Window sills: materials, dimensions, installation in the home

modern plastic windows We solved many problems. They are tight, well hold heat, insulate your home from outside noise, and most importantly - do not require constant care. Frames made of plastic do not crack, do not need to be painted and do not swell in the rainy season. An important piece of kit - tides window. Today we will speak about the proper selection of materials, the possibility of self-production of castings and assembly features.

What is the ebb and what is it for

The first thing we need to figure out - what the slopes on the windows, why we need it in our facade. It's simple, the ebb - a window sill on the outside of the window. He did not just glazing gives a finished look. This element has an important practical function - protection of facade coating under the window from rain and snow. It is a simple device costs between window frame and the wall.

Ebb give it a very tightly to the wall and seal all joints. If not enough to pay attention to the installation process, the water will get into the joints, proceed into the house, and fill facade.

It is impossible not to note the decorative function of this part. It reflux hides all holding frame and assembly foam, which fills the gap between the structure and the wall. With any window tint on the outside looks neat.

to the size of demand ebbs

The slopes on the windows installed or under construction when mounted windows or after complete exterior walls, if the design of the facade is complex and you need to customize the die-ready result. The second option is more difficult, but it ensures excellent fit elements and reliable protection against moisture.

Standard dimensions for these elements, for obvious reasons, no.

Manufacturers produce standard to slopes plastic windows with a width of 9 to 40 centimeters and a length of about 3 meters. These ebbs and window protection cap taking as a basis, adjusting them under the existing conditions.

Basic requirements for the installation of slopes

It is at low tide one is not a good trait - flaws in the installation may not be immediately apparent, but some time later.

To avoid annoying errors, you need to remember a few important points:

• All joints ebbs and their contiguity to the frame and the wall must be securely sealed. And it should be remembered that during the operation sealants come into disrepair, crack and peel. Therefore, these sites need to be updated periodically.
• Tide must be wider than the window of the slope is not less than a couple of centimeters, but better - more. For example, water at a slanting rain will fall on the window sill, and blend not on the wall, and behind it.
• Window sills should be positioned horizontally. When installing it is important to repeatedly verify the installation using a spirit level. If the tide will be tilted to one side, in this place will accumulate and be water.

• The base of the tide should also be carefully prepared: it must be securely cemented and carefully aligned.

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Mikhail Starostin

Team leader repair and construction company "Home Premium"

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"The most popular method of mounting tide of today - with the help of a construction foam. This is a simple and convenient method, so you can securely lock the element in the right place. However, this option is only suitable for private homes, located not very high in that window. The disadvantage of the method lies in the fact that such a window sill can not grow legs, but it often has to do when wash the windows. Foam deforms under load, and of a metal ebb just pognotsya lose its appearance and functionality. "

• The side edges of the outer sill must go under the finish slopes. If the design used plaster - tide must crash into it.

If you carry out the installation of outdoor low tide on plastic windows the second and subsequent levels, you need to take out the windows and install the ebb without any use building construction - wood.

What makes tides for windows

For plastic frames necessary to use only plastic window sills. The choice of materials is very broad, and in each case it is necessary to select an option that best suits the specific conditions.

As a rule, the company supplying the windows always offers its customers several types Sill. Window sills can be purchased separately, in order to make the master or his own - this is no big deal.

Tip! Take care of the production of low tide before the installation of windows. It is better to do the entire installation of the complex, so you do not remove the glass.

Making the layout, not too lazy to measure each window. Even if openings visually look the same, not the fact that they are really identical. The deviation in the 0.5-1 cm can be a fatal mistake.

Not every material is suitable for the manufacture of outdoor low tide. Best of all showed themselves products of PVC, galvanized and aluminum. We will understand this more.

Sheet metal

The easiest and most affordable option - made of sheet steel slopes. If purchase coated steel for making slope - an element lasts long enough. The only thing that will be subject to corrosion, - the cut on the metal. They should be carefully handle paint or sealant.

Aluminum Window tide

Ebb aluminum - not cheap pleasure. But they win the duration of operation and durability. The width of the finished slopes - up to 350 mm. To increase the strength of anodized aluminum - coated with an oxide layer.

Aluminum tides are white or brown.

Note! Any metal sill, a steel, aluminum or galvanized steel, there is one major drawback: they are transformed into drums in the rain. Screen can not give you sleep.

Articles made of plastic

PVC is durable and long-lasting, it is almost no complaints. Plastic is not afraid of rain and snow, set in a jiffy, and always looks very neat. The only thing that PVC does not tolerate direct sunlight. He burns out and becomes brittle.

While this type of window sills can be found very often, but it's a matter of time. The only complaint to this type of window sills - small strength. Random goal from neighboring children in your window can split this tide.

Note! Plastic ebb recommend the use of conservators - they practically do not load on the facade.

Epoxy drips

The new word in the façade design - made of fiberglass and epoxy resin products. From this material can be made not only the tide, but the protective tips on the existing structure. The main advantage of epoxy tides - they are quiet. On them is not drumming rain, even in heavy rain you will enjoy only the noise of the rain on the leaves, but not crash your window sills.

The choice of low, but in the end, and you can paint this part of the design window opening if necessary.

Making polyester

The unexpected decision dictated by the development of modern technology, - galvanized steel strips tides coated resistant polymer. What is convenient in this embodiment: a tide easily takes any shape and ideal for complicated window openings with a shaped design. A combination of metal and polyester excellent water repellent, not lit, no noise and tolerates domestic cold.

Galvanized window panes

Galvanized low tides are the most common among developers of private homes. If galvanized in your submission - then a dull gray metal, you're wrong. Now, after galvanizing such products are covered by a polymeric paint of any color you require.

Most often you can find the traditional white and brown colors. This is understandable, the most popular shades of the window frames - white and dark wood colors. Included in such windows are not only window sills, but also the side slopes of the plastic of the corresponding color.

Galvanized metal tides for plastic windows and win in the cost: as long as they are cheaper than plastic or polyester.

Suitable means for producing low tide

Produce sizes raschertit and cut the desired piece of metal snap. The main problem in the manufacture of window sill - make a smooth bend. Many people do it with conventional pliers, slowly bending back the metal on the planned line. This troublesome process that does not always give good results. We offer you the secret of the master, which will greatly simplify the work:

Photo	Description of work
	Prepare the material and make markings and corresponding notches for making creases.
	To work required here is a simple device. It consists of two flat wooden slats, fastened with bolts and nuts. The distance from the edge of the plank to the placement of the bolt should be equal to or more bend. It will take two such devices: for the side bends and horizontal lines.
	Insert tool so that the edge of the metal proved to be exactly between two slats. Align the bender on the intended line and fix the metal by means of bolts.
	Bend the strap in the desired direction, with a force pressing the drain of a flat surface. The angle is not strictly 90 degrees, most likely, a little more, but it does not matter. For the longitudinal bending is better to call an assistant.
	The result will be the works that's a neat fold without chipping paint and uneven, as is the case when working with pliers.

Installation instructions tides for plastic windows with their hands

And now we will focus on how to properly install the tides for plastic windows. As we have said, the most popular way is by far the installation of the construction foam. How to do it:

Photo	Description of work
	First of all make careful measurements. It should measure the width and depth of the sill.
	On the finished parts make markings. Note that the width of the window sill in different parts may be slightly different.
	Make cuts in places where it is necessary to bend the material. Use for this purpose scissors for metal.
	Carefully follow bends manually if the material is thin, or using the tool described above.
	Remove the protective film from the coating. After installation it will be difficult to remove.
	Foam filled space under the frame, try to do it accurately and quickly, without dirtying the frame.
	Install the tide and secure it under the frame, without waiting for the swelling foam.
	Under the tide, too, apply foam and press it, without waiting for curing.
	That the foam did not raise the tide, hold it with something heavy.

The second way to install window sill is suitable for mounting on the second and subsequent levels. Skip the process of measuring and bends, it is no different. The difference lies only in the fact that you have to remove the glazing or work with scaffolding.

Photo	Description of work
	Tides can be fixed with the help of screwsBy screwing them in three places: in the center and on the edges. Self-tapping screws are screwed into Podstavochny profile. If Podstavochny Profile not have to twist them directly into the frame, it is not the best option.
	Screws should be protected from corrosion of the head, or rusty smudges on the window sill will spoil the whole look.
	The last stage is the installation of window installation side slopes.

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The cost of tides and their installation on the window

Price timetable for metal windows - from 80 rubles per meter. Many are conventional steel parts. Galvanizing will cost more expensive - from 160 rubles. Plastic products will be at the price of 200 rubles. Metal polyester will cost in the price of 250 rubles.

Now the price for the installation of tide at the windows. The cost can vary, and it depends not only on the material and size of the window, but also on the complexity of the work: it is necessary whether to trim or design of the facade work at height, adjust the shape of the tide at a particular geometry windows. Price works without nuance - about 600 rubles per square meter when planting on the foam.

It turns out that the low tide to install their own hands a lot cheaper than ordering these services from the masters. If you are ready to share its experience in this matter - write in the comments. And in addition to our material we suggest you watch a video on installing tide: