Wooden houses made of logs and beams are now popular, as they were many years ago. This is a simple, affordable and environmentally friendly housing. Platbands for windows in a wooden house are considered a rather necessary attribute, which serves not only as decoration, but also performs certain functions.
What are the trim needed?
Platbands for windows in a wooden house are installed to close the gaps between the wall and the window frame. This function allows you to keep warm in the house, even if there are gaskets and insulation. The platband has the ability to protect even the insulation itself from damage under the influence of the sun and moisture. It should be noted that they can be placed on the windows not only of wooden houses, but also built from other building materials. Currently, there is a great variety of them on sale. They can vary both in shape and style, and in material. The installation of the platbands gives the window a complete look, emphasizes the style of the house, is an adornment that makes the windows individual, hides the flaws that were allowed during their installation, and also protects against moisture, dust and dirt from entering the room.
What material are platbands made of?
Currently, window frames in a wooden house are made of a variety of materials. They can be made of steel, aluminum, PVC, plastic, MDF, polyurethane, plywood and wood. However, it is worth noting that it is the wooden window frames that belong to the representatives of unfading classics.
The benefits of wooden platbands
These products have a flawless aesthetic appearance and belong to one of the most environmentally friendly materials. They very effectively emphasize window openings. For decades, wood has remained the traditional and almost the only natural material for the manufacture of platbands.
Types of wooden platbands
Platbands can be of several varieties:
- Flat. This is their simplest form. Due to the simple technology of their manufacture, which does not require large expenditures, the cost of such products is relatively low.
- With shaped surface. Such products have a convex surface on the outside, on which the relief can be located in any shape. For the production of these wooden platbands, high costs are required, in contrast to the manufacture of flat ones, therefore their cost is more expensive. They can be decorated along their entire length with various protrusions, cuts, grooves. The production technology of the products needs shaped cutters and other special equipment.
- Curly (carved) window frames are the most expensive. They are practically a work of art. Such a curved surface is performed on special machines having vertical cutters. Machine tools are controlled by computer programs.
Carved window frames
The tradition of decorating windows with carved platbands has been around for centuries. And at present, there are a considerable number of fans of such decoration of window openings, and the masters of woodcarving have not yet transferred. Modern advertising offers many proposals for the production of platbands using machine thread, however, the most valuable still are carved wooden platbands for windows in a wooden house, which are handmade and incorporate the love and warmth of their craftsman.
If you have certain woodworking skills and a love for this type of decoration, as well as a desire to decorate your home with carved platbands made by yourself, then you should definitely make your dream a reality. The slotted thread of the platbands is performed using a hand saw, a manual or electric jigsaw, or using incandescent wire on a piece, which is made in full size. To facilitate the work, the pattern can additionally be divided into fragments.
Patterns of carved platbands for windows are made either with your own hands, or made to order. There are two types of thread: slotted and laid on .
A distinctive feature of slotted thread is openwork, it is similar to lace.
The overlaid thread is distinguished by the fact that the cut out elements are glued or nailed to the board and form a solid volumetric pattern. To give contrast, the upper carved parts of the clypeus are often painted with a different color relative to the background.
Material for the manufacture of carved platbands
Everyone knows that a tree is not durable enough. Due to the influence of precipitation and temperature difference, after a certain time, it begins to lose its original appearance, becomes dry and darkens. So that window frames in a wooden house can last as long as possible, they are made of wood species that are most resistant to external influences. Larch is least susceptible to decay, however, it is quite fragile and unsuitable for carving. For carved platbands, it is recommended to use linden, since it is a soft breed, it is easy to work with it. But since it absorbs a lot of moisture, it must be protected with special impregnation. The best material is oak. Despite the severity in processing this wood species, its lifespan is eternal.