Gland the window with your own hands: recommendations

It is quite possible to make glazing a window or balcony yourself. The technological process depends on the method used and the glazing material. Consider the procedure for installing wooden and plastic windows, describe the sequence of installation of balcony blocks from PVC and the features of glazing of the veranda of a private house.

1. What to choose for glazing windows: wood and plastic
2. Window glazing options: step -by -step instructions
   • Wooden windows glazing technology
   • The procedure for glazing PVC-ohnes
3. How to glaze a balcony with plastic windows
   • Choosing a glazing method
   • Preparatory events
   • The sequence of installation of the balcony block
4. Why windows sweat on a glazed balcony. What to do?
5. Glazing of the veranda in the house

What to choose for glazing windows: wood and plastic

Between the manufacturers of window profiles, disputes do not subside on which windows are better than plastic or wooden. The main arguments in favor of PVC frames:

• high tightness and thermal insulation;
• affordable cost;
• do not require additional care;
• long service life;
• a wide selection of PVC profile colors.

Among the disadvantages of plastic windows include:

• under the influence of high temperature, polyvinyl chloride emits a small dose of harmful substances;
• the full tightness of the window worsens ventilation in the room, provoking the appearance of humidity, the spaces of air and mold;
• classins on the frames are difficult to restore and spoil the appearance of the window.

Advantages of wooden structures:

• environmental friendliness and health safety;
• aesthetic appearance;
• a wooden profile passes the air, maintaining natural ventilation in the house.

The main disadvantage of the windows from natural material is their susceptibility to the negative impact of the environment. The tree must be treated with protective compounds only in this way to extend their service life.

Window glazing options: step -by -step instructions

Wooden windows glazing technology

In order to glaze with your own hands, without experience in the performance of glass work, it is necessary to get acquainted with the theoretical component of this issue.

List of necessary tools:

• wooden stacks;
• small hammer;
• graduate cloves;
• sealant;
• glass cutter;
• glass.

The main stages of glazing of a wooden window:

1. Preparation of graduates for glass fixation. High -quality stacks have in their structure straight fibers without knots, this guarantee is that over time, the mount will not bend and will not lead. Cut stacks to the desired size, the end cut is made at an angle of 45 or 90.
2. Glass preparation. Without the experience of cutting glass, it is better to seek help from a specialist or perform a workpiece under his supervision. For cutting, it is advisable to use high -quality diamond glass cutter. First you need to try to cut the old piece of glass, and then proceed to the final cut. While working with a diamond tool, the power of pressing the glass should be small, while a characteristic sound of crackling is published. To protect the window from possible distortions, the size of the glass must be made less than the frame for 5 mm on each side.
3. When installing the window in the old frame, it is necessary to first clean the grooves of fine debris.
4. The window of the window is performed in the following order:
   • apply sealant around the perimeter of glass;
   • insert the glass into place;
   • holding the glass, apply a glazing box for fastening;
   • fix the stacking staff to fix at the edges of the frame to 2-3 nails;
   • check the correctness of the staffing installation and finally fix it around the perimeter;
   • perform the final planting of nails.

The procedure for glazing PVC focus

If the double -glazed window crashes, you can try to replace the warranty. It is quite difficult to glaze a plastic window on your own. First you need to understand the structure of the window profile.

The double -glazed window has a frame with a special bilateral mount. In this frame there is a granular substance (molecular sieve), which absorbs and removes moisture out through the drainage holes.

In case of damage to the double -glazed window, the frame remains whole of it must be carefully removed and cleaned. For further work, a bilateral tape and glass will be needed. If the broken double -glazed window is single -chamber, then you need to prepare two glasses, if two -chamber, then three. The glass should be less than the opening of the double -glazed window per 1 cm. After the glass harvesting on the frame, you need to stick the tape and remove the protective layer. Install the frame on one, and then on the second glass.

Be a glazing insert the glass into the profile and press a little. The gaps and cracks between the glasses are filled with sealant. After hardening, set the double -glazed window in place.

How to glaze a balcony with plastic windows

Choosing a glazing method

There are a lot of alternative ways of glazing the balcony. We describe the features of the main methods:

1. Cold glazing protects the loggia from street noise, precipitation, dust and dirt. This method allows you to fully use loggias only in the warm season. With a cold method, wooden frames or aluminum profile with single glass are used. Window sash is made rotary or rotary-oxide. Recently, sliding sash began to be used in such designs.
2. Panoramic glazing involves the installation of glass paintings high from the ceiling to the floor. For this option, glass processed by the oxyl metal is used. Glass thickness is at least 6-8 mm. Thanks to the special technology of glass processing, it is possible to obtain shockproof material that reflects heat emitted by convectors. In addition, such glass has good soundproofing parameters.
3. The impregnated way of glazing requires special installation accuracy from the contractor. The role of missing frames is played by guide metal profiles. As a result of the work, it turns out to create a completely transparent, lightweight design. With non -ramous glazing, special tempered glass is installed.
4. Installation of plastic windows on the balcony is the most practical way to improve. Using PVC profiles, you can equip a warm balcony. The installation is performed quickly, and the service life of the glazing for several decades.

Given the high popularity of the last option, we will consider step by step how to glaze with plastic windows with your own hands.

Preparatory events

First of all, it is necessary to dismantle old glazing (if any), take measurements and order new window blocks.

The roulette measure the distance from the wall to the wall, from the parapet to the ceiling. Check the horizontality of the parapet with the construction level and measure the angle of inclination of the edge of the plate. The measurements are enough to create an elementary sketch that will display:

1. The number of balcony sections. With a balcony length of 6 m, the front frame is divided into two parts (3 m+3 m) or into three components (side 2.25 m, central 1.5 m).
2. The number of double -glazed windows and deaf inserts.
3. Opening scheme. Unhindered access to clean the external glasses and parapet cladding should be provided. Usually, the opening wings alternate with deaf sections or with not opened glasses.

When measuring and drawing up the drawing, technological gaps are taken into account:

• the lower mounting gap is the distance between the frame and the parapet of 1.5 cm with support on the block masonry, 3 cm when installed on the operated design of the parapet of the building;
• technological side gaps 2 cm if the frame adjoins the walls, 0 cm if the balcony frames are closed with each other;
• the upper mounting gap is about 3 cm.

Important! Manufacturers of balcony blocks prefer to take measurements on their own. When developing a sketch, a professional pays attention to the structure/material of the parapet, the type of house, takes into account the angles of the blockage of walls and other factors. Based on the results of the inspection, the specialist can make the decision that the old parapet will not withstand the load with plastic windows and it is necessary to build a new brick partition, or replace the PVC structure of a light aluminum

Before glazing at home, it is necessary to prepare the supporting surfaces. If necessary, the parapet is replaced:

1. The old support is cut off by a grinder.
2. For laying a new parapet, it is better to use foam concrete grooves, they have a geometric shape convenient for work and are characterized by an economical flow of adhesive mixture.
3. On the edge of the plate, a profile is installed with a width that allows you to completely place the PGP plate.
4. The first row is laid out in profile.
5. The following rows are installed with vertical dressing in the block at the corners.
6. The external side of the parapet is performed.

The sequence of installation of the balcony block

The balcony windows to the apartment (plastic or aluminum) are usually entered in a collected form. Before installing, the design must be disassembled:

• remove the opening wings from the loops;
• remove double -glazed windows from the deaf wings.

Stages of installation:

1. Install the frame in the opening of the loggia and fix with wooden wedges around the perimeter of the mount.
2. Using the level and plumb, adjust the installation of the frame.
3. For fastening the frame, make holes with a perforator in the ends of the window opening and in the frame. The distance between the fasteners is 0.5-, 07 m, the distance from the angles of the opening is 0.15-0.20 m.
4. Drive metal dowels, shaking the screw into the mounting holes.
5. Remove the wedges.
6. Bring the gaps between the walls of the window opening of the balcony and the frame.
7. Install double -glazed windows in place, hang on loops.
8. Mount a visor and tide.

How to glaze with plastic windows with your own hands: video

Why windows sweat on a glazed balcony. What to do?

As a rule, fogging of plastic windows is as follows. Drops of moisture are collected at the top of the window, flow down and form a puddle on the windowsill. This annoying problem is quite resolved if its cause is not a factory marriage. So, possible reasons and ways to decide them:

1. The air temperature outside the window is much lower than condensate settles in the room on the windows. The solution to the problem to make ventilation of the premises more effective. Peel the ventilation grilles, install the supply valve on the window.
2. The abundance of indoor flowers on the windowsill also provokes fogging of windows. It is enough to transfer flower pots to another place.
3. Too wide window sills that prevent the access of warm air to the windows. Possible solutions for replacing the window sill or installing an additional heat source.

Glazing of the veranda in the house

In the process of glazing of the veranda, experts recommend adhering to general requirements:

1. The room should turn out to be bright and spacious, so for glazing it is better to choose large structures that do not block the review of the personal territory.
2. When arranging an open veranda, which they plan to use only in the warm season, you can use single -layer glazing. To create a year -round warm veranda, it is better to use plastic windows or an aluminum profile for warm glazing. Universal material sheets of polycarbonate. For the winter room, it is enough to provide a couple of opening sections, for the summer open veranda there are no such restrictions.
3. In the design of the veranda, reliable protection against insects (mosquito nets), as well as a sufficient number of opening sections for ventilation and convenient glass cleaning, should be provided.
4. The arrangement of furniture on the veranda should not interfere with the opening of the window sashes.

The order of glazing of the veranda with wooden frames:

1. Along the perimeter of the future veranda, mount a structure from a beam.
2. Order the manufacture of wooden frames or make them yourself.
3. Treat the beam with an antiseptic for fastening the frames.
4. Install empty window frames strictly vertically, check their position with a level and plumb line.
5. Treat all the cracks with mounting foam, grooves with sealant.
6. Install glass:
   • apply a sealant layer (about 2-3 cm) to the prepared grooves, let it dry a little;
   • cut the glass in size, put into grooves and press a little;
   • along the perimeter of the installed glass, re -apply a sealant;
   • skille to fix the glass in the frame.

Features of the glass of the veranda with polycarbonate:

1. At the construction stage, it is necessary to build a frame of metal pipes/wooden bars for the subsequent fastening of polycarbonate sheets. The frame is attached to the foundation.
2. Polycarbonate should not be fixed too hard, since the material has the ability to increase slightly in the amount when heated. The gaps left to expand polycarbonate must be treated with sealant.
3. The protective film from the facing material must be removed after the completion of installation work.
4. Polycarbonate cutting can be performed using an electrolobian.