Installation of windows in a wooden house. How to do?

According to studies, more than half of the heat loss of an apartment house is precisely through the door and window openings. Often, the reason for that - not installed and technology.

The frame house typically installed plastic and wooden windows because of their low cost and good performance.

Construction of the openings

Window openings have a negative effect on the rigidity of the structure, so they must be installed so that they do not violate the reliability of the frame.

To enhance the opening set Heder - double board on top of the window, as well as the lower board. These design elements evenly distribute the load on the foundation, and do not allow the wall to deform under the weight of the window. Additional truncated cross struts on the window sill and under hold most of the load. On both sides of the window is installed double boards.

Wood or plastic?

To determine which windows install, it is necessary to consider the positive and negative sides of the windows.

- Wooden windows clean, they look presentable, have good insulating properties. But on the other hand are less than the plastic window service life, can swell from moisture, frost formed on them, require constant maintenance free.

- windows do not require special care, they have a long life, they are not afraid of pests and insects, they are resistant to fire, at which frost is not formed, they have excellent soundproof qualities. Among cons - the impossibility of self-repair in case of damage

some recommendations

- The most comfortable height of the lower part of the window from the floor - 80 - 90 centimeters. This height allows you to use the window as sitting and standing residents of the house. Kitchen window is better to install at a height of one meter to 1.2 meters in order to provide the best illumination.
- should leave a gap of at least 30 centimeters in accordance with the building regulations between the ceiling and the top of the window.
- Number of windows on each room is determined based on the preferences of the owner. However, there are certain rules. For example, in spacious rooms, it is desirable to install two windows on different walls. In a small room only one window.

 The procedure for the installation of plastic windows

- For a frame house is best to use embedded attachment. In the first stage an end attached anchor plate.
- frame itself is set into the opening using levels to achieve the ideal horizontal and vertical.
- Irregularities should be corrected with the use of special wings.
- The anchor plates are attached with screws to the opening.
- insert prepared windows, shutters installed.
- Openings reinforced braces, then all the holes are filled with foam. After drying the foam spacers are removed and also filled with foam. Excess foam is removed, the joints are closed prepared materials.

In the next article we will discuss the installation of doors in the frame house.