Life in the suburbs, in an individual country house attracts an increasing number of people. The use of modern technologies in arranging communications of individual housing outside the city makes life in it even more comfortable than in urban conditions.
A relatively new word in the technology of arranging suburban housing is the
installation of plastic windows. If the
house is brick, then the technology for installing plastic double-glazed windows is no different from their installation in standard city apartments. However, the
installation of a window in a wooden house, including a plastic one, has its own characteristics. The fact is that the logs from which it is collected swell in humid weather, and then gradually dry. Moreover, the amount of deformation can be so large that the double-glazed window can simply burst. Because of this, the property of wooden structures is to deform depending on weather conditions, as well as give some shrinkage during operation, the installation
of PVC windows in a wooden house is carried out using a different technology.
There is a special method to compensate for these deformations. It is called a pigtail, and consists in installing a special wooden box that reduces the level of external impact on the installed PVC double-glazed window. The piglet is carried out as follows: a wooden beam with a groove is inserted into the window opening. And at the ends of the logs of the window opening a spike is made. During deformation, the spike moves along the groove, without pressing on the plastic frame. Moreover, plastic windows are mounted on special steel plates that are attached to a plastic frame and a pigtail. This ensures that there is no transmission of deformation from wooden structures to a plastic double-glazed window.
Now you can order specially painted frames that simulate any texture and have any color so that they do not stand out from the general concept of the house. What gives the installation of PVC windows in a wooden house? They are characterized by excellent heat and noise insulation. It is easy to install an insect screen and an anti-vandal system on them. They improve the exterior design of the house. They do not need to be repainted annually, since they do not need painting. Installing PVC windows in a wooden house has the only moisture limit. Its value should not exceed 45%.
There are PVC windows from Trocal or KBE profiles. KBE plastic window profiles have a European standard in width of 70mm and have improved thermal insulation, sound insulation. They are equipped with special anti-burglar fittings, and lead stabilizers are replaced by more environmentally friendly ones - from calcium and zinc. They can be given any form, depending on the wishes of the customer.
Windows from the Trocal profile are a novelty in the Russian market. They are made only in German factories. They have no lead parts. Their distinctive feature is high resistance to frost, high strength and a service life of 50 years.
There are many other types of double-glazed windows made of PVC. Thus, the installation of PVC windows in a wooden house is not only quite possible, but also has many advantages. And such a dignity of these windows as excellent thermal insulation makes their installation, subject to living outside the city, an even more preferable option.