Wooden windows are making a comeback in residential buildings. PVC, for all its advantages, does not “breathe”. And you can put exactly the same double-glazed window into a wooden frame, and equip the window with an opening mechanism in two planes. In addition, a PVC window, which can last as long as wood, turns out to be much more expensive. But in older houses, window openings often turn out to be warped, and the work of installing custom windows is expensive because of this. However, if you have basic carpentry skills, installing wooden windows yourself is quite a feasible task for you. Next we will describe how to do this in buildings of various types.
Opening: cleaning, measurements, preparation
What's up there?
First of all, if the house is made of stone, we knock down the slopes and plaster along the top of the window opening. Purpose: to find out whether there is a lintel or section in the opening load-bearing wall lies simply on the window casing; This is a common construction hack.
If the house is made of stone and there is no lintel, alas, you cannot continue to work, but you need to consult with the builders about correcting the defect. Living in such a house is simply dangerous, especially if it has two or more floors. But do not be alarmed if in a very old house there is a castle made of bricks or stone instead of a lintel: this is in the order of things, it is quite reliable, and work can continue. Also, in block houses, as a rule, there are no lintels: reinforced concrete slab monoliths are already manufactured on reinforced concrete structures with window openings.
As for wooden houses, then they are either assembled on a frame or made by a log house. In them, window openings either do not carry loads at all, or are lightly loaded, and you don’t have to think much about the lintel.
Mortgages
Now you need to knock down the slopes around the entire perimeter of the window, inside and outside, and remove the window sill. If a quarter is provided in the opening - the flow of masonry from the outside onto the opening, this is very good. But now we need to check the presence and condition of the mortgages: wooden beams embedded into the masonry wall specifically for window installation.
If the mortgages are in place, we check their condition: we stick an ordinary shoe awl into the tree a third of the length of the rod and pull it back. If it doesn’t go in a third of the way when pressed by hand, or it’s impossible to pull it back out without swinging or grabbing the rod with pliers, that’s good, the mortgages are strong. If not, they will have to be replaced.
What if there are no mortgages at all? It’s also okay to insert wooden windows into the openings in stone wall it is possible without them.
Measurements
Cleaned before laying (or before casing in wooden house) the window opening must be carefully measured. If you plan to replace several windows, clean and measure all openings. The goal is to determine the configuration of the opening, and from it - the dimensions of the new window.
Even a house built by the most conscientious builders shrinks over time, and it is never absolutely uniform. The new window should be slightly smaller than the rectangle inscribed in the opening. The gaps that must be maintained are indicated in the figure: 15-25 mm on the sides and top and 40-60 mm at the bottom.
Measurements must be made based on true horizontal and vertical lines. Without unnecessary hassle it is done with a laser tape measure. If it is not there, on the wall above the opening we draw a horizontal line along the level, and on the side along the same level or plumb line - a vertical line.
To guarantee, you can cut off the second horizontal line at the bottom, the second vertical line on the other side, and measure the diagonals of the resulting rectangle. If they are equal, everything is in order, the measurements will be accurate. You can now order windows using them.
How to fix windows?
Before ordering or making windows yourself (see below), you need to decide how the windows will be attached and how they will open. In a wooden house there is no choice regarding the method of fastening: through the frame to the casing.
If in a stone house there are mortgages in the window openings, and the opening itself is not very good, then fix it here too the better the same way. The selection criterion will be the difference in the length of the diagonals of the clean opening: if it is no more than 10 mm per 1 m of diagonal length, we fasten it through. If it turns out more, you need to attach it to the wall with anchors.
For example: the opening size is 90x120 cm. The estimated diagonal length is 150 cm (according to the rule for a rectangle). The actual lengths of the diagonals are 1507 and 1494 mm. The spread is 14 mm, and at 1.5 m 15 mm is acceptable. Can be fastened through.
In an apartment of an old damp block reinforced concrete house(in Khrushchev) there is also no choice: only to the wall with anchors. In block houses, they do not make mortgages for windows. But in block house with a technical floor or attic, you can also attach it through.
How will the window open?
If the window opening allows through fastening, the window opening mechanism can be anything, even when hung on anchors. If you decide to anchor it due to a skewed opening, then it is better to limit yourself to opening in one plane: swing doors, one swing door, a folding or tilting door, or a horizontally rotating door.
The fact is that a wooden frame can warp due to uneven load. Very slanted window openings indicate that the building is shrinking unevenly. Fastenings through the frame are rigid connections between the window and the wall, and the opening mechanism in two planes can jam due to a much smaller distortion of the frame than a simple one.
How long (“thickness”) does the frame need?
The length (“thickness”) of the frame must be such that the so-called dew point is between the glass panes. Simply put, fogging up the interior glass is unacceptable. Approximately the length of the frame in centimeters can be equated to the average for the years sub-zero temperature in degrees of the coldest month (January - February) in your area, but in any case not less than 12 cm and not more than 22 cm.
If the length of the frame is more than 22 cm, you need to provide additional thermal insulation in the opening during installation, or triple glazing, as is done in the Far North. There is no point in installing a thin double-glazed window into a long frame: then it is better to install traditional glass with glazing beads and putty. But you can install two thin double-glazed windows: you get four-fold glazing, and you don’t have to think about the dew point at all. True, it will cost a lot of money.
It is also necessary to coordinate the length of the frame with the thickness of the wall: internal slope must be at least 17 cm; external - at least 10 cm. If the masonry of the opening is with a quarter, and this does not allow making the internal slope of the required width, then the frame can be made shorter: the quarter itself already provides additional insulation.
Installation of wooden windows in stone and concrete
Do-it-yourself installation of wooden windows in the openings of stone and block houses of various types begins with. It is better to make a cement pad under it and level its surface to a horizontal plane. An attached (hanging) window sill, installed after installing the window, does not make the work any easier, but it holds much less firmly, especially if the walls are thin. Window sill thickness 30-50 mm; if the window sill board is thicker, the lower gap in the opening must be increased in advance by reducing the height of the window.
The window sill is nailed with three or four nails to the bottom mortgage or with 6 mm mounting nails (dowel nails) to the stone. In the latter case, before installation, it is necessary to drill mounting holes in the window sill with a diameter of 3/4 of the nail diameter, mark the locations for holes in the wall for mounting nail sleeves along them, drill holes and drive the sleeves into them. Three holes in a row with a distance of 150-200 mm from the edges of the opening are enough. The outer edge of the window sill board should be flush with the outer edge of the frame. The distance of the row of fastening holes from the outer edge of the board is one and a half of its thickness.
Note: if fastening with anchors is intended (see below), then the window sill is not installed in advance - it will interfere. I'll have to suffer later.
Then, if the masonry is with a quarter, on inner side the quarters are insulated with roofing felt or polyurethane foam. The insulation can be laid on construction silicone: there will be no load on it, and then it will be pressed against the window frame, so there is no point in fiddling with fasteners.
Option 1: a good opening in a good wall
If the opening is “completely rectangular” and the house is dry block or made of sand-lime brick, then it is advisable to install the window in the simplest and cheapest way: on blocks. Mounting pads are simply pieces of boards or slats as thick as the gap between the frame and the wall and 120-150 mm wide. One wide edge of each block is slightly bent to a wedge, not to the point.
The location of the blocks for various types of windows is shown in the figure. First, the support blocks are installed; then - spacers. The horizontality of the frame crossbars is continuously controlled by a level, and the verticality of the sidewalls by a plumb line. The pads should not fit very tightly; It is necessary that any block can be pulled out with your fingers. If necessary, the pads can be trimmed or a layer of wood can be removed with coarse sandpaper.
After leveling the frame, the pads are removed one at a time, starting with the spacers; Construction silicone is applied to the places under them, both on the frame and on the wall, and the block is put back. Drips and deposits of silicone from the outside are immediately removed with a rag moistened with table vinegar.
After the silicone hardens, the gap is blown out construction foam. How to blow out the gap between the frame and the wall is described below. At the end, the foam flows are cut off assembly knife, make slopes, install sashes with glass - that’s it, the window is ready.
Note: if you are sure that you will never have a hurricane, you can do without silicone and blow it out with foam right away. But the foam is not designed to bear the load, and watching the wind squeeze out the window just when there is no way to repair it is a relative pleasure.
Option 2: a good opening in an unimportant wall
If the house is from ceramic bricks, cinder block, shell rock, etc. weak material, but dry, and the opening is impeccable, it is advisable to install the window with a fastening through it. To do this, first of all, holes are drilled in the frame for fasteners: mounting nails with a diameter of 6 mm; hole diameter – 5 mm. The length of the nail-dowel should be 80 mm + gap width + frame thickness. For example, if the frame is made of magpie timber and the gap is 20 mm, then the length of the nails is 140 mm.
There should be 3 holes per side of the frame up to 1.5 m long: two with a distance of 150-200 mm from the corners; the third is in the middle. In frame elements more than 1.5 m long, 4 holes are drilled: two extreme ones with the same distance from the corners, the rest - evenly along the length. For very long or high frames, the spacing between mounting holes should be no more than 600 mm.
Then the frame is placed in the opening, leveled with blocks, as already described, and on the wall, through the holes in the frame, places for holes for the nail sleeves are marked. The holes for the sleeves are drilled by removing the frame, according to the diameter of the sleeve and the depth of its length + 30 mm for dust and crumbs. There is no need to drill holes in the window sill: the frame is simply nailed to it with ordinary nails.
Attention! The holes for fasteners must not go through the pads. If any of them landed on the block, it needs to be moved.
After drilling, the sleeves are driven into the holes, the frame is placed again and, without removing the pads, they are secured with nails. Then they take out the pads, fill the cracks with foam, make slopes and install the sashes. This completes the installation.
Note: if the pads had to be adjusted, they are marked at the ends before being removed. When installing in a skewed opening, this must be done.
Option 3: oblique opening in any wall
Wooden windows can only be securely placed in a skewed opening using anchors - metal strips with holes. You can make the anchors yourself from strips of tin or galvanized steel, but it’s not worth the trouble: the price of factory anchors is a pittance, but working with them is much more convenient.
The anchors are attached to the ends with self-tapping screws along the outer perimeter of the frame so that they stick out inward. These “tails” will then disappear under the slopes. The number and location of anchors is the same as the holes for through fastening.
Note: It is often advised to first attach small intermediate fastening strips to the frame, and then use them to secure the frame to the anchors. This is justified when professional construction large volume: one worker quickly, without losing the rhythm, attaches anchors to the empty openings, and then two, also without losing the rhythm, push in and screw the windows. At self-installation There is no point in spending money on extra fasteners for one or several windows.
The frame with anchors is pushed into place into the opening and leveled with blocks (do not forget about the level with plumb lines - the opening is slanted!). Then a drill hole is marked on the wall through the holes of the anchors, the anchors are bent, holes are drilled for dowel-nails, the anchors are bent back and secured with dowel-nails.
After this, you MUST remove the pads; the window frame must hang in the opening on anchors. An oblique opening indicates either the negligence of the builders, or the natural uneven shrinkage of the building, so that there are no rigid connections between window frame and there shouldn’t be walls.
Finally, the gap is filled with foam (in a slanting opening the window sill will be hanging - nothing can be done) and, as always, the sashes are installed.
Note: sometimes there are tips - to level the opening cement screed. Martyshkin's work. No screed will stop uneven shrinkage. Even the most notorious schemers still do not lay homemade crooked bricks. The carelessness of the builders, which led to uneven shrinkage, was hidden even during the design. But uneven shrinkage can begin later, when the properties of the soil change, even if the project has been completed in good faith.
How to blow out a crack with foam
To blow foam into the gap between the frame and the wall, you need to buy or rent a foam gun. The gap is blown in two or three passes with thin “sausages” from the middle inward, and then in the same way, in several passes, from the middle outward. Only with this blowing method will the pressure from the foam swelling during hardening be distributed evenly around the perimeter of the frame and will not move it.
Wooden window in wood
In a wooden house, installing windows comes down to planting them in a casing on liquid nails. For strength, you can grab it through with nails or screws. The cracks inside and outside and holes with fastener heads are sealed with the same irreplaceable liquid nails, and platbands are attached to them. But the platbands also need to be strengthened additionally, with ordinary nails or self-tapping screws - there is wind outside.
What to do if the casing is oblique or not the right size? In this case, the casing needs to be adjusted to size and leveled. This is done with beams, planks or slats on liquid nails. For leveling, the necessary ones are driven, as needed, onto a wedge - on a small jointing machine circular saw with a toothed circle or manually, with a hacksaw for metal (yes, yes - it’s very necessary small tooth, and so that you can cut the fibers obliquely) or bow saw or a plane. The latter, of course, requires the working skills of a carpenter.
About fixed windows
Windows are ready-made for installation in homes. Do good and beautiful window- a difficult task even for an experienced carpenter. But sometimes - in an attic, in a barn, a garage or in a country house - you need to make a small blind window. You can make such a window yourself by making a frame from beams and slats.
What the profile of the window frame should be can be seen in the figure. Note the highlighted protrusions at the bottom that are the lightest. These are teardroppers. Their purpose is to prevent water from flowing into the frame. They must be made on the lower cross member of the frame, but in no case should they be done on the top: there they will turn into moisture traps. But they are useless on the sides.
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So, now you know how to install a wooden window in any window opening of any building. As you can see, the work itself is not complicated or difficult, but it requires preliminary consideration of many various factors, and when performing it - intelligence and accuracy.
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Double-glazed windows are undoubtedly better regular windows: with glazing beads that have dried out over time and gaps between the glass and the frame coated with mastic. But PVC frames are so sealed that they practically do not allow air to pass through - they “do not breathe.” The ideal solution There will be a double-glazed window installed in a wooden frame. In old houses, the windows are so warped that it becomes necessary to completely dismantle the window along with the opening. Installing wooden windows with your own hands is not difficult, but delicate. Features must be taken into account building materials, of which the building consists. Regardless of whether the house is wooden, brick or made of standard panels, window installation begins with cleaning the opening.
Fastening window frames
IN wooden wall the frames are attached to the casing. In stone - to mortgages or anchors - to brickwork.
The frame thickness must correspond to a certain size. It is calculated as follows: the average air temperature of the coldest months over several years, but a value above 22 cm is no longer acceptable. This is important in order to calculate the dew point. If it ends up on a double-glazed window, the window sill will always be damp. If the air temperature in winter is below 22 0 C, you should take care of additional thermal insulation of the window opening. Or install triple glazing.
Distance from window frame it should be no less to the inner edge of the wall, and 10 cm to the outer edge.
A cement pad should be installed under the window sill, then nailed to the bottom mortgage. If you have to fasten it with dowels to masonry, you need to drill mounting holes in the window sill three-quarters the diameter of the nails. In cases where the frame is attached to anchors, you should not rush to install the window sill.
Before you start attaching the frame, you should lay a layer of thermal insulation made of roofing felt or construction silicone.
Regardless of the material from which the double-glazed window is made: PVC or wood, when installing the package, you should follow the instructions. It is necessary to make wedges - ordinary boards, the thickness of which corresponds to the size of the gaps between the wall and the frame. One of the edges of the board needs to be planed to a wedge. By inserting wedges, the position of the frame is adjusted, which is attached to the jamb so as not to pierce the wedge. After fixing the frame, the wedge is removed and the gap is filled assembly adhesive. If the distance between the frame and the jamb is significant, construction silicone should be introduced into it, and then treated polyurethane foam.
If the frame is significantly distorted, you should not fill the gap with hard materials - shrinkage of the house will continue in this very place.
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Why call a professional if, for example, you need to install a wooden window in your country house? And it’s okay if the first pancake is lumpy. After all, most likely you don’t go there in winter. You won't even have to freeze. But you will save money!
Read the instructions for installing wooden windows yourself.
Several ways to install a wooden window
Installing wooden windows with your own hands happens differently in different cases:
- on wooden support blocks. They are also called “wedges”, “linings” and even “pieces of wood” in common parlance
- on dowels using the through method - this is when the dowels pass through the frame and go deeper into the opening
- on anchors – metal plates with holes for dowels
Which method is better to choose? It all depends on the opening.
Fastening windows using an anchor method - both firmly and after finishing it is not visible
The window is installed on the support blocks, if the opening is close to ideal: smooth (not crooked) and strong. Those. in houses made of blocks and sand-lime bricks. It is rare luck to combine these 2 qualities at once. Therefore, this method is almost never used.
Windows are often installed on dowels. For example, in wooden houses, in apartments with slightly crooked openings. And also, if sand is already pouring out of the opening. Or the walls are made of ceramic bricks, cinder blocks, shell rock and other weak materials.
True, there is this method one “visible” drawback, which we will mention below.
In the Khrushchev buildings there is nothing left but fix the window with anchors– after all, the walls there are made of raw concrete. And in order to drill it to a decent depth... it’s easier not to install anything at all.
Do-it-yourself anchor installation of wooden windows is used if the opening is very sagging - a very common occurrence. This is when the difference in the length of two diagonals is more than 10 mm per 1 meter of the length of any diagonal. For example, if on average it is 1.5 m, then the difference is allowed 15 mm.
Installing windows on wooden support blocks is the easiest option
But despite this, still you'll have to tinker:
Wood is a capricious material, so the opening must be insulated
1. Proper installation of wooden windows begins with insulating the openings. To do this, glue sheets of roofing felt or polyurethane foam onto silicone into the opening. These materials will protect the seam, and the wooden window itself, from “wall” moisture.
2. Take wooden blocks (you can make them yourself) with a thickness of 12-15 cm and a width corresponding to the gap between the frame and the opening. Slightly sharpen the edge of the lining that will fit under the profile.
3. Place 2 blocks on the underside of the opening. The distance between them should be about 80 cm if you have a standard double-hung window. If the window is smaller, you can place them closer. And for large and heavy three-leaf windows, it is better not to use such a mount at all.
Arrangement of blocks for wooden windows with different types of opening
4. Install the profile without sashes ( external slope must be at least 10 cm) and insert the remaining support blocks. And then spacers, as shown in the diagram for installing wooden windows with different types opening. The pads should not fit very tightly. And if necessary, they are planed or sanded.
At the same time, do not forget to check the horizontal position of the window with a level, and the vertical position with a plumb line. If the frame deviates slightly (or not slightly) from the desired position, it is leveled using additional wooden wedges. Which, in fact, fix the profile tightly.
5. Starting with the spacers, remove the block one at a time, and apply silicone sealant. Next, put the block back - it will lock tightly and good fasteners will come out of it.
Have you smeared silicone on a frame or wall? No problem, freshly applied silicone can be easily wiped off with a cloth soaked in vinegar.
Sometimes, instead of homemade pads, they use store-bought ones made of plastic.
6. Fill the seam between the frame and the opening as described in. When the foam has dried and the frame cannot be moved, remove the additional wedges and fill the holes left behind with foam.
That's basically it. All that remains is to install the sash in place. Or, if you have a blind window, install glass/glazing. .
And what types of pigtails are used when, read in. In it you will also find the cost of “coiling” work in different companies.
What could be more reliable than installing a wooden window with dowels!
The technology for installing wooden windows in this way in brick/concrete and wooden houses is somewhat different.
Installing the frame using the “dowel” method in a stone or concrete opening
You don't need silicone here. But you will need a hammer drill with a drill 5 mm in diameter. And dowel-nails with a diameter of 6 mm. But the length of the nails is individual. The main rule is that they should extend 8 cm into the opening.
Self-installation of wooden windows on dowels consists of the following steps:
This installation method has a big disadvantage
1. Holes for nails are made in the frame. How many should there be? As a rule, at least 3 by 1.5 mm. Two of them are made 15-20 cm from the edges of the profile. And the third is strictly between them.
3. Markings are made in the opening through the holes in the frame. Don't even try to do this using a ruler. Otherwise, the holes on the wall and profile will separate like ships at sea.
4. The frame is pulled out for a while to drill an opening. And insert plastic sleeves there.
5. Second, and last time install and level the frame. It is secured with screws, and the pads are removed - their role in this “scenario” is played. It follows that if the screw lands on the block during fastening, the latter is moved back a little.
Features of fastening wooden frames to the frame
The frame in a wooden house is first glued to the casing using liquid nails. And only then, just to be sure, they are secured with ordinary nails or self-tapping screws. They only tack, so no need for too long nails.
After all, other people's experience is also valuable! You will find out which material, according to consumers, is better. Wooden windows with which configuration last longer, etc.
You can get acquainted with this section in more detail by studying GOST 30674-99 - in fact, a document regulating the production and installation of plastic windows. Unfortunately in this document No step by step instructions from start to finish, how to install windows in accordance with GOST, but there is only the end result. Our article was created to tell you step by step how to mount plastic window and about possible features when installing it.
The time of year favorable for installing a plastic window
Everyone has probably already guessed what will be discussed in this paragraph.
How to install a window sill?
AND main criterion here are the dimensions of the room or balcony itself. If the area allows, then you can not be shy and make the window sill wide enough. But if you don’t want this element to “eat up” the already small space, then it will be enough to get by with a window sill of a few centimeters.
For any type of window sill, you must first prepare the surface on which it will be attached.
How to install a plastic window yourself
But no one will tell you a categorical “no”, and the opportunity to install a plastic window yourself still exists. If so, why not try? After all, we repair cars. with my own hands in garage conditions, we successfully build houses and do apartment renovations!
So what prevents us from deciding to install a plastic window ourselves at home? The answer, I think, is simple: lack of sufficient information.
We need to make sure everyone is available necessary tools and knowledge of regulations. That is why it is better to entrust the installation of windows to professionals, since correct installation has a decisive impact on how high quality and long the new windows will last.
There is practically no difference in the installation of plastic and wooden windows. There is a slight difference only in the fastening elements. It is also worth noting that the installation of wooden windows needs to be approached even more carefully.
We will analyze the installation of windows in each type of building separately.
Wooden houses shrink.
Features of installation in various types of houses
That is, when installing plastic windows in a wooden house, you need to ensure that the walls of the house have the ability to shrink, while avoiding pressure on the window structures.
Let's look at the process of shrinkage of a log house.
Those who claim that the log house shrinks within a year after its installation are mistaken. Yes, over the course of a year the log house shrinks by 3-5 cm per three meters of the height of the building. But what is shrinkage? This is a consequence of the drying of the logs from which the frame is made.
The procedure for installing a plastic window in a stone house
In general, it is quite heat efficient due to the fact that modern thermal insulation materials, but there are certain features regarding the arrangement of a plastic window. When choosing a plastic window in panel house wall thickness is the main factor for choosing the thickness (installation width) window profile: since the wall of the house is “thin”, the window profile should be as wide as possible.
Installing wooden windows yourself is not difficult, but delicate.
However, if you have basic carpentry skills, installing wooden windows yourself is quite a feasible task for you. Next we will describe how to do this in buildings of various types.
First of all, if the house is made of stone, we knock down the slopes and plaster along the top of the window opening. Purpose: to find out whether there is a lintel in the opening, or whether a section of the load-bearing wall lies simply on the window casing; This is a common construction hack.
If the house is made of stone and there is no lintel, alas, you cannot continue to work, but you need to consult with the builders about correcting the defect.
Do-it-yourself installation of a plastic window
To do this, open the sashes of the old window and measure the width of the window opening (from one outer slope to the other). Then we measure the height of the window (from the window lintel to the ebb). We add 2 cm to the resulting dimensions of the width and height of the window - this is done so that the window extends beyond the slope by 1 cm on each side.
Find out the size of the window. Feel free to go to a company that produces metal-plastic windows.
How to install PVC windows with your own hands
In this regard, I had to split the article into three parts.
The first part reveals existing problems when installing windows in the private sector, and also provided recommendations on the choice of PVC windows, taking into account their subsequent independent installation.
The second part describes in detail, with examples (in fact, a photo report) how to install PVC windows in existing window blocks.
Increasingly, owners of the private residential sector, when choosing window designs, give preference to PVC windows.
Features of installing windows in stone, frame and wooden houses
Since they affect window installation technology, any developer should be aware of them.
So, from our material you will learn:
Despite its apparent simplicity, installing windows is a process that requires a serious and responsible approach. After all, the quality of installation directly affects the level of comfort in the home. So where does window installation begin?
– First of all, you need to carefully prepare: read the instructions and existing installation standards, acquire the appropriate tools.
A professional installer's kit includes about a hundred different “tools”.
Installing plastic windows yourself
2-3 (depending on size) per side. On the vertical side. Drilled. We take a hammer drill and drill the wall through the top F6 hole. 10-15 cm. We tighten the self-tapping screw on the concrete (please immediately forget about the anchor). Screwed with a gasket 1 cm from the wall. Now we align the bottom with a plumb line and drill a second hole. Aligned again, self-tapping screw. The hardest part is done. If during the process you never flew out onto the street with the frame, MASTER!)) Drill holes in the opposite side of the frame.
The procedure for installing a plastic window in a stone house
Our employees have extensive professional experience and undergo qualification recertification annually. This allows them to quickly and skillfully install windows of any complexity.
Before the installers arrive, you will need to move all the furniture away from the window, remove curtains, curtain rods, roll up carpeting and carefully cover household appliances and other things with polyethylene. Installers must be able to connect the equipment to a 220 V outlet - take care of this.
The installation time of the product depends, first of all, on the number of windows, the characteristics of the walls forming the opening, and other factors.
Installation time for one plastic window under standard conditions
Stages of installing PVC windows:
That's it, your window is ready!
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Wooden window: installation according to all the rules
You will need patience, accuracy and minimal carpentry skills.
Why choose wooden windows?
Wood structures are literally experiencing a rebirth. The popularity of the material created by nature itself is explained very simply. Wooden windows have many advantages:
Where to start?
If you plan to install a window in a stone house, you should start by knocking down the plaster from the upper section of the window opening and slopes.
Plastic windows
Easy to clean, aesthetically pleasing, not subject to corrosion and rotting. Quiet, warm, beautiful. Opinions about the benefits and harms of plastic windows vary greatly, but before you think about how a plastic window can affect your health, remember how many plastic products surround us in the world. modern life. This includes dishes, including containers for microwave oven, where plastic is heated, these are bottles for sparkling water, juices and other drinks, these are electric kettles, various Appliances and even containers for storing medications.
Plastic products have long been firmly established in our lives.
How to insert a plastic window in a wooden house
These unpleasant phenomena continue for at least 5 years, and in some climatic zones - for the entire duration of the existence of such a dwelling.
If you do not take this point into account and install a plastic window in a wooden house using standard technology, then the window after shrinkage may become completely distorted or even break. Fortunately, there is a way out - using a casing or casing.
Such casing, if you insert a plastic window in a wooden house along with it, takes on all the loads associated with shrinkage and does not give window design bend.
More information
Unlike PVC, wooden windows are reliable and environmentally friendly. There is a myth that wood is more expensive than plastic, but this is not true. If we compare the service life, then PVC, which can withstand the same number of years as wood, will be much more expensive.
However, there is one difficulty that arises when installing wooden windows. In most old houses you can see skewed, uneven window openings, which are sometimes difficult for even an experienced builder to handle. But if you know at least a little about carpentry, this obstacle is quite surmountable. Let's look at several typical situations for installing wooden windows in different houses.
Preparation of window openings. Is there a ceiling?
If you live in a stone house, you need to find out if there is window opening lintel. To find out, remove the plaster and slopes from the top of the window. If part of the load-bearing wall is not on the ceiling, but on the window casing, continue any construction works it is forbidden. It is better to consult with specialists to find out how to fix the problem.
Sometimes in old houses there is no lintel, and instead there is a stone or brick castle. In this case, there is nothing to worry about. The same is true for block or wooden houses - most often they do not need a lintel.
Checking wooden mortgages
If the mortgages are in place, you need to make sure that they are not damaged. To do this, just stick an ordinary awl into them, about halfway. Is it possible to pull the pin back freely? If the wood is rotten or soft, the embeds will have to be replaced. If there are none at all, that’s okay too. There are many ways to install a wooden window without them.
Mortgages are embedded in the wall wooden beams. They are designed to install windows on them.
We measure the sizes of windows
Regardless of how well a house is built, over time, any structure shrinks. Our task is to find out the exact dimensions of window openings. To do this, we clean everything before laying, and in a wooden house - before casing. After this we take measurements. Thanks to the exact dimensions of the opening, it will be possible to determine the width and height of future windows.
Keep in mind that the window will be slightly smaller than the opening. It will be necessary to make small gaps of 15-30 mm on the right and left sides, as well as 35-55 mm on the top and bottom. To determine the dimensions of the correct rectangle, it is best to use a laser rangefinder. If it is not there, you will have to measure it manually. Having established the exact dimensions, you can safely order windows.
What is important to know
First, you need to find out a few important points. This will save you from unexpected “surprises” later. You need to determine the parameters of the future window:
- Type of fastener. If the house is wooden, the windows will be attached to the casing through the frame. Similar fastenings can be used in Khrushchev, for example, with anchors to the wall. An exception would be Khrushchev-era buildings with an attic - through-hole fasteners are suitable here. However, in stone houses everything is much more complicated. If the mortgages and the opening are in order, we attach them to the casing. If the window opening is in extremely poor condition, it is best to consult a specialist.
- Opening and closing. In the case of skewed openings, it is better to install windows with a mechanism that moves only in one plane. If this is neglected, due to the heavy load, the tree may move to the side.
- Frame thickness. It should be within 120-200 mm. It all depends on the lowest possible temperature in your area. If your temperature is, for example, -15°C, the frame thickness needs to be 150 mm. This is necessary in order to prevent fogging of the glass inside the package. In addition, pay attention to the width of the slopes: the outer one must be at least 100 mm, and the inner one must be at least 170 mm. If the average temperature in your area is more than -20°C, additional glazing is necessary.
Installation of windows in stone houses and block Khrushchev buildings
Before installing the window, you need to install the window sill, first placing it on an even cement layer. It is best not to use an attached version of the window sill - although it is easier to install, it can also easily collapse.
Usually the thickness of the window sill does not exceed 3-5 cm. We took this into account above when taking measurements of the future window. There are two ways to attach a window sill:
- To the stone is the hard way. Before installing the window sill, you need to drill six holes for dowels in the bottom of the stone opening. The outermost holes should be 15-20 cm from the sides of the opening.
- To a mortgage is a simpler method of attachment. It is enough to attach the window sill with four nails.
After installing the window sill, we proceed to installing the window frame. To avoid breaking anything, remove all doors and fastenings from it. In Khrushchev or dry houses made of sand-lime brick, it is best to place the frame on blocks. Here the installation will be little different from PVC installation windows The frame is placed on upper and lower support blocks, and for greater reliability it is secured with spacers.
Mounting blocks are scraps of regular boards that are inserted into the gaps between the opening and the window frame. They should not fit too tightly so that any of them can be easily reached.
For greater strength, it would not be superfluous to place the window on silicone, and after it dries, blow it out with foam. So, in the event of a hurricane or strong gusts of wind, the window will remain in place.
Having secured the frame, we put the glass and fastenings in place. That's all: the window is installed. Now you need to do the cosmetic part of the work and seal window slopes. In this article we will not consider all the nuances of installing windows in houses with broken walls and emergency window openings. Let us only note that you will have to tinker quite a bit to do everything as it should. If you do not have proper installation experience in such cases, we advise you to turn to professionals.
Order wooden windows in Perm
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Our company has great experience work in this area. We provide a guarantee on all products and work performed. In addition, for regular customers, we have additional discounts. To place an order, contact us at one of the phone numbers listed on the website.
