Wooden shutters: beautiful and safe

Those who have a house in the country or in the countryside do nothearsay that the window openings are better protected from uninvited guests. An alternative to metal grilles, which are commonly used for these purposes, can serve as shutters. They not only do not spoil the appearance of the house, but also decorate it.

What is important to know?

When choosing products you need to be able to distinguish wooden shutters for some factors:

1. A method for easy opening.
2. Rack or shield type.
3. Type of fastening.
4. Type of wood.

How can they open?

By the way of opening wooden shutters are dividedon stationary and swinging. Stationary fastened tightly to the window frame in one version, and in the other - to the wall of the opening. In both cases, they can not be opened after installation. As a safe option, stationary shutters are very reliable, but from the point of view of their installation and removal, every time this is necessary, this option is inconvenient.

Swinging wooden shutters on the windows representyour own sashes. They can be from one to several. It all depends on the width of the window opening and the chosen configuration. "Raspashonki" fastens in the opening on the hinge system, which is specially made for easy opening and closing the shutters.

If we consider both variants, stationary andswinging wooden shutters as a reliable means of protecting windows, they have the same reliability, but the swinging is more versatile. One of the functions is protection from direct sunlight on hot days. Close them and lock them at the castle at any time will not be difficult.

In most cases, buyers choosea swinging option. Usually it is made of two leaflets. The stationary option is chosen in case of a long absence. For example, many owners leave for the city for the entire winter period, closing the dacha or house especially carefully.

Types and materials

Modern manufacturers make hinged shutters on wooden windows (photo on top) of the following types:

1. Valvular.
2. Arched.
3. "Harmonic".

Choose the right option, executed in the same style as the whole house as a whole, the current buyers are easy. It is necessary at a choice to consider a material from which the product is made:

1. Larch.
2. Oak.
3. Pine.
4. Others.

Do not forget to ask the sellers whatAntibacterial compounds processed wooden shutters: whether the wood will be susceptible to rot and damage harmful insects. Also check the fastening materials: the anti-corrosion grease will not be damaged by the loops.

There are two ways of fixation:

1. To the slopes of the windows.
2. On special remote elements, which are mounted on the outside.
3. Walls.

Board and rack

Shield shutters are made ofwide strips, which are thick and join together with metal pins. The rack construction is more complicated. This is a frame with reinforced rails (lamellas) on it. To the appearance was original, offer designs with slats tilted. In this case, the sun's rays penetrate even when the shutters are closed.

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