If you live on the first floor, then you are probably interested in ensuring a comfortable and safe existence for yourself. To protect your home, it is important to install bars on the windows. These functional and at the same time decorative products are mounted not only in residential facilities, but also in commercial and industrial premises, offices and even country houses. Moreover, the cost of their purchase will be small, and the degree of protection will be high.
What kind of bars can be on windows?
As a rule, such protective products are installed on the windows of the first floors. Installation on the second and third floors is needed when window openings are located in close proximity to the entrance canopy or gas pipes through which intruders can easily enter the room. It is recommended to additionally protect country houses where no one lives permanently. All modern window grilles are made of steel. St3 is considered the best brand, which welds well and firmly.
Window bars, of course, are needed primarily for the sake of the protective function. However, it is not necessary to use the mostsimple structures, the bars of which are located vertically or horizontally. Modern companies offer welded elements that, with their elegance and degree of decorativeness, are not inferior to other means of decorating facades. For example, forged window grilles look very impressive and harmonious in any exterior. They are perfect for decorating both an apartment and a country house. With reliability and strength, forged structures are distinguished by an aesthetic appearance, in addition, they can be made to order.
Most of the window structures are made of steel strip or metal bar with a diameter of up to 16 mm. Rods having a rectangular or square section are very popular. Working with a strip of metal is easy, because it can be easily bent, but it is very difficult to achieve an interesting pattern. But working with a bar is much more interesting, since it is easier to process and forge. Cast iron should not be used as a material for gratings, because it is heavy and at the same time quite fragile.
Lattices on welded windows can be stationary, opening (that is, with sashes), sliding and removable. Obviously, the stationary is installed once and is no longer removed. For all its reliability, its main drawback is that in the event of a fire, it makes it impossible to exit through the window. The shutters are easy to open. A worthy alternative to them is sliding-type structures, which are made on the basis of steel strips connected by rivets. They are powerful yet easydeform under the influence of physical force.
Removable grilles on windows are similar to stationary ones, they are fastened with bolts. Their feature is the ability to withdraw at any time. Thus, the buyer is provided with a truly huge selection of systems that will reliably protect housing. The main thing is to pick them up as accurately as possible under the opening. The finishing touch is painting the window grilles with different types of enamel. This is necessary not only for decorative purposes, but also to increase the resistance of the surface to various atmospheric influences.
