Platbands on the windows: beautiful design options for your home

If inside the house you can allow a variety of options for interior design, then the outside is significantly limited. In addition to the original color of painting the walls or the material with which to finish it, it is difficult to think of something else. In the old days, this issue was solved with the help of window frames, which served as a real decoration of any house, showed the mastery of the owner or master creator. This tradition has reached our days, although it has partially changed.

Platbands are traditionally used in wooden houses. They helped to decorate the windows and effectively complement the composition of the facade. With the help of such elements you can increase the window opening visually or reduce it.Initially, the design of the house was given great importance, each owner sought to show the individuality of their structure.

With the help of platbands, you can achieve different effects.

• Visual decoration of the house, giving it a special color and charm, the ability to select it from a number of standard.
• Giving the window a different shape with the help of carriages of different configurations, size and pattern. The window of a small form can be made large by using openwork constructions.
• Creating a complete composition of all elements of the facade. Using the same trim on the windows and doors allows you to complete the design of the house.

With the help of platbands, you can protect window openings from the negative influence of environmental factors. The seam between the frame and the house can have small cracks in which moisture gets into during the rain, and with strong winds dirt is clogged. All this contributes to the development of harmful microorganisms that destroy wood. Therefore, the frame begins to pass air, which significantly reduces its thermal insulation quality.

The platbands close the gap and do not allow to get to it neither moisture nor dirt.In addition to the obvious advantages of platbands, there are also negative factors. They are also worth knowing when planning the installation of such parts on the windows of a wooden house. These factors include several factors.

• Active response of decorative elements to weather conditionsthat contributes to the deterioration of the material. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to treat the products with a special substance that significantly increases the life of the casing.
• The need for constant care. Platbands need to be painted or varnished annually. If this is not done, the product begins to crack. As a result, instead of decorating it will only spoil the look of the house.
• When planning the manufacture of trim, you need to choose the right material for them. If this is not done, it is unlikely to achieve the desired effect. If it is difficult to cope with this task alone, it is better to enlist the support of a professional.

Now there are products from modern materials that can have the most diverse appearance. In this case, care for them is much easier. They are not affected by the environment, they are not afraid of moisture and even cold.They do not crack on time and reliably serve for many years. For lovers of aesthetics, this is not the best option. But for those who want to decorate their home, to diversify the appearance of the facade, this is what you need. It is such a product that will create the necessary appearance, while not requiring increased attention to itself.

Species variety of platbands is huge. It lies in the drawings that are applied to the tree, the shape of the product itself. In addition, modern technologies allow creating window decorative elements from a wide variety of materials.

If we talk about the appearance and patterns, then there are several types.

• Slotted, through which you can create elegant and beautiful images.
• Fishnet, which are characterized by bizarre forms that can distinguish the master's hand from other options. They have the form of a solid canvas on which they create a pattern.
• Carvedable to create a unique look and protect the window opening.
• Overheadwhich have a structure of complex shape, as the carved element is superimposed on the plate. Such products can be created separately or as decoration for existing platbands.In this way it is convenient to update existing decorative elements.
• Simple that have a smooth surface.. There are no patterns on them. In shape, these elements may be different (with rounded edges, smooth, narrow and wide).

The most popular decorative frames are made of wood. They beautifully fit into the design of the facade of a wooden house, so still do not lose their relevance. In order for such parts to serve as long as possible and correctly fulfill the tasks assigned to it, they must be properly processed.

If you do this treatment, the tree will not rot, moisture will not damage it. So that wooden trusses remain beautiful for a long time and decorate the house, it is best to open them with varnish. To date, there is an alternative option that can replace and varnish. This is a wax based substance. Both options retain the appearance of the tree, give it a more elegant look, significantly extending the life of the trim.

In addition to wooden there are also decorative items on the windows, made of other materials.

MDF panel has a laminated coating. Typically, these frames have the form of strips with a pattern for natural wood. Flowers and textures can be quite a lot, you can easily choose a frame for the window opening of any wooden house.

Products made of plastic panels are considered the most modern, because they are easy and convenient to care for. This option can be chosen by those people who do not have time to take care of their own home, but they want to see a beautiful structure that can be admired. Most often plastic platbands are used for metal-plastic windows. However, recent trends have shown that they are well combined with wooden structures, fully performing their task.

Polyurethane platbands can also be used on windows in wooden homesteads. They are lightweight and deformable, which makes it possible to bend them in the right direction. To install such elements is quite simple, and the terms of their operation will delight anyone.

PVC products are considered the most common to date.You can find varieties of such platbands in white color and a wide variety of color variations. Install the product from the street, it can easily cope with any weather conditions. The advantages are the abundance of colors and shapes that can be given to such material.

Polyfoam can also be used as a material for the manufacture of casings. For this purpose, suitable dense variation that will not be as durable as the metal platband. This is the reason that such products are not used in countries with high seismic activity, where even the slightest earthquake oscillations would cause cracks on the windows. The color of such decorative elements is white, but with the help of paint you can change it, choosing the right one for the estate.

There are also metal platbands, which of all are considered the highest quality in terms of protecting windows from environmental exposure. For their production requires metal sheets with a small thickness, which makes it possible to produce structures of various shapes. The advantage of this option over the same plastic is the resistance of the material to mechanical damage. This makes the service life longer.

To give a fresh and interesting look, iron products can be painted, and the look of the house will immediately change. The popularity of this type of product is also created with the help of the price, which is rather low considering all the positive qualities of the material.

Inside, you can also provide something like that to create a holistic image of the structure on each side. Usually, the external and internal platbands are quite different from each other. This is due to their functions. Facade decorative elements must combine the aesthetics and quality. Otherwise, they would hardly be used for finishing the room.

The use of platbands on the windows of a wooden house should give the structure a complete look, make it more beautiful. Because simple glossy panels are unlikely to fully cope with this task.It is best to pick up carved elements or make them yourself.

The first thing you need to decide on the choice of the picture, which will be on the casing. For this you can use books, the Internet. You can come up with a sketch yourself. As soon as the ideal variant is found, it is necessary to increase it to a natural scale and print it out. All patterns should be cut out and accurately transferred to the cardboard, which is already the main work. The detail of the cardboard should correspond to one part of the casing.

It must be placed on a piece of wood and cut with a pencil drawing, which will continue to go cutting. To choose the right picture on the platband, it is worth making a drawing of the whole house using all the decorative elements. If the finished version turned out to be beautiful, and all the parts are in harmony with each other, then the idea was chosen correctly, you can begin to implement it.

If there is a desire to create something grand and beautiful, you need to choose wide strips and start creating. For the manufacture of good trim it is best to choose a pine (especially those slats where there are practically no knots). As tools that are useful in the process of work, you need to have a jog saw with a smooth start to manually cut out all the necessary parts. In addition, it will be useful:

• feather drill with a diameter of 12 mm;
• screwdriver;
• Sander.

The active process of working on the frames on the windows begins immediately after the entire drawing is transferred to the future product. First, take up the inside of the picture, making the openwork details. To make the process more convenient, with a drill, you need to make several holes in the board, which will be located on the contour of the drawing. Cutting the pattern itself is done with an electric jigsaw, which is inserted into the finished hole. Then simply lead along the contour, cutting out the necessary detail.

Once the inside of the picture is ready, you can proceed to the outside. It is necessary to make two files (at the beginning and at the end of the product) to make it easier to navigate the work.

The resulting product is far from what should be. Therefore, you need to use a grinding machine, clean up all the irregularities and roughness. Only after this stage, part of the structure is treated with special solutions. After that, it can be ready to use or paint for a more original appearance.

Making hands on a wooden house with your own hands is much more interesting than the banal purchase of such items in the store, because you can choose the picture that will meet the spirit of the owners themselves and emphasize the design of the facade desired by the residents of the house.

You can pick up a variety of options.

• Flat cornice. In this case, the platbands symbolize the wealth and style of the house. They are used for beautiful and elegant buildings, made in a strict style.
• Arched topping. The platbands, which are supplemented by an arch,will be an ideal addition to window openings that have not a standard rectangular shape, but a rounded top.
• Using patterns and carving. The platbands of such a plan will be able to give the house elegance, make it unusual and beautiful.
• Using hinged elements. These are the details that complement the product after it is completed. In this way, you can add something that did not work out initially. The use of hinged parts makes the design more voluminous and more interesting.

If you are going to make the trim yourself, you need to choose the right material for the future product. It is important to choose a color based on the colors of each component of the house, to find the perfect decoration option for this product.. You can take advantage of the proposals that are in the building stores and buy a ready-made version, which is much easier and faster. Installation of such a casing will be simpler, since it already has all the necessary fasteners, and also provides easy installation.

If you have a firm intention to do everything yourself, there are several options for making beautiful trim.

• Cutting option - a product in which there is an internal pattern and a beautiful border. Traditionally, such a platband has a white or light color, it is attached to buildings with a contrasting shade of the walls.
• Surface Type Thread It is created by cutting out individual elements and gluing them or nailing them on a solid wooden sheet, which will serve as a platband. This version of the design makes the drawing voluminous and at the same time airy. With the help of such lining can decorate any casing.

If the house already has carved platbands, but they require repair, you can remove all or part of the structure and restore it. If there is no possibility to repair any part, you can remove it completely, replace it with a new one. If there is a need to make completely new designs on the windows, you need to prepare all the necessary equipment, which includes:

• jigsaw;
• plane;
• grinding machine;
• cutter;
• sandpaper;
• strips with a section of 30x100 mm.

This is what will be needed to create simple platbands. To start work, it is necessary to process all future details with a plane, and then with the help of a milling cutter to give them a finished look.That the product had presentable appearance, it is sanded by an emery paper. This is the simplest version of the manufacture of platbands, which does not require large skills. If you want to make something original and beautiful, you should choose a carved type of product. For such work, you need to add to the main inventory more curly chisels.

For the manufacture of the casing, you can use two technologies (conventional and overhead). In the first version of the cutting pattern is on the plank of the casing. In the second, it is made on an additional plank, which is then mounted on top of the main element.

If the casing is made with an overhead option, the work process will proceed in the following sequence:

• processing of slats using planer;
• preparation of patch slats not less than 10 cm thick;
• formation of the future pattern on cardboard and its cutting;
• transfer of the pattern from the stencil to the patch plate;
• drill to make holes throughout the picture;
• using a chisel, you need to finish all the carved elements;
• polishing the finished lining;
• fastening the lining on the casing with glue or screws;
• collecting every detail of the casing;
• installation of finished structures on the window opening.

Installation of finished structures on the window can be done with nails, screws or glue. Most often the frames are placed on the sides and on top of the window, sometimes there are also lower parts of the structure. In order to properly and aesthetically fit the edges of each part, they need to be cut at a 45-degree angle with a hacksaw or a miter box. If the wall is concrete, you need dowels and screws for secure fastening.

As soon as all the elements are installed on the window, it is necessary to treat them with a solution of wood damage, so that it preserves its aesthetic qualities for as long as possible and does not deteriorate (has not been subjected to rotting and attacks of parasites). Only at the end of this stage can decorative elements be painted with paint or varnish, giving them a finished look.

To beautifully decorate the window of a country house, you need to know not only the basic information, but also some nuances, without which a truly remarkable example of hand-made creativity may not be possible. These factors include several factors.

• When choosing boards for the manufacture of platbands, it is better to give preference to those variants whose thickness will be 3-4 cm. It is much more difficult to work with thicker materials, especially to perform figured cutting.
• Starting work on carving platbands for the first time, you should take a simple pattern and polish it, after which you can try something more complicated and interesting.
• In addition to the thickness of the wood for the platbands, it is worthwhile to take care of the correct selection of its width, because the main purpose of these elements lies not so much in decoration as in protecting the window.

• When planning to cut out any drawings, it is worthwhile to arrange them on the board so that they go along the fibers of the tree, and not across.
• Selecting a pattern for the first attempts at threading the platbands, it is worth looking at something large with convex shapes that will not be difficult to do, and the result will delight you with its beauty. If you choose a small ornament, in case of unsuccessful outcome, the casing will look inaccurate. This will spoil the impression of the external facade of the house.

The manufacture of platbands on the facade of the house is a long and demanding process.Therefore, it is necessary to clearly assess their strength before taking up work. The choice of the right material, the right picture, the successful implementation of it in life is only half the story. Then follows an equally labor-intensive process of treating the platbands, so that they serve for a long enough time, while at the same time fulfilling their functions with high quality.

The final stage of work with these decorative elements is their installation. At each stage there is a certain choice, the result of the whole work depends on the correctness of its adoption.

When planning to manufacture or purchase frames for a wooden house, you should choose the option that is best suited for a particular building.

The use of wooden platbands even with a plastic window looks appropriate, due to the correct choice of design and design of the whole structure. The use of only three shaped platbands makes the design more refined. This is a kind of minimalism, but at the same time, this is the detail that completes the image and gives the house a beautiful, sophisticated look.

To learn how to make trim for windows with their own hands, see the following video.