Window decoration in a wooden house interior and exterior

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

Plastic windows in a wooden house

It is unlikely that someone in their life did not dream of a country wooden house. Its construction does not take much time.
It will only be necessary to choose the right wood so that the structure has a certain strength and quality. After the construction ends, it becomes a choice before which windows to put in the house, and how to trim the windows of a log house.

Window design selection

In a wooden structure, it will be possible to install both plastic and wooden windows. To decorate the appearance of such a source of natural light, you will need to make high-quality slope finish.
The choice of finish for slopes depends on what material the windows will be made in. In a wooden house, the finish of slopes can be external and internal.
To do this, very often used:

• Plastic.
• Wooden lining.
• Natural wood.

For outdoor slopes it will be better to opt for more practical finishing materials that do not absorb moisture. Only then can such slopes serve a long period of time.
In the interior decoration, it is possible to use any finishing material, since the surface of the slopes will be protected from the effects of weather and climatic phenomena.

Plastic in the decoration of the slopes of a wooden house

For many years, such a finishing material as plastic has been used for exterior and interior use. It is very practical and durable.
If there is a plastic window in a wooden house, then the slope will best be made of plastic:

• Plastic panels for finishing work have a wide range of colors, which will allow you to choose the right tone. As a rule, in a house made of wood, plastic windows have an imitation of wood.
  Today, plastic panels have a large selection of colors that can also mimic a wooden coating.
• In addition to all this, plastic is considered a sealed material that is not able to pass air and moisture, which means that the tree will be fully protected from the effects of weather or climatic phenomena.
• Plastic panels are very easy to clean, as they do not absorb any dirt. It will be enough to wash them with a damp cloth without the use of special detergents.

The choice of windows for a wooden house

• Do not forget about the durability of such a finishing material. The life of plastic panels is almost unlimited.
  It can be replaced in case of breakdown or loss of presentation. If plastic panels have a rather low cost, then they can quickly lose color, which cannot be said about panels of a higher class, which are mainly used for finishing slopes in a wooden house from the outside.
• Plastic is considered an environmentally friendly material, which means it will not pollute the environment. It is for this reason that the decoration of windows in a wooden house with plastic is possible even indoors (seePlastic Windows - Installation Steps).
• Plastic panels are frost resistant. This fact is very important for those regions that have a very low temperature threshold in winter.
  They are also not subject to mechanical and physical stress.

Tip.To finish the plastic windows in a wooden house with plastic better, you need to carefully study the surface of the finishing material. It should be flat and not have any deformations. Only in this way the appearance of the slope will not be disturbed.

In the process of finishing the slopes in a wooden house, it will be possible to replace the window sill or install it. It can also be made of plastic, which will create the effect of the integrity of the entire structure.
In order to finish the slopes in a wooden house with plastic panels, it will be necessary to have:

• Plastic.
• External and internal corners.
• Screwdriver.
• Sealant.
• Construction stapler with staples in the color of plastic panels.

Installation of plastic panels on the slopes in a wooden house

Slopes in a wooden house will be much easier to perform with plastic than in a brick building. All this is due to the fact that already initially such slopes have a flat surface.
And it does not depend on the type of masonry of wooden logs during the construction process. Window openings in a structure of this type are carefully cut out of logs.
If the house is made of logs, the process of installing plastic may be a little difficult due to the convex surface of the walls.

Installation and decoration of slopes

So:

• Window decoration in a wooden house what’s inside, what’s outside will start with fastening along the entire perimeter of the window of the starting strip. It is in it that plastic panels will be inserted.
  In a wooden house, the walls are not too thick, which means the slopes will not be very wide. There is an opportunity to save on finishing material and opt for wider plastic panels that can cover the entire slope with one strip.
• Plastic panels are attached to the slope using self-tapping screws. They are screwed in with a screwdriver at the top and bottom of the slope so that they can then be masked under the inner corners.
• Similarly, plastic panels are mounted at the top of the window. If this finishing material is not too wide, and in order to completely cover the slope, you need to dial several panels, then they are fastened together using a spike and a groove system.
  All joints of this design must be treated with sealants. It is especially important to carry out such actions in a wooden house, as a tree can very easily absorb moisture and at the same time lose its structure and deform.

Tip. Processing joints of plastic panels with sealant is very important in the exterior of slopes. Moisture can get through the joints of the plastic on the walls of the wooden structure, which cannot evaporate, since the panels do not allow air to pass through.
This can cause rotting of wooden species and contributes to the formation of fungal diseases.

• After the plastic panels are already fixed, it will be possible to proceed to the final decoration of the slopes. It consists in mounting the outer and inner plastic corners.
  They are fastened with liquid nails or special mounting glue.

If the internal corners can only be fixed using such means, then the external corners can be fixed to the surface using mounting foam. Such actions will help to protect the walls of a wooden house from moisture and harmful insects.

Wooden lining in the decoration of the slopes of a wooden house

Lining slopes

In order to make high-quality design of any building, it will be necessary to correctly combine finishing materials. A wooden house can be built from ordinary smooth wood, or a round log can be used in its construction.
As mentioned earlier, windows can be wooden or plastic:

• In such a structure as a log house, window decoration can be done with wooden lining. She has certain qualities and properties.
• Today, there are a large number of sizes and colors of such a finishing material.It will be possible to pick up any lining option.
  There is a lining, which differs from ordinary wood in its density and thickness, and its cost will be several times higher.
• Wooden lining is considered an environmentally friendly finishing material and can be used to finish slopes both inside and outside a wooden house. This combination of materials will make the whole structure as a whole, that is, there will be no flaws in the design.
• Lining is distinguished by its strength and durability. It is also quite practical.
  The price for it is higher than for plastic panels, but this does not prevent it from being used in any finishing work, since the lining helps to create a unique interior.

Tip. If the lining is used in the decoration of external slopes, it will be better to cover it with a layer of lacquer. Then it will not absorb moisture and will not be contaminated. Also, the process of purification will be greatly facilitated.

Since the lining is sheets of wood that are glued together with a special glue and the surface of such a finishing material is not varnished during manufacture, it will be more rational to use it for the interior decoration of slopes. The lining is frost-resistant and has the same technical characteristics as wood.
What you need to install a wooden lining in the decoration of slopes:

• Screwdriver.
• Wooden lining.
• Sealant.
• Self-tapping screws.
• External and internal corners.

The process of decorating windows with wooden lining

The process of finishing slopes

Finishing the windows of a log house with a wooden lining is considered not too difficult a process. Not even a professional can handle it, that is, the installation of such finishing material can be done with your own hands, which will save a cash budget.
There is a certain instruction that will help to complete the decoration correctly, but it is better to watch the training video before work.
So:

• Mounted wooden lining on the principle of mounting plastic panels. If necessary, pre-installed battens, if the walls have large bumps. It is especially important to consider in a log structure.
• The lining is attached to the surface of the slope using self-tapping screws on wood with conventional screwdrivers. But it will be necessary initially to fix the starting strip around the entire perimeter of the window.
• All defects that may appear during the finishing process can be hidden by internal and external corners, which will fully ensure the integrity of the entire structure.
• To know the exact process of installing the lining, you can watch the video on which it is shown. This will make it possible to better finish the slopes in a wooden house.

The final decoration of the house inside and out is the execution of finishing work on the window slopes. All this allows you to give the entire structure an attractive appearance.
The photo shows a wooden house, the slopes of which are very neatly decorated and look like this house is very original.