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Porch is part of house, cottage, cottage. It gives the structure a finished appearance. Its design is necessary for all the basic parameters and standards. It is important that it not only looked decent, but elegant. Questions about how to glaze the veranda at the cottage with his own hands and create a comfortable and stylish setting are important. You need to treat it with special attention. To competently perform the work should make maximum efforts and see some subtleties in this business.
As glazed porch at the cottage with his own hands, step by step instructions ↑
An indicator of the viability and practicality of the owners of country houses were often considered veranda, fully made of glass. And let the prestige of this design was lost, the current fashion trends on the design of a country house again enter the popularity of the use of glazed verandas. The highlight of the terrace is made entirely of glass, is that this design creates the illusion of intimacy with the natural landscape, and the latest developments and technologies contribute to this as ever.
There are many options for glazing, the most popular of them are:
- glazing porches double glazing;
- glazing porches aluminum;
- glazing porches wooden frames;
- a glazed verandah with polycarbonate;
- frameless glazing porches.
Glazing glazing ↑
If you wish to glaze the veranda you can use the finished glazing. Besides the option of upgrading terraces suitable for heated and non heated space. Considering all the features of the operation of the building are selected certain types of plastic window systems.
For porches that are poorly heated or not heated, it is best to choose Windows which have a special coating, and between the glass will be inert gas. This files most often for porch pick up sliding glass panels, the profile of which will be aluminum. There are models of double-glazed Windows that can be opened remotely due to the electric.
The glazing in this case starts from the bottom up from the floor and runs up to the ceiling. Such glazing of the terrace creates excellent visibility and overview, and also allows at any time to fully ventilate the room. Window installation is performed in the following order.
Opening doors removed from the hinges, this is done this way. The top loop has a metal rod with a round head, he stretches down and bottom same rod goes down. After that, the door is removed, and the lightweight frame is installed in the prepared opening. With the help of special fasteners the frame is secured to the uprights. Gaps between the frame and the stand are filled with foam.
After installation and filling the cracks with foam removable frames set in place in the reverse order of removal.
Aluminum glazing ↑
If a country house with garrets and a glass veranda is only used in the warm season, and in winter not heated, it is possible to use a sliding aluminum frames. This type of glazing allows to protect the facility from precipitation and temperature changes. The main advantage of this type of glass verandas – the possibility of closing certain section of a building, for example, wind blown side of the house.
Installation of aluminum frames in the same way described above. In damp and cloudy weather aluminum frame is easy to close. Installation of such structures produced with special anchor plates. The main advantage of this type of glazing porches – thin frame and adequate room lighting.
Glazing wooden frames ↑
Even the minimum knowledge and skills to work with glass will allow themselves to be glazed veranda wooden frames. Is performing this work as follows:
Around the aperture is mounted a window box, which is a wooden frame made of timber. This box is attached with screws or ordinary nails, any gaps and free space are filled with foam.
The window frame is attached directly to wooden frames, the glass on which during Assembly are better off. For mounting better to use the hinges.
Further, the glass apertures are inserted. For fixing the glass using glazing beads, thin slats that attach to the wooden frame inside the structure. To strengthen their better small nails or glue (more wisely). At the end of the work beadings is better to cover the paint to prevent rotting wood.
Any seams in this design in the end closed with silicone sealant in order to isolate the veranda from drafts and temperature changes. But wooden frames are often set in case of using the attic only in the warm time of the year.
Glazing polycarbonate ↑
In order to glaze the veranda polycarbonate need a bit of dexterity and skillful hands. The sheets need to be fastened together by special straps (connective). To the frame of the veranda they are screwed with special screws. The upper edge of the sheet closes the trimming strap, which will prevent the ingress of moisture and dust. But the lower cutoff on the contrary provides for the presence of special holes to drain condensate. Therefore, the polycarbonate turbid during operation and will not lose its light transmission.
The advantage of using this material for the glazing of the veranda is that polycarbonate is easy to bend, thus you can give the window rounded form and give your veranda a great personality.
Frameless glazing ↑
All the space that separates the veranda from the yard will be separated by solid sheets of glass. These glasses can at any time push, allowing to penetrate freely into the veranda.
Glazing porches frameless method involves the use of sheets of glass of various shapes, from rectangular to semicircular. Glass for frameless glass selected special tempered glass, which is impossible to break even influencing it mechanically. Besides, glass covered with a special protective film, as outside and inside.
For installation of this type of glazing of the verandah on the upper and lower edge of the window opening mounted rail system, which will move the canvas of glass. In the warm season, this design involves the displacement of the whole structure in one corner, visually repeating the folding books.
The design of a small verandah ↑
Chic interior glass-covered veranda you can create with your own hands. This does not require a lot of effort and specific skills. Enough to include imagination, you can seek the help of the Internet. Only a harmonious combination of shapes, configurations, colors design can create an incredible atmosphere of coziness and warmth in your room. Bright ceilings, walls of individual shade give the room a sense of incredible chic appearance.
Great decoration will be flowers. Bright green vegetation will transform the room. You can arrange the bouquet on the windowsill, decorate not only the window but the entire room. Due to their presence on the veranda will be a lot of oxygen so when you are there you can get real pleasure from the process of rest.
In order to make your creation look cozy and looked really decent, you need to exert maximum physical effort, diligence and boundless fantasy and imagination. A great way to use warm, gentle colors that blend harmoniously. For example, white color with soft yellowish shade will give the room an incredible appearance, and the spaces will become much more.
Thus, qualified style is the key to your relaxation. Large Windows, gorgeous colors, comfortable furniture that creates warmth and comfort in small spaces. Correct design of the screened porch, that’s what each person wants.
