Clinker windowsill can be a decoration for any home. A variety of coating options and a large palette of colors create a truly unique design that will emphasize the refined taste of the homeowner. Monolithic drainage can hide imperfections in masonry, roughness and chips on concrete panels and ceramic blocks. Description, advantages and photos of clinker window sills are presented in this article.
Material Features
For their manufacture, special clay is used. Clinker factories are being built near quarries where clay is mined.
The substance is thoroughly grinded and sieved to prevent the slightest interspersing of foreign particles, otherwise it will violate the internal structure of the material and affect the quality of the products.
Then the clay is molded into the desired shape and sent to the kiln for firing at a temperature of 1,000 ° C. Here, the clay product turns into a monolith of a given shape.
Benefits
Clinker window sills look perfect with masonry walls. They also harmonize well with concrete panels, wooden and plastic windows. In addition, they carry not only aesthetic, but also practical benefits and have a number of significant advantages:
- Perform the function of the drainage system. Protect a window opening, providing moisture removal from it.
- Counteract the development of mold and mildew.
- Unlike metal window sills, they absorb noise from raindrops.
- Clay is an environmentally friendly material. Window sills from it do not burn and do not emit toxic substances.
- Combine with any windows.
- They retain rich color for decades, despite being in the bright sun, under snow and rain.
- Easy to install, easy to maintain and maintain.
Mounting clinker windowsill
Clink water drainage is installed after mounting the window box. In order for it to drain water more efficiently, it must be placed under a slight slope.
These window sills are installed in the window opening using a special mixture, which is used for the clinker masonry itself, but it should not be too liquid. Instead, you can use ordinary cement, in which there are no additives (lime and other substances), otherwise a whitish coating will form at the joints.
Window sill installation is carried out at a temperature not lower than 10 ° C. This work requires special knowledge and skills, so it is better to turn to professionals.