Shutters allow not only to close windows at night, but also suitable for reliable protection of the structure during the day. Wooden additions allow you to keep the room cool, without interfering with normal ventilation. You can make quality shutters with your own hands from a regular board. It is desirable to select a material that has been treated with an antiseptic and ready for subsequent staining. It will preserve the original appearance and condition for a long time.
Contents
- Step-by-step instruction
- Shutter video for windows
Step-by-step instruction
To make the shutters precisely close the window, you need to measure its width and height. On them the boards are selected. If necessary, it is necessary to saw the edges and fit to the desired parameters.
To achieve the strength of the construction and really high-quality fastening on the wall, you can use special loops. But they can not be screwed to the shutters themselves: the resulting structure will not be strong enough. To prepare the crossbars, you need to measure 15-20 cm( depending on the height of the window) from the top and from the bottom edge. The width of the lateral reinforcements should be about 10 cm. For reliable installation, you need to prepare grooves "dovetail".Accordingly, the spike board used to make the cross bars should be about 3-4 cm wider.
Once the materials and fixtures are prepared you need to learn how to make wooden shutters on the windows yourself. This will help the owner of the private house with attached photos and video materials, as well as the following instruction:
1. Using a hand band saw, you need to prepare a small groove that will expand the opening for later insertion of the cross board.
2. A manual milling saw increases the hole to the required width.
3. On the untreated cross-bar, marks are placed with respect to the received groove.
4. Using a universal milling machine, the board is cut out accurately, which will be installed in the hole. At this stage, the dovetail system "swallowtail" will be ready.
To make shutters on windows made by hand, it is necessary to fix the crossbar on the main board. It is necessary to prepare the holes and tighten the screws in places that do not coincide with the fastening points of the loops.
After completing the preparation, it is necessary to grind the tree and achieve its smoothness, absence of jags and sticking pieces of wood.
The fastening of the hinges is made on new holes on the outside with bolts. It should be taken into account that the fastening point of the hinges to the wall should protrude sufficiently long( about 5 cm).After preparation, you can paint the shutters and leave them to dry. At this time, the places of installation of dowels and hinge holders are being prepared.
When the window shutters dry, you can connect them from the inside by screwing the small cross-bars into the center of the crossbeams( two doors are stacked tightly).It will provide simplicity and convenience of installation.
And from the outside, it is necessary to screw the longitudinal rail, which allows to completely close the gap between the flaps. Externally, the addition is also colored in the main color. After the work is done, the hinges are fastened to the holders on the wall, and the bar from the cross bars is removed. After this step, the shutters will be fully ready for use.
