Life in the suburbs, in an individual country house attracts more and more people. The use of modern technologies in the arrangement of communications for individual housing outside the city makes life in it even more comfortable than in urban conditions.
A relatively new word in the technology of arranging suburban housing is the installation of plastic windows. If the house is brick, then the technology for installing plastic double-glazed windows is no different from installing them in standard city apartments. However, installing a window in a wooden house, including a plastic one, has its own characteristics. The fact is that the logs from which it is assembled swell in wet weather, and then gradually dry out. Moreover, the magnitude of the deformation can be so large that the double-glazed window can simply burst. Because of this property of wooden structures - to deform depending on weather conditions, and also to give a certain shrinkage duringoperation, the installation of PVC windows in a wooden house is made using a different technology.
There is a special method to compensate for these deformations. It is called a pigtail, and consists in installing a special wooden box that reduces the level of external influence on the installed PVC double-glazed window. A pigtail is made as follows: a wooden beam with a groove is inserted into the window opening. And at the ends of the logs of the window opening, a spike is made. When deformed, the spike moves along the groove without pressing on the plastic frame. Moreover, plastic windows are mounted on special steel plates, which are attached to a plastic frame and a pigtail. This ensures that there is no transfer of deformation from wooden structures to plastic double-glazed windows.
Now you can order specially painted frames that mimic any texture and have any color so that they do not stand out from the overall concept of the house. What gives the installation of PVC windows in a wooden house? They have excellent heat and noise insulation. It is easy to install an insect screen and an anti-vandal system on them. They enhance the exterior design of the house. They do not need to be repainted annually, as they do not need to be painted. Installation of PVC windows in a wooden house has the only limitation on humidity. Its value should not exceed 45%.
There are PVC windows from the Trocal or KBE profile. Plastic window profiles KBE have a European standard width of 70mm and have improved thermal and sound insulation. Installed on themspecial anti-burglary fittings, and lead stabilizers were replaced with more environmentally friendly ones made of calcium and zinc. They can be given any shape, depending on the desire of the customer.
Windows from the Trocal profile are a novelty on the Russian market. They are made only in factories in Germany. They do not contain lead parts. Their distinguishing feature is high resistance to frost, high strength and service life of 50 years.
There are many other types of PVC insulating glass. Thus, the installation of PVC windows in a wooden house is not only quite possible, but also has a lot of advantages. And the advantage of these windows, such as excellent thermal insulation, makes their installation even more preferable if you live outside the city.
