Carved decoration - decorate the house inside and out

Despite the abundance of modern materials for the decoration of interiors and facades, carved frames, balusters, balustrades, friezes, brackets and other "age-related" elements do not lose their appeal. Unlike typical moldings are sold in any building supermarkets, these jewelry craftsmen cut themselves, ensuring exclusivity. Consider the basic categories of carvings, the specifics of their application and modern manufacturing methods.

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At the mention of the carved patterns in memory float architraves, cornices and ice skates made of wood, with which the abundance of decorated their huts our ancestors. However, not only our country famous wooden architecture, no less popular thread was in England and Australia in the late XIX century. The only difference is that we peasants and give light weight skeleton wooden lace and overseas it was a privilege of wealthy homeowners.

In contemporary Australian fashion carvings will not go away, ancestral homes, as in past centuries, generously decorated with carvings, we have, until recently, these elements could meet in the remote villages. Wood construction boom that erupted in recent years, and Russia has revived interest in various openwork frames. In addition, the popularity of vinyl siding, simulating wood veneer, also contributes to the return of carved facades. By openwork carved around the windows at the gable to eaves of the roof or terrace can drastically transform saydingovoe coating transforms all the structure to the Siamese twins.

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The main task of casings - the protection of places of the wall joint with the window frame. Carved on the roofs ridge, again, protecting the joint from moisture penetration, as well as in other areas of the building element compound. With the casings can correct proportions - visually stretch or expand the window to the entire facade looks harmonious. In ancient times, with the help of patterns, carved in wood, distilled evil and beware of the evil eye, enlisting the support of the higher forces and thanked for their patronage. Today, with the advent of efficient thermal insulation, carved frames have exclusively decorative function, give the house personality, help to move away from the standards.

materials

If earlier there were only wooden frames, now wider range of material base, and the tree on the openwork is not all.

• Wooden - manufacturing complexity depends on the type of wood, as well as durability. If the oak and beech cut is difficult, but they will last for decades, the linden tree is easy to work, but also come into disrepair faster. Also use larch, alder, maple or birch.
• Metal - often cut out of sheet metal, further processed and stained, on a wooden facade will not work, but with a metal or fiber-cement siding will make good tandem.
• Of MDF - variations fibreboard involve simple cutting, you can create arbitrarily complex pattern, but are exposed to moisture, but inside the room door openwork salary and enliven the interior, and last a long time.
• Plastic (PVC) - the best option for ordinary plastic windows, durable and strong, but sold only sets and their own do not produce. Therefore, the same set may well find a neighbor to testify, that would negate the whole purpose of their application.

making

Most common wood carved items, since the advent of modern tools to work with wood has become much easier. It is important that modern security and coloring tools allow maximize the life pattern of life and emphasize the natural structure of wood. Possessing a jigsaw and a pair of stencils, purchased, downloaded from the web or draw personally, if talent allows, you can arrange windows and other parts of the facade, so that experienced obzaviduetsya designer. There are several technologies for creating patterned wooden casings:

• Trench (delicate) thread - pattern transferred to the casing is cut through, get the most "air", "lacy" products without the background. Depending on the material, the pattern may be flat or three-dimensional, but it is the most complex in the manufacture of view, to swing that is worth having a solid experience.

• Invoice thread - cut slotted way pattern elements are fixed by parts on a wooden base. It may be complete or more patterns whorls located in the center and in the corners. Since work is a thin piece and the background hides the flaws, this method easier.

• The sample (blind thread) - by means of tools made of wood selected portion to a predetermined depth by circled contours obtained relief but more massive frames.

According to a method of installing frames are divided into overhead telescopic and - in the first case is for mounting fasteners or glue (indoors), the second at the product has special tabs that enter into the grooves between the elements design.

Varieties carvings

In the understanding of most of the carvings - a trim used around the windows, and in fact the scope of carved elements is much wider.

Skirt or fringe - carved wide panel or strip, which incited under the roof of the veranda, terrace or gazebo, serves not only for decoration, but also helps to balance the scale extension.

Frieze - straight or arched carved frieze under the roof, usually mounted on a porch, terrace or veranda. Frieze patterns often geometric pattern, but can be playful curls and floral motifs.

Bracket - triangular fretted element intended for decorating the abutment support elements and roof verandas, terraces, arbors, canopies and porches. Often the pattern duplicates the thread on a border or edging, and is a continuation of the line of decorative design, delicate ligature as it goes down the post or balusters, making the construction of the air look.

Railings - carved railings, starting on the stairs and along the perimeter encircling veranda or terrace. Together with a decorative feature guards provide additional strength.

Pricheliny - side carved ornaments gable roofs, often combined with applied carved gables. Depending on the overall style of the structure, may extend beyond the end elements in or out.

plat - trims, mounted on the perimeter of the window or door opening, used in the decoration of the facade often allow to combine and bring into a single unit all the design elements.

The interior decoration of demand door trim and arched brackets, which are decorated with high doorways and corridors. Balustrades are ideal for the decoration of interior staircases. If desired, you can almost any part of the room to decorate with carved patterns.

The waybill lock thread based, see the article about technology gluing wood. Wooden frames will be a perfect decoration for modern wooden windowsOf the manufacturing process which is described in the material "Wooden windows with their hands." In the video reveals shingle manufacturing technology - roofing made of wood, which blends perfectly with carved patterns.

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