Blind blinds not only complement the interior, they perform a functionally significant task - reduce the intensity of solar lighting, create shading. This article will cover the main questions affecting the balcony blinds: which is better, more profitable, as well as options for the device curtains on an aluminum balcony and loggia.
Types of blinds
Rollers on the balcony can be an excellent interior addition
To protect balconies and sun loggias use modern blinds of blinds:
- Rolled blinds on the balcony - for the device of such structures, materials are used, which are rolled into the roll, the movement of which is carried out on two guides. Roll curtains on the balcony (roller shutters) are suitable for window structures from different materials.
- Vertical blinds on the balcony - the bar are located in vertical rows, adjusting the curtains and lamellae is made by a swivel mechanism with a cord.
- Horizontal blinds - the planks are mounted with horizontal rows, one over the other. Rotation The curtains occurs with the help of a rotary mechanism that changes the angle of inclination of the plank to adjust the degree of shading from the Sun. Curtain rises and lowers using a special chain or cord, which are located along the edge of the curtains. One of the varieties of horizontal curtains are the blinds of Plears, the design of which involves the use of pleated tissue, fixed between two aluminum straps.
Balcony blinds According to the view of the location, it is customary to divide into three groups: mounting to window sash; Full overlap of the window opening; Blinds on the balcony are fixed inside the window opening.
Each option has its pros and cons, applied depending on the conditions, designer ideas and constructive features.
Cold Balcony Blinds
The best solution for unheated premises is metal blinds
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What blinds choose to a balcony if it is unheard? Blinds on the loggia or on balcony windows in the absence of heating, must meet several basic requirements:
- The stability of the material to the low temperature is very important to choose lamellas for blinds from such materials so that the strong frost does not affect the quality of the plastic (did not make the material fragile, fragile, did not cause the formation of cracks).
- Moisture resistance is an important requirement for the curtains that are operated in an unheated room. When the temperature difference and the appearance of the "dew point" occurs, condensate is possible not only on window glass, but also on protective shutters.
- It is very important that humidity can not affect the quality of the material of the lamellae and the turning mechanism. Excessive moisture may well provoke the occurrence of foci of fungal lesions and mold.
When choosing blinds on a unheated balcony or loggia, you should give preference to strong and durable plastic lamellas or other stable materials.
Plastic windows: what curtains are better
Blinds "Isolat" are suitable for wooden, and for plastic reference blocks
What blinds are better for a balcony with plastic windows? There is no unambiguous answer to this question, it all depends on the mechanism of opening windows, the degree of insulation of the balcony itself, the personal desire for the host of the premises.
On plastic windows with swinging sash, you can choose vertical or rolled blinds. If the balcony is insulated, the material for lamella can be any.
The lavetled balcony should not complete the blinds with the lamellas on the tissue basis. The material will spoil very quickly from the effects of condensate, starts rotting, traces will appear on the planks from which it is impossible to get rid of.
Good option - blinds on windows with pvc straps.
But the most popular for installation on plastic balcony windows are cassette horizontal blinds "Isolat". The main advantage of this model is that the design is attached directly to the sash.
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Check out the video, how the curtains "Isolat" are attached with their own hands.
The blinds are reliably adjacent to the window glass, even with open flaps, do not pegs from the wind when carrying out the balcony, which is better than the curtains developing in all sides with winds broken.
Aluminum windows
For profiles from aluminum, shutters are perfect
Blinds on the balcony of aluminum structures are required to acquire with the type of opening of the sash. All types of blinds are perfectly suitable for sliding windows. Blinds or rolled curtains for aluminum balconies need to be selected taking into account the presence or absence of heating.
Sliding window flaps on an aluminum balcony without heating will require curtains or blinds from strong materials resistant to reduced temperatures and humidity.
If aluminum sliding frames are provided on the balcony or loggia, freely hanging rolled curtains will be most appropriate.
Wooden window fills on the balcony: what curtains to choose
Blinds for a balcony with wooden bindings can be used horizontal or vertical type, because the window sash in the wooden frames are usually performed in the swollen version.
We recommend watching the video, as the installation of this type of curtain occurs.
A tree for windows is most often used on warm logs, so the choice of materials for the manufacture of blinds is quite wide. Balconies with wooden windows are most often designed with wooden slats, in a rustic style, when most of the finishes are made of environmentally friendly wood.
In this case, it is very appropriate to hang on the windows on the balcony "Wooden Blinds", whose planks are stylized under the wood of valuable and rare rocks, which is perfectly complementing the interior style.