Iron platbands for windows. How to make carved frames for windows from sheet iron

The appearance of the house largely depends on how the windows are decorated. It is they who emphasize, and sometimes even shape, the style of the building. And the main way to give them character is window trim. These are what we will talk about next.

Purpose and classification

Platbands are long narrow strips that frame windows or doors. Based on this principle, a distinction is made between windows and doors. They usually differ in width, but to maintain uniform style, must be made of the same material. In addition, they are made in a similar manner, using repeating elements and painting in the same color.

Door and window frames serve not only to give the building/room a finished look, although this is also important. They also close the technological gap that forms between the door or window frame and the wall. After installing windows and doors, this gap is filled with insulation, but this does not improve the view, and water, dust and sound continue to penetrate into the room, albeit in smaller quantities. So they once came up with the idea of closing that gap with slats, and even decorating them.

Depending on the installation site, the platbands can be external or internal. The protective role is played mainly by platbands for external installation. That’s why they are made from materials resistant to climatic factors (or covered with protective compounds) and the thickness of this material is usually greater. Internal platbands mainly perform precisely decorative function. They are operated under gentle conditions, therefore the requirements for the properties of the material are different - decorativeness is important, not resistance to climatic influences.

Materials from which window casings are made

Window trims are selected depending on the overall design style of the house. Houses are built and decorated in different ways, and accordingly, the materials and style of additional decorative elements are chosen differently. For brick houses, for example, would be better suited plastic or metal, but not wood (this is if there are any trims at all). Windows are also decorated with plastic or metal. For wooden ones, on the contrary, wood is more suitable. But this is not the rule either. The choice of platbands is a personal matter for the owner. He puts in whatever he wants. It is only important to understand all the pros and cons of each material.

Wood

Platbands for wooden house, most often made of wood. But any type of wood requires constant maintenance - painting and/or varnishing. Every two to three years you have to renew the coating. Only in this case, products made from it look normal for many years.

Plus wooden window casings is that they can be carved, with figured elements of various shapes. This gives an almost endless number of options. There are absolutely simple models– regular strips, perhaps with some additional elements. The choice depends on the style of the house.

Are used wooden frames, both from the street and indoors. They just use different ones during installation. protective impregnations and coloring compounds.

Plastic

If PVC windows are installed in the house, then plastic trim is also installed. They are good because all maintenance requires periodic wiping to remove dust and dirt. No other operations are needed.

Do plastic trims from climate-resistant plastics, adding a dye that is resistant to fading. Components are added to the mass that protect the material from high and low temperatures.

The advantage of plastic platbands is their low price. The downside is a limited selection of models and styles, not a very wide range of colors. There are usually white and a couple of shades of brown available. The rest can only be available upon order, and even then not always. And one more minus - it’s still artificial material. Not everyone wants to install plastic trim on a wooden house. Even though wooden ones are not cheap at all.

The area of use of plastic platbands is indoors or outdoors. If you need external plastic trim, pay attention to temperature regime operation. The plastic must withstand the harshest frosts in your region.

MDF

MDF trim is an option for indoor use. You can’t put it on the street - it will quickly become unusable. It is compressed crushed wood fibers from which products are formed. Their surface is laminated with a film, which can be smooth, colored, or imitate the surface of stone (marble, for example) or wood.

If you don't like plastic on the windows, the second option is a budget option– platbands made of MDF. In any case, most often it is them. There are even special models - telescopic. They are good because the special additional board is cut according to the right size, due to which they can change the width and fit into any opening. With their help, the doorway is designed quickly and efficiently.

Caring for MDF platbands is no more difficult than caring for plastic ones - wet wiping. For severe contamination, you can use non-abrasive (liquid) and non-aggressive (without choir, etc.) detergents.

Metal trims

This type of platbands is usually installed on the street with plastic or metal-plastic windows. This thin sheet galvanized metal, coated with paint that is resistant to climatic factors (usually powder paint).

Metal platbands for windows belong to the budget category. They don't cost very much. Suitable for private houses decorated in modern style. Metal trims go well with houses finished with metal and aluminum composite. The second area of application is for production and office premises. They are good because they combine practicality, durability, and low price.

Arrangement of platbands

Classic window trims consist of four elements: an upper and lower trim, two side strips. They can be connected using a single spike (as in the figure). They can also be connected end-to-end, as they do not carry any load. In this case, they simply fit the planks tightly one to another, securing each element separately.

If the window has a window sill, there is no need for a bottom trim. When installing, first fix the window sill, then the side strips and lastly the top trim.

The width of the platbands is selected individually each time, but is usually in the range of -100-250 mm. When choosing the width, we proceed from two technical parameters:

the platband must extend onto the frame by at least 5-10 mm;
in order not to interfere with opening the windows, they should retreat from the hinges by 10-20 mm (the further, the wider the shutters open).

The final width is selected based on the style of the house. In some places narrow planks are more suitable - 100-130 mm wide, in others wide ones - 200-250 mm are required. To avoid mistakes, you can “try on” the planks by pinning them on a couple of nails and see from afar which option you like best.

The thickness of the planks for the manufacture of platbands is 20-35 mm. In most cases, a board 20-25 mm thick is used, as this optimal size for independent execution - not too difficult to process, but quite voluminous to obtain a decorative pitchfork.

Platbands in a wooden house

The most questions arise when decorating windows in wooden house. Most are inclined to believe that only wooden frames are suitable for a wooden house. There is a reason for this - wood with wood looks most organic. But choosing a material is not everything in this case. There are a few important points, which you need to pay attention to:

So the choice of the appearance of the platbands is far from the last of those that will have to be decided. You also need to choose the method of processing the wood, the installation method, and the type of casing too.

Types of wooden platbands

Wood is extremely ductile and very beautiful material, therefore the number of variations in the design of platbands tends to be infinite... All of them can be divided into several types: simple and carved. Simple ones look great on houses in a modern style, carvings are good for ethnic buildings.

Simple in shape from moldings

Industry and private traders sell planks of various sections:

From this molding you can make simple platbands with your own hands. To do this you need to calculate the amount required material(based on window measurements). It should be taken into account that the length of one plank is 220 cm. Do constituent elements You are unlikely to, so it’s worth considering that there will be a lot of scraps. The most successful case is when you can “cut out” two elements from one plank - usually a side panel and an upper/lower part.

The planks are joined in two ways - at 90° and at the floor 45°. The appearance of the platbands is different. When joined at 45°, a neat frame is obtained; when joined at 90°, a more expressive design is obtained. The protruding edges can be left straight, they can be cut at any angle, rounded, cut into shapes... It’s whatever you like best or whatever you have the skill, desire, or imagination to do.

The simplest homemade platbands

The option differs from the one described above in that we carry out the primary processing ourselves. Edged and unedged boards are suitable. The edged ones produce a modest finish for country house or for a house made of planed/laminated timber. First we sand the board coarsely. sandpaper, then more and more subtle. When the surface becomes smooth and even, you can begin cutting.

Nothing complicated at all - just well-processed boards

WITH unedged boards The bark is removed and the surface is also sanded. There are options here. You can achieve smoothness by removing imperfections. You can only remove the top rough layer, leaving all the imperfections of the wood and in the future, only emphasize it during processing.

Carved platbands

Openwork wooden frames for windows are a beautiful, but expensive option. Expensive - if you order their execution, and labor-intensive if you do it yourself. There are, however, simple but effective patterns that, if you have a jigsaw and the desire, you can make yourself.

There are two types openwork platbands- with slotted and overlay elements. Slotted - this is when the holes in the platbands are made through and the wall is visible through them. Overlays are when the window is decorated with ordinary slats, and on top of them are elements of slotted carvings or decorative protruding elements (overlays in the form of rhombuses, rectangles, etc.).

In the case of overlays, contrasting colors are often used. For example, planks are painted in dark color, and the openwork is light. But this trick is easy only at the installation stage - you can paint both parts separately. Subsequently, you have to carefully apply different paints with a thin brush.

How and why to attach platbands in a wooden house

In lumber or log house windows and doors are placed on the casing - a special frame of the opening made of wood, which is not rigidly fixed to the walls, but is held in place by friction in a tongue/groove type lock. The casing is made from thick wooden beams. The window or door frame is attached to the casing. When installing platbands, they are also attached to the casing. Since there is no load on them, the planks are usually attached on both sides, retreating 10-15 cm from the edge.

Two types of fasteners can be used:

Fastening to dowels is more labor-intensive, but it is absolutely invisible. If this process is too difficult, use finishing nails.

How to attach platbands to a log wall

There are no problems when installing platbands on timber: the surface is flat and easy to attach to. If the log house is made of logs, everything is more complicated. There are two options:

Which method to choose is your decision. Both are viable and both are not ideal - it is difficult to ensure a tight seal.

How to prevent moisture from seeping under the trim

Ensuring tightness is the main concern when installing platbands on a wooden house. Most questions arise about how to prevent moisture from flowing under the top bar. Water flowing down the wall inevitably gets into the gap between the casing and the wall. There are several options for solving the problem, mostly traditional, but using new materials.

Platbands with wooden “visor”

Such platbands are also called “Finnish”, since almost all houses in Finland are framed in this way. In addition to the traditional four slats, they also have an additional inclined canopy, which is supported by consoles resting on the side slats. It is advisable to choose the angle of inclination of the plank the same as the angle of inclination of the roof or close to it. Although it is an insignificant detail, this finish looks more organic.

When installing, under the canopy in a log or beam, you can make a cut of a few millimeters, “recess” the edge of the canopy there, and seal the remaining gap at the bottom and top with sealant (silicone, frost-resistant, with adhesion to wood).

Finnish platbands are good for everyone, but they don’t go well with carvings. The style is not the same. They are great for a simpler, more concise design. Although, there are similar options in the Russian style, but making them is not at all easy.

Metal visor

Using the same principle - to drain water from the platbands - this method solves the problem. Only a metal strip in the shape of the letter Z is used - part of the standard flashing. The color is selected to match the walls or the color of the cash.

The installation method is the same: they make a cut in the wall, only its size is much smaller - the thickness of the plank is several millimeters. The installation is the same as described earlier: we place one part into the groove and seal the cracks with silicone sealant. The only difference is that the free edge can be attached to top bar platbands (using self-tapping screws).

Installing the bottom trim at an angle

The lower strip of the casing can simultaneously serve as protection from precipitation. To do this, it is installed at an angle. The choice of inclination angle is no different - close to the roof inclination angle.

The installation of this strip is simple. It is supported from below by triangles cut out of wood and fixed to the frame. The water will not flow down the wall, but at some distance from it. Here it is important to do it correctly - so that the water does not wash away the foundation.

Photos of platbands for windows of different types

Simple platbands with only small elements carvings - on the house in Scandinavian style you see people like this often

Carved overlay trims - delicate carvings on a dark background

Shutters and trim - this can often be found on old houses

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Platbands are necessary not only for decorating the window, giving the facade designer look, allowing you to bring any ideas to life, but are also decorative protection seams from freezing and negative impact natural phenomena. Metal trims are high quality, reliable material, able to protect well window seams, make them airtight and decorate the window itself.

Platband as decoration

Many have seen ancient wooden buildings decorated with carved platbands on the outside. Such decorations are made by hand and can have quite complex drawing, turning a boring home into a work of art. You can create a piece of a fairy tale using metal window frames. Any patterns can also be carved on them, but, unlike wood, metal is more reliable and practical material, able to withstand any load.

If wooden crafts They do not tolerate moisture well, require constant care and are not very durable, then metal analogues are free of these disadvantages. It is enough to use stainless metal or paint the product regularly. Metal window frames can be completely replaced wooden elements. You can cut out the desired pattern yourself using flat metal sheets, and, unlike working with wood, you do not need to have carving skills or special tools.

It is much easier to work with metal sheets: they will not require drying, special conditions for this, you will not need to use varnish, which fades in the sun, which is why you have to constantly renew it. After installation, metal trims will not require additional care, fit perfectly into the design of the facade. Installation of metal slopes will also not cause any difficulties.

Features of rough material

The thickness of a suitable iron sheet is between 0.40 and 0.70 mm. Such sheets are produced at factories in rolls up to 50 meters long. The width of the product is 1.25 m; the sheets do not always need to be painted, since you can buy an already painted product of the color and shade you need. To ensure that the material does not receive damage during transportation, it is protected from scratches with a special film, which can be removed if necessary. The metal is quite strong and flexible, so it does not cause difficulties when working with it.

What if the wall is brick or block?

Slopes are not always mounted on wooden building– sometimes owners want to make a brick house more decorative. You can also use metal slopes for this. The construction of metal slopes in this case is no different, but the use of nails will have to be abandoned.

Before installation, you will need to drill holes for dowels in the walls. It is advisable to use materials at least 6 cm long, otherwise there will be a risk of the structure falling out of the wall. After the holes are ready, you need to insert plastic blanks into them. Holes for screws are also pre-drilled in the mounted slopes: make sure that all holes strictly coincide.

After everything is ready, the structure is put in place and screwed. Working with cracks occurs in a similar way. You can use silicone sealant: a colorless one will be most convenient, since you won’t have to select its shade, but if both the wall and slopes are white, you can use white. It is not recommended to use polyurethane foam. It cannot withstand moisture, requires protection from weather conditions and has an unattractive appearance.

You can easily make decorative and functional trims for metal windows yourself. You don't need expensive tools or carpentry skills to do this.

Metal-plastic windows are multifunctional a modern product for glazing window openings. The final stage of installation plastic windows is the finishing of external slopes. For this, various finishing materials can be used: plaster, paint, PVC panels, plasterboard, but most often metal window trim is produced. Installing a metal slope on windows can be done with your own hands.

Slope function

Finishing windows on the outside with metal slopes provides decorative and protective functions. By installing slopes on windows with your own hands, you can close the installation seam and thereby protect it from exposure to precipitation and direct sunlight.

Metal slopes perform a protective and decorative role

Polyurethane foam, used to seal the joint between the frame and the window opening, is a porous, vapor-permeable substance that allows moisture from the room to pass through it. As a result, moisture and condensation settle on the surface of the window slopes, which leads to the formation of mold and destruction of the integrity of the structure. Moisture from the street can penetrate through the mounting seam and cause fogging and freezing of the window in winter.

By installing metal slopes on windows, you don’t have to worry about these troubles, since metal is a strong, durable and easy-to-maintain material with high performance indicators.

Purpose

Metal external slopes perform several important functions:

Metal window trim should be installed immediately after the windows are installed to prevent moisture from being absorbed by the foam. If this cannot be done in the near future due to façade finishing work, then assembly seams Windows can be temporarily covered with polyethylene.

Advantages over other materials

There are several types of finishing materials, using which you can give the window opening a complete appearance. These are plaster, drywall, plastic and paint. But in their own way technical specifications none of these materials can compare with metal slopes. When deciding how to make slopes, you need to study the characteristics of finishing materials.

The polymer layer of the steel slope protects the product from rust

When using plaster, you must be prepared for the fact that the plaster layer will crack over time. Moisture getting into the gaps between the window frame and the plaster layer can cause mold to appear.

Drywall as finishing material for slopes only suitable for interior works. Even GVLV brand drywall is not able to withstand the direct effects of precipitation. In a short time it will swell, lose its appearance and collapse.

Application plastic panels for finishing external slopes, the plastic fades in the sun and acquires an unpleasant yellowish tint. And with a sharp drop in air temperature, the plastic becomes brittle and may lose its integrity after minor mechanical stress. Therefore, it is better to use plastic for finishing internal slopes, especially in the kitchen area.

Metal slopes are not exposed to weather conditions

The advantages of metal slopes are obvious, since the material for their production is galvanized steel, which is coated with a protective polymer at the production stage. decorative layer . This protects products from corrosion and rust.

Pros and cons of the material

Despite the fact that external metal slopes are more expensive than other types of finishing, their positive qualities more than make up for this drawback:

It is recommended to install noise-absorbing tape along with the slopes

Among the disadvantages we can note high cost and availability sound effects arising from the fall of drops or hail on their surface. This can be dealt with if you use a special noise-absorbing sealing tape when installing metal slopes.

Another disadvantage of a metal slope is the impossibility of installing it in arched openings.

Preparing for installation

Installing modern metal slopes on windows with your own hands will require preparation special materials and tools for conducting of this type works:

metal sheets;
level;
fasteners;
mounting foam and silicone sealant;
screwdriver and bits;
painting knife;
metal scissors;
roulette

Surplus polyurethane foam needs to be cut

Surface preparation involves removing construction dust and contaminants from it. Excess polyurethane foam is cut off with a painting knife, and the seams and joints are processed using silicone sealant. Do-it-yourself installation of a metal slope on windows should be done after the seams have dried..

Sequence of work

Installation of metal slopes on windows involves carrying out measuring work. The width and height of the product will correspond to the internal and external parameters of the opening. Manufacturing of top, bottom and side metal elements made by cutting them from prepared metal sheet in accordance with the obtained measurements.

At the second stage of work, an ebb tide is installed, the horizontal position of which is controlled building level. The lower junction of the wall and window frame equipped with special thermal insulation material and diffusion tape for noise reduction and moisture protection.

First you need to install the tide

When attaching the ebb, mounting foam is applied to the window opening and to the ebb with inside. To prevent it from bending due to the expansion of the foam, it is pressed tightly for a while. After the ebb is fixed, the installation of metal slopes begins.

Before installing metal slopes, it is necessary to treat the places where they will come into contact with the window frame with sealant.

Metal slopes are secured with polyurethane foam

First install side elements maintaining the required slope from inside to outside. The upper and lower parts are adjusted using a knife depending on the level of inclination.

The side elements must be installed in a vertical position and tightened with screws. The upper part is adjusted to the side elements. It aligns relative to external corners and secured with self-tapping screws.

At the final stage, all contact areas are treated with sealant.

When installing slopes on a façade made of corrugated sheets, use horizontal lintels

If the façade of the house is covered with corrugated sheets, it is necessary to use horizontal lintels when finishing window openings. These are side shelves made of corrugated sheets, which are attached to the wall on one side and to a metal profile on the other. Steel trims give the façade completeness.

If inside the house you can allow a variety of interior design options, then outside the possibilities are significantly limited. Apart from the original color of the walls or the material that can be used to decorate it, it is difficult to come up with anything else. In the old days, this issue was solved with the help of window frames, which served as a real decoration for any home, showing the skill of the owner or the master creator. This tradition has survived to this day, although it has partially changed.

Peculiarities

Platbands were traditionally used in wooden houses. They helped decorate the windows and effectively complement the composition of the facade. With the help of such elements, you can visually increase the window opening or reduce it. Initially, the design of the house was given great importance, each owner sought to show the individuality of his building.

With the help of platbands you can achieve different effects.

Visual decoration of the house, giving it a special color and charm, the ability to distinguish it from a number of standard ones.
Giving the window a different shape using platbands of different configurations, sizes and patterns. A small window can be made large if you use openwork designs.
Creation of a holistic composition of all facade elements. Using the same trim on windows and doors allows you to complete the design of your home.

With the help of platbands you can protect window openings from negative influence factors environment. The seam between the frame and the house may have small gaps, into which moisture gets in during rain, and with strong winds, dirt gets clogged. All this contributes to the development harmful microorganisms which destroy wood. Therefore, the frame begins to let air through, which significantly reduces its thermal insulation qualities.

The platbands cover that very gap and do not allow moisture or dirt to reach it. Except obvious advantages platbands there are also negative factors. It is also worth knowing about them when planning the installation of such parts on the windows of a wooden house. These include several factors.

Active response of decorative elements to weather conditions, which contributes to material deterioration. To prevent this from happening, you need to treat the products with a special substance, which significantly increases the service life of the casing.
Need for constant care. Platbands must be painted or varnished annually. If this is not done, the product will begin to crack. As a result, instead of decorating, it will only spoil the appearance of the house.
When planning the manufacture of platbands, you need to choose the right material for them. If this is not done, it is unlikely that the desired effect will be achieved. If it is difficult to cope with such a task alone, it is better to enlist the help of a professional.

Now there are products made from modern materials that can have a wide variety of appearances. At the same time, caring for them is much easier. They are not affected by the environment, they are not afraid of moisture and even cold. They do not crack over time and serve reliably long years. For connoisseurs of aesthetics this is not the best option. But for those who want to decorate their home and diversify the appearance of the facade, this is what they need. It is this product that will create the necessary appearance, but will not require increased attention.

Kinds

The species diversity of platbands is enormous. It also lies in the patterns that are applied to the wood, and the shape of the product itself. Besides modern technologies allow you to create window decorative elements from a wide variety of different materials.

If we talk about appearance and patterns, there are several types.

Slotted, through which you can create elegant and beautiful images.
Openwork, which are distinguished by bizarre shapes that can distinguish the master’s hand from other options. They look like a continuous canvas on which they create a pattern.
carved, capable of creating a unique appearance and protecting the window opening.
Invoices, which have a design complex shape, since the carved element is superimposed on the plate. Such products can be created separately or as decoration for existing platbands. In this way it is convenient to update existing decorative elements.
Simple ones that have smooth surface . There are no patterns on them. Such elements can be different in shape (with rounded edges, smooth, narrow and wide).

When choosing a material for the casing, it is important to understand that it should serve as protection for the window, and therefore you should not rush to purchase the material without knowing its features.

Most Popular decorative trims made from wood. They fit beautifully into the design of the facade of a wooden house, so they still do not lose their relevance. In order for such parts to serve as long as possible and correctly perform the tasks assigned to it, they must be processed correctly.

If you do this treatment, the wood will not rot, and moisture will not cause damage to it. In order for wooden trim to remain beautiful for a long time and decorate the house, it is best to open them with varnish. Today there is Alternative option, which can also replace varnish. This is a wax-based substance. Both options preserve the appearance of the wood, give it a more elegant appearance, significantly extending the service life of the platbands.

In addition to wooden ones, there are also decorative items on windows made of other materials.

MDF

The MDF panel has a laminated coating. Usually such platbands have the form of a plank with a pattern underneath natural wood. There can be quite a lot of colors and textures; you can easily choose a frame for the window opening of any wooden house.

Plastic panels

Products made from plastic panels are considered the most modern, because they are easy and convenient to care for. This option can be chosen by those people who do not have time to care for own home, but they want to see a beautiful structure to admire. Most often, plastic platbands are used for metal-plastic windows. However, recent trends have shown that with wooden structures They combine well and fully perform their task.

Polyurethane

Polyurethane trims can also be used on windows in wooden houses. They are lightweight and deformable, which makes it possible to bend them in the desired direction. Installing such elements is quite simple, and their service life will please anyone.

PVC

PVC products are considered the most common today. You can find varieties of such platbands in white and a wide variety of color variations. The product is installed from the street side, it can easily cope with any weather conditions. The advantages are the abundance of colors and shapes that can be given to such material.

Styrofoam

Polystyrene foam can also be used as a material for making platbands. For this purpose, a dense variation is suitable, which will not be as strong as a metal frame. This is the reason that this kind of product is not used in countries with high seismic activity, where even the slightest vibrations earth's crust cracks would appear on the windows. The color of such decorative elements is white, but with the help of paint you can change it by choosing one that suits your estate.

Metal

There are also metal trims, which are considered the highest quality of all in terms of protecting windows from environmental influences. Their production requires sheets of metal with a small thickness, which makes it possible to manufacture structures various shapes. The advantage of this option over the same plastic is the material’s resistance to mechanical damage. This makes the service life longer.

For a fresh and interesting look, ironwork can be painted to instantly transform the appearance of your home. The popularity of this type of product is also created by the price, which is quite low taking into account all positive qualities material.

To install metal products, it is extremely important to measure the window correctly in order to install them without much difficulty. If you want to install unusual metal trims, you can order carved products that will look interesting on the facade of the house.

You can also provide something similar inside to create a holistic image of the building on each side. Typically, external and internal platbands are quite different from each other. This is due to their functions. Facade decorative elements must combine aesthetics and quality. Otherwise, they would hardly be used to decorate the room.

Sketches

The use of platbands on the windows of a wooden house should give the building a complete look and make it more beautiful. Therefore, simple glossy panels are unlikely to be able to fully cope with this task. It is best to choose carved elements or make them yourself.

If you have no skills in working with wood, it is better to choose the first option. But for lovers of handicraft and original products ideal solution There will be work based on the sketch.

The first step is to decide on the choice of pattern that will be on the platband. For this you can use books and the Internet. You can come up with a sketch yourself. As soon as perfect option will be found, you need to enlarge it to natural scale and print it out. All patterns must be cut out and accurately transferred to cardboard, with which the main work will be done. A piece of cardboard must match one piece of the casing.

You need to place it on a piece of wood and use a pencil to trace the design along which the cutting will go in the future. To choose the right design for the trim, it is worth making a drawing of the entire house using all the decorative elements. If ready-made option turned out beautiful, and all the parts are in harmony with each other, then the idea was chosen correctly, you can begin to implement it.

Suitable for some houses simple options platbands (for example, if the estate was designed in a minimalist style during construction).

If you want to create something grandiose and beautiful, you need to choose wide planks and start creating. To make good platbands, it is best to choose pine (especially those planks with practically no knots). As tools that will be useful in the process of work, you need to have a jigsaw with soft start to manually cut everything necessary details. In addition to this, the following will be useful:

feather drill with a diameter of 12 mm;
screwdriver;
Sander.

The active process of working on window trims begins immediately after the entire drawing is transferred to the future product. First, they take on the inside of the drawing, making openwork details. To make the process more convenient, using a drill you need to make several holes in the board, which will be located on the contour of the picture. Cutting out the pattern itself is done using a jigsaw, which is inserted into the finished hole. Then they simply follow the contour, cutting out the necessary part.

Once the inside of the drawing is ready, you can begin outside. You need to make two cuts (at the beginning and at the end of the product) to make it easier to navigate the work.

It is important to cut in one motion, without stopping, so that the finished casing turns out to be as shaped as possible. This sequence of actions is inherent in every detail in the overall design of the window casing.

The resulting product is still far from what it should be. Therefore you need to use grinder, clean all irregularities and roughness. Only after this stage is part of the structure treated with special solutions. After this, it can be ready to use or paint for a more original appearance.

How to do it yourself?

Making platbands for a wooden house with your own hands is much more interesting than simply buying such elements in a store, because you can choose the design that will correspond to the spirit of the owners themselves and emphasize the design of the facade desired by the residents of the house.

You can choose a wide variety of options.

Flat cornice. In this case, the platbands symbolize the wealth and style of the house. They are used for beautiful and elegant buildings, made in a simple style.
Arched top. Platbands, which are complemented with an arch on top, will be an ideal complement to window openings, having not a standard rectangular shape, but a rounded upper part.
Using patterns and carvings. Platbands of this type can give the house elegance, make it unusual and beautiful.
Using hanging elements. These are the details that are added to the product after it is completed. In this way you can add something that you couldn’t do initially. The use of hinged parts makes the design three-dimensional and more interesting.

When planning to make platbands yourself, you need to choose the right material for the future product. It is important to choose a color based on the colors of each component part of the house, to find the ideal decoration option of this product. You can take advantage of the offers that are available in construction stores and buy a ready-made version, which is much easier and faster. The installation of such a casing will be simpler, since it already contains all the necessary fasteners, and also ensures ease of installation.

If you have a strong intention to do everything yourself, there are several options for making beautiful platbands.

Slotted option- a product that contains internal drawing and a beautiful border. Traditionally, such a casing is white or light color, it is attached to buildings with a contrasting shade of the walls.
Overhead thread type created by cutting individual elements and gluing them or nailing them onto a solid wooden canvas, which will serve as a platband. This design option makes the drawing voluminous and at the same time airy. With the help of such overlays you can decorate any platband.

If the house already has carved frames, but they require repairs, you can remove all or part of the structure and restore it. If it is not possible to repair a part, you can remove it completely and replace it with a new one. If there is a need to make completely new designs for windows, you need to prepare all the necessary equipment, which includes:

jigsaw;
plane;
sander;
cutter;
sandpaper;
strips with a section of 30x100 mm.

This is what will be needed to create simple platbands. To begin work, it is necessary to process all future parts with a plane, and then use a cutter to give them a finished look. To ensure that the product has a presentable appearance, it is sanded with sandpaper. This is the simplest option for making platbands, which does not require much skill. If you want to make something original and beautiful, you should choose a carved type of product. For such work, you need to add figured chisels to the main equipment.

To make a platband, you can use two technologies (regular and overhead). In the first option, the pattern is cut out on the strip of the casing itself. In the second case, it is made on an additional bar, which is then attached on top of the main element.

For your first attempts at wood cutting, it is better to choose the simplest design options so that you can easily handle them.

If the platband is made as an overhead option, then the work process will proceed in the following sequence:

processing planks using a plane;
preparation of overlay strips with a thickness of at least 10 cm;
forming a future design on cardboard and cutting it out;
transferring the design from the stencil to the overhead strip;
use a drill to make holes throughout the entire pattern;
using a chisel you need to finish all the carved elements;
polishing the finished lining;
fastening the lining to the platband with glue or self-tapping screws;
collection of every detail of the platband;
installation of the finished structure on the window opening.

Installation of finished structures on a window can be done using nails, screws or glue. Most often, platbands are placed on the sides and top of the window, sometimes they are also placed on the lower parts of the structure. In order to correctly and aesthetically join the edges of each part, they need to be cut at an angle of 45 degrees using a hacksaw or miter box. If the wall is concrete, dowels and screws are needed for reliable fastening.

To decorate a window beautifully country house, you need to know not only basic information, but also some nuances, without which it may not be possible to create a truly wonderful example of handicraft. Several factors contribute to such moments.

When choosing boards for making platbands, it is better to give preference to those options whose thickness will be 3-4 cm. Thicker materials are much more difficult to work with, especially to perform figured cutting.
When starting to carve platbands for the first time, you should take a simple pattern and polish it, after which you can try something more complex and interesting.
In addition to the thickness of the wood for the platbands, you should take care correct selection its width, because the main purpose of these elements is not so much decoration as to protect the window.

The platband must cover the opening between the wall and the window frame.

When planning to cut out any drawings, it is worthwhile to position them correctly on the board so that they go along the grain of the wood, and not across it.
When choosing a design for your first attempts at carving platbands, you should look at something large with convex shapes, which will not be difficult to make, and the result will delight you with its beauty. If you choose a small ornament, in case of an unsuccessful outcome, the platband will look sloppy. This will spoil the impression external facade Houses.

Making platbands for the facade of a house is a long process and requires perseverance. Therefore, it is worth clearly assessing your strengths before taking up work. Choice suitable material, the desired drawing, its successful implementation in life is only half the battle. What follows is no less labor-intensive process processing of platbands so that they last long enough, while performing their functions efficiently.

The final stage of working with data decorative elements is their installation. At each stage there is a specific choice, and the outcome of the entire work depends on the correctness of its adoption.

Beautiful examples

When planning the manufacture or purchase of platbands for a wooden house, you should choose the option that is best suited for a particular building.

Using the Internet and other sources of information, you can see sketches of drawings already finished works, which will give food for thought.

Since ancient times, people have been decorating their homes. The buildings from the old era are still preserved. There, the presence of platbands was a mandatory attribute. He pointed to the wealth of the residents who lived in it. This decoration of the house gave it status. Nowadays, platbands are used both for decoration and to perform some useful functions.

Nowadays, the popularity of window frames is gaining momentum. It's becoming fashionable. But not everyone knows that platbands serve as good protection against freezing of the seams between the window opening and the window frame in winter.

Platbands are made from different materials. Consider an option made of iron.

Iron platbands, along with wooden ones, are distinguished by their durable properties. They tolerate moisture well and natural factors. Of course, they are susceptible to corrosion, but if you follow the painting technology, you can achieve maximum effect counteraction to external natural factors.

Creating metal trim is a real art. For manufacturing we will need a set of tools and consumables:

Metal sheet, from which we will make our platbands. Iron sheets are produced in factories in rolls. The best option for processing and manufacturing of platbands the sheet thickness will be from 0.4 to 0.7 mm.
Large sheets of paper, whatman paper or wallpaper. They will be needed to create a template for our future drawing.
Jigsaw. For cutting holes in metal.
Metal drills of different diameters, mainly 8 mm for holes for jigsaws and 4 mm for holes for connections of platbands and its parts.
Sandpaper. Grinding of flash and irregularities.
A hammer or riveting machine for joining parts.

Before you start creating platbands, it is worth making slopes. They are also made of metal. Take measurements of the slopes, taking into account the protruding edges. Based on the dimensions obtained, we create a template for future platbands. You should make two parts of the platbands. Side and top with bottom.
You should fold a sheet of paper in half and then apply the design. This will simplify the task and you will get two identical drawings.
When moving on to working on metal, you need to prepare a place for cutting it so that it is convenient for you. You can use two identical tables. Place them side by side, with a short distance for working with a jigsaw.

Let's start cutting:

We cut out the blanks of our future platbands from metal to size;
Glue or attach a template for the future drawing. We mark the drawing;
We drill holes for cutting out the ornament with a jigsaw;
We cut out the drawing;
We clean the edges of the cuts with sandpaper;
We carry out drilling and subsequent riveting of parts of the platbands;
If necessary, paint the trim in the color you like.

Now the platbands are ready. All that remains is to mount them to the windows.
Installation depends on the materials from which the house is built. You can secure it with nails or self-tapping screws on a wooden house. The dowel should be secured with nails or anchors on brick houses.
Metal trims are ready!

Creating metal trims is labor-intensive work. She will be rewarded with a new transformed look for your home. Give positive emotions to you and passersby.