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How to make and install platbands on window openings yourself. Selection, manufacture and installation of platbands on the windows with their own hands Wooden platbands on the windows of a brick house

Putting platbands on the windows with your own hands is the easiest and most cheap way to give the exterior of the house an individuality and express its character, which has survived from antiquity to the present day, see fig. In the old days, an illiterate newcomer, guided by the architraves, could find the dwelling of the necessary master, specialist, official, office or hot spot. In our time, the functions of window trims are predominantly decorative, but the patterns on them have not lost their significance, see below.

Story

Architraves on the windows of the dwellings of the peoples who practiced mass wooden architecture appeared simultaneously with the windows “glazed” with fish bladder and mica. Initially, their purpose was purely functional: to cover the insulation and wind insulation - caulk - in the gap between the window and the frame.

Architraves with sacred patterns were first noted among the ancient Celts, but the true flowering of the art of creating carved architraves is associated with the unification of the resurgent Russia under the rule of Moscow and the overthrow of the Mongol yoke; Russian masters in wood carving knew no equal. The Bolsheviks recorded the architraves in the remnants of the philistinism and declared a war of annihilation on them, but at present they are artistically designed window frames experiencing a rebirth.

This article is intended, as far as possible, to satisfy the reader's demand for how to make beautiful trims on windows with your own hands, how to give them artistic expression and install them in place.

Design

Types of structural design of window platbands are shown in the photo. Overhead platbands (pos. 1) are attached to the wall; plug-in, or box-shaped (pos. 2) - to the slopes of the window opening of windows (this is better) or in the window frame (worse). Overhead platbands are placed on the windows flush with the wall; inserted - on windows in niches.

According to the possibilities of isolation and protection of the window insulation, the platbands are divided into framing (pos. 3) and portal, pos. 5. The platband-portal is often supplemented with a visor. The platband-frame practically does not protect the window insulation/seal from blocking and is placed on windows from the inside or on windows overlooking a canopy, for example, on a veranda.

Installation

Traditionally, the installation of platbands is carried out by fastening to a wall or window slopes. Now for this it is best to use self-tapping screws (4.2-6) x (80x150), if the wall is not wooden - in propylene dowels. Attachment points are placed as evenly as possible at the rate of 1 point per 5-7 square meters. dm surface of the clypeus, outlined by its outer contour. When attaching to slopes, the attachment points are placed in a row with a step of 150-300 mm (depending on the mass of the casing, which, in turn, depends on its artistic performance, see below) along the center line of the protruding part of the bearing (base) wall. Holes with fastener heads are either hidden in the tie of the upper levels (see below), or they are puttied and painted over with the main tone.

Platbands-"telescopes"

AT modern houses, outside insulated and sheathed with siding / clapboard, windows are often flush with the base wall, otherwise the window will generally sink into the wall. In this case, there is nothing left to fix the casing, except for the window frame. In such a case, the so-called. telescopic architraves, but quite reliably they will hold only on windows in reinforced frames designed for regions with a harsh climate; frame material - reinforced PVC or modified wood (see below), does not really matter.

All the "telescopicity" of the platbands comes down to installing them on additional elements cut in place, rigidly connected to the window frame. The most reliable are the platbands on the groove extensions, on the left in fig. Telescopic architraves with a groove in the frame (for example, on the right in the figure) are not intended for outdoor installation: a gust of wind can break the trim, breaking the frame at the same time.

If the window frame is modern wooden or PVC with a groove for the key, telescopic architraves can be installed to such a window without removing it. If a PVC window with a wall with an inaccessible base surface is not intended for installing a trim, then there is no other way out than to remove the window, put a box under the trim in the opening, attaching it to the base wall, and reinstall the window. In this case, the platband box must have grooves that fit into the places where the window anchors are attached.

Wood for architraves

Painted, carved and slotted platbands wooden platbands (see below) are made from high-quality straight-grained pine or larch without knots. The thickness of the boards is from 30 mm. Knotty spruce is not good: outside, the knots will soon outline under any coating, and there they will begin to fall out.

Carved architraves require wood that is suitable for carving - fine-grained, viscous, fairly dense - and resistant to outdoor conditions. The best species for this are oak and beech, but they are quite expensive. Linden, alder and aspen are suitable after 2-fold impregnation (the first impregnation - until seepage through) with a water-polymer emulsion; oil, silicone and mineral (borax solution) impregnation from decay does not increase the viscosity and surface strength of wood. Birch is absolutely unsuitable: from the outside, no impregnation will save it from being attacked by fungi.

Note: a magnificent carved platband is very simply obtained from the cheapest plywood, twice impregnated with a water-polymer emulsion. For more information about plywood trims, see the end.

Shield for platband

Sometimes one board is not enough for the desired width of the casing, but fastening 2-3 boards into a shield with steel fasteners in this case is a gross mistake. The wooden shield on the steel outside will soon split, then the fasteners in the gap between the casing and the wall will rust and crumble. But it is also impossible to assemble boards into a shield for a casing in a furniture way without additional reinforcement, because a cabinet or table is not designed to withstand strong winds, rain and snow. They rally the shields from the boards for the platband. see also fig. below:

A plastic film is spread on a table or workbench with a 3-fold margin along the width of the future shield;
The boards are folded into a bag on a film and glued with PVA or waterproof wood glue;
When the glue sets, the package of boards is wrapped with a film;
Plywood cheeks are placed under the package in the film and put on it;
The package with cheeks is tightly wrapped with a linen cord;
Pairs of wooden wedges are knocked under the turns of the cord so that the cord is pulled as tight as possible;
After 2-3 times of complete drying of the glue, the cord, cheeks and film are removed;
From the underside (back side), the shield is additionally reinforced by stuffing 40x20 bars laid flat across the boards.

Note: boards are assembled into a package, observing the rules for alternating the orientation of the layers of wood, as well as furniture boards, see on the left in fig.

Not a tree

Unpainted wooden platbands look unimportant on any wooden wall, even if its material well imitates the colors of the tree. In such cases, it is better to either put simple PVC platbands complete with the window (on the left in the figure), or more expensive polyurethane platbands, the rest of the pos. in fig. Polyurethane platbands can imitate external stucco and painted multi-level cut-out platbands (on the right in the figure); the latter option can be prefabricated on glue from elements purchased separately.

Arts are different

Artistically designed window trims can be made, firstly, framed (pos. 1 in the figure below) or in a salary, pos. 2; functionality, i.e. window seal protection, both are the same. The platbands in salaries are the most informative and sacrally significant, which we will discuss below. Frame platbands, in addition to functionality, are mainly decorative.

From the point of view of woodwork, frame platbands, in order of increasing complexity, are divided into:

Cut-out - boards or shields are cut along the figured contour, pos. 3.
Slotted, pos. 4 - a pattern is cut out in the board / shield. They are relatively rare, because. fragile.
Slotted multi-level, pos. 5, up to 5 or more levels - sawn patterned modules are attached to a solid plain or cut-out base. In addition to strength, multi-level platbands are good because powerful fasteners to the wall are hidden in the tie of the upper levels, and the upper levels themselves can be fastened with small, inconspicuous fasteners.
With overhead relief details, pos. 6. In our time, technologically, they may turn out to be simpler than cut ones, because. on a tree it looks quite appropriate acc. painted purchased polyurethane relief.
With low convex thread, pos. 7 - they look great, but very laborious, you need to choose a lot of wood.
With low depressed thread, pos. 8 - the complexity is less, but the work is more difficult, because very difficult to correct visible flaws.

Note: on pos. 8 shows a casing with the so-called. pillow carving - the corners of the protruding fragments are smoothed. The platbands with pillow carvings look almost as luxurious as those with a convex one, but they are almost as labor-intensive.

As for the colorful decor, the platbands can be painted, pos. 3, unpainted lacquered, pos. 4, or natural look, pos. 7, painted in different colors by levels, pos. 5, 6, and painted entirely, pos. 8. Almost exclusively carved platbands are painted, and natural - from especially resistant wood species (bog oak, etc.)

About the sculpture of architraves

In general, platbands with sculptural carvings, high (round, semicircular) and low, see Fig., could not be mentioned in an article with the tag “do it yourself”. Anyone who knows how to cut wood like that does not need explanations on how to make and put a window trim. But there is one point, little known to experienced craftsmen.

MDF - have you heard? In fact, this is tracing paper with MDF, medium density fiberboard, medium density wood board. The well-known fiberboard is low density fiberboard, low density wood board. And there is also HDF, high density fibreboard, high density fibreboard, which is little known in our country due to its relative high cost. All these materials are quite environmentally friendly, because. obtained by hot pressing wood pulp without synthetic binder, the difference is only in the temperature and pressure of the press.

So, HDF, firstly, subject to 2-fold impregnation with a water-polymer emulsion, is resistant to outdoor conditions. And in terms of viscosity and density, it is suitable for fine wood carving, but it is much cheaper than wood species for artistic carving and is produced in large, absolutely homogeneous slabs. HDF cuts not as well as walnut, but quite similar to oak and beech.

Salary

A complete set of elements of the Russian casing frame is shown on the left in the figure; the names of its parts are also given there. In specific products, certain modules may be absent, because. they overlap in importance.

The teremets with a kokoshnik and an apron have the main sacred meaning; the informative and functional load is carried, as a rule, by heads and overhangs. A tympanum with an apron usually protects from evil, and a kokoshnik with a frill, robes and a window sill are talismans that attract good. Specific figures for both were in old Russia, not only in every village, but almost in every house. What is common to goodness is a circle with radii, rays or wings (the Sun), a bird (the firebird is the heiress of either the phoenix or the simurgh), the horse is a symbol of prosperity and social status, and the fish is the original positive symbol of Christianity. Universal charms from evil - a stylized floral ornament based on useful plants.

Note: the wing, as part of a bird that carries it in the sky, has the same sacred meaning as a bird. The Winged Sun is a good messenger. The Christian six-winged seraphim is nothing but the pagan winged Sun with an angelic face.

In the European-Oriental tradition, the universal symbols of goodness are the cartouche and the medallion. The medallion, of course, is the Sun, and the cartouche is either a stylized tree of life, or the phoenix bird is on it. Both do not contradict both Christianity and ancient Slavic beliefs. In Russia, they even undertook to combine the cartouche with the medallion, for which the teremets of the casing was cut, on the right in fig.

amulets

In the city, the amulet on the tympanum and the kokoshnik were of the greatest importance, they were from damage, the evil eye, etc. The templates of the upper amulets of the window trim of a city house are given in fig. The top one has a cartouche, stylized birds, fish (the tails are clearly visible) and at least 12 other positive elements visible to a knowledgeable person.

The lower one is more for adherents of primordial beliefs. There, in a stylized solar circle, there is some ancient Slavic deity. Which one is not quite clear, but definitely good. Good tramples evil in the form of a snake: note that the lower elements of this board are not symmetrical.

In the countryside, and even more so in the forest, it was considered necessary to protect oneself equally from the upper (evil eye, slander, etc.) and lower evil: creeping reptiles and forest evil spirits. The platbands with a weighted or heavy apron were called to help in this, equal in height or greater than the upper amulet. An example of the upper and lower boards of the architraves-shore with a weighted apron of a village house is given in fig. You can try to decrypt it yourself.

Ornament

Ornaments of window frames are usually built on the basis of the so-called. rapports - elements that are self-adjoint in one direction, forming a linear seamless pattern, on the left in fig. By changing the size and number of rapports, you can quickly develop a slotted casing for any window. Combining only 2-3 rapports, it is possible to get a wide variety of patterns; stencils of several types of fully conjugated rapports are given on the right in fig.

The rapports of the pattern do not have to be completely matched with each other, this will make the pattern visually more complex and effective. For example, the pattern of the top row on the next. rice. is built by flipping "upside down" each subsequent fragment relative to the previous one. The rapports of other ornaments in fig. are conjugated either along broken or curved lines (marked in red).

Note 5: decorating the corners of frame architraves with end elements common to rapport lines often turns out to be difficult, there just isn’t enough space at the corner. In such a case, follow. rice. templates of isosceles ends of the ornament are given. Turned by 45 degrees, linear ornaments can also be built from them. These details are best cut out of plywood, see at the end.

Thread

If you want to make unique carved architraves for yourself, then the main difficulty along the way is the selection of a tool. In addition to flat chisels of 5, 10, 16/18 and 24 mm (pos. A in the figure), you will need oblique ones of the same widths, but always in pairs - right and left, pos. B. Corner chisels will be enough 6, 12 and 18/24 mm at an angle of 90 degrees, pos. AT.

Much more semicircular chisels, pos. G: to start with 4, 8, 13 and 16 mm normal, with a gutter depth equal to its width. 4 and 8 mm chisels will also need deep ones, the so-called. U-shaped, and 13 and 16 mm are also sloping.

For fine artistic carving, you will also need curved chisels-clucarzy normal, sloping and angular at 60 degrees, pos. D1, D2, D3. For pillow carving, you can not do without reverse cranberries for smoothing corners, pos. D2a. The minimum required sizes are marked on pos. D red.

You need to look for chisels for wood carving in art stores, but buying all the initially necessary randomly will be very expensive. It is better to immediately take a set for woodcarving, but not for a fine sculptural one of 40-60 items (pos. E), it will not cost less, and at first it will simply be incomprehensible to you what to do with most of these tools. You need to take a set for beginners from 12-15 items, pos. Well, it will only be necessary to buy knives-jambs at 90 and 60 degrees (shown by arrows in pos. E). With tools from such a set, it will be possible to ennoble cut-out overlays and make rather thin geometric carvings, see Fig.:

Note: if you have the opportunity to use a manual milling machine for wood, then a cut-out or slotted platband can be significantly improved visually by putting a figured chamfer along its edge with a shaped cutter - mug, see fig. on right.

Plywood

The worst packaging plywood, after 2-fold impregnation with a water-polymer emulsion, becomes suitable for medium-level artistic carving, and when painted with water-dispersion paint and varnished with acrylic lacquer, it turns out to be resistant like oak from the outside. But more importantly, the strength of plywood, unlike boards, is almost equal in all directions. The minimum thickness of 30 mm required for the casing is 5 layers of plywood and 5 levels decoration clypeus. In this way, it is possible to make plywood platbands, visually almost as good as the masterpieces of the masters of the past; compare left and center in Fig.

Antique carved platbands, modern plywood platband and jigsaw for sawing out plywood

However, it will take a long time and inaccurately to cut so much plywood with a manual jigsaw, and a joiner's electric jigsaw for such thin lace is unacceptably rude. We need a jigsaw machine, it is also a stationary electric jigsaw, on the right in fig. Branded jigsaws are expensive, but those that are not inferior to them can be made with your own hands from a manual electric jigsaw (which does not deteriorate from this and remains suitable for basic work), an old sewing machine, and other methods, see for example. track. video.

Video: homemade jigsaw for woodcarving

Note: sewing machine machines are the safest and may not be electrified if the machine is foot operated. In this case, the frequency of the file moves is regulated elementarily without any electronics: you just need to jerk your feet more or less often.

If inside the house you can afford the most different variants interior design, then outside the possibilities are significantly limited. In addition to the original color of the wall painting or the material with which it can be finished, it is difficult to come up with something else. In the old days, this issue was solved with the help of platbands on the windows, which served as a real decoration of any house, showed the mastery of the owner or master creator. This tradition has survived to this day, although it has partially changed.

Peculiarities

Platbands were traditionally used in wooden houses. They helped decorate the windows and effectively complement the composition of the facade. With the help of such elements, you can visually enlarge the window opening or reduce it. Initially, the design of the house was given great importance, each owner sought to show the individuality of his structure.

With the help of platbands, you can achieve a different effect.

Visual decoration of the house, giving it a special flavor and charm, the ability to distinguish it from a number of standard ones.
Giving the window a different shape with the help of platbands of different configurations, sizes and patterns. A small window can be made large using openwork designs.
Creation of a holistic composition of all elements of the facade. Using the same platbands on windows and doors allows you to complete the design of the house.

With the help of platbands, you can protect window openings from negative impact factors environment. The seam between the frame and the house may have small gaps in which moisture enters during rain, and dirt clogs with strong winds. All this contributes to the development of harmful microorganisms that destroy wood. Therefore, the frame begins to let air through, which significantly reduces its thermal insulation qualities.

The platbands cover the very gap and do not allow moisture or dirt to get to it. In addition to the obvious advantages of platbands, there are also negative factors. It is also worth knowing about them when planning the installation of such parts on windows. wooden house. These include several factors.

Active reaction of decorative elements to weather conditions, which contributes to the deterioration of the material. To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to treat the products with a special substance, which significantly increases the service life of the casing.
The need for constant care. Platbands need to be painted or varnished annually. If this is not done, then the product begins to crack. As a result, instead of decoration, it will only spoil the appearance of the house.
When planning the manufacture of platbands, you need to choose the right material for them. If this is not done, then it is unlikely that the desired effect will be achieved. If it is difficult to cope with such a task alone, it is better to enlist the support of a professional.

Now there are products from modern materials, which can have the most diverse appearance. At the same time, caring for them is much easier. They are not affected by the environment, they are not afraid of moisture and even cold. They do not crack over time and reliably serve for many years. For connoisseurs of aesthetics, this is not the best way. But for those who want to decorate their home, diversify the appearance of the facade, this is what you need. It is such a product that will create the necessary appearance, while not requiring increased attention.

Kinds

The species diversity of platbands is enormous. It also lies in the drawings that are applied to the tree, the shape of the product itself. Besides modern technologies allow you to create window decorative elements from a wide variety of materials.

If we talk about the appearance and patterns, then there are several types.

slotted through which you can create elegant and beautiful images.
openwork, which are distinguished by bizarre shapes that can distinguish the hand of the master from other options. They look like a continuous canvas on which they create a pattern.
carved, able to create a unique appearance and protect the window opening.
Overhead, which have a complex shape design, since the carved element is superimposed on the plate. Such products can be created separately or as a decoration for existing platbands. In this way, it is convenient to update existing decorative elements.
Simple, which have a smooth surface. They don't have any patterns. The shape of such elements can be different (with rounded edges, even, narrow and wide).

When choosing a material for a platband, it is important to understand that it should serve as protection for the window, and therefore you should not rush to buy material without knowing its features.

The most popular decorative platbands are made of wood. They fit beautifully into the design of the facade of a wooden house, so they still do not lose their relevance. In order for such parts to serve as long as possible and correctly perform the tasks assigned to it, they must be properly processed.

If such processing is done, the tree will not rot, moisture will not damage it. In order for wooden architraves to remain beautiful for a long time and decorate the house, it is best to open them with varnish. To date, there is an alternative option that can replace varnish. This is a wax based product. Both options preserve the appearance of the tree, give it a more elegant look, significantly extending the service life of the architraves.

In addition to wood, there are also decorative products for windows made of other materials.

MDF

The MDF panel has a laminated finish. Usually such platbands have the form of a plank with a pattern for natural wood. There can be quite a lot of colors and textures, you can easily choose a frame for the window opening of any wooden house.

Plastic panels

Products from plastic panels are considered the most modern, because they are easy and convenient to care for. This option can be chosen by those people who do not have time to take care of their own home, but they want to see a beautiful building that they can admire. Most often, plastic platbands are used for metal plastic windows. However, recent trends have shown that they are well combined with wooden structures, fully fulfilling their task.

Polyurethane

Polyurethane platbands can also be used on windows in wooden homesteads. They are light weight and deformable, which makes it possible to bend them in the right direction. Installing such elements is quite simple, and the terms of their operation will please anyone.

PVC

PVC products are considered the most common today. You can find varieties of such platbands in white and a wide variety of color variations. Install the product from the side of the street, it can easily cope with any weather conditions. The advantages are the abundance of colors and shapes that can be given to such a material.

Styrofoam

Styrofoam can also be used as a material for the manufacture of platbands. For this purpose, a dense variation is suitable, which will not differ in the same strength as a metal casing. This is the reason why such products are not used in countries with high seismic activity, where even the slightest fluctuations earth's crust there would be cracks on the windows. The color of such decorative elements is white, but with the help of paint you can change it by choosing the right one for the estate.

Metal

There are also metal platbands, which of all are considered the highest quality in terms of protecting the window from environmental influences. For their production, metal sheets with a small thickness are required, which makes it possible to manufacture structures various shapes. The advantage of this option over the same plastic is the resistance of the material to mechanical damage. This makes the service life longer.

To give a fresh and interesting look, iron products can be painted, and the appearance of the house will immediately change. The popularity of this type of product is also created with the help of a price that is quite low, taking into account all the positive qualities of the material.

To install metal products, it is extremely important to measure the window correctly in order to install them without much difficulty. If there is a desire to install unusual metal trim, you can order carved items that will look interesting on the facade of the house.

Inside, you can also provide something similar to create a holistic image of the building on each side. Usually the outer and inner casings are quite different from each other. It has to do with their functions. Facade decorative elements should combine aesthetics and quality. Otherwise, they would hardly have been used to decorate the premises.

Sketches

The use of platbands on the windows of a wooden house should give the building a complete look, make it more beautiful. Therefore, simple glossy panels are unlikely to be able to fully cope with such a task. It is best to pick up carved elements or make them yourself.

With a complete lack of skills in working with wood, it is better to choose the first option. But for lovers of manual labor and original products ideal solution there will be sketch work.

The first step is to decide on the choice of the pattern that will be on the casing. To do this, you can use books, the Internet. You can come up with a sketch yourself. As soon as the ideal option is found, you need to enlarge it to natural scale and print it. All patterns must be cut out and accurately transferred to cardboard, with which the main work will already be. A piece of cardboard should correspond to one part of the casing.

It must be placed on a piece of wood and circled with a pencil drawing, which will continue to cut. In order to choose the right pattern on the casing, it is worth making a drawing of the whole house using all the decorative elements. If the finished version turned out beautiful, and all parts are in harmony with each other, then the idea was chosen correctly, you can proceed to its implementation.

For some houses, simple architraves are suitable (for example, if the estate was envisaged in the minimalist style during construction).

If you want to create something grandiose and beautiful, you need to choose wide planks and start creating. For the manufacture of good architraves, it is best to choose pine (especially those planks where there are practically no knots). As tools that are useful in the process, you need to have a soft-start jigsaw to manually cut out all the necessary details. In addition, it will be useful:

feather drill with a diameter of 12 mm;
screwdriver;
Sander.

The active process of working on window trims begins immediately after the entire drawing has been transferred to the future product. First, they take on the inside of the pattern, making openwork details. To make the process more convenient, using a drill, you need to make several holes in the board, which will be located on the outline of the picture. Sawing the pattern itself is done using an electric jigsaw, which is inserted into the finished hole. Then they simply lead along the contour, cutting out the necessary part.

Once the inside of the drawing is ready, you can proceed to outside. It is necessary to make two files (at the beginning and at the end of the product) to make it easier to navigate the work.

It is important to make sawing in one motion, without stopping, so that the finished casing turns out to be as curly as possible. This sequence of actions is inherent in every detail in general design platband on the window leaf.

The resulting product is far from what it should be. Therefore, you need to use grinder, clean up all the bumps and roughness. Only after this stage, part of the structure is treated with special solutions. After that, it can be ready to be used or painted for a more original look.

How to do it yourself?

Making architraves for a wooden house with your own hands is much more interesting than the banal purchase of such elements in a store, because you can choose the pattern that will meet the spirit of the owners themselves and emphasize the design of the facade desired by the residents of the house.

You can choose from a variety of options.

flat cornice. In this case, the architraves symbolize the wealth and style of the house. They are used for beautiful and elegant buildings, made in a simple style.
Arched finish. The platbands, which are complemented by an arch on top, will be an ideal addition to window openings that do not have a standard rectangular shape, but a rounded upper part.
With patterns and carvings. Platbands of such a plan will be able to give the house elegance, make it unusual and beautiful.
With the use of hanging elements. These are the details that complement the product after it is completed. In this way, you can add what could not be done initially. The use of hinged parts makes the design voluminous and more interesting.

If you are going to make platbands yourself, you need to choose the right material for the future product. It is important to choose a color based on the color of each component of the house, to find the perfect option for decorating this product. You can take advantage of the offers that are in hardware stores and buy a ready-made version, which is much easier and faster. Installation of such a platband will be easier, since it already provides all the necessary fasteners, as well as ease of installation.

If there is a firm intention to do everything yourself, there are several options for making beautiful platbands.

slotted option- a product in which there is an internal pattern and a beautiful border. Traditionally, such a casing has a white or light color, it is attached to buildings with a contrasting shade of walls.
Laid on thread type created by cutting out individual elements and gluing them or nailing them onto a solid wooden canvas, which will serve as a platband. This design option makes the pattern voluminous and at the same time airy. With the help of such overlays, you can decorate any platband.

If the house already has carved platbands, but they require repair, you can remove all or part of the structure and restore it. If there is no way to repair some part, you can remove it completely, replace it with a new one. If there is a need to make completely new designs on the windows, you need to prepare all the necessary equipment, which includes:

jigsaw;
plane;
grinder;
cutter;
sandpaper;
strips with a section of 30x100 mm.

This is what will be needed to create simple platbands. To start work, it is necessary to process all future details with a planer, and then use a cutter to give them a finished look. In order for the product to have a presentable appearance, it is sanded with sandpaper. This is the simplest option for making platbands, which does not require great skills and abilities. If you want to make something original and beautiful, you should choose a carved type of product. For such work, you need to add curly chisels to the main inventory.

For the manufacture of the platband, you can use two technologies (normal and overhead). In the first variant, the drawing is cut out on the plank of the casing itself. In the second, it is made on an additional bar, which is then attached over the main element.

For the first attempts at woodcarving, it is better to choose the simplest options for the pattern so that you can easily deal with them.

If the platband is made by an overhead option, then the work process will go in the following sequence:

processing planks with a planer;
preparation of overhead strips with a thickness of at least 10 cm;
the formation of the future drawing on cardboard and its cutting;
transferring the pattern from the stencil to the overhead bar;
a drill needs to make holes throughout the pattern;
with the help of a chisel, you need to finish all the carved elements;
polishing the finished lining;
fixing the lining on the platband with glue or self-tapping screws;
collection of each detail of the platband;
installation of the finished structure on the window opening.

Installation of finished structures on the window can be carried out using nails, screws or glue. Most often, platbands are placed on the sides and top of the window, sometimes there are lower parts of the structure. In order to properly and aesthetically join the edges of each part, they need to be cut at an angle of 45 degrees with a hacksaw or miter box. If the wall is concrete, dowels and screws are needed for reliable fastening.

To beautifully decorate the window of a country house, you need to know not only basic information, but also some nuances, without which it may not be possible to create a truly wonderful piece of handicraft. These moments include several factors.

When choosing boards for the manufacture of platbands, it is better to give preference to those options whose thickness will be 3-4 cm. It is much more difficult to work with thicker materials, especially to perform curly cutting.
Starting the work on the carving of architraves for the first time, it is worth taking a simple pattern and polishing it, after which you can try something more complex and interesting.
In addition to the thickness of the wood for the platbands, it is worth taking care of the correct selection of its width, because the main purpose of these elements is not so much to decorate, but to protect the window.

The platband should cover the opening between the wall and the window frame.

When planning to cut any patterns, it is worth positioning them correctly on the board so that they go along the grain of the tree, and not across.
When choosing a pattern for the first attempts at carving architraves, it is worth looking at something large with convex shapes, which will not be difficult to do, and the result will please with its beauty. If you choose a small ornament, in case of an unsuccessful outcome, the casing will look sloppy. This will spoil the impression of the external facade of the house.

Making platbands on the facade of the house is a long process and requires perseverance. Therefore, it is worthwhile to clearly assess your strengths before taking on work. Choosing the right material, the right pattern, its successful implementation in life is only half the battle. This is followed by a no less time-consuming process of processing platbands so that they serve for a long time, while performing their functions with high quality.

The final stage of work with these decorative elements is their installation. At each stage there is a specific choice, the result of all work depends on the correctness of its adoption.

Beautiful examples

When planning the manufacture or purchase of platbands for a wooden house, you should choose the option that is best suited for a particular building.

With the help of the Internet and other sources of information, you can see sketches of drawings, ready-made works, which will give food for thought.

Trimming windows with platbands is an ancient practice. Woodcarving - at one time, was one of the most sought-after professions, and now it has moved into the category of applied art.

Our ancestors believed that evil spirits could enter the house through window and door openings. Therefore, the platband served not only as a decorative element, but also as a talisman, and each applied ornament and pattern on the carved platband carried a certain message. Moreover, each region had its own traditions.

Do-it-yourself carved wooden window frames

The meaning of the carved elements on the platbands is interesting

Wings emphasize strength.
The bird is an element that unites all times.
The sun personifies life and energy (usually located on the kokoshnik).
The snake symbolizes wisdom and fertility.
The cross demonstrates the desire of the owners for harmony between the material and the spiritual.
Vegetation shows a sense of unity with nature.
Earrings testify to the hospitality of the owners of the house.

Symbols on carved window frames

Wooden architraves are rarely found in cities with high-rise buildings. But in private construction they are again in demand today, making modern houses more stylish and unique. They emphasize the desire of many to revive traditions in decor.

Today, window casings perform a completely different function and are made not only from wood. Platbands made of metal, plastic (PVC), plywood, laminated MDF are common. As for the latter, MDF or plywood trims are not intended for external window framing, only for interior design of door and window openings.

It should be noted that the correct name for the external decorative window framing is cashing. The platband is installed indoors.

Carved elements of wooden platbands on windows

Functional purpose of window frames

Advantages

decorating window openings. For example, a platband can visually stretch a low house, or expand a narrow one;

the opportunity to express your individuality or give the house the style of a certain era or region;

emphasize the style of the house and allow you to combine all the buildings on the site into a single architectural ensemble;

protection of the gaps between the window and the wall from dust and moisture;

reduction of heat loss at the junction of the window frame and the wall;

reducing the level of external noise;

sometimes they are the only possible design option. For example, platbands on the windows of a wooden house or a log house can only be made of wood. Otherwise, the whole color of such a structure will be lost.

disadvantages

A wooden, especially carved platband has a number of disadvantages, or rather features:

dependence atmospheric influences. Frequent temperature changes, moisture, ultraviolet, all these factors cause damage to the casing;

dependence on quality processing. Right choice species, careful impregnation of wood, timely replacement of parts, and painting, all this can extend the life of the product. Otherwise, the wooden casing will soon become unusable;

the complexity of combining with modern plastic windows. Wooden platbands are not always suitable for plastic windows.

Plastic windows with wooden platbands Quite often there are plastic windows framed with wooden platbands, as shown in the photo above. A somewhat unfortunate, controversial decision. In such cases, you need to either install wooden double-glazed windows (or windows laminated to look like wood), or paint the trim white.

A more harmonious finish is in the photo below.

Plastic windows with wooden carved platbands

Types and types of platbands on windows

The manufacture of platbands for windows depends on the type and method of installing the platband.

Allocate simple platbands for windows - flat and standard. More beautiful, are made on special equipment. The most beautiful platbands on the windows are, of course, carved.

The method of manufacturing and the cost of the platband is affected by the method of their installation:

telescopic. Will change to a greater extent in the frame doorways. Special L-shaped protrusions of such a casing go into the grooves of the box. Such a connection is more complex, but beautiful;

overhead. Attached to window frame using nails or special glue.

It is worth noting that the platbands are of a wide variety and are often complemented by shutters.

Types of wooden carved platbands

How to make platbands on windows - the choice of material

1. Type of wood

For the manufacture of the casing, it is better to use such wood as beech, oak, birch, linden, alder, pine, walnut or even fruit trees.

The choice of breed will be influenced by the proposed method of manufacturing the casing.

Hardwood architraves (beech, oak, ash) are very reliable, but this material is very hard. To cut a pattern on them, you need to make a lot of effort and spend a lot of time.

Platbands from soft-leaved species (linden, alder, aspen). Soft wood material, it is a pleasure to work with it. But they, with improper processing, absorb moisture and quickly become unusable.

The best option is hardwood (birch) or coniferous (pine). Hard enough to be used outdoors, they allow accurate cuts.

Cherry or apple tree is used to make small decorations that are superimposed on the main pattern.

2. Patterns for platbands on windows - drawings and templates

If decorative carving is supposed, you need to decide on the pattern. Depending on skills, you can choose a light or very complex ornament for platbands. Below are some drawings of carved platbands for windows. Patterns can be copied in whole or in part, bringing something from yourself into the pattern.

Carved trim pattern This pattern is implemented on the window casing

Patterns for platbands on windows Patterns for platbands on windows-2

Trim templates for windows

Trim templates for windows Trim templates for windows - 2

It also describes how to make stencils for making templates with your own hands.

Another important point- this is the obligatory presence of a slope at the top of the casing. Otherwise, snow will accumulate on the surface of the tree, which will inevitably lead to its destruction. A slope of several degrees is easy to perform, it will divert water down.

3. Tool

hacksaw;
knives;
chisels of several types (clukarzy, corners, flat, curved, semicircular, caesars);
sanding paper;
jigsaw;
drill;
milling machine (if available)

4. Patterns for platbands - stencils and sketches

Carved architraves - sketches To make the pattern the same on all windows, it is recommended to make a sketch or stencil.

Sections of the pattern where you need to make cuts can be marked with color.

5. Making carved platbands for windows

There are two ways to do wood carving:

cut wood carving. The pattern cuts through the entire casing and, like lace, beautifully and elegantly frames the window opening.

Carved platbands - slotted wood carving

overhead wood carving. This method is much easier themes that a thinner workpiece is used for work, which is easier to work with. With the overhead method, individual thread elements are created, which are then folded together on a solid board. Thus, it is possible to ennoble simple platbands on the windows.

Carved platbands - overlaid woodcarving

The beauty of openwork window trim lies in the use of contrast. A lighter carved element on a dark background is more common.

Do-it-yourself wooden platbands for windows - instructions

measurements are taken from the window;

All work is done on dry lumber. The height and width of the board depends on your preferences, but the thickness should be at least 30 mm for a slotted thread and at least 10 mm for an invoice;

blanks are cut out;

from the inside of the clypeus, to a depth of 1-2 mm. wood is selected. Leave edges on the edges. This approach will provide a tighter fit of the casing to the frame;

the pattern applied according to the template is cut out. At the same time, holes can be drilled with drills of different diameters, and cuts can be made with a jigsaw. The insertion point of the jigsaw is indicated by a drilled hole. So the cut will be more beautiful;

slots and holes are processed with sanding paper. If there are non-through holes in the pattern, then wood dust must be removed from them. This is done using a vacuum cleaner.

Master class on making carved platbands for windows - template Master class on making carved platbands for windows - marking Master class on making carved platbands for windows - cutting a pattern Master class on the manufacture of carved platbands for windows - grinding

6. Fastening carved elements

Details made with overhead carving are attached to the wide base of the casing on nails. It is desirable that the nails were without hats. A more reliable connection can be achieved by applying glue to the pattern from the wrong side. Masters advise not to use self-tapping screws for the connection, so as not to damage the junction.

7. Installation of trim on windows

It is not enough to create a beautiful product. You also need to know how to install platbands on windows correctly.

Proper installation of platbands on the windows guarantee them long-term operation and aesthetic appearance. For fastening, you can use the following methods:

deaf thorn. Such spikes are installed in the casing, and holes are drilled in the frame for them. A little glue is applied to the spike and inserted into the groove. This mount is the most difficult, but it protects the installation site from moisture and does not spoil the appearance of the product;

through spike. An easier and less reliable way. This system of spikes provides fastening. But, the spike must be installed where it will be least noticeable and additionally protected from moisture.

The listed methods are used if platbands are installed on wooden windows.

In the event that the installation of platbands on plastic windows is required, special glue (liquid nails) is used. This method will not violate the integrity of the frame.

8. Protective treatment of wooden platbands

In order for the carved platband to please you for as long as possible, you need to take care of its processing. To do this, the wood is primed, varnished or painted.

Protective treatment of wooden platbands

The desire to follow the traditions of the ancestors is commendable. The revival of carved art is most welcome in the conditions of modern urbanization. The special flavor of Russian carving will not lose its relevance. With some effort, you can make carved wooden platbands with your own hands. Yes, the work is difficult and painstaking, but it's worth it. Plus, you can save a decent amount, because. if you order the manufacture of a set of carved architraves for one window in the workshop, it will cost 5-15 thousand rubles.

Carved wooden architraves on windows - photo with examples

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Do-it-yourself wooden platbands for windows - carved platbands - templates, photos

Carved wooden architraves - types and types, choice of wood, pattern patterns. Technology for the manufacture of platbands from wood - step-by-step instruction: marking, drawings, carving, installation and fastening

How to make platbands on windows in a wooden house: installation nuances

The platband is an ornament and a functional part of the window on the facade of the building. This tradition has been going on for a long time and does not lose its relevance today. You can make beautiful platbands on the windows in a wooden house on your own. At the same time, many products are made not only from wood, but also from other materials. The creation of such elements requires certain knowledge and skills, as well as suitable tools.

Unusual color and style make carved platbands a real decoration of the building.

Features of platbands: pros and cons

Currently, the installation of platbands on windows in a wooden house is again in demand. The photos below allow you to see best examples. This element emphasizes the desire to revive the traditional decor.

You can use certain patterns that have their own special meaning.

The advantages of this element include the following:

performs a decorative function and helps to visually expand or stretch the building;
complements the overall style of the architectural solution;
protection of the space between the window opening and the wall surface from moisture and dust;
reduction of heat loss and noise level;
emphasizes the individuality of the building and the style of the era you like.

Similar ornaments should be combined with other decorative elements on the facade of the building.

Also, this design has some disadvantages:

wood requires some processing from high humidity and swelling;
the need for constant processing and regular care;
not compatible with metal-plastic windows.

Helpful information! When combining wood with metal-plastic, they must be made in a single color scheme.

To successfully decorate your home, you should consider the designs of traditional buildings in the Russian style.

Do-it-yourself patterns of carved platbands on the window

There are various platbands for windows in a wooden house. Their varieties often depend on the method of fastening to the window.

On the facades of old buildings you can see interesting ideas to decorate your windows

There are two types of fasteners:

telescopic products have L-shaped protrusions that coincide with the grooves of the window box;
overheads are installed on the window frame using building glue or nails with screws.

The original solution is the installation of carved platbands. At the same time, on the Internet you can find a lot of patterns of carved platbands on the window. DIY similar designs can only be done with special equipment.

Finished templates must be in full size. To do this, they need to be printed taking into account the required dimensions.

You can consider the following types of materials for creating such structures:

wood is considered a traditional material;

Wood products look harmonious on wooden structures

plastic models are resistant to temperature fluctuations and ultraviolet rays;

Plastic products can be purchased ready-made

MDF is made from wood waste, therefore it is more environmentally friendly than plastic products;

MDF models are made as similar as possible to natural wood structures

polyurethane varieties are characterized by practicality.

Stucco moldings for facades are often made from polyurethane.

How to choose the right wood?

Wooden platbands are popular. At the same time, the performance of the product depends on the variety of the selected tree.

The following options are worth considering:

ash, beech and oak are hardwood varieties. They are durable, but it is difficult to cut patterns on them;
it is much easier to process soft hardwoods - linden, aspen and alder. On their surface, patterns can be cut even by hand. Such surfaces must be carefully treated with special compounds;
it is recommended to create small elements from cherries and apple trees that can be attached to the base;
are characterized by ease of processing and good performance properties of pine and birch.

Helpful information! You can use different combinations of wood types. In this case, special protective impregnations should be used.

High-quality wood allows you to decorate the window opening in an original way

The secrets of making do-it-yourself window trim templates: stencils and design

You can find various templates for window frames on the Internet. You can print stencils with your own hands. The selected ornament should be combined with the overall style. In this case, do not mix geometric and floral patterns.

When making platbands, it is worth considering the following points:

wall color palette decorative items must match;
It is important to choose the correct size. Products should not be too small or wide;
you need to choose a quality coating option. In this case, special paints and varnishes are used;
a template is required to create external carvings.

Helpful information! It is necessary to correctly place the drawing on the workpiece. Details should be located along the grain of the wood.

The combination of the color of the platbands and the surface of the walls allows you to create a holistic and organic facade.

Platbands for windows in a wooden house: manufacturing steps

Before you start creating window decor, you can pick up carved platbands for windows in a wooden house from a photo. A template is preliminarily made, which must be the same for the design of all window openings.

There are two main ways to create patterns:

the laid on carving is distinguished by separate elements of the pattern, which are attached to one base;

Overhead parts are mounted on the base, taking into account the template pattern

with slotted carving, a through ornament is made that looks like wood lace.

The slotted version of the thread looks like an openwork solid pattern

With any method of manufacture, stencils must be used. You will also need special tools: a jigsaw, a hacksaw for wood, a set of knives and chisels, a milling machine and a drill. Platbands for windows are made in a wooden house from prepared materials. The process of creating products includes several stages:

precise measurements are made;
The selected wood must be dry. The width of the boards depends on the dimensions of the window opening. The thickness of the material must be at least 30 mm when making a slotted thread and at least 10 when making a consignment note;

Workpieces can be treated with a protective solution in advance

blanks are cut using templates;
ornaments are cut with a jigsaw with different types files;

Cutting with a jigsaw requires certain skills and accuracy.

the resulting holes are rubbed with sanding paper;

After careful grinding of the resulting part, it must be treated with a special impregnation

prepared parts are attached to the base. In this case, an adhesive composition or special nails are used.

Helpful information! When installing platbands, self-tapping screws cannot be used, since such fasteners cause cracking.

When creating a carved decor, special devices and tools are used.

Mounting Features

The finished platband is mounted to the window opening in the following ways:

mounting on a blind spike. These items are installed on inside. Under them, special holes are created in the frame. Glue is distributed on the spike and it is inserted into the groove. Such fasteners protect the platbands from dust and moisture;

Installation of complex multi-piece elements will require some skill

a through spike is used. In this case, the junction must be carefully treated with varnish.

Similar techniques are used if the window is wooden. For mounting on metal-plastic, a special liquid adhesive is used.

What care is needed?

The original structure of the tree requires careful attitude and accuracy when working with the material.

Carved items are primed, varnished or painted. Similar treatments are held every few years. This will extend the life of the products, as well as maintain their attractive appearance. If plastic or metal products are installed, then they do not require special care. It is important to protect products from corrosion and occasionally renew the paint.

The most interesting patterns can be seen on the original architectural monuments, there are many of them in Suzdal, Vladimir or Yaroslavl

Making beautiful architraves with thematic patterns with your own hands will allow you to decorate window openings in an original and unusual way and bring a special zest to the planned architectural style.

Platbands on windows in a wooden house: photos, templates and manufacturing

The tradition of decorating windows with carved elements has been going on for a long time and does not lose its relevance today. You can make beautiful platbands on the windows in a wooden house on your own.

Making door frames with your own hands: step by step instructions

Platbands - the integral decorative element of any doorway. And although today there is a huge variety of models on sale, it is not difficult to make an equally beautiful option yourself. It will not take much time, but the cost of such products will be much lower, in addition, it will be possible to realize any non-standard ideas. The best material in this case is wood. In addition to the fact that it is easy to process, there are many design options for these parts.

Wooden door frames are easy to make yourself.

Product types

There are two main types of wood: solid and glued beams. The first option is intended for painting, with the exception of valuable breeds. But glued ones are covered with other materials like veneer and laminate.

By configuration, platbands are divided into the following types of products:

Smooth. These are standard models, most often flat or slightly convex. They are easy to make with your own hands, even for a beginner.
profiled. They have multi-level protrusions and recesses along the entire length of the product. Shaped platbands can be made using a milling cutter or you can buy the appropriate blanks.
Curly. Such samples are quite complex in execution. They are obtained by processing wood with a router or on special machines that are programmed according to a blank template. The most expensive ones are hand-carved.

Varieties of door platbands depending on the configuration

Materials and tools

In order for the product to turn out to be of high quality and durable, it is important to choose the right type of wood. The most affordable option in terms of price and distribution to retail outlets is pine. It is easy to process mechanically and can be painted without problems. However, it is important to consider that this is a soft rock, and therefore can deteriorate under adverse conditions.

Please note that it will not be possible to cover the pine with high-quality paint without first deresining it.

For exterior finish, as well as the bathroom and kitchen, it is better to use oak. It is very durable, which can lead to difficulties in processing the workpiece, but such a breed can last a long time.

Pine - the most affordable and convenient material

Among other types of wood, it is worth noting the following:

Such platbands do not require excessive decorative processing, as they have a beautiful texture that is important to preserve visually. It is enough to use varnish and stain, if necessary, to give a shade to the product.

Of the tools for making platbands, you will need the following:

Required set of tools

With their help, sawing parts, shaping and grinding the surface is performed.

Manufacturing technology

So, let's look at how to make wooden platbands on your own. First of all, we determine the shape of the future product. The easiest option is flat platbands. It takes a minimum of time and effort to make them. First, measure the perimeter of the doorway. Based on these data, cut the blanks into pieces of the required length. Further, the surface is cleaned with sandpaper and, if necessary, coated with paint or varnish.

Shaped products are made in a similar way, but in this case you can do without sandpaper processing. Blanks with the desired relief and various widths are commercially available on any construction market.

The easiest way is to purchase blanks of the desired configuration and give them the desired shade using stain or paint.

It is much more difficult to create carved platbands. Here it is recommended to work according to the template. It can be drawn by hand or printed out a finished sample. The drawing is transferred to a flat workpiece or fixed on its surface.

Further, the work is carried out using manual router and nozzles of various shapes. For the simplest products with a figured edge, it is enough to pre-cut the excess according to the markup, and then process the ends, creating a rounding or facet. But imitation of thread will require you to hold the tool vertically and have the appropriate nozzles in your arsenal. Creating a relief is a rather laborious process, but the final result is worth the effort.

Finishing methods

To give a wooden product decorative look the following methods are used:

varnishing;
painting;
pasting with additional materials.

To preserve the natural pattern and color, it is enough to cover the wood with varnish. For the purpose of toning and imitation of a valuable breed, a stain is used. This composition will additionally create a barrier against the penetration of moisture and pests. After that, it is recommended to varnish the product.

As an alternative, it is permissible to use wax impregnations, but such treatment is not enough for street structures.

Lacquering will preserve the natural color of the wood

Pine parts are best painted. So you can permanently protect the soft rock from the negative effects of the external environment. Consider what composition is better to paint the platbands. There is a huge range of mixtures on the market today. It is worth highlighting the following options:

Water-dispersion. Acrylic compositions are especially popular. They are easy to apply, have a wide palette, dry quickly and absolutely do not smell. For additional protection, it is recommended to varnish the painted surface.
Enamel. These are more familiar options with a glossy sheen. They form a resistant film that isolates the material from external factors.
Nitro paints. When painting platbands with such paint, it is recommended to carry out work on fresh air because it doesn't smell very pleasant. However, this excellent protection wood.

Previously, the surface is primed with a special composition. As finish coat varnish is used.

Vinyl film gluing, veneer and laminate veneer are not excluded. These decor options are only possible on a smooth surface.

It is not enough to make platbands, it is also important to install them correctly. There are two main methods: glue and nails. The first option is suitable for light structures and perfectly flat surfaces.

If you fasten massive wooden products, it is better to turn to a rougher but more reliable method. To minimize damage to the surface, it is recommended to use thin nails without caps.

Wooden platbands are fastened with special nails

First you need to file the parts at an angle of 45 degrees. Trimming is performed using a miter box or special markings: a square is drawn on the edge, and then divided into two triangles at the place of the intended cut.

After cutting, a side trim is taken and placed along the edge of the opening. With the help of nails and a hammer, it is nailed to wooden beam at the core of the box structure. After mounting the side elements, the upper crossbar is attached and additionally connected to the vertical ones using a self-tapping screw or the same nails.

Sometimes you have to paint damaged areas. You can use matching mastic, cosmetic pencil, felt-tip pen or special furniture stickers.

Hand-made platbands, effectively complement door block and make the atmosphere in the house especially cozy.

Do-it-yourself window platbands wooden, carved - types and methods of manufacturing

Putting platbands on the windows with your own hands is the easiest and cheapest way to give the exterior of the house an individuality and express its character, which has survived from antiquity to the present day, see fig. In the old days, an illiterate newcomer, guided by the architraves, could find the dwelling of the necessary master, specialist, official, office or hot spot. In our time, the functions of window trims are predominantly decorative, but the patterns on them have not lost their significance, see below.

Houses with platbands on the windows

Architraves with sacred patterns were first noted among the ancient Celts, but the true flowering of the art of creating carved architraves is associated with the unification of the resurgent Russia under the rule of Moscow and the overthrow of the Mongol yoke; Russian masters in wood carving knew no equal. The Bolsheviks wrote down the architraves in the remnants of the philistinism and declared a war of destruction on them, but at present, artistically designed window architraves are experiencing a rebirth.

Design

Window casing designs

Platbands-"telescopes"

In modern houses, insulated from the outside and sheathed with siding / clapboard, windows are often flush with the base wall, otherwise the window will sink into the wall altogether. In this case, there is nothing left to fix the casing, except for the window frame. In such a case, the so-called. telescopic architraves, but quite reliably they will hold only on windows in reinforced frames designed for regions with a harsh climate; frame material - reinforced PVC or modified wood (see below), does not really matter.

The device of telescopic platbands

Wood for architraves

Note: a magnificent carved platband is very simply obtained from the cheapest plywood, twice impregnated with a water-polymer emulsion. For more information about plywood trims, see the end.

Shield for platband

A plastic film is spread on a table or workbench with a 3-fold margin along the width of the future shield;
The boards are folded into a bag on a film and glued with PVA or waterproof wood glue;
When the glue sets, the package of boards is wrapped with a film;
Plywood cheeks are placed under the package in the film and put on it;
The package with cheeks is tightly wrapped with a linen cord;
Pairs of wooden wedges are knocked under the turns of the cord so that the cord is pulled as tight as possible;
After 2-3 times of complete drying of the glue, the cord, cheeks and film are removed;
From the underside (back side), the shield is additionally reinforced by stuffing 40x20 bars laid flat across the boards.

Assembling a shield for a platband from boards

Note: boards are assembled in a package, observing the rules for alternating the orientation of the layers of wood, as well as furniture panels.

Wooden unpainted platbands do not look good on any non-wooden wall, even if its material imitates the colors of wood well. In such cases, it is better to either put simple PVC platbands complete with the window (on the left in the figure), or more expensive polyurethane platbands, the rest of the pos. in fig. Polyurethane platbands can imitate external stucco and painted multi-level cut-out platbands (on the right in the figure); the latter option can be prefabricated on glue from elements purchased separately.

PVC and polyurethane window casings

Arts are different

Types of decoration of platbands on windows

From the point of view of woodwork, frame platbands, in order of increasing complexity, are divided into:

Cut-out - boards or shields are cut along the figured contour, pos. 3.
Slotted, pos. 4 - a pattern is cut out in the board / shield. They are relatively rare, because. fragile.
Slotted multi-level, pos. 5, up to 5 or more levels - sawn patterned modules are attached to a solid plain or cut-out base. In addition to strength, multi-level platbands are good because powerful fasteners to the wall are hidden in the tie of the upper levels, and the upper levels themselves can be fastened with small, inconspicuous fasteners.
With overhead relief details, pos. 6. In our time, technologically, they may turn out to be simpler than cut ones, because. on a tree it looks quite appropriate acc. painted purchased polyurethane relief.
With low convex thread, pos. 7 - they look great, but very laborious, you need to choose a lot of wood.
With low depressed thread, pos. 8 - the complexity is less, but the work is more difficult, because very difficult to correct visible flaws.

Note: on pos. 8 shows a casing with the so-called. pillow carving - the corners of the protruding fragments are smoothed. The platbands with pillow carvings look almost as luxurious as those with a convex one, but they are almost as labor-intensive.

About the sculpture of architraves

Architraves with sculptural wood carvings

Elements of the salary of window platbands

Note: the wing, as part of a bird that carries it in the sky, has the same sacred meaning as a bird. The Winged Sun is a good messenger. The Christian six-winged seraphim is nothing but the pagan winged Sun with an angelic face.

Templates for the upper trim strips for windows

Templates for the upper and lower trim for the window

Construction of the platband ornament with the help of rapports

Pattern stencils for carved architraves

Stencils for corner elements of carved architraves

Wood carving tools

Wood carving patterns for beginners

Note: if you have the opportunity to use a manual milling machine for wood, then a cut-out or slotted platband can be significantly improved visually by putting a figured chamfer along its edge with a shaped cutter - mug, see fig. on right.

The worst packaging plywood, after 2-fold impregnation with a water-polymer emulsion, becomes suitable for medium-level artistic carving, and when painted with water-dispersion paint and varnished with acrylic lacquer, it turns out to be resistant like oak from the outside. But more importantly, the strength of plywood, unlike boards, is almost equal in all directions. The minimum thickness of 30 mm required for the architraves is 5 layers of plywood and 5 levels of decoration of the architraves. In this way, it is possible to make plywood platbands, visually almost as good as the masterpieces of the masters of the past; compare left and center in Fig.

Antique carved platbands, modern plywood platband and jigsaw for sawing out plywood

Note: sewing machine machines are the safest and may not be electrified if the machine is foot operated. In this case, the frequency of the file moves is regulated elementarily without any electronics: you just need to jerk your feet more or less often.

The main condition for successful sawing on a jigsaw machine is that you need to fill it with a blade (file) for a manual jigsaw, but not the usual flat one, but a round one, is on sale. Firstly, a round file breaks much less often. Secondly, the jigsaw does not feel the operator's hands. On a sharp corner, working with a flat canvas, without experience, you can “smear” and eat a hole in the corner. A round file goes through the corner like clockwork and does not reach for the part.

Closing note: before assembling a multi-level casing, paint / varnish the details of the levels only on 3 sides, except for the underside, and plant them, in addition to small nails or self-tapping screws, also on glue or silicone sealant. The platband will be much stronger and more durable, because. there will be no gaps between the levels for the accumulation of dust and dirt.

Do-it-yourself window platbands: templates, photos, how to make

Do-it-yourself window platbands wooden, carved - types and methods of manufacture Putting platbands on windows with your own hands is the easiest and cheapest way to give the appearance of the house

The ancient tradition of making and installing carved architraves on windows in a wooden house was remembered relatively recently, when the first boom in the construction of log cabins from logs and timber passed. Having lived for several years in a new wooden house, the owners almost always begin to treat it as a living creature, so it is not surprising that on the windows and entrance doors surprisingly beautiful carved patterns began to appear from wood, serving both as decoration and protection.

Functions and purpose of carved platbands

Most of the experts involved in the culture and history of wooden architectural monuments note that carved architraves on windows, photos, are almost a status thing. A house without carved patterns looks like a wooden hut, even if it is very large and beautifully decorated, with platbands - it turns into a tower.

Traditionally, carved platbands on windows are installed for two purposes:

Protection of cracks along the perimeter of the window frame from the penetration of rain, snow and wind blowing;
Additions and decorations of the window opening, the facade of a wooden house as a whole.

For a wooden house, builders traditionally offer wooden window frames or metal-plastic window profiles complete with double-glazed windows. Ordinary PVC plastic architraves can also be ordered in a carved version. It’s just that you most likely won’t be able to choose a pattern or pattern, carved plastic window trims are made according to traditional stamping patterns and only give a handmade look.

Advice! Today, many restoration workshops and firms have at their disposal three-coordinate milling machines that can automatically cut out a pattern of any complexity from polycarbonate, foam and epoxy plastics.

Such work will be expensive, but the quality of carved platbands for plastic windows will be even higher than manual cutting. It remains to choose a pattern and a pattern.

Rarely any of the owners of the house can tell more or less clearly and reliably about the third task of the window trim. These are protective functions that protect wooden house from the "evil eye", diseases and uninvited guests. You can relate to beliefs and traditions in different ways, but taking into account the specifics of choosing a pattern for platbands in your home will obviously not be superfluous.

Patterns and figures on carved wooden architraves

It is clear that any self-respecting owner will not hang the first platbands on the windows of a wooden house, the process of selecting a theme and pattern can be delayed, so do not abuse the use of symbols whose meaning is incomprehensible or unknown. If the mystical and culturological part of the carved architraves creates psychological discomfort, carving can be regarded as a way decorative design window openings of a wooden house.

It was no coincidence that they were invented to decorate carved architraves, and they were carefully stored and transferred almost unchanged. Most master wood carvers cut just like copiers, so you will have to plan and decipher the drawing on your own.

Advice! In any case, before using carved wooden architraves on windows with patterns and pictures of incomprehensible content, it makes sense to try to understand the meanings of carving elements, patterns and figures.

For example, figurines and images of animals have always symbolized positive wishes for the house of prosperity and well-being:

The serpent or dragon has always signified wisdom and strength to protect the home;
Birds in flight mean cordiality and friendliness, sitting in the corners - attention to guests and news;
Fish, deer, bunches of wheat and grapes mean a wish for prosperity.

It was not customary to depict pets and figures of people, especially in the same canvas with climbing plants and flowers.

More modern designs on carved wooden architraves usually have a traditional regular ornament.

It can be intertwined flowers, vine leaves arranged in a regular pattern. In the carved compositions of the 18th-19th centuries, more modern images of columns, porticos and drops, used in the wooden architecture of that era, already appeared.

Most of the carved architraves are ordered from master carvers. If desired, it is not difficult to make carved platbands for windows with your own hands according to templates or ready-made schemes. The simplest lines and drawings can be transferred to a blank and cut out with an engraving nozzle, with more complex patterns you will have to tinker and remember drawing lessons at school.

The upper part of the architraves was called an ochelie, this is the most complex and beautiful part of the decor, on the one hand, the ochelie set the general tone of the carved composition, on the other hand, it served as a visor over the window opening. At the top of the composition was a diadem, symbolizing the rising sun, and in the center a medallion or a crown of plants was always depicted. Bottom part the windows were covered with a carved apron, usually in the form of an open fan.

If the mystical and culturological part of the carved architraves creates psychological discomfort, carving can be treated simply as a way of decorating the window openings of a wooden house.

The usual intertwined pattern of vines or flowers will be far from any mystical content, while the beauty of the platbands and carvings of the window frame of a wooden house will only intensify. Carved architraves with a regular pattern have a serious advantage over a complex multi-tiered composition:

Firstly, the patterns of carved platbands for windows are transferred to a wooden or plastic blank much easier and faster than a pattern with a complex multi-tiered composition;
Secondly, even if you cut out an intertwining vine or edging with your own hands and make small flaws, it will be almost impossible to see them in a patterned field, this is how human psychology works.

Therefore, before making carved platbands on the windows, choose a simple pattern for yourself, with a minimum number of individual details. Even the most uncomplicated pattern on the cladding planks can transform the appearance of a window of a wooden house beyond recognition.

Do-it-yourself options for making carved platbands

Woodcarving has always been and remains a rather expensive undertaking, so instead of buying ready-made platbands cut or stamped on furniture equipment, you can try to make decorative strips with simple patterns with your own hands. At home or in a carpentry shop, you can use one of three methods:

Transfer the template to the prepared board and cut out the patterns using the engraving kit;
Cast patterns under a carved platband made of polyester or epoxy resin with subsequent painting or finishing with a laminate film under a tree;
Cut out the overlay pattern of the casing with a jigsaw.

Before you try your hand at making carved platbands, you need to pick up suitable material. For carving and engraving, hardwoods will be required, beech or oak is good, pine or spruce is a little worse, poplar and aspen are not suitable. To cut an overlay pattern, you can use an ordinary floorboard, but the material should not have knots, defects or complex interlacing of fibers.

Templates for cut-out overlay pattern

To make the simplest patterns, you can use the simplest patterns of intertwining plants, flowers, grapes. In fact, this is a flat tracing paper from more complex carved reliefs. This pattern can be used to decorate the vertical side trims of the casing.

To decorate the window frame, you need to look not for regular, but for single patterns, for example, a composition of symmetrically arranged figures or weaves of plant stems.

The same pattern can be translated into a contour line and turned into a flat ornament, which is quite simply cut out of plywood, boards or even MDF boards.

The most complex relief or three-dimensional patterns are made in typesetting. Initially, ordinary wooden architraves are made from planks, individual elements of the cladding are carefully adjusted to the size of the window and assembled into a finished frame.

All other decorative elements are sequentially cut out of wood, cast from a casting polymer or sawn out of an MDF board, after which they are sanded, primed and glued onto the prepared frame.

Making carved platbands with your own hands

Most often, patterns for window decoration are cut out of waterproof OSB boards in the form of overhead decorative elements. Initially, on tracing paper, a piece of graph paper and with the help of the program, the necessary template for the drawing is developed.

Next, you need to make a working template with which you can transfer the pattern to a wooden substrate an unlimited number of times, photo. To do this, the pattern printed on the printer is pasted onto a sheet of fiberboard and cut out. perforated nozzle to a drill or ordinary scissors for metal.

After marking the wooden blank, you can start cutting the casing. The easiest way is to make cuts with an electric jigsaw on a carpentry workbench.

Along the line of the cuts made, it is necessary to carefully chamfer with sandpaper so that during further processing the front surface of the carved pattern does not chip off. If a sufficiently thin plank was chosen as a blank, then the cut-out carved part of the decor can be glued onto a fabric base.

In the same way, small overhead elements are cut out in the form of rhombuses, squares, rings, braids. After sanding, the cut out elements are turned on an electric grinder with a stone for grinding wood. With the help of a circle, you can simply give a rhombus or any other geometric figure the desired shape, to form faces or transitional curvilinear planes.

After gluing the decor, carved platbands are primed with hydrophobic impregnations and subjected to aging. This is done in order to remove the whiteness of freshly polished wood. For this, solutions of salts of iron, copper, chromium are used. As a result, it is possible to match the color and shade of the carved platband to match the wooden window frame. It remains to open the tree with varnish or oil impregnated and install carved decor on the window.

Conclusion

Very often hosts wooden houses instead of making new decorative elements, they prefer to buy old carved architraves, preserved in villages, abandoned houses and buildings. Often the cost of a set of carved architraves for three windows of a building's façade is cheaper than the hand carving of one architraves by a modern craftsman. In some cases, real works of art made by hand by craftsmen of the last century are found among the old decor. Such carved platbands are usually subjected to deep restoration and are installed not on the outer parts of the windows, but inside the room.

The originality of carved platbands for windows and doors is striking in its spirituality. If carpentry does not scare you and there is a desire to make wooden trim with your own hands, then it remains to come up with a composition for framing.

Below are sketches of carved architraves in a small size and mediocre quality. However, these templates can be downloaded for free. The main idea, and the template can be made the right size.

How to make templates for carved platbands (stencil)

Optimal and simple ways to make templates for cutting.

Using a graphic editor

There are many programs for image processing (Photoshop, etc.).

Photocopying

If there is no desire to deal with programs, you can make a photocopy of the drawing and immediately ask right size copies (enlarge, reduce, compress, expand). Or scan and print a sketch on a printer in the desired format.

Manually - scaling by cells

In the end, you can make a template manually, using the technology of scaling (copying) by cells (linear scaling).

By scaling by cells, you can change the proportions of the drawings. For example, you don't like the original form and want to change it. To do this, when transferring the picture, keep one of the sides in the original size, and increase the second in the new square.

Cell scaling

Change the proportions of the picture when scaling by cells

From drawing to template

Template for platbandsThe template for platbands is made of cardboard, life size. A separate template is made for each element, pattern and ornament.

The resulting template is laid on the board and outlined with a pencil.

Convergence of holes You can immediately mark the places for the holes. Holes are drilled inside the pattern, in places where there will be a turn during carving. First, the internal patterns are cut out, and then the external ornament.

Architraves carving

Another way to apply a pattern to the workpiece is copying.

The method involves the use of carbon paper. A sheet of carbon paper is placed on the board, and a drawing is placed on top. The drawing is fixed with pushpins. The outline is outlined in pencil, which is copied onto the wood.

Stencil template for carved architraves

Now you know how to make a stencil template for carved architraves.

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Sketch of platbands on the windows - rooster

Sketch of architraves for windows in the form of a cockerel on a spire

Sketch of architraves on windows - horse

Sketch of platbands on the windows - boat

Sketch of platbands for windows - butterfly

Sketch of platbands for windows - leaflet

Sketch of platbands for windows - maple leaf

Sketch of platbands on the windows - a pattern with a fish (right)

Sketch of architraves on windows - pattern with fish (left)

Sketch of platbands for windows - pattern with a bird (left)

Sketch of architraves on windows - a pattern with a bird (right)

Sketch of platbands on the windows - an ornament with a goldfish

Sketch of platbands for windows - acorns

Sketch of platbands for windows - flowers

Sketch of platbands for windows - roses

Sketch of platbands on the windows - an ornament of weaving leaves (right)

Sketch of platbands on the windows - an ornament of weaving leaves (left)

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Sketch of platbands on the windows - an ornament with grapes

Sketch of platbands on the windows - an ornament with flowers