Window shutters for the garden
The contents
Currently, more and more often in suburban homes or villas can be found on the Windows of wooden or metal shutters. They in olden days was meant for the external aesthetic of the house, giving it personality, protection from mechanical damage, direct sunlight, and even for warmth in the winter time.
Now they are becoming more popular. They are distinguished by their appearance, purpose, and materials from which they are made.
Traditional window shutters from wood ↑
Painted wooden shutters on the Windows were all adorned with rustic huts in a Russian village. There is a legend that they serve as a kind of barrier between this and the other light and even protect the house from evil spirits and bad eyes.
They looked approximately so, depending on wealth and other qualities of their owners:
Shutters to give your hands ↑
To make all under «the old fashioned way», but with the addition of modern innovations, is a fashionable line of work. And not the exception window shutters for the home, which give it a sophisticated look.
Most recently, in country towns, they met very rarely, but over time the interest in them has increased and many gardeners have become wanting to hang these antiquities in their cottages, mostly to decorate the house. But some put them purposefully to protect the housing and its security.
ATTENTION:
- The device and the design features of the shutters should depend on their intended purpose. There are many options for resolving this problem.
- In the case of a decision to use them as home protection, then pay special attention to the quality of the material from which they are made. Material for shutters can be not only resistant to the external environment of the wood but also metal. It all depends on your choice.
- It is important that they harmonize with the aesthetics of your home. It is obvious that for a brick house not a wooden carved shutters. Conversely, if you have a small modest in appearance the country, it will not look too expensive and massive.
Recommendations for the installation of the shutters ↑
In order for the shutters decorated your home, was resistant to external influences, they must be made of durable material and are equipped with reliable locking devices.
Keep in mind:
- Use a sturdy sheds. They must securely hold the shutters and prevent them from further sagging. Please note that when you install the server, so invite a helper to help you with their installation.
- To make window shutters for the garden is not a hard task. With this problem, even people with no experience in woodworking, you just need to treat it responsibly and patiently.
In the case of installing shutters purely for home protection, it is important to make the right choice about the material from which they are made and their location, as they can be put both outside and inside. Of course, if you wish to reliably secure your cottage in the winter time, it is preferable to choose the second option, because to open such shutters on the Windows will be much harder.
You can stay on the outside of the installation, as are a number of reliable locking devices. It is clear that we will violate the external aesthetics of the house. Therefore, the choice considers all of pursued goal and approach it responsibly.
The choice of fixings for the shutters ↑
As mentioned earlier, the selection of accessories will mainly depend on the intended use and where they will be attached.
In case of installation inside the house, it’s quite ordinary valves, but if outside, then use the mortise sheds and sturdy locking device, the choice of which market unlimited.
Many gardeners prefer not to lock in the winter his house, leaving open even the front door and this decision is not without Foundation, as to get into the house if desired, always possible, but with great prejudice to the owners. These owners just take out everything of value from the country in the fall and again in the spring, imported. In this case, the window shutters to give as a locking device of sufficient light hook, the installation of which will not affect the appearance of the house.
The design of the shutters ↑
The sash is designed not only for protection functions, but also for exterior decoration of garden, and also for protection from adverse effects of weather conditions.
Before installation, usually the shutters are to be painted. It should be noted that the paint was in harmony with the color of the house. Subsequently, it is advisable to decorate them with any decoration.
Plays an important role and form. If the shutters are installed for protection against direct sunlight, it is better to make them of the inclined plates. They resemble window blinds.
They look as follows:
Wooden shutters ↑
Thanks to modern technological capabilities window shutters to give in our time are in great demand among gardeners. They are made from different woods and different construction solutions. Wood is easily the carpentry processing material.
For interior shutters, fit plywood, plastic and other aesthetic elements.
Exterior are made from materials that are resistant to weathering and mechanical damage. They can enhance a thin iron.
Recommended for the manufacture of materials such as birch, pine, larch. Manufacturing of more costly materials, that is made of cedar, oak and other valuable species.
To prevent the process of decay the wood is to be impregnated with special solutions and further painting.
The metal shutters ↑
These devices are constructed of solid metal sheets, preferably stainless steel, as they are used mainly for external use and their goal to protect homes from unauthorized entries. These window shutters for cottages are provided with a reliable locking devices.
They consist of a common frame, which is made of a metal bracket or tube, an appropriate design of the window shutters of the diameter. Yourself sash made from a sheet of iron with a diameter of two to three millimeters.
For reliable protection from external climatic influences, to avoid corrosion of the sash after mounting with binding primer, followed by painting.
Examples of designs of the metal shutters:
With the order of installation of the shutters with your hands, you can see in the video