How to insulate wooden Windows with their hands

Restoration and insulation of Windows have always been sick questions of the owners of old flats, built by the Soviet power for at least 30 years ago. More recently, most people bought standard plastic glazing, rightly considering such a scenario the best solution to the problem. The price of new items has skyrocketed, and common sense made me think – maybe cheaper and more effective high-quality insulation of wooden Windows?

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Obeying the unwritten law of the trade – «the number of counterfeits is directly proportional to the popularity of the product», the market of Windows and doors, a wave of diys and outright trash, like a quality product. The opportunity to sell the best products ordinary citizens do not stop and serious firms, and semi-master. The reputation of a good idea turned out to be slightly tarnished.

High-quality products will serve long and reliably, whether wood or metal. Therefore, the dispute between the lovers of glass and wood Windows in many respects artificially inflated by advertising.

Quality products cannot be cheap. Here you should seriously count the money – perhaps, the repair and insulation of old wooden Windows will be more profitable investment than cheap glass with a mass of unsolvable problems. Before you choose a restoration and insulation of the wooden frames necessary to assess their condition:

• Wood frames does not have insects lesion, wygnania, deep chips or cracks, there are no huge cracks because the cracked wood;
• Not geometry, like the frame, so opening the valves and vents;
• The basis of the window frame is not cracked and have kept the carrying capacity.

Great if your wooden Windows are made of oak or larch, tolerable – if the frames are made of pine or other conifers, very bad – if from birch, poplar, aspen. In the latter case, the restoration and insulation of old wooden Windows hold is meaningless, it is necessary to change completely the wooden frame.

With the purchase of a plastic one should be prepared for additional repair costs. Typically, the seller sells the glass with the installation, especially not going into details. But the installation itself is reduced to «knockout» the old wooden frames and pin mounting of the glazing in the window opening, with the gaps blown in foam. More often the window opening provided with glass, which leads to the need to restore the outer and inner slopes of the walls that «results» in additional money compared to the cost of the product.

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Unfortunately, almost all firms engaged in weatherization and restoration of wood Windows, take out the cost of restoration beyond the estimates. And it is clear. Often, the restoration of wooden sashes and frames requires advanced skills and a complete replacement of window hardware.

If the window frames are in reasonable condition and do not require complex restoration work, the main activities of thermal insulation of Windows on Swedish technology cost is relatively inexpensive.

If desired, the insulation of wooden Windows is quite accessible to perform on their own, following the simple instructions. In this case you should provide the necessary supplies. In most cases, it is the materials define the durability of the insulation. So, firms with a reputation in most cases used for insulation consumables Swedish concern «VARNAMO» (EURO-STRIP), probably because of this method of thermal insulation of Windows called Swedish technology.

The maximum level of preparation of wooden frames to the insulation means maximum cleaning of dust and old paint. If the old wood window is on the Sunny side of the house, should be mandatory to ensure high-quality protect wood from exposure to sunlight. If it is on the shaded wall of built – on surface of the frame will be bigger to accumulate moisture, condensation and snow, which also requires protection. In both cases, the adverse conditions under which wood frame warp or crack, new the cracks and grow old. Usually in the process of insulating wooden Windows are cut and podstragivajut to align the geometry of the adjoining frames and end surfaces. Therefore, it is equally important part of the procedure of insulation is application of protective layers of paint or varnish.

If you are interested to personally verify the condition of wood Windows, prepare to insulation experts own:

1. On the eve of the arrival of the masters, better with warm and Sunny weather, clear doors and vents Windows with awnings;
2. Remove the bolts and separate double wooden window frame;
3. Remove dust and debris from glass surfaces, wash and dry the glass;
4. Carefully remove the paint swollen;
5. Note on the chart that you found, space hogging wood surface, cracks that require expert intervention.

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The first thing the wizard will estimate the minimum amount of work that provide guaranteed high-quality insulation of wooden Windows.

In a separate room – perhaps on the landing, angle grinding machine, carry out the trimming and leveling the surface of contact of the sash and the window frame. In place of the removed paint and wood preservative solution applied to prevent damage to the tree.

With an electric hand router or portable machine for the perimeter of the sash of the window is cut a groove to a depth of 4mm. Most companies that advertise their services of thermal insulation of Windows, like to emphasize that the sealer used the cord of a special profile made of soft and resistant to the atmosphere of EPDM material.

The seal consists of two parts, installation and labour. First designed in the shape resembling a Christmas tree (<<<), благодаря чему, после равномерной запрессовки материала в паз, он долгие годы будет сидеть, как влитой, без клея и монтажных скоб. Крепление уплотнителя в пазах деревянных окон выполняется с помощью специального ролика.

The working part of the seal is a hollow tubular element made of special cold-resistant material based on natural rubber. The Swedes claim the high resistance of rubber to heat up to 130^onWith, in terms of frost up to -50^onC. thanks to the properties of the material, the high efficiency of thermal insulation of Windows.

In addition to the established wooden Windows and doors seal, usually by specialists of the company requested the installation of sealing gaskets between window frames. Something is definitely very useful, and neglected the service in any form is not worth it. Mezhramnye layer of rubber will improve insulation by 15-20%.

Further, according to the contour of the mounting of glass in wooden window frame is applied a layer of sealer, which should improve sound insulation and to eliminate the gap between the wood and glass, contribute to further warming.

At the end of the flaps are mounted on hinges, checks the speed and density of closing of a window. Some of the money your wooden window will post to the new loops will replace the fittings and handles, if necessary, cover resistant paint or varnish.

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At the end of the repair and insulation should pay attention to basic indicators of quality of work:

• Sash Windows should fit snugly to the frame in the closed position, the handle or latch needs to fix the situation with very little effort.
• Loops should not be a backlash because of which the sash or the window can be closed with invisible warp, otherwise you need to replace the sunshade;
• Insulation, window, and mirany, should be stacked smooth seam, no hernias and protrusions..

Before painting, remove old paint and primer, clean all of the window to white and bare wood, if necessary grind individual sections of large emery cloth or brush with bronze bristles. On the glass surface adjacent to the bead, it is better to temporarily stick building tape to prevent scratches and paint

Cleaned the surface thoroughly and cover with soil after drying – at least twice paint with white paint for the exterior.

A good way to insure against defective work – try to find out feedback on the impact of thermal insulation of Windows on Swedish technology in people who have used the services of a particular firm.

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