Carved platbands: original design ideas

The use of carved trim in the exterior of the house can transform any structure, even the most primitive in architecture. The basis of the word "platbands" is the meaning of "face". It is not surprising that with such decorations the house acquires recognition, singularity, originality and completeness of the image.

By themselves, the trim have several functions. Decorative - just one of them. With the help of such elements it is possible to visually make a narrow house wider, and a low structure “to increase in height”.

Thanks to such decorations, the gaps between the window frame and the wall are masked, which in turn leads to a decrease in the noise level from the street. In addition, dust and water do not penetrate the chinks, and the house itself is cold.

Using carved platbands, you can make the building colorful in the national plan and decorate it antique. It is important that the application of these elements be appropriate. Wooden platbands on the plastic window will look as strange as the metal ones on the log house.

Carved frames for windows can be made of plastic, MDF, fiberboard, metal and wood.

The most common and common options are wooden. They look great, often striking rich carvings, and are amenable to restoration. Maple, alder or birch, as well as pine are often chosen as the basis for creating curly elements. Such a tree can not be called particularly resistant and durable, but it is easy to cut and inexpensive.

For the manufacture of small items often choose an apple or cherry.

There are several types of wooden platbands:

• Flat. There is no “decorative subtext” in them. Such models are used only for one purpose - closing the cracks in the house in the most economical way.
• Shaped. Models have a convex surface. They may have protrusions and depressions in the form of cut-out patterns.In such "frameworks" windows look very elegant. Particularly expressive are often window shutters.
• Figured. Such products are distinguished by a special individuality, originality of forms and slotted elements. They can be fully called decorative elements of the house. To make these products, you need a vertical milling machine.

The problem of wooden trim is that over the years the material may darken, crack or rot. To prevent this, periodically it is necessary to treat them with a protective varnish.

Metal plat bands look not worse than wooden ones and fit organically into the facadedecorated using siding. The material allows you to decorate the product with complex patterns and a combination of colors. Such platbands are durable and assembled without much difficulty. But we should not forget that the metal is susceptible to corrosion, so you need to take measures so that rust does not appear on the frame around the windows.

PVC windows are best decorated with plastic platbands. Unlike wooden, they can be made in any shape and color.They do not crack over the years, do not rot, they will not be eaten by insects. Products are easy to install. They serve for a long time and do not require special care.

The only problem is that these products cannot be made independently, and manufacturers do not offer options with a truly thin relief thread.

Fiberboard allows you to perform on it any drawings and is easy to process. That is why it is often used to decorate windows. So that such products do not accumulate water over time and do not deteriorate, they should be laminated before they start operation.

The thread itself also differs by type.

• Prorizna. It is created over the entire area of ​​the casing and reminds of air lace.
• Invoice. In this case, the openwork elements are superimposed on a solid foundation, to which they are glued or nailed with nails. With this approach, thinner, lighter, and sharp patterns are obtained than when using a deaf thread (not through).

Platbands also differ in the type of installation.

• Overhead they are simply attached to the wall near the window and nailed without nails, or they sit on the glue.
• Telescopic with G-shaped protrusions are inserted into the gaps between the window box and the wall. Installing them is not as easy as overhead, but they provide a more reliable isolation of the joint from external influence.

To make your own wooden frames, you need the following tools.

• drill and drill to her;
• jigsaw with a set of files;
• chisels;
• sandpaper;
• flap disc on sandpaper drill;
• grinding machine;
• frezer

First you need to decide on the openwork that will be present on the frames. People with talent and proper preparation can independently make the desired image. Also on the Internet you can find a huge number of a variety of drawings.

The selected option must be transferred according to the template on the board. Sometimes the pattern has to be increased. The simplest is to make a printout of the desired size, transfer the scheme to cardboard and cut.

The thickness of the board with slotted thread should be at least 3 centimeters. If the thread is invoice, you can use 1 centimeter-thick wood to create the openwork.

A professional with the appropriate equipment can allow this solution to the problem. As for the house craftsmen, they often have jigsaws of insufficient power. As a result, the processing of several boards at the same time is very slow.

When the lines are straight, the file works at an acceptable speed, the process turns out to be too long on rounded sections. As a result of the wholesale approach, the gain in time is not as significant as we would like.

It is also necessary to take into account that even high-quality files are deflected when processing wood of too large a thickness. Therefore, on the lower boards can get sloppy slots. Therefore, getting down to business, you need to think carefully about all the nuances of the process.

First you need to cut the extra tree in certain places. Files are selected so that the required hole in diameter is slightly larger than the width of the tool.

In the slots obtained at the first stage, the file is installed, and according to the outlined pattern, everything unnecessary is removed. It is necessary to act precisely, but taking into account the fact that they will look at the window frame from afar, small errors should not be too perplexing to the master.

If the product has a shaped edge, it is also created using a jigsaw. When cutting too complex shape, some places may turn out not very elegant. The situation will correct further processing chisel. The finished product is attached at such mandatory manufacturing stages as grinding, priming and painting.

The fastest way is to grind using a sander. With an emery wheel on a drill, the procedure is already slower. Manual sandpaper processing takes a lot of time. If you bring the appearance of flat surfaces to the completion of the grinder, and sandpaper walk through the small parts by hand, you can get the desired result, without delaying the process of creating trims.

The primer is needed to ensure that the beauty of wood itself created is not subjected to dampness, the effects of the sun, fungus and tree beetles. Any impregnation is suitable for external use. It is most convenient to lower the future casing for a few minutes into a container with an appropriate solution. Another option is to go through all the curls and cuts with a brush.

For staining, you can use different compositions. It is convenient to float tree oil soaking into it. Such coverage will need to be updated only in a few years. Before re-treatment, it is necessary to clean the surface and remove dust from it. When choosing this method of product protection, you need to consider that oil is expensive, and the choice of colors is limited.

The last stage of the work is the installation of platbands. They can be mounted on a wall or bedboard, and only then - on the facade around the window.

• If you want to decorate the house with wooden platbands, you can buy selected material, the last chamber drying. In such a chamber, moisture is removed from wood in an accelerated mode, bringing its level to a maximum of 12 percent. The boards that have been cracked and warped during the drying process are rejected, and only a high-quality product reaches the consumer. Therefore, buying it, you can not worry about the fate of future products.
• Search boards that have passed special treatment, it is better in hardware stores or on power-saw benches. In no case should the specimens be with large knots, resin residues or other traces of negative properties that can make themselves felt when creating the pattern. It is best to order the boards, whose width - 10-15 centimeters, and thickness - 3-4.
• Before starting the creation of platbands, it makes sense to hone the skill of the carver and the skill of creating a specific pattern on cheap boards.

When creating the carpeting, the owner of the house received the opportunity to express themselves, conveying to the surrounding certain information. For example, the sun in the center of the upper casing means energy and life. The snake as a decorative element personifies fertility and wisdom. The cross, inscribed in the carved decor of the window frame, symbolizes the harmony of spiritual and material aspirations.

Plant ornaments personify unity with nature, and such a common element as earrings signals the hospitality of the owners of the house. The frog is a sign of continuity of life and resurrection.

• Metal frames look very impressive, while striking the subtlety of the thread. The central detail in the form of a pair of birds fascinates with its grace, giving originality to the whole facade.

• The platband of an unusual shape looks like an openwork frame for a picture. The unusual pattern with floral motifs intertwined with images of the vine, attracts attention, forcing to study intricately linked motifs.

• The platbands may look very rich and heavy, being decorated with lush images of animals,but in combination with timbered walls and a non-standard window cover for a Russian-style house, they are perceived quite organically. This window frame underlines the solidity of the building.
• Not always drawing on the trim should be very lush. If you arrange the window slotted carving without a backboard with a contrasting color of the facade, the image will be clear. Small openwork details, silhouettes of the sun and birds will be able to attract the attention of anyone who looks at the house from the side.

How to make a carved wooden plat with their own hands, see the following video.