Plastic sealed windows just perfectly protect the interior of apartments and country houses from noise, cold and dust. However, for the most part, such designs are standard and represent the usual "white rectangle". Special decorative elements - layouts - will help to make double-glazed windows more original and attractive. Windows in the interior of a private house with this design look very solid and impressive. Of course, such elements make the exterior of the building more attractive.
What are they and what are they for
Layouts radically change the look of a window and make it super modern or vintage. They are narrow plates laid over the glass area in the form of a lattice or some pattern.
How windows with a layout look in the interior of a private house can be clearly seen in the photos presented on the page. Such double-glazed windows will surely become a real highlight both in the design of thepremises, and in the design of the exterior of the building.
In addition to the decorative function, such elements can additionally serve to protect windows from mechanical damage both from the outside of the building and from the inside. The layouts look attractive even on standard small double-glazed windows. However, the most beautiful "vintages" with their use can, of course, be made on panoramic or very large windows.
What can be made of
Such elements are made mainly from the same materials from which the windows themselves are made. That is, most often they are plastic. Also on the market today there are layouts made of wood and aluminum. The color of elements of this type may be different. They are selected for windows in the vast majority of cases, layouts of the same color as the frames with sashes. That is, most often white, "wood-like" or "metal-like".
Sizes
Such elements are suitable, therefore, for double-glazed windows of any area and size. Windows with layouts in the interior of a private house, however, will look harmonious only if the plates are correctly selected in size. The thickness of the profile used for the manufacture of such elements can be from 2 to 8 mm. For large double-glazed windows, of course, it is worth choosing wider and more massive strips. For small windows, only fairly narrow layouts will do.
The shape of elements of this type can be straight or curved. By the appearance of the layoutcan be classified into:
- wide;
- narrow;
- curved;
- milled.
Additional items
Among other things, manufacturers can supply the market with similar decorative window trims complete with monograms of different designs. With such additional elements, windows with layouts in the interior of a private house look especially solid and prestigious. Monograms can have a variety of designs and shapes. They are usually mounted at the crosshairs of the planks.
Main varieties
There are currently two main types of window layouts on the market:
- false bindings;
- decorative bars.
Both of these varieties allow you to make the design of windows original and unique. They differ primarily in the way they are installed. Bars on windows are often mounted already in the production process. Such windows are, of course, more expensive than usual, but at the same time they look much more original. Sometimes the bars go separately from the windows. A feature of such elements is that they are installed simultaneously with the double-glazed window itself.
In most cases, the bars are located between the panes of the window. Sometimes they can be superimposed from the side of the room or from the side of the street. But in any case, these elements must be attached to the frame or accessories of the package.
Quite nicely fit into the interior of private houses and windows withlayouts of the false-binding option. They differ from the bars primarily in that they are glued directly to the glass. They represent ordinary narrow decorative plates, one of the sides of which is smeared with a fixing compound and covered with a special film. Such elements do not look as solid as bars, but their installation can be done already on installed windows, including with your own hands.
Where can be mounted
In addition to ordinary windows or panoramic windows, such elements are often used in glazing:
- balconies and loggias;
- terraces;
- arbors.
Of course, layouts can also be mounted on bay windows. There are also options for similar decorative elements designed to decorate non-standard glasses - concave, curved, curved.
Windows with a layout in the interior of a private house: reviews
The advantage of installing layouts, the owners of suburban real estate, as well as apartments in high-rise buildings, first of all consider the opportunity to make the window design more attractive and original. Also, as many owners of private houses note, such elements additionally strengthen the glass and also become an obstacle to the outflow of rainwater.
The disadvantages of this design, the owners of residential low-rise buildings include, first of all, the fact that double-glazed windows with layouts installed on them, in some cases, can become more difficult to maintain. Only windows with bars mounted between the frames do not have such a minus. The establishedoutside or inside the layout, of course, will interfere a little when washing the glasses. In addition, on top of the plates of this variety, both from the side of the room and on the street, dust accumulates quite quickly, as many homeowners note.
Also, the owners of suburban real estate consider that some disadvantage of using layouts is that sometimes they can increase the degree of thermal conductivity of a double-glazed window. Owners of houses and apartments in the cold regions of the country should, of course, keep this in mind.
Windows with a layout in the interior of a private house: design ideas
You can design a double-glazed window using such elements in absolutely any style. For example, with the help of layouts installed crosswise, it is easy to give the window a "rustic" look. This design is perfect, for example, for cottages or small country houses.
Extremely narrow grids mounted in a grid will make the look of the window ultra-modern. Such a design of a double-glazed window can be considered a classic when the planks are laid in the form of a line with a rhombus in its center. In the photo below you can see just such windows with layouts in the interior of a private house. The view from the outside - from the side of the street - of double-glazed windows with this design also, of course, cannot cause any complaints.
It is possible to mount such elements on the window according to more complex sketches. For example, some companies install bars on the windows in full accordance with the design of the window frames of the Winter Palace or other historical buildings.
How to mount it yourself: preparation
Design ideas for windows with layouts, which usually fit perfectly into the interior of a private house, can be used in a variety of ways. But how to properly mount such elements with your own hands?
Before installing the false cover, it is necessary to draw a drawing of the window with all the elements of the layout, indicating their sizes. Once this work is done, the window itself should be prepared. Glasses should be thoroughly washed with some kind of degreaser and wiped. Before proceeding with the installation of false binding, you also need to wait for the windows to dry completely.
At the next stage, the markup using the drawing must be applied directly to the glass. This work must be done with the utmost care. Otherwise, in the future, windows with layouts in the interior of a private house will not look particularly neat.
How to install
After the markup is applied to the windows, you can proceed directly to the installation of the slats themselves. From them, guided by the drawing, you need to cut off the elements of the layout pattern of the required length. Planks should be cut in such a way that no burrs remain on their ends. This work must be done with the utmost care. Otherwise, joints will be visible on the finished layout in the future. And this, in turn, of course, will make the window decoration unattractive and untidy.
Each bar cut according to the drawing firstapplied to the markup on the window, checking whether its length is required. Next, remove the protective film from the element. After that:
- the bar is applied with precise movement to the glass along the markup;
- glue the element by swiping the top of it with your hand.
Too much pressure on the strips when mounting on the window is not worth it. Otherwise, you can simply damage the glass. Manufacturers for layouts use fixing compositions in most cases, very strong and reliable. Therefore, the strips are glued to the glass very easily.
Final stage
The finished layout, subject to all the required installation technologies, will look very attractive on the window. Of course, the adhesive on the back of the planks, although it is usually very high quality, takes some time to dry. The specific hardening time of such compositions is usually indicated by the manufacturer in the instructions for false binding.
While the glue dries, the sashes of the double-glazed window, of course, should not be opened or closed. A window with a layout in the interior of a private house looks very attractive, but, of course, only if the planks fit very tightly to the surface. If the double-glazed window is disturbed ahead of time, these elements can simply move away. Gluing the planks a second time is usually not very effective.
