panels for bends on the sides are made at an angle in the 45 degrees .They are necessary to ensure that when the individual elements are joined at the corners, no significant gaps remain.
• If the installation of an ebb is planned, then it is fixed in the first place to close the fastening parts with vertical elements of the side slopes.
• It is very important to press the cladding panels well against the slopes around the windows. For sealing, sealant is sometimes applied to the edge of the inner side of the panel.

In addition, should also take into account how much the windows are deepened into the wall. From the depth of the existing opening will depend on how to mount the siding on the slopes.

• Russian standards for the design of windows suggest slopes more than 190 ÷ 200 millimeters wide. In this variant, siding panels are used to frame the slopes, which are inserted into the fixed near the frame J-profile .

On the outside, the panel on the slope and the siding on the wall are trimmed by the with an outer corner that will hide the joint between them.

And the siding system can be produced by , both from a single panel installed vertically, and from separate equal fragments installed horizontally.

• According to European standards, slopes have a small width, which is less than 200 millimeters.

In this version, take a special window lath designed for the design of slopes, which has the right width. Its edge is hidden by the finish profile or J-profile .

• If window practically does not have a slope and is set at the same level with the wall, then around it is a casing of the chosen width or siding that is framed in J-profile of .The shows an example of when the trim is used for registration.

• For the lining of the arched window, J-profile is also used, which is cut in several places for smooth bending, or a flexible plastic version of this fittings element.

Mounting of siding on window slopes

Before assembling a siding, simple preparation of wide slopes is necessary.

Preparation of slopes for facing

It is necessary to check the condition of slopes. If any cracks or chips are found on them, they will need to be repaired and plastered. This process is necessary because under the siding the cracks can expand with time, and the old plaster should peel off together with the fixed on it.

After the repair composition has dried, it will be a very good solution to cover the whole surface of the slopes with a deep penetration primer that will not allow the slopes to absorb moisture from the air, to mold and other microorganisms.

Lath

As with siding on walls, windows sometimes require , especially if the slopes in a stone or concrete structure are trimmed.

In front of its mounts marking of the fastening points of rails , which will be used for fastening panels and profiles. Reiki can be placed vertically or horizontally, depending on how the siding is planned. It is very important to calculate the thickness of the crate , with the mandatory taking into account the of the thickness of the siding itself, so that the finish does not close the window after installation.

The is installed infrequently, because in most cases the slopes with its inner side are very close to the window. However, , you need to know that it is possible if necessary.

Very often, siding and fittings are fixed to liquid nails, and if the building itself has wooden walls, the screws are screwed directly into them.

Window design without slopes

Window window , which has no slopes, is trimmed with hardware elements, which are called platbands and, if necessary, J-profiles .

• The first thing to do - is to measure the bottom of the frame.
• Next, on the you need to retreat the distance equal to its width, and from this point measure the size of the bottom of the window, and still one segment equal to the width of the clypeus.
• Next, on both sides of the resulting detail, a 45-degree angle is measured. On the mark, the front side of the panel is cut. The internal corner remains whole.
• The side panels are measured in the same way, but only its upper edges are cut at an angle of 45 degrees.
• The upper lining strip is left intact.
• Next is first glued to liquid nails and the lower facing panel is screwed from below.
• Then, in turn, the side frames are fixed, their edges are inserted inward of the bar, installed at the bottom of the window. Thus, at the corners no gaps are formed between the individual panels. The upper panel is installed in the side parts of the casing before fixing and is also screwed.
• It also happens that the trim is combined with J-profile , fixed on the window frame.
• In the above diagram, assembly of pre-prepared parts is clearly visible.

Making siding windows with slopes

If the slopes are wide, then you can not do without reflux. Work is begun precisely with the installation of this structural element.

• In order for the tide to fit perfectly on the lower plane of the window of the opening, this part needs to be well adjusted.

- For this, measurements are taken from the bottom of the frame and from the edge of the window sill between the walls, and the width of the slope under the window is measured. The latter parameter is necessary because the ebb should be wider than the slope and act forward to two - four centimeter. According to the measurements taken at low tide, a line is drawn on which the will pass the metal fold or the vinyl material will be cut off.

- With the metal tint, the extra distance is not cut completely, it is removed only from the side projecting on the sides and leave a section that will be equal to the width of the slope.

- According to the marked line, excess sections from both sides of the ebb are bent along vertical walls. Such installation of the ebb will help to avoid the formation of a gap between the tide and the side panel.

- Prepared ebb is screwed to the window frame, but first it is recommended to apply a strip of "liquid nails" to the area that will be in direct contact with the frame. This precaution completely closes the gap between the frame and the tide.

- In addition to this ebb tide and to vertical walls through the bends.

• The next stage to the frame on top and sides fixes the J-profile , which sets the measured sections of the siding. The bottom and top of the side panels must be cut at the right angle, which is determined by the slope of the ebb and the upper slope.

- The upper part is measured in the same way as the tide, but its width is equal to width of the slope. The length of one side is equal to side frame, and the second - external side slope.

- Panels for side and top slopes are installed in J-profile , fixed on the frame, and the outer side is covered with an outer corner, closing the joint between the siding on the walls and slopes.

- In addition, siding on slopes can be installed in profiles and horizontally. In this case, you will need to prepare the defined number of siding segments, which are also set between the profile and the extreme corner .The upper and lower segments are adjusted along the slope of the ebb and the upper part of the slope.

Video: how to finish the window slopes with siding

So, there are no special difficulties in carrying out such facing works. The main - is able to have the necessary tools for installation and correctly select all the required hardware. Being careful and observing the recommended sequence of the process, it is quite possible for to carry out these works independently.