The veranda gives the dacha or country house completed. When the house is already built and decided to glall the veranda, then you can do it with your own hands. But before proceeding with the work, it is necessary to decide how this additional area will be used and what method you can perform glazing veranda.
The veranda is a small construction area, which is located on a lightweight foundation. It is used as a "buffer zone", which protects the entrance to the residential room from snow, rain and strong winds. Under construction standards, the veranda refer to the category of unheated premises.
In the summer, most people prefer to spend their free time on the veranda: drink tea, read books or do the needlework. Summer nights, many love to sleep outdoors, and the veranda is the most suitable place for this. But no one can be insured against sudden rain or annoying mosquitoes, so it is better to glare a veranda to use the room at any time of the year. If you approach work with knowledge and responsibility, the glazed veranda will become a functional room in the heat, and in the cold.
Options of window models
The windows are the main construction element of the veranda, and the greater they are size, the lighter will be indoors. You can order non-standard windows of windows with different profile width and dimensions.
Consider the options for models of modern windows:
- The swollen model is the most common option. The windows can be made of two or three parts, and only one half will open. Such designs allow you to maintain heat in the room. When designing the window, it should be considered which way the frame will be opened, because wide window frames (more than meters) usually interfere and look not very aesthetic in the open form. For glazing the veranda, it is customary to use the frame width of no more than 0.8 meters.
- The sliding model is very practical and pleasant to the form of the design. When the window frame is open, it does not occupy a lot of space and remains almost imperceptible. Sliding windows are moving on special guides. The gaps between the frame and the guide reduce the temperature in the room for several degrees. Some models made of aluminum profile are manufactured with an attractive mechanism that allows windows to hermetically closed. But most often such designs open quite hard, and it is necessary to make more efforts to enter the room.
- Sliding windows with multiple frames are used on wide window spans. The design looks like this: the canvas is separated into several frames interconnected. The principle of opening sliding windows is similar to the door mechanism on the bus (the principle of harmonic).
Glass veranda with their own hands
To determine what your glass veranda will be, it is necessary even before the construction of the house is planned. If you decide to change something in the project of a house with a glass veranda, it is unlikely that the builders will meet you towards you, because this type of work implies additional calculations of the uniform distribution of the load on the foundation.
If there is already a veranda in your house, and it is worth the task to perform its glazing, then it is necessary to prepare a draft work in which it will be indicated what kind of roof on the veranda is a glass or from another material. You should also immediately decide which input will be on the veranda - through ordinary swing or glass sliding doors.
In addition, it is necessary to adhere to the generally accepted rules. So, even if the size of the veranda is very modest, the premises should still be spacious and light. It is easy to achieve this - install large windows so that they provide a good overview and let the maximum light. It is also necessary to plan glazing in such a way that the window flaps be discovered inside the room. In this case, you can provide a good air flow on the veranda.
Do not forget to buy mosquito nets that will serve as protection against penetration of mosquitoes and other insects.
After all the measurements are made, it is possible to make a glass veranda to the house in just a few days, provided that simple glazing. When installing complex glass designs, it is more expedient to invite specialists.
Methods of glazing veranda
- Old Rama. To begin with, the window frames need to be put in order, clean the tree from the old paint, to align the chip and other irregularities with a putty, and then dry the frames thoroughly. After that, it is necessary to clean the surface of a small grinding skin to remove the excess putty. If desired, the frames can be painted. If you want to keep the natural color and pattern of wood, treat the surface with a transparent varnish. After the frame is prepared, the fastening of glasses on the sealant should be performed. To do this, in the grooves you need to apply a layer of sealant (2-3 centimeter thickness) and lay glass. It must be squeezed slightly to the surface, and then execute sealing, but already throughout the perimeter. Wooden strokes can be planted both on a colorless sealant and on small carnations. So that old wooden frames looked well on the veranda, it is better to use new heads. The finished frame is installed in the window opening and fixed.
2 Glazing. Most often, this method is applied at the cottages when the owners use the veranda only in the warm season. This is a convenient glazing method, which is performed from old or new window frames. So that the glasses do not rattle from the wind or passing by transport, use a colorless silicone sealant or modern types of rubber seals.
3. Glazing veranda eurowindows from a wood array. Practical but expensive option. If it is planned to be often located on the veranda in the cold season, then such windows will be just by the way. You can order double or triple double glazing, they will keep warm in winter and cool in the heat.
- When there is a question how to make a glass veranda, which will serve for many years, can be performed glazing with metalplastic windows. The type of windows is selected depending on whether the room will be heated. Installation of metal-plastic structures are carried out by professionals, but if you are familiar with the installation technology, you can perform glazing veranda yourself.
- Glazing veranda sliding panels. Such designs are also in great demand. The aluminum profile will cost much more than the sliding panels from other materials, but will serve much longer. You can order panels with manual or remote opening mechanism. Installation of panels is quite complex, so it is best to entrust specialists.
- Frameless glazing - Installing a glass design, which is fully made of tempered glass of high strength. It consists of two guides (at the top and bottom), and each glass is equipped with rollers that allow the window to open and close. There are structures that open as a book or swing completely. If for some reason you break such a glass, then it will turn into a smallest glass crumb and will not pose a person. In the heat saving indicators, the frameless type is inferior to other veranda glazing options.
- Glazing polycarbonate. It is safe to say that this material is much superior to the glass according to the main operational performance. Firstly, the glazing of the veranda polycarbonate glass will save electricity and maintain heat in the room, secondly, the material is much stronger glass, and to break it, it is necessary to try hard. This allows you to protect the veranda from damage from the outside (sitting stones and branches during the storm, etc.). In addition, the polycarbonate misses the light well, so on the veranda you can safely read or work. The shade and form of material can be chosen at its discretion.
Types of glass veranda see photo:
Useful advice
Recommendations for those who want to perform the glazing veranda on their own:
- pay a preparatory process to maximize attention: Develop a project and select the necessary materials;
- the veranda should always be bright;
- window flaps must be opened inwards to provide a good influx of fresh air to the room;
- when building a home, place the veranda from the eastern or northern side overlooking the garden, the water and the plot.
The glazing of the veranda of cottages or at home can be performed by any of the listed methods. The main thing is that you have a harmonious and functional design.
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