Plastic windows are certainly unusually convenient to use, beautiful and practical. However, they are not too cheap. In addition, they prevent the natural circulation of air between the room and the street. Therefore, to replace their old wooden frames on them, many are in no hurry. However, circulation is good in the summer. In the winter, the cracks that are available in almost any such design should be found. What material is the best to use?
Traditional methods of sealing cracks
Those who want to save money should recall the old grandfather methods. At the same time, you can use materials that are available in absolutely any house — cotton wool, old newspapers, masking tape, strips of fabric, foam rubber, construction pacli, etc.D. Such tested methods are usually very effective and easy to perform. The fabric, for example, is just thoroughly smearing a soaped piece of laundry soap and glue the space between the frame and the opening, as well as. The male tape is mounted in the same way. Previously, the cracks on the windows can be laid with cotton or construction packs, which can be purchased here.
Modern methods
Adherents of modern technologies will have to spend money and buy the necessary materials in the store. Large gaps between the opening and the frame in any case should be launched with mounting foam. If the gap is not cheap (less than 3 cm) is permissible to use a cement mortar (1*3). Very small can be closed and sealant. In order to adjust the space between the sash and the frame, different types of sealing are used. Typically, this material is a PVC or rubber self -adhesive tape. It is easy to mount it and independently. Tubular European seals are somewhat more effective. Windows insulated by them can be freely opened and closed. However, for their installation they will have to call specialists, since a groove is knocked out under the end of the frame under them, and this is a rather complicated technological operation.
How to repair the frames themselves
The cracks on the frames themselves or sash are laid down using a special wood putty. In addition, you can apply an independently prepared mixture of carpentry glue and wooden small sawdust. Previously, a layer of paint is cleaned from the frame, then the composition itself is applied. After that, the surface is thoroughly cleaned with the skin and stained.
The gaps between the glass and the sash on the windows usually appear due to the fact that graduates are shaken. To eliminate the problem, it is best to replace these elements with new. However, this operation is quite laborious. Those who do not want to lose time on such repairs should simply close such gaps with a sealant or special putty.