A lot of wood materials used for cladding are very popular among consumers. To decorate the walls, hide the joints and protect them from mechanical influences, experts advise installing wooden corners. They are able to give the room an attractive and unusual look. Wooden corners are used not only for decorating door and window openings, but also used as baseboards for floor and ceiling.
What are wooden moldings for?
Wooden corners - a material that is used to complete the decoration and decor of the walls. They are multifunctional, have a large number of positive characteristics. Due to such advantages, wooden corners are often used:
- For decorating wall surfaces. At the final stage of finishing, wooden corners are used as the basis for cladding.
- To protect the walls. Wooden moldings protect surfaces from negative mechanical influences, and also exclude personal injury.
- To make up the decorative and protective function, special corners with a cable channel are used to hide all the wires and protect them from mechanical influences.
In addition, the corners perfectly mask existing defects and cracks between the panels.
How to choose wood moldings
In order for the wooden corners to fit into the general style of the room and fully fulfill the assigned tasks, you need to be able to choose them correctly. First of all, pay attention to the shape and size of the corners. If you need to choose corners for finishing the facade, give preference to wide products, as they will better hide irregularities and protect the surface.
Before buying the product, carefully inspect. If cracks, bumps and other visible defects are present on it, this indicates that low-quality material was used for the manufacture of wooden corners (including for lining). Therefore, it is better not to buy products.
Varieties
Wooden decorative moldings are external and internal. In terms of external indicators, it is rather difficult to distinguish them, since they are similar. For the manufacture of corners, a variety of tree species are used, such as:
If the wooden corners do not fit, you should pay attention to the folding profile of medium density fiberboard. The main advantage of the profile is its flexibility. The product bends well, which allows you to give it the necessary shape.
Popular are plastic models made under the tree. For the production of corners, polyvinyl chloride is used. Perforated metal corners are also very popular. It will not work to decorate such a corner, since perforated models are made only of a hidden type.
The use of wooden moldings
Traditional wooden corners 50 x 50 become less popular every year, today combined models occupy the first place. For the production of corners, natural, environmentally friendly wood and chromed metal are used. Wood is often combined with plastic and glass. An unusual chrome metal trim on a wooden corner looks attractive, fills the interior with elegance and dilutes the style of the interior.
Sometimes they are decorated with a variety of dyes, turning into a real work of art.
Installation methods and features
Fixing a wooden corner is one of the important and special stages. Before installing the product, it must be treated with antiseptic preparations, dried well and soaked with fire-fighting substances. To fix the corner, apply:
- self-tapping screws;
- adhesives;
- hidden fasteners.
The method of attachment depends on the corner of the material used in the manufacture, the characteristics of the room and the joint of the lining.
If frequent and sharp changes in temperature or increased humidity are observed in the room, then it is better to use self-tapping screws as fasteners. During the finishing of the inner side, the corners are attached to adhesives.
Installing a wooden corner is simple, following a certain sequence:
- It is necessary to measure the room, thereby determining the exact number of corners.
- Next, you need to process the products and fix them with screws.
- The final step is to cover the corner with varnish or paint.
With wooden moldings, any interior becomes more interesting and attractive, therefore this type of finishing material does not lose its popularity over the years.
Using wooden corners, it is necessary to carry out finishing work carefully, without damaging the product. From the right choice and quality installation depends on the atmosphere and atmosphere in the house. Properly performed work will positively affect the overall result.