Despite the abundance of plastic structures on the window market, many prefer the classic wooden windows. This choice is due to excellent environmental characteristics and a noble appearance of wood products.

However, these benefits are moving into the background with the onset of cold weather when the wind blows through the cracks, and the room is harder and harder to heat. Challenges solving two: Buy new windows from PVC or how to insulate the available wooden windows.

Wooden windows insulation - an important component of the general thermal insulation of the house

To maintain a comfortable microclimate in the house in the winter it is important to properly organize the insulation of the room. The bulk of attention, often, is given to the insulation of doorways and walls, as they occupy a large area and are more proclaiming.

However, and window openings, despite the fact that they occupy a smaller area from the total perimeter of the room, play an important role in the struggle for the preservation of heat.

The window structure is not a solid design and it cannot be insulated with standard heat insulators (polystyrene foam, foam), and when using wooden frames, heat loss also increases through the formed gaps and emptiness. All this says that the wooden windows are the most vulnerable target for the cold, through which you can lose up to 50% of heat.

This problem remains relevant today, and for its solution, traditional, tested methods of insulation and new, fairly effective methods of thermal insulation are used.

Wooden windows insulation technology: from the grandfathers to high-tech methods

paraffin, newspaper, wool, paper and fabric strips in the fight for the heat

One of the most "ancient" ways of insulation of windows is the use of paraffin. This option is suitable for wooden frames with small slots. Paraffin in this case will act as a sealant.

In the metal dish in the water bath, you need to warm up the paraffin. Syringe (without a needle) should be lowered for a minute in hot water, so that he also heated. After that, paraffin is recruited in the syringe and neatly entered in the voids of the window. If the slots of a very large size in them can be pre-packed with a cord or rope - it will reduce them in volume, and then add paraffin.

A few years ago, the most popular materials for the insulation of windows were considered newspaper, wool and strips from fabric or paper. Newspaper and paper strips Used our grandmothers. In the window cracks scored the newspapers twisted in the harness (some were pre-wetted). From above, the openings were stuck with stripes of paper. As glue, a solution from the economic soap or homemade glue was used (wrapped water with flour).

Of course, such a way pretty reliably defended the room from drafts, but its use was accompanied by a number of shortcomings. With the arrival of spring, in order to open the windows, they needed to be depressurized - remove the insulation. But, together with paper stripes, the paint layer was often shot, and the remnants of paper were difficult to wash away from the window frame.

The method is less detrimental for the surface frames. The method is to use wool and fabric stripes. Technical wool replaces newspaper harness; She is clogged with all the gaps and emptiness in the window. In its thermal insulation properties, cotton wool is not inferior to paper. Top vata is stuck with bands from the tissue (the width of the bands - 5cm), which is moistened with soapy solution.

The advantages of this method include:

• availability (if there are no all necessary materials in the house, they can be purchased at any store for very little money);
• vata is easily removed from the window slots;
• the tissue when removal does not leave the frames on the frame and does not harm the windshield coating of the window.

Using foam rubber and sealing cords

With the insulation of wooden windows with their own hands, foam rubber or special tubular profiles are often used - sealing cords.

The foam rubber is perfect for windows in which large gaps were formed in the coarse, and the flaps were too soon and did not provide dense adjacent to the ram.

The thickness of the ribbon foam in the compressed form must match the width of emptiness and slots in the warmed window

The order of works on the thermal insulation of windows by foam rubber with self-adhesive basis:

• measure the length and approximate width of the window slots - it is necessary to select the optimal foam ribbon;
• the places on which the tape will be applied (moving parts of the window, where the slots are formed when closing) should be cleaned from dirt, dust and degreased with alcohol or acetone;
• the tape should be separated from the protective basis and paste on the voids and place of the joints;
• if you need additional sealing - joints, for the winter period, you can take a paper scotch.

The service life of the foam foam insulation is 2 years, after which it can be changed new (the price of the foam ribbon is not high, and the installation is quite simple).

Today, sealing cords produced from polyethylene foam, rubber, polyurethane and PVC received widespread.

A warming profile is made of various shapes - this is noticeable if you look at the cord in the context. The profile in the form of letters "P" and "D" is used to insulate wooden windows with large slots, a profile with an end resembling the letter "E" - for windows with small slots.

The material of the sealer itself should be selected taking into account the climate and the need for frequent closing (opening) of the window. The most wear-resistant tires, but it is less frost resistant. Polyvinyl chloride cords are not fragile (not crumbling) and can withstand significant temperature fluctuations.

Typically, sealing cords, like foam ribbons, have a self-adhesive side, but if such is not provided, you can use silicone sealant or adhesive for fixing on the window profile.

The seals, "planted" on silicone sealant last longer, are under five years old.

The installation of sealing cords is performed in the same way as the insulation of the foam ribbon, but it is necessary to take into account that the thermal insulation of the window should be carried out at an air temperature outside the window of at least 10 degrees.

Heat-saving film - progressive version of the thermal insulation of windows

The heat-saving film is a new word in the thermal insulation of the premises and window structures in particular. The principle of the film is to reflect infrared rays and transmitting the visible spectrum of light.

The heat-saving film consists of the finest layers of polyester, which are treated with platinum and gold atoms. Due to this, the detention and reflection of the thermal radiation coming from the room through the window to the street.

The heat-saving film possesses the following characteristics:

• transparency of material;
• lack of optical distortion;
• high strength;
• stability to many chemicals, including detergents;
• electrostatic inertness - does not attract dust to the windows;
• safety of application - if the window is damaged, the glass will not split the set of fragments;
• environmental Safety;
• the load on the window is practically absent;
• frost resistance.

It must be said that the use of such a film will really help reduce the heat loss of the room, but it will not save from drafts and blows. Therefore, the use of the heat-saving film is more correct to consider as an addition to the thermal insulation of wooden windows.

Woodwork of wooden windows by mounting foam and putty

Sometimes a window insulation is required between the frame and slopes or between the frame and the windowsill. Eliminate large slots using a mounting foam or self-cooked solution. For making putty, it is necessary to mix construction gypsum and chalk in a 1: 2 ratio. In a dry mixture, add some water and mix well.

This is an effective and very affordable method of thermal insulation of wooden structures, but the appearance of the window will suffer.

The mask will be less noticeable on the background of the window than the mounting foam.

Features of the insulation of old window designs of wood

New window structures insulate much easier than old, worn wooden windows. The insulation of old wooden windows is a full repair, without which the thermal insulation of the window will not make any sense.

The order of restoration and insulation of wooden windows may include the following actions:

1. Window flaps should be removed, wipe and dry well.
2. Glasses neatly dismantle (remove the old smear and strokes).
3. Wash glasses (in the presence of cracks - replace the new one with a minimal thickness of 4 mm).
4. To remove the old paint from the frame and to align it to the surface - it will provide a dense adjacent frame to the window hole.
5. Putty to close all defects, cracks and gaps.
6. Paint the window sash and strokes.
7. Glasses attach to sash, fixing them with silicone sealant.
8. After drying out the sealant and paint, you can install flaps in the window box.
9. If necessary, the slots between the sash and the slopes insulate the mounting foam or seleacon sealant.

The work carried out not only will allow more efficiently spending heat indoors, and will extend the life of wooden windows.

Swedish Wooden Window Warming Technology

The essence of the Scandinavian method and its main advantages

Swedish (Scandinavian) technology of heat-insulation of wooden windows - insulation made using the Swedish seal EURO-STRip. In principle, this is the same renovation of windows, including fitting of sash, adjustment or replacement of accessories, possible glass replacement, seams between glass and frame, as well as the installation of the insulation.

The main advantage of the technology is that the importing insulation establishes in a specially pulling groove and the window without problems can be opened (close) at any time of the year. In addition, the appearance of the window absolutely does not suffer, and the window structure itself acquires some properties of plastic windows:

• noise isolation increases;
• the window does not miss drafts;
• the service life of the window is significantly extended (up to 10 years).

Swedish technology is advisable to apply for windows that are in normal condition - not deformed and not subjected to rotting. Working on insulation is better to entrust the professional, since the skills will need for the manufacture of the groove. If there is confidence in the own forces and experience with wood, then you can save and carry out thermal insulation yourself.

Warming windows in Swedish technology do it yourself

Before starting work, it is necessary to estimate the state of the window, calculate the required amount of material, decide on the type of sealer and purchase it, as well as prepare all the tools.

We will analyze the process of warming the window in the Swedish technology phased:

The entire "update" procedure and the insulation of the window during the skillful execution takes several hours, but poor-quality performance can lead to a deterioration in the appearance of the window or the need for its complete replacement.

Woodering of wooden windows is an excellent alternative to buying and installing new plastic window systems, allowing to save money and save heat in the house.

Despite the popularity of energy-saving structures from a metal-plastic profile there are many adherents of wooden windows. Making a choice in favor of wooden structures causes a number of reasons: healthy room microclimate, environmentally friendly material, high decorative quality products.

A positive property is the ability of natural material to "breathe", has the other side - an increased loss of heat indoors. Wooden windows must take care of reliable warming during the cold season.

Places on windows with bad tightness can be detected using a burning candle. In a windy day, carry it along the window frame, where there will be a flame oscillation, there is a place on the leakage of heat. Such areas need to be insulated with the inner and outdoor side of the room.

You can invite specialists to fulfill work, but will not work to do it yourself with the help of well-known and special materials.

(1 method) Wooden windows insulation with paper and fabric strips

The easiest, fairly primitive, but very economical way - the insulation of wooden windows with paper and paper or tissue bands.
Completing of the work:

• paper, newspapers, Wallpapers, we swear on the part, twist in the stripes;
• machine in water and scoring the slots between the window frame and sash using a knife or ruler;
• at the joints gently glue paper strips or tissue of a small width (4-5 cm), we rinse them with a solution of economic soap or make special glue (hubber) from flour or starch.

Clays Recipes:

• Pleaster from flour: flour and water take equal proportions (1: 1), mix well before the disappearance of lumps and bring to a boil, constantly stirring.
• Pleaster based on starch: 2 tbsp. The starch is dissolved in water and a thin weaving with a glass of boiling water, keep a short time on fire.

Clear window from this insulation is not easy, sometimes paint is removed along with the paper, and its pieces and print prints remain on the surface of the window frame.

Simple and forgotten insulation also include window putties, and even children's plasticine.

(2 ways) warm the wool window, sinking the joints with scotch and self-adhesive paper

The same "Babushkin" method, but more modified. Wat comes to replace paper, instead of paper and tissue tapes - tape and self-adhesive paper, and the execution process itself is identical. In the spring, when there is a need to remove the insulation, the paint will remain on the tag, but the self-adhesive paper has an advantage - removed without problems.

(3 ways) self-adhesive foam ribbon - comfortable and reliable Wooden window insulation

You can buy in any store, it is easy to work with it, although the whole process takes a lot of time.

The order of laying elastic, elastic material - foam ribbon, for isolation and insulation:

• we measure the perimeter of the junction between the window sash and the window frame;
• consider the width of the gaps, and the foam ribbon we buy a little thicker than the necessary when measured;
• the places of attachment cleanse from dust and dirt and degrease the surface with alcohol or acetone;
• we remove the protective basis and stick the insulation to the stapled plot.

For better tightness, it is necessary to undergo self-adhesive paper, which in the spring it is better to remove, and the foam rubber can be left and use several seasons.

(4 way) tubular sealer for wooden window

Tubular seal, long does not lose its qualities, durable, does not limit the ability to open and close the window.

Rubber seals are convenient to use, especially if the gap has different widths along the entire length. When buying, please note that the rubber is soft, elastic.

• Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) gaskets are suitable for smooth openings, are considered the most reliable, often stacked in two layers;
• Polyurethane rectangular form seals are suitable for opening of the width, you can glue insulation places in two layers.
• Seals are with a self-adhesive basis - it is convenient and easy when attaching so that there are no problems with the use of use, you need to pay attention to the shelf life.
• Seals and without self-adhesive tape are manufactured, are attached to the base with the help of silicone sealant.

Video Instructions for Wooden Window

(5 ways) Warming windows insulation by mounting foam

Modern insulation, which hermetically closes all the gaps, cracks, both with outdoor and the inner side of the window - mounting foam.

Removes clearances and gaps:

• between the frame and slope (pay special attention from the outside);
• under the windowsill - a place where warm air leakage is the most;
• between the window and the beam located above it;
• between the slope and the windowsill.

Insert the end of the tube into the crack and begin to blew the foam, pressing on the cap. After filling out all the cracks, wait for it when it freezes, and the surplus will remove the knife. Outside, the foam window must be launched or painted, since the polyurethane foam (the composition of the mounting foam) is subjected to the devastating effects of ultraviolet rays.

It must be remembered:

• you can work with the mounting foam if the air temperature is not lower than + 5 ° - (+ 30 °);
• foam is capable of expanding, so the frame must be fixed with the struts, otherwise there is a breakdown;
• fill out the slots by mounting foam per 1/3 width, because She, having increased in volume, will take the necessary space;
• filling is on the bottom up the seam so that there is no sealer loss.

Cheaper, but troublesome method of insulation, this is a melting of plaster and chalk (2: 1) with the addition of water. Such a mixture easily close the gaps, and the surface has a visual look. By the way, there was a time when there were gypsum bandages for insulation of windows, which were used in medicine to fix bones during fractures. They were wetted with water and applied to the place of joints and in the cracks and slits.

(6 ways) Woodworking Wooden windows with paraffin

One of the oldest and proven ways is the use of paraffin as a sealant. Such an insulator retains its properties for several seasons.

We heat the paraffin in the metal dishes in the water bath (60-70) and gain in a medical syringe without a needle. The gaps are filled quickly and efficiently. If the width of the voids is impressive, put a ribbon or lounge rope and hollow on top of the hot paraffin.

(7 ways) Wooden windows insulation using a heat-saving film

The innovation in the insulation of glasses is a special film that passes into the room daylight, but does not produce infrared radiation. Such a film has two sides, which must be considered when sticking to glass. We glue with the glass with a metal glitter, and the transparent inside of the room. When performing work, your hands should be clean, and it is better to use cotton gloves so that there are no fat spots on the surface of the film.

Sheet cut out with a reserve and impose with the allen, so that it was easy to fix on the window frame two-sided scotch. Such a film, if well glued, does not break the design of the window, and it looks aesthetic and gently. In order for it smoothly and without wrinkles to lay on the surface of the glass, we will make a thermal shrinkage with a stream of hot air using a hairdryer.

Video: Installation of heat-saving film on the window

(8 method) Warming and modernization of the wooden window

An effective way of insulation windows is its partial reconstruction and modernization. Such a method will allow maintaining heat into the room and limit the passage of cold air through the window perimeter. At the same time, the flaps will be freely open, and the exterior design of the window will not break anything. The task of this method is not only insulation, but also reduce the penetration of noise and sounds into the room through the window.

Dropping work requires time, patience. Remove the window from the loops and laid on the table or on the floor. All over the perimeter, it is necessary to remove the strokes, if necessary, then replace. Glass get out of the frame, carefully cleaner the grooves on the frame for styling it, then fill the joints with a sealant. We establish it to the previous place, and for more effects we pass silicone throughout its perimeter. I put the strokes and nail cloves.

If you have already completed a challenging work - dismantling the frame, then make it a small repair: Remove the old varnish and paint and apply a new straight colorful coating, replace the accessories, put new locking devices.

It is necessary to remember that the operation with the mounting foam can be carried out only at the plus temperatures not lower than + 5 °.

(9 way) removal of gaps in window frames

Due to the various circumstances (the effects of temperature difference, moisture) cracks appear on the window frames. To preserve the tightness of the design and prevent their further expansion, close the cracks in several ways:

• pour molten paraffin;
• close up of a special putty for wood;
• fill out the cracks with a sealant, you can pick up a color under the color of the frame.

If necessary, the window is repainted, while the slots become inconspicuous, and the frame has an attractive appearance.

(10 ways) insulation of the entire perimeter of the window frame

The entire process of wood insulation of the wooden window is to choose a material for carrying out the work and method of its laying, given the features of the wooden window. In the main gap, which is at the junction of the frame and sash.

If you are guided by Swedish technology, then it is necessary to make a special tool - milling a groove inside the perimeter of the window and fill the tubular shape with a silicone seal, which will block all the most minor slots and defects. The process is complex, if the window is old, then it may not withstand removal and hanging, not cheap, the performance of the work of professionals is required.

A simpler method is the placement and gluing of the seal around the perimeter on the window framugu. When we close the frame, it will bend the seal, and not slide on it, it will be sealed, closing all the gaps. Such a heater can be laid in several layers. Its use must be combined with the installation of glass on the sealant layer. It will last a seal, laid by this way, for many years and will not need to be removed in the spring and mount in the fall.

From different windows insulation options, you can choose anyone most suitable for your home or apartment. Window insulation will give a positive result. You will increase the room temperature inside the room and save money.

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The PVC window seal deserves special attention, since it acts as an insulator that protects housing from external noise, moisture, wind, wind, and so on. In recent years, residents of modern houses and apartments have increasingly use plastic windows that have favorable differences from analogs As part of functionality and practicality. However, over time, any thing and mechanism fails, and plastic windows are not an exception to the rules. Window mechanism, sealing gum and other component elements of modern window systems periodically need technical support from human.

Description and characteristics

In addition to cold, street noise, precipitation, sealing gums for plastic windows prevent anything to enter the room. Also compactor protects accessories from condensatecontributing to its destruction. Pay attention to operational characteristics, the service life of the window sealing elements is mandatory. It is also worth evaluating the advantages of which plastic windows have plastic compactors.

Benefits of seals:

• Strength, similar in its properties with a vulcanized rubber;
• The possibility of using with a wide temperature range, fluctuating in the range -40-55 ° C;
• Stability to deformation;
• Wide scope;
• Environmental friendliness (toxins are not distinguished, there is no reaction to acids);
• Long service life without loss of initial protective qualities (up to 20 years or more);
• The ability to select the optimal color of the sealing material, identical to window frames.

Sealer for plastic windows based on thermoplastic elastomers (TPE)

Familiarization with the advantages of PVC windows must be accompanied by the study of the technical characteristics that are inherent in high-quality and reliable elements of the design of the operations under consideration.

Specifications:

• The service life reaches 30 years;
• The temperature range varies from -50 ° C to + 65 ° C (it may vary depending on the production technology);
• Sensitivity to ultraviolet and ozone effects - low.

It's important to know! The technical characteristics of the seals may be varied, and therefore they need to pay attention when choosing first.

For more detailed information regarding the characteristics of the sealing material, it is advisable to consult with the seller before purchasing.

Types of sealing materials for windows: how to learn to distinguish?

In addition to the fact that the seals may differ in color, the differences between them can be in the material used at the stage of production, as well as other properties and qualities, with respect to which it is worth talking. It is worth knowing the types of seals for plastic windows that exist today.

Rubber compressor

The production technology of this type of seal implies rubber vulcanization using sulfur, as well as ultraviolet rays. It is worth noting that the main component is soot, and the permissible service life reaches 30 years. This option of the seal is able to ensure the sealing of all available joints.

Silicone seal

This type of sealing material for the window system can successfully perform its function for 40 years. The material for plastic windows of residential, as well as non-residential premises is used. It is worth paying attention to the environmental friendliness of the silicone seal. Material has increased resistance to temperature drops, and is ready to boast the lack of loss of its properties at temperatures from -40 to 150 degrees Celsius. Material resistant to ozone, oxygen, ultraviolet.

EPDM seal

Sealing gum on plastic windows from EPDM

Ethylene propylene diene monomer - production of polymer compounds obtained by chemical means. The service life can reach 20 years. The seal has a high degree of resistance to atmospheric factors. The material does not crack, high level of vulcanization. It is the most used material for window seals along with TPE.

TPE seal

TPE (thermoelastoplasts) are modified synthetic polymers, which at normal temperatures exhibit themselves as rubber, and when they are more softened as thermoplasts.

PVC seal

Polyvinyl chloride seal - material having some drawbacks. Used exclusively in warm rooms of residential type. The operational period of this material is only 3 years. The production technology of PVC seals is quite simple on the background of analogs, which is reflected in cost and quality.

Replacing seals on plastic windows

If the old window seal lost its properties, it is not capable of protecting the room from noise, cold, moisture, then the question is the question regarding its replacement to the new material. For this work, certain materials will be needed, some toolkit, as well as knowledge of the stages of the replacement that will help do it with their own hands.

Materials and tools

• Sealing material;
• Glue;
• Sharp scissors.

Sequential handling work should be made in accordance with the points provided below. Actions must be neat and consistent.

After you managed to acquire the above-mentioned tools and materials, you can start working for which you will first need to remove the old seal. This action will not be difficult if you carefully remove the seal from the grooves.

Work algorithm

Replace the sealer on plastic windows will not be much labor

1. After the old seal is removed, it is necessary clean the grooves from dust and dirt. To do this, you can use the brush, after which rub the grooves with a rag;
2. The angles of the frame are treated with glue, while the treatment is carried out in places where new material will be fixed in the future;
3. The cord of the sealing material must be in front of the setup. It is worth paying attention to the fact that the surplus should be cut off with scissors, and the only bog obtained must be connected by glue.

Only three simple steps separate a person from comfort in the house. In order for the material to serve for a long time, decades, it will be necessary to customize the windows. Surfaces should periodically cleaned from gathering dust and dirt. For proper care over the windows and sealing materials it is necessary to use special cleaning products.

A little about manufacturers

Of course, since the sealant for windows is currently in demand, the number of industrial enterprises is growing steadily every year.

Popular manufacturers:

• Montblanc;
• Novotex;
• Rehau;
• Veka;
• KBE and their analogues.

The listing of all domestic and foreign manufacturers is impractical. Acquaintance with manufacturers, characteristics, descriptions, parameters, properties and advantages makes it possible to correctly understand and determine the necessary seal to meet your own needs. The set of these factors allows you to choose the most suitable version of the material to improve the comfort of housing.

Replacing the sealer on plastic windows with their hands video

We bring to your attention a video on our article on how to replace the seal on plastic windows. The roller shows in detail the whole process of how you can change the sealer with your own hands.

When using wooden windows, there is only one complexity - high thermal conductivity, so the insulation of them with their own hands remains a pressing issue. Wooden windows continue to enjoy in great demand, despite the growing popularity of plastic windows. There are several reasons for this, the tree is an eco-friendly, breathable material that has unchanged decorative characteristics. There are various ways of insulation of windows of wood, which we will consider in this article.

Methods

For the insulation of windows, various ways are used. The simplest and most popular among them are:

• The simplest and cheap way is insulation paper. For this, the twisted strips of paper are plugged with all the slots in the window frames. After that, paper strips are pasted on top of the cracks. The main disadvantage of this method is the complexity of dismantling. When you have to sprinkle strips, they come off with paint, which will subsequently require a new painting of windows. Of course, this method is one-time, requiring the same efforts on sticking, torn and painting.
• A safer method is to grab the wool in the gap frame. Instead of cotton, you can also use foam rubber, paraffin, textile materials. From above, the slit is also sealed, but already with tissue strips, pre-tested in the soap solution. Such strips do not harm the surface of the frames when removing, but the problem in the annual winding procedure does not disappear.
• The most efficient way in the insulation of wooden windows is the use of various kinds of insulation, inserted into the sash. For proper installation of the windows, it is necessary to remove with loops and cut through the perimeter of the groove in which the insulation is shifted. In places, the adjoining glasses to the sash, the silicone sealant is superimposed around the perimeter. A special seal is installed between the sash and the frame, which also serves as a barrier from dust penetration. These funds are finally adjusted when installing the flaps in place. For insulation, gaskets from various materials are used in a similar way, but the best are rubber products, they are more durable and resistant to negative impacts, and also provide the best degree of thermal insulation among other window gaskets. For this reason, rubber pads are the most expensive window gaskets in the market.

Now consider in more detail the process of insulation of wooden windows.

Foam and sealing cord

It is difficult to imagine what the wide slots can be shuffled between the frame and the sash if the frames fumbled or simply shied. In this case, it is possible to fix the case of a foam on the basis of a self-adhesive film: the frames are sampled along the entire length and width of closing flaps, and over the insulation is glued with the so-called painting tape or white paper tape - it is difficult to remove it if necessary. The usual homeless foam rubbing after a couple of seasons, so the upper layer (tape) is updated every spring.

The windows can be insulated with a sealing cord: PVC or rubber. It does not need to stick on the sash, so that the appearance of the window is practically not changed. The sealing cord (double or single) is neatly paired by the window frame profile, closing the gaps. This method is called groove insulation, Swedish technology. Using it, it is possible to achieve a high level of tightness and noise reduction. The sealing cord does not need a daily shift. True, in the absence of a groove in the frame, you may need to call the wizard with a special cutting tool.

Magaza and mounting foam

Sometimes slots in the windows are so wide that the foam rubber for insulation is not enough. The most obvious way to which most often resorted at home is to close holes and cracks with mounting foam. The result does not always respond to the most unprofitable requirements for beauty; In addition, over time, the mounting foam changes the color and begins to crumble with pieces.

The mounting foam can be replaced by the lull of its own preparation of two parts of the building gypsum and one part of the chalk, diluted with a small span of water. If the windows are white, such a putty will not be strongly rushing into the eyes, but it also cries over time and moisture is afraid.

Energy saving film

A relatively new method of insulation can be considered a special energy-saving film. It is made of a tuphoopolum layer subjected to special processing. The properties of the heat-insulating film allow it to be fixed directly on the window glass, practically without changing his light-painting capabilities, but seriously (more than half) reducing outgoing heat lifting during the cold season. In the summer, the energy-saving film will help to fight with excessive heating of the room with sunbeams. The film is universal, suitable for insulation of wood windows and plastic.

Silicone sealant

A somewhat more time-consuming, but a much more efficient method of insulation, suitable for wooden frames - the insulation of each glass directly at the place of the junction with the frame. Heat loss with this method of insulation becomes completely insignificant, and a nice addition is becoming good protection against street noise.

The frames are removed from the loops and prepare for insulation. At the same time you can repair a little, clean from cracked paint or update old valves. It is more convenient to do it on the floor, putting the frame horizontally. A sharp chisel or knife carefully removed the rail, holding the glass. Since this rake is narrow, the risk to break it is quite large: about several new things it is worth taking care of the ahead.

After removing all the plates, the glass is removed by protected hands: non-slip gloves are suitable.

The frame then hesitates from all contaminants in the recess intended for the installation of glass and is filled with a transparent silicone sealant - it is impaired on the glass, even if it is inflicted. Glass is inserted on the layer of sealant, after which the second layer passes throughout the length and width - for reliability. Reiki, holding windows, are attached again, and after the final drying of the frame sealant is ready for installation in the opening.

One view on the listed insulation methods will be enough to realize the fact that the era of insulation windows with newspaper-gauze rolls with shreds of cotton wool from the gaps went into the past irrevocably. Times are changing, and the ways of insulation of windows are also upgraded: modern materials for the insulation of wooden windows are superior to predecessors for all articles: they are cheaper, more durable, better, more pleasant for the eyes.

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Self-insulation of windows: 4 methods that will be interested in you

Hello. Today I will tell about independent warming of windows in the apartment and in a country house. The thermal insulation of windows is a very important stage of real estate repair, which should not be neglected if you are interested in the energy efficiency of your housing and in moderate sums of payment of heating.

General

To date, there are quite a few ways to heat insulation. The choice of one of the ways depends on the type of window.

This time you will learn how to make the warmer ordinary wooden windows and modern double-glazed windows. In addition, I will tell you how with my own hands to insulate the outlook outside the house, using an inexpensive polystyrene foam.

Thermal insulation of plastic glass windows

Qualitatively made plastic double-glazed windows are equipped with special rubber seals, which due to dense fit to the frame impede the passage of air from the outside of the room.

Sections through which cold passes are:

• the joint of the plastic frame with the windowsill and slopes;
• glass.

So, what methods of metal-plastic glass packages can be applied to insulation?

Sealing seam

Even after the high-quality plastering of slopes, a microcosor remains. If this microset does not close, it will cause the circulation of cold air and condensate loss. As a result, a fungus may appear at the junction of the slopes and the frame.

For the sealing of the gap will require the following materials and tools:

• Sanitary silicone in a tube;
• Mounting gun for working with sealant;
• White Spirit;
• Acute knife
• Awl;
• Paper napkins.

The seam sealing instructions are shown in the following scheme.

Consider the listed steps more:

• The tip of sewn expand and align the gap along the entire frame;
• Wet the paper napkin with a diluent and carefully wipe the junction of the slopes and the frame;
• We prepare a tube to work, namely, we cut a plastic tip with a knife insert into a gun and screw the cone of the nozzle;

• Fill out the gap with a sealant around the perimeter of the glass package;

• If necessary, align the seam and clean the adjacent surfaces from pollution.

The sanitary sealant is completely removed by White Spirit within 20 minutes after applying. After 20 minutes, remove the sealant will be very difficult.

Now the most important thing is that you need to know when filling the gap between the slopes and the sealant frame.

Usually silicone is applied as follows. The man becomes to the windowsill, applies tuba cone to the gap at an angle of 45-60 degrees and leads a tub.

As a result, the sealant is squeezed with a worm, and it has to smooth and smooth out the finger after which it is necessary to clean the adjacent surfaces. Even if you remove the influx of silicone, a layer in several microns will still remain and after a couple of weeks, it will be visible dirty from dust band.

So that Silicone fell into the gap and there is more applying a cone tuber at an angle of 45 degrees and lead forward, and not on themselves. As a result, the cone tip itself will align the seams and pollution on the sides will not be almost.

For the insulation of ordinary windows or balconies with panoramic windows, not every silicone is suitable, in extreme cases we use sanitary sealants, which will subsequently will not mold.

Warming glass film

Plastic windows at home can be additionally insulated heat saving film. No, now I am not talking about the pasting of Ram Scotch, here it is for nothing, I mean a shrink film, with which you can create an additional air chamber between glass and room.

Do you know that the greatest heat loss on modern glass packages are recorded not in the framework of the frames, but directly on the glasses?

Manufacturers convince us that there are argon or other inert gases between two glasses, which are less thermal conductive in comparison with air. But the problem is that the gas layer works in 2-3 years, after which the space between two glasses becomes air.

Solve this problem is easy how to do this I showed in the scheme.

Consider the stages listed in the scheme, more details:

• First we clean from dust and wash the inner part of the glass unit from dirt;

The adjacent glass to the frame is easiest to clean the mud from the clusters using a rigid toothbrush. The glass from the most complex pollution is wellhed with vodka, applied from the sprayer and subsequently assembled by a special scraper.

• After the flushed surface dried, we glue the double-sided tape on the perimeter;
• Next, trying not to be staining the thermal film in terms of the dimensions of the perimeter skled with scotch;

• Gradually remove the protective tape from the tape and glue the film;

• The surface of the film will be a wavy, but not the trouble heats it ordinary;

• After the heated film cools the surface will be perfectly smooth as glass.

The use of thermal blinds cannot be called innovative, as this technology has been used in Soviet times. Then the usual polyethylene oilcloth with a wooden stapper for the winter was stuck on the window outside.

And what did we get as a result? According to the results of this installation in the room it was darker than usual and about beautiful views from the window could be forgotten before the arrival of spring.

The use of a special heat shrink film is completely devoid of such flaws. Again, if earlier with the onset of the warm-time season of the year, the glue with frames was dismantled, then today it is absolutely optionally, since the thermal film is absolutely transparent.

By the way, in summer, an additional air layer between the glass and the film will prevent the heat penetration into the room.

Thermal film with the same success can be installed both on plastic double-glazed windows and on wooden windows. True, in the latter case, wooden frames will have to be pre-aligned and painted.

Heat insulation of wooden windows

In your apartment or in the house installed wooden windows and does not save the foam insulation from the cold? Of course, you can change the old wooden structures on plastic double-glazed windows. On the other hand, you can leave environmentally friendly wooden windows, but to make them much warmer.

Elimination of heat loss in Swedish technology

Now I will tell you how wooden windows to warm on the Swedish technology.

Many have heard anything about Swedish technology, but not everyone knows what it is. In a few words, the Swedish technology of restoration of wooden windows is a comprehensive work, according to the results of which the wooden window according to the degree of thermal conductivity is comparable to plastic glass packages.

The main stages of work with old windows in Swedish technology are listed in the following scheme.

Consider the listed steps more.

• With old wooden windows, flaps are removed and gently fit on a flat surface;
• Folds and frames are inspected for damage and contamination;
• The surface is washed, and wood damage is eliminated by putty;

• Special cutter over the perimeter of the sash is cut into the groove;
• Flowers and chips are blowing out of the groove;

• A special tubular seal is inserted into the groove and rolled the clamping roller;
• The gap on the adjustment of glass and wood is filled with silicone or acrylic;
• The sash dressed on the frame, after which the collected design is ready for operation.

If the glasses in the frames have cracks or small chips need to immediately change, otherwise it will not be a sense.

So, now you know what Swedish technology is. It is asked how appropriate to perform the listed works with your own hands or still order the restoration of windows to specialists?

It would seem that for the question, because experts will have to pay, whereas with their own hands everything can be done free. But, in fact, this is not the case, because you will have to buy a milling and clamping roller. The price of such a tool is high and buy it in order to make the insulation of windows unprofitable.

External thermal insulation expanded polystyrene

Wooden windows with your own hands can be insulated not only from the inside, but also outside. The method of which I will now tell is the optimal solution for budget thermal insulation of the country house.

To carry out thermal insulation, the following materials and tools will be required:

• Extruded polystyrene foam (material not absorbing water and almost non-transmitting air);
• Mounting foam;
• Acute mounting knife;
• Rule and marker.

What can be insulated with polystyrene foam? This method will allow to seal old platbands or separate the external slopes without the need for cementing. In addition, neatly completed cladding will certainly decorate the facade of your home.

The insulation instruction is as follows:

• Measuring the width of the slope;

We consider that the width along the length of the slope on the old windows can be different, so we use the greatest value.

• In accordance with measurements, we cut slices of polystyrene foam in about 0.5 m long;

• On the slope, we apply a mounting foam and apply a blank of expanded polystyrene;

• Hold a piece of polystyrene foam 1-2 minutes while the foam does not grab a bit, and then we glue the neighboring sites of the slope;

• After the inner side of the slope is saved, we carry out similar work on the platband.

The polystyrene foam, which is shown in the photo report, is characterized by high density, and therefore can be operated without additional finishes. Nevertheless, if you decide to plaster the house, the foam plate finish can also be placed on a painting grid.

You can learn about how to plaster foam plates from the corresponding articles.

Output

I told what I knew about the insulation of windows in the house. Do you know any effective ways in addition to those listed? Tell about it in the comments to the read. In addition, I recommend watching a video in this article, I think it will be interesting.