50 beautiful options: glazed verandas and terraces on the photo

Verandas are commonly used in the warmer months as additional living space. By type of constructions are classified into Attached and built. The first built after the completion of construction of the house. A built it envisaged at the design stage of residential buildings. veranda can also be glazed with or without cause. In the second case, the court, in fact, is a terrace equipped with a canopy. Veranda with glazing can be used not only in bad weather in the summer and does not fear the rain or wind, which previously prevented quiet seating, but in winter, when they are heated. In this floor plan similar to the attic, which will convert into cold attics. In the south porch is most often used as a gazebo or a dining room. In the most sultry nights here you can arrange the bedroom, where the cool night falls in abundance. In the outback here carry equipment for a summer kitchen, if free-standing buildings for these purposes is not. Veranda can be called not only the extension to the house, but also a separate room on site, where undeveloped conservatory or room for receiving guests (early for dance parties).

The fashion for such spacious "gazebo" came from France. And the word "porch" is Bengali origin, which in principle not surprising when we remember the close ties of Old Europe with the countries of South Asia. Balconies and loggias, in fact, are also verandas, but related to urban apartments in multi-storey buildings. Just remember that they, too, are divided into "warm" and "cold." We also consider the options verandas glazing in private houses.

Features and Benefits

Glazed veranda - the very rare case where among the many advantages, the disadvantages are lost. The room is warm and cold. In the first case it can be used in winter as living. If glazing is cold, the temperature inside the veranda will be higher than the temperature on the street for a couple of degrees, ie the difference is insignificant. This veranda can be used only in summer. The advantages of flat glass include:

• Protection from wind and rain (and cold, and warm options).
• Soundproofing.
• Fitted separate room. In the case of cold glazing it was a "summer residence". When glazing heat the room can be used all year round, that is, the living space adds another full bathroom on a "permanent basis".
• Ability to connect to heating and the use of premises in the winter (for warm glazing). There is quite realistic to equip the bedroom, small guest room, a winter garden, pantry and kitchen or dining room. Selection of functional purpose is entirely dependent on the veranda squaring itself and its possibilities.
• Creating a stylish, unusual element of the interior and exterior of the house. Glazing can be different and original solutions will emphasize creativity design throughout construction as a whole.

If you mention the veranda glazing features, then it should go well with home design. It is compulsory and most important condition. Further attention should be paid to the translucent fabric area, to provide him with adequate support in the form of frames and it does not reduce the strength of the entire structure. The next stage - the choice of material for the frame, but we will talk more in detail. Modern glazing systems offer great opportunities for the owners:

• Partial roofing sheets superalloy glass.
• Exact repetition shape veranda.
• Various systems of opening of doors and windows.
• Regulation of the width and height of the open door and window openings.
• The possibility of mounting nets.

Let's talk about the glazing types, their advantages and disadvantages.

glazings

There is quite a lot of glazing classifications depending on its features:

• Warm and cold, which was mentioned above.
• Frameless and framed.
• Full and partial.
• Swing and sliding.

In a separate category include panoramic windows. Let's talk about each of the types in more detail.

Cold and warm

Cold glass is used in the case where the owners have chosen to veranda "seasonal use". The main materials are suitable:

• Plastic single-chamber windows.
• Aluminum profile as a frame, which also weighs very little in contrast to the heavy wood.
• Panoramic windows.

Cold glazed looks stylish and practical. In this case, double-glazed windows effectively protect the veranda of rain, mud and dust. In the summer the room can be used as an office, recreation room, summer kitchen, and in the winter it is easily converted into a storeroom for storing pickles, or "garden gifts." Warm glazing is usually carried out using plastic insulating glass, which have a special air chamber.

They act as a "buffer", delaying the heat in the room and not allowing the cold to penetrate from the street. Window sash tightly adjacent to the frames. The glass is composed of several transparent sheet, the gaps between them filled with a special absorbent, moisture absorbent. Such glazing does not miss the cold, wind and moisture in the room. It protects the patio from the environment and allows to convert it into a full living room. If we talk about the cost of the windows would have to pay more, but this option provides many more advantages.

Full and partial

Depending upon the functional purpose of verandas, glazed for it may be complete or partial. The first option allows you to create a warm or cold glass, that is completely glazed openings are closed and no "gaping" windows to the walls of the room remains. Partial glazing - a simpler and cheaper option. It is appropriate in those cases where, for example, the space must be protected downwind. Use a veranda can be only in the summer.

Frameless and frames

Glazing frames - popular and quite beaten option. The glass sheets are placed inside a special frame which provides structural strength and stability. Relatively recently (just a couple of decades ago) came to us fashion frameless glazing, when the facade is entirely composed of sheets of heavy-duty glass which are sealed at the joints. It creates the illusion of a completely open space. The glass sheets are fixed with aluminum profiles in the floor and ceiling. This option can not be called a budget, but on a veranda vacation really is "capturing the spirit." Appropriate use of frameless glass only when the room has a beautiful view (garden, field, meadow, nearby river or coastline). Although the design looks fragile in appearance, in fact, it will give odds to any other glazing strength. For frameless glass is only tempered glass, which is almost impossible to break.

If you hit a huge force still hurt the surface, it is only covered with small cracks, but not everything osypetsya fragments. The design is equipped with extra protection from accidental plowing. Among the shortcomings can be noted a low noise isolation and difficulty of care. Glass to retain their transparency and "gloss", they can not be cleaned with abrasive effect substances, which leave small scratches on the surface. On the old "granny" methods using crumpled newspaper instead of sponges, too, will have to forget.

panoramic

Panoramic windows runs around the facade, that is, windows occupy the entire space from the ceiling and the floor. This stylish, original solution, which originates in the European tradition of decorating windows facing the garden. From the terrace opens a magnificent view of the surrounding beauty. Panoramic windows can be frameless and framed. Option is popular not only for the veranda, but the glazing of balconies and loggias with high-rise buildings small difference: there is necessarily a system is complemented by a protective frame which prevents the fall of man in the glass.

Among the shortcomings noted only rapid fogging and freezing transparent cloth in winter.

To avoid this, you must either install an additional heat source, in which the hot air flows directed to the window or glass lubricated regularly glycerin solution.

Sliding and wing

Hinged opening system is familiar to all: casement windows or doors are opened after turning the knob inwards (usually 90 degrees). The plastic glass is used in more complex swing system, which in addition can partially open the windows and doors on top, pulling their "on". Option is ideal to ventilate the room. Swing glazing ensures a good seal. With it you can create as a cold or a warm room. Sliding system works on an entirely different principle: leaf moves aside on special guides located below and above. They can "ride" in a straight line (as in the coupe closets), or develop "an accordion."

In the latter case we are talking about the panoramic windows with frames when large "windows and doors" compactly gathered at one wall of the veranda. Sliding systems can not provide a complete seal, so use only cold glass.

materials of construction

glazing frame can be made of plastic, wood or aluminum. Materials placed in popularity, starting with the most sought after. Of course, the first plastic has been used throughout the glazing urban apartments. Gradually, he migrated in private homes, but wood and aluminum are still stubbornly continue to hold the line. This is particularly possible to the tree, which is involuntarily associated with the warm atmosphere of the village house and blends perfectly with the design in the style chalet, Country, Provence, which is so often used in outback.

Aluminum

The main advantage of aluminum is its low weight. The material allows you to make the design much easier, but without compromising its strength. At a cost of aluminum also outperforms its major competitors. For comparison price plastic glazing in two times higher than a similar assembling structures made of aluminum. Unfortunately, the material did not become widely used because of its main drawbacks: the design is very bad retains heat.

Veranda with aluminum profile can be used only in summer, winter is the most logical to build "street freezer." Although now manufacturers offer a rather expensive solution to this problem - thermo-insertion, and special inserts, which trap heat and create additional noise insulation. Aluminum profile refractory constructions so the risk of fire is reduced to zero, which becomes a further advantage of the material when compared to the timber.

Wood

Previously, glass houses (not only porches) used exclusively wood. With the advent of alternatives began to slowly forget about this stuff, but his dignity by not faded. Wood has a high noise and heat insulation. Although, of course, the main "strike" to preserve the heat gets the glass itself, from the frame, too much depends. Unlike plastic or aluminum, wood does not need additional thermal inserts, since the material itself inhibits ingress into the cold room and the warm air outlet to the outside. The wood has micropores that allow it to "breathe." Manufacturers of plastic double-glazed windows in the characteristics of the voices of the limit for the material minus 30 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, PVC loses its strength and becomes brittle.

Wood limit on frost resistance is also available, but this figure is so transcendental (minus 120 degrees), even in the Far North it is impossible to verify. From this we can conclude that the tree - the warm material. Wood environmentally friendly, but comes in contact with an open flame. Pre-treated material with special impregnations that increase its fire resistance and moisture resistance. Contact with liquid wood is dangerous. The material is not handled properly, can be deformed, resulting in a double-glazed window unusable. And the main advantage of wood is its beauty, which does not have any aluminum or PVC. Warm, homey, "friendly" material perfectly accentuate the design of Alpine chalets, unpretentious country, the French Provence and rustic Russian style.

Plastic

Contrary to misconceptions, high quality plastic does not emit harmful substances during operation. PVC is excellent at trapping heat, thanks to the special rubber grips on the perimeter sashes of windows and doors on the veranda is maintained tightness. Plastic windows provide good sound insulation. They are ideal for warm glazing, but are heavy, are not recommended for use in dilapidated cottages or country houses of old. PVC can not be called refractory, but they do not light up when exposed to open flame, and begin reflowed, while stressing the corrosives.

Perhaps the greatest shortcoming of plastic glazing is its high cost. If you want to put one or two windows, the purchase and installation is not strong blow to the budget, but for the panoramic windows already have solid splurge. Wood and aluminum in this respect is left far behind PVC, luring buyers tempting prices.

glass materials

Transparent web takes the lion's share of the glazed area of ​​the site, however its performance largely affect the design quality than the particular frames and profiles. Verandas are not only "classic" glass, but other materials that also ensure free penetration of sunlight into the room and at the same time protect from the weather. Consider their species and estimate the cost-effectiveness in the use of glazed veranda.

Glass

Glazing homes is better to use special materials that have improved strength. All of them are produced in sheet form and belong to the category of large glazings. The following types are suitable for glazing of verandas

• Tempered. Conventional glass sheet is subjected to special treatment: mass was heated up to high temperatures followed by rapid cooling. The technology allows you to create strong glass that can withstand heavy loads (compared to conventional) and absolutely safe for humans, since the bounce they are showered with small fragments with blunt edges, which can not hurt, even if the pieces fall to the open areas skin.
• Laminated or triplex. It refers to a group of hardened glass with increased strength. Triplex represents puff "cake" of several sheets, which are glued together. There are two types of glasses: flood and film. In the first case, bonding sheets by using the laminating liquid, and the second - using the special film. If a strong impact triplex does not crumble as ordinary glass, and cracks covered, sealed between two barrier layers.

• Energy saving. New double-glazed windows on the market, which so far they can afford only wealthy homeowners. Externally, the glass is no different from an ordinary sheet. It even has a standard thickness (1 cm), but its inside surface coated with a special coating. It "beats" warm, redirecting it into the room, thereby preventing leak out.
• Stained. Glasses are decorative composition which is assembled from pieces of various colors, made in the metal profile. Previously, this option is widely used for the decoration of churches and rich palaces in Europe. These master stack of small pieces on the basis of the whole mosaic pictures, which will be the highlight of the interior porch. It has only one drawback - it is bad miss the sun's rays, so it is often used in conjunction with conventional clear glass, and serve as accent decor.

In addition to windows there are several transparent materials, which are widely used for glazing porches and gazebos on the sites.

PVC film

better known under the name of "soft glass" PVC film. It is used only for cold glass, as the material can not cope with the vagaries of the national climate and severe winter conditions. PVC film sold in rolls may have different thicknesses and coloring. It is ideal as an alternative to the expensive glazing, as a low cost. The material can be given any shape. Soft glass is often used as a "flexible curtains" that are twisted into compact rolls and are fixed in this position with ribbons. If it starts to rain or the wind picks up, the curtain is lowered, but the street can be seen as well as without them. The film is durable. At constant contact with sunlight it can be used up to five years. If the operating conditions are more forgiving, this period is doubled.

polycarbonate

Polycarbonate is often used for glazing greenhouses, conservatories and summer pavilions. The material is flexible and easily. Are classified into two types:

• Monolithic. Sheets are more like glass, well transmit light and have high transparency.
• Cell. The sheets consist of two layers of material, which in cross section look like "a cell", i.e. a polycarbonate surface decorated "stripes" formed due to cells inside. Light material passes well, but it can not be considered transparent. Suitable for porches that need to be hidden from view of passers-by.

From the point of view of aesthetics, solid polycarbonate solid and looks more noble. From a distance it at all difficult to distinguish from a sheet of glass. Cellular material gains in cost, since it is more accessible. Naturally, this is not suitable for glazed verandas warm.

How to choose a way of glazing

Choosing the type of glazing verandas completely depends on the functional purpose of the premises. The first thing you need to decide, it's the time frame of its use:

• Late spring, summer, early autumn.
• All year round.

From this, you can already make a start in choosing the type of construction and materials. For the "winter" porches are perfect solid wood frame or plastic windows, tempered glass or laminated glass. You can use aluminum, polycarbonate, soft glass for cold glass. Of course, summer terrace will be much cheaper, but "warm" provides more opportunities.

Design and decoration of terraces

verandas design selected for the stylistic design of the house. The interior of this room should not stand out from the overall composition. Most often, veranda used as lounges. Where you put a sofa, armchair, coffee table. The walls on the outside buzz hops, grapes or ivy and windows halt light curtains. When the room size allows, its interior is complemented by a pair of bookshelves and a cozy fireplace. If the mainstream is selected loft, the finishing brick prevails, but better to choose glazed with aluminum profiles. Similar designs are suitable for high CURRENT and modern style. Provence, modern, classic, chalets, number of ethnic styles more impressed wood. Plastic is versatile and can be combined with any modern styles, but it is not suitable for luxury apartments, where every element of the interior must be associated with luxury.

The nuances of self-glazing terraces

Glaze the veranda with your own hands can be used only if it is planned to use wood as the frame. Pre-need to carefully carry out the measurements and create construction drawings. Glass is inserted into the grooves in the rod, which cut out in advance. No matter how good the master may have been the owner, his work will still be ready to concede much glazed windows, which are produced in factories and undergo stringent quality control.

conclusion

Glazed veranda, in any case require a fairly large financial investments. This room will be a perfect replacement for the gazebo and will enjoy unity with nature in any weather. Agree, it's silly to spend time in the country, while limiting ourselves to four walls. If the terrace is only for summer holidays, then you should consider a partial glazing or using cheap polycarbonate as an alternative. If the house is very small, then the extension will add to its area of ​​another living room with a unique comfort and warm atmosphere.