For most people, the balcony is an important place in the home. Many owners store conservation on the balcony, as well as many other things that will definitely come in handy in the household. It should be borne in mind that today the balcony is also often a continuation of the main rooms. In this room, people often carry out full -fledged repairs
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It is also interesting that from the balcony you can make a full -fledged room in which you can live without any problems. Of course, in this situation, a table, bed is installed on the balcony, a full -fledged working space is created.
However, the first thing to take care of in such conditions is the decoration of the room. The balcony itself, in its original state, looks very modest: brick walls, lack of glazing. Most often, plastic panels are used to ennoble the balcony. They will not only make the appearance of the room attractive, but also create perfect living conditions. On the market there is a huge selection of plastic panels that can be chosen not only based on the appearance of products, but also based on the necessary characteristics.
In this material, we will consider the main advantages and disadvantages of plastic panels for the balcony, as well as consider the technology of lining the balcony with these products.
The main characteristics of plastic panels
The main feature of plastic panels for the balcony is the practicality of their use. The technology of arranging surfaces panels is created in such a way that the entire amount of work can be carried out very quickly. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the fact that all other decoration options are not only designed for a longer amount of work, but also have many problematic sides.
The plastic panels themselves are incredibly reliable in terms of operation. Even in decades, they will have the original appearance. However, this applies only to those dwellings that are located in the zones of cool climatic conditions. The most interesting thing is that for specific conditions you can choose the most suitable type of plastic product. For example, to increase sound insulation, you need to look at plastic panels that have an impressive thickness. A similar situation with other parameters of these products.
When buying plastic panels, you need to take into account even the most insignificant factor, which at first glance may not seem very important.
Advantages and disadvantages of plastic panels for the balcony
It should be noted in advance that plastic panels have much more positive aspects than negative. However, it should be understood that even one of the disadvantages can become a ban on the use of plastic products in certain conditions. For example, if we are talking about fire safety, then in this matter many types of plastic panels are frank outsiders.
The advantages of the material are as follows:
- Decorative component. Unlike many other finishing materials, plastic panels can have various drawings and texture. This allows you to implement a unique design idea that has no analogues. Many manufacturers offer a huge range of plastic products, and some even produce panels on order (customers themselves offer their favorite picture). These designer moves can look gorgeous with other objects in the dwelling, and this is definitely a plus.
- Installation on various types of surfaces. As you know, for most finishing materials you need to pre -prepare the surface. Accordingly, this is a waste of time and money. At the same time, plastic panels can be placed almost everywhere. A peculiar frame is created, and on its basis a plastic surface is equipped. There are no strict restrictions in this regard. This positive side once again accelerates the process of surface decoration with plastic material.
- Soundproofing. Surprisingly, plastic panels perfectly isolating external noise. Of course, this material is still far from specialized construction resources, but you should not downplay the merits of plastic. Sound isolation occurs due to the void inside the panels, where there are thin partitions. Moreover, if we make a choice in favor of large plastic panels, you can be confident in a fairly high soundproofing room. If you use special soundproofing materials and plastic panels at the same time, we will get a very high -quality result.
- Use at low temperatures. Many industrial premises are characterized by a low temperature regime, which is especially noticeable in the winter. Most finishing materials in such conditions very quickly become unusable. But not plastic panels. They do not lose their initial properties at all, even if the room is a minus temperature. Accordingly, in many industrial workshops you can find huge walls covered with plastic panels. If we are talking about the balcony, then there is also the influence of low temperatures, but the plastic material will always show itself through the entire period of operation.
- Fire safety. Unfortunately, this does not apply to all plastic panels, but most of these products present in the market are not amenable to ignition. Definitely, this is a very important factor, before acquiring the material, you need to be sure that the panels will not be a threat during a fire. Even if fireproof material costs somewhat more expensive than usual, it makes sense to overpay. First of all, these are products that will be used for internal skin.
- Environmental friendliness. Again, as in the past, most modern plastic products can be used without any restrictions. The environmental friendliness of the material means that it can be used not only in ordinary rooms, but also in hospitals, children's rooms.
- Simplicity of care. Yes, indeed, plastic panels are very easy to clean, just walk with a damp cloth to remove dust and small pollution. Moreover, the dust is practically not settled on plastic panels, so you can forget about constant procedures for cleaning surfaces. Often plastic panels are used in medical institutions, since they meet hygienic standards.
Plastic panels have disadvantages:
- Fragility. Many plastic panels are actually very easy to damage. It is enough just to stumble and touch the material with a shoulder. Accordingly, it will not work to restore the surface. It is necessary to complete the replacement of the damaged plastic strip. However, there are also especially strong materials on sale, which is definitely worth paying attention to.
- Reducing space. It just so happened that plastic panels are placed on a special frame. Accordingly, there is a slight reduction in utility in the dwelling. If wall decoration in a small room occurs, such changes will be noticeable. However, in the case of a balcony, there should not be such problems.
The process of preparing the balcony for the decoration with plastic panels
First you need to conduct preparation, which will allow you to take care of all important aspects of the process.
First of all, you need to understand that for the use of plastic panels, the balcony must be glazed, otherwise, under the influence of precipitation, the material will quickly become unusable. Often, PVC double -glazed windows are used in this case, which are ideal for specific conditions. It should be understood that for the balcony we need double -glazed windows without ventilation sources.
The next stage is the insulation and sealing of the balcony. Warming will help to avoid the negative impact of low temperatures. The plastic material itself does not suffer from the cold at all, but the residents themselves will be able to freely go out onto the balcony in the winter. Before warming, it is necessary to seal all the cracks. For this, installation foam or silicone or other sealants is often used.
As for insulation, in most cases, foam is perfect as the main insulation. The sheets of the material are located behind metal rods in the fence of the balcony. In some cases, it also makes sense to insulate the visor of the balcony room. To do this, use the ceiling profiles of the P-shaped section, which will become a crate for insulation.
In addition, it is necessary to create a similar crate on the fences of the balcony. There is nothing complicated in this, since here we will need the same construction profiles. Thus, holes are created on the fencing rods in which the thread is made. Further, CD profiles are located around the perimeter, on which plastic panels will be attached. It is also worth saying that under the created crate, you can place another layer of insulation materials. It is important to do everything so that the material perfectly approaches the created space. The profiles themselves need to be mounted on screws so that in case of something you can simply twist them.
Chatter of the walls of the balcony
For the internal walls of the balcony, you need to use wooden rails, which will become part of the main crate. However, this is only if the house has no problems with high humidity. Otherwise, it is better to look at metal CD profiles. After all the profiles are located on the walls, you need to start the calculation of the required volume of panels. In the process of this analysis, it will become clear that we need various profiles, including straight, corner dihedral and trihedral.
A straight profile is a P-shaped box, which is attached to the base through a sidewall or cross. A dual -sided corner profile is a simple connection in a place where there is a right angle. Accordingly, here we have a compound in most angles, while it should be understood that in some cases it is quite possible to limit ourselves to direct profiles. The trihedral corner profile is used if we are dealing with trihedral corners. Moreover, it must be borne in mind that for external and internal angles you need to use different profiles.
Fastening panels
Now the most crucial moment comes - the fastening of the guide plastic panels. Such panels are attached to the base using self -tapping screws with a flat hat. Accordingly, it will not work to remove the panels so simply. At the same time, it is necessary to frame doors and windows to create a kind of fence from the use of plastic material.
Further, everything happens much easier. It is only necessary to place plastic panels in the groove, which is located at the floor level. Of course, one should take into account the fact that the panels should be ideally approached by each other, since they all have a kind of key structure.
The most responsible in this process is the installation of the finish panel. It must be borne in mind that this stage of work can go far from the same as planned. In this case, we need to immediately connect the last and penultimate panel using grooves. Next, it will be necessary to cut part of the last panel (along). Accordingly, a small void should form, which will need to be filled with a construction silicone. For this case, only a few drops are enough, which will spread throughout the height of the panel. After installing the last panel, you need to tightly place the penultimate in the corresponding groove. The process can take place a little tight, so you will have to use force. After placing the panels in the necessary places, you need to not touch the station for some time (in order to freeze the silicone, as well as the compounds).
After that, there is a sheathing of openings, to which special attention is needed. In this case, the panels should be pruned and they can do with qualitatively using different types of plastic products.
