Many wood materials used for room cladding are very popular among consumers. To decorate the walls, hide the joints and protect them from mechanical influences, experts advise installing wooden corners. They are able to give the room an attractive and unusual look. Wooden corners are used not only for finishing door and window openings, but also used as skirting boards for floors and ceilings.
What wood moldings are for
Wooden corners are a material used to complete wall decoration and decoration. They are multifunctional, have a large number of positive characteristics. Thanks to these advantages, wooden corners are often used:
- For decorating wall surfaces. At the final stage of finishing, wooden corners are used as the basis for cladding.
- To protect the walls. Wooden moldings protect surfaces from negative mechanical influences, and also exclude injury to household members.
- To complete the decorative and protective function, special corners with a cable channel are used to hide all the wires and protect them from mechanical stress.
In addition, the corners perfectly mask existing defects and gaps between the panels.
How to choose wood moldings
In order for wooden corners to fit into the overall style of the room and fully fulfill the tasks, you need to be able to choose them correctly. First of all, pay attention to the shape and size of the corners. If you need to choose corners for finishing the facade, give preference to wide products, as they will better hide irregularities and protect the surface.
Before buying the product carefully inspect. If there are cracks, irregularities and other visible defects on it, this indicates that low-quality material was used for the manufacture of wooden corners (including lining). Therefore, it is better not to buy products.
Varieties
Wooden decorative moldings are external and internal. By external indicators, it is rather difficult to distinguish them, since they are similar. For the manufacture of corners, a variety of wood species are used, such as:
- pine;
- alder;
- linden;
- oak.
If wooden corners are not suitable, you should pay attention to the MDF folding profile. The main advantage of the profile is flexibility. The product bends well, which allows you to give it the desired shape.
Plastic models made under a tree are considered popular. For the production of corners, polyvinyl chloride is used. Alsoperforated metal corners are very popular. It will not work to decorate a room with such a corner, since perforated models are made only of a hidden type.
Using wood moldings
Traditional wooden corners 50 x 50 are becoming less popular every year, today combined models take the first place. For the production of corners, natural, environmentally friendly wood and chrome-plated metal are used. Wood is often combined with plastic and glass. The unusual chrome-plated metal trim on the wooden corner looks attractive, fills the interior with elegance and dilutes the style of the interior.
Sometimes they are decorated with a variety of dyes, turning them into a real work of art.
Methods and features of installation
Fixing a wooden corner is one of the important and special stages. Before installing the product, it must be treated with antiseptic preparations, dried well and impregnated with fire-fighting substances. To fix the corner, apply:
- self-tapping screws;
- adhesives;
- hidden mounts.
The mounting method depends on the material used in the manufacture of the corner, the characteristics of the room and on the joint of the lining.
If there are frequent and sudden changes in temperature or high humidity in the room, then it is better to use self-tapping screws as fasteners. During the finishing of the inside, the corners are attached to adhesives.
Installing a wooden corner is simple, following a certain sequence:
- It is necessary to measure the room, thereby determining the exact number of corners.
- Next, you need to process the products and fix them with self-tapping screws.
- The final stage is the coating of the corner with varnish or paint.
With wooden moldings, any interior becomes more interesting and attractive, so this type of finishing material does not lose its popularity over the years.
When using wooden corners, it is necessary to carry out finishing work carefully, without damaging the product. From the right choice and high-quality installation depends on the situation and atmosphere in the house. Competently carried out work will positively affect the overall result.
