After installing new structures, it is recommended not to rush to throw away old plastic windows, since in some cases they can last a long time. Since products from PVC profiles have been actively installed and operated for only about 15 years, their service life has not yet been exhausted. After all, even double-glazed windows can last 20 years, and window frame designs can last twice as long. In addition, today, completely new windows are often replaced in new buildings, which are extremely irrational to write off as scrap. All of the listed products can always be used, and this applies to people with different levels income.

Where can you use used plastic windows?

The area of ​​application of old windows is quite large. There are not many conditions for reusing them - the product must be intact, and the dimensions of the frames and openings in the new location must be the same. Today, used plastic windows are actively used at such facilities as:

• country cottages;
• workshops and small production workshops;
• cabins and gatehouses.

Also, old plastic windows may be suitable for installation in another apartment, since the dimensions of the openings in many standard multi-storey buildings may coincide. However, in this case, it is recommended to first consult with a specialist who will conduct work in the premises where the installation of used structures is planned.

In what cases is it impossible to reuse old plastic windows?

If damaged profile structures, That reuse windows are not possible. This applies to all components, including imposts and sashes. Violation of the integrity of the profile most often provokes depressurization and can also lead to deformations. Non-critical failures include the following:

• violation of the integrity of the clamping beads - they can be replaced at any time;
• imbalance of fittings - eliminated by adjusting, cleaning, lubricating and replacing failed elements;
• problems with the seal - can be solved by installing new circuits.

In addition, used windows made of PVC profiles cannot be used if there is a significant discrepancy between the dimensions of the frames and the dimensions of the openings.

What to do if there is a slight difference in the sizes of openings and frames

It is ideal when the dimensions coincide completely, but this either requires great luck, or it is necessary to build walls taking into account the dimensions of the window structures. Such situations are rare. More often you have to deal with uncritical size discrepancies. If the opening is a little smaller, you can try to widen it. This works best when the walls are built from foam blocks or bricks. The situation is more complicated with reinforced concrete structures, but in this case the problem can be solved with a good tool.

If the opening is insignificant more windows, then it is recommended to try to build up the frame using. These elements are also called extenders, as they increase the dimensions of the window frame. Thanks to them, it is possible not to lay the opening to the required width and height, which is not always feasible. The extensions create the visual effect of a solid wide frame and have excellent thermal insulation.

The additional elements coincide with the frame profile and ensure the strength of the connections at the joints - thanks to special hooks, a lock is formed that is reliable and tight. Also, these elements will compensate for the thickness of insulating boards, which are recommended for use for finishing slopes. Today there are quite a lot of expanders with different dimensions on sale, so you can easily adapt the dimensions.

If you decide to widen the opening, you need to take into account the fact that external walls are load-bearing, so violation of their integrity can lead to serious troubles. You should always consult with experienced builders before carrying out such work.

Dismantling with preservation

Old windows are suitable for reuse if they have been dismantled and preserved. On OknaTrade it is described for old joinery. The procedure for dismantling while preserving structures made of PVC profiles has much in common with the basic technology. When extracting plastic windows from the opening it is recommended:

• first remove all active sashes;
• remove the double-glazed windows;
• find the location of the fasteners.

The fixing anchors are usually unscrewed after removal assembly seam, which also holds the entire structure. To get to it, you need to dismantle the window sills with ebbs and remove the slopes.

Greenhouses from old plastic windows

Some gardeners find original uses for products from profile systems - they use them to build greenhouses on their summer cottages. It should be understood that the area of ​​such a structure will be small. A compact greenhouse made from windows is usually built in the form of a small extension on the south side country house. For reliable, hermetically sealed joining of individual frames, it is recommended to use a special connecting profile. Entrance door One of the active doors serves as part of such an original structure. In order for plants to feel comfortable in such a greenhouse, it is necessary to equip the structure with microventilation valves.

Gazebo from window frames in the photo

This version of the gazebo-kitchen with an eight-slope roof has frame structure and an octagonal shape in plan. The openings between the pillars of this building are planned to be covered with glazed window frames (from mosquitoes, wind, rain, etc.).

Since it is now common practice to replace old windows with plastic ones, such window frames can be found at garbage disposals in any area of ​​any city, which means they will cost nothing and for construction you will only need to spend money on materials for the foundation, frame and roof.

An octagonal-shaped gazebo is a traditional Swedish house, only in in this case Most of the walls will be made in the form of windows.

The construction of the gazebo-kitchen occurs in stages and in a certain order.

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An octagonal gazebo made of glazed window frames can be placed closer to the center of the site, then from all the windows of the building you can admire the landscape and watch what is happening around. This will be a kind of command post. At the same time, being outside, you can monitor what is happening inside the gazebo, for example, whether anything on the stove has caught fire.

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Inside, you can arrange such a gazebo according to your taste and discretion. A kitchen unit can easily fit here - gas or electric stove, homemade cabinets for dishes and kitchen utensils, refrigerator and, of course, sink. In another part, closer to the center, you can put a large dining table with a bench, chairs or armchairs. If desired, you can install a TV, a stereo system, or hang a hammock here. You can use a regular metal grill by installing it next to the gazebo.

The foundation for a gazebo made from window frames with your own hands must be made from eight single concrete blocks, which are laid on the ground at the corners of the gazebo. Under each block, you need to dig a hole with a spade bayonet, the width and length of which is approximately three times the size of the block. Then you need to pour sand into the bottom of the holes and compact it thoroughly to form a layer 5-10 cm thick. Concrete blocks placed in prepared holes and leveled.

Erection of walls - using a frame for a gazebo with your own hands imposes restrictions on the width and height of the structure.

On top of the foundation blocks, you need to lay waterproofing from roofing felt folded in half, and then the bottom trim is made from timber with a cross-section of 100 x 150 mm. The corner joints of the beams can be assembled by cutting into half a tree, placing them exactly above foundation blocks. The crossbars must be cut into the longitudinal beams of the strapping, also halfway through the tree. The joints of the beams can be strengthened with nails 120 mm long, driving two nails into each joint.

Next, in the corners of the assembled harness you need to install racks made of timber with a cross-section of 100 x 150 mm. The distance between adjacent pairs of racks should be determined by the width of the window frames and the door (or doors). Each rack must be set strictly vertically along a plumb line, secured with temporary struts, and then attached below to the frame of beams with two nails, hammering them in on both sides perpendicular to one another.

Then, at a height of about 50 cm from the trim beams, you need to cut the window sill boards between the posts strictly vertically, without distortions, after which you can remove the temporary struts and replace them with permanent ones. Then you should check the height of all eight racks, and if everything is correct, you can mount on them the upper frame from the same timber with a cross-section of 100 X 150 mm, which should exactly repeat the dimensions of the bottom one. It should be attached to the posts using nails 200 mm long.

Look at the framed gazebos in the photo, which shows the finished structures:

Gazebo made from old frames
Gazebo made of frames

Gazebo for a summer residence
DIY gazebo

For the roof, you must first install a roof truss. To do this you need bars located opposite each other top harness temporarily tie them crosswise with two pairs of tie boards. This structure will simultaneously serve as both a guide supporting the central post in a vertical position and a construction bridge for “high-rise” work. Also, for the convenience of further work, you need to install a temporary auxiliary vertical stand in the center of the gazebo. At the bottom, near the floor, it can be wedged, and at the top, an octagonal locking insert can be attached to it. In order for the auxiliary rack to be held stably in a strictly vertical position, it is necessary to additionally nail it with two nails to the screed boards nailed to the beams of the upper frame.

They'll go to the rafters edged boards cross section 50 x 100 mm. The upper end of each rafter should rest on the central octagonal liner, and the lower end on the beam of the upper trim, on which grooves must be selected in advance corresponding to the thickness and angle of inclination of the rafters. Rafters should be installed in pairs on two opposite sides, nailing them to the liner and beam. To ensure that the nails do not “go” to the side when driving, you must first drill guide holes in the rafters. It is recommended to slightly trim the sides of the upper ends of the rafters so that they fit together better.

Next is done continuous lathing roofs made of clapboard boards, which must be laid with the front (planed) side down. When laying, the ends of each flooring board must be nailed to the rafters with two nails to ensure the rigidity of the roof structure and to prevent the appearance of a bursting force on the top band and the wall. In this case, the roof will rest on the walls of the building like a rigid “cone”.

The roof of the gazebo is made of galvanized steel sheets. Pre-painted sheets of metal must be marked, blanks of the required shape and size must be cut from them and attached one by one to the sheathing using roofing screws with rubber washers. To protect the gazebo from possible leaks, the joints of the roofing sheets from above must be closed with corners cut and curved from the same sheet metal.

Modern plastic, aluminum, and wooden window structures are not just a tribute to the times, but also an important improvement in the heat-saving function of the house. Very often they replace old frames made of durable solid wood, capable of serving for a very long time, but in a completely new quality. Which one? Here are 16 ideas and detailed instructions to them.

Jewelry storage frame

The small frame is an excellent basis for a stand on which you can comfortably hang jewelry. If desired, the wood can be cleaned with sandpaper. old paint, or leave the old coating, renewing it where required. The glass along with the glazing beads is removed, and a metal mesh is inserted into the gaps. All that remains is to screw the hinges on the back side for hanging the stand on the wall and start decorating it.

Organizer for kitchen items

The kitchen is a room with high humidity, so wood needs protection. The frame must be varnished or oil paint pleasant to the eye shade. The crossbars between the glasses are ready-made bases for hooks. This organizer can be placed in work area or decorate a free wall with it. Many ladles, stirrers, graters and other tools will find their place on its hooks.

Clue! This organizer can be mounted not only on the wall, but also on the ceiling.

Greenhouse or greenhouse

Two frames with intact glass will serve as an excellent base for a greenhouse on personal plot. We choose a garden bed. We surround its perimeter with stops. Ordinary cobblestones are suitable for this. We lay them out along the long sides of the bed. We rest the two frames with their long sides against the rows of cobblestones, and bring the upper sides together, getting a “house”.

Advice! To give the structure stability, fasten it with door hinges.

Frame for pots of flowers

To hang 10 flowerpots on the wall, you will need to punch 10 holes for fasteners. You can do it differently. Let's take it old frame, remove the glass from it (or leave it, as you like). We paint in suitable for the interior shade. At the top of the reverse side we attach 2 loops for hanging. We make 2 fastenings in the wall (screws or dowels). We hang up the stand, and then attach as many flowerpots to it as we want.

coffee table

A durable frame is a finished tabletop. It can be decorated in any way: painting, carving, painting, varnishing, etc. All that remains is to screw the legs from below to get coffee table suitable height.

Bed Headboards

Rustic style requires that the interior has a lot of light and undoubted signs of antiquity. Make a headboard from a used rectangular or arched frame - great idea. We remove the old headboard from the bed and attach a new one from 1, 2 or even 4 frames. Fortunately, wood is malleable for creating volumetric structures material and self-tapping screws and ordinary nails can be used as fasteners.

Photo frame

If the thickness of the frame is not very large, as well as its format, then it can easily turn into a photo frame. When the binding is already divided into 6 cells, this is ideal, but interior space You can independently distribute it into the required number of sectors using slats. All you need to do is nail a sheet of plywood to the back and the stand is ready. Photos are easily attached with buttons and pins.

Tray

A small window sash turns into a neat and reliable tray in a matter of minutes. You only need two door handles loop type, which we attach on the right and left to conveniently move the tray from place to place. But in the decor you can show all your imagination.

Organizer

We have several containers, elegant hooks, decorative bags or baskets - you can make a great organizer for anything. It is enough to distribute all this wealth in artistic order (or disorder) around the frame. There is no need to remove the glass. All that remains is to find a place for the masterpiece in the workshop or closet.

Hanger

An elegant hanger can be made from any frame. Glass will only add elegance to the finished item. If there are 2 doors, then they are fastened at right angles and you get a hanger with a shelf. All you need to buy are hooks of a suitable size and design and fasteners to the wall.

Summer gazebo

Sometimes windows are changed as planned and as a result you end up with a whole bunch of large frames. Taking them out and disposing of them is expensive, but making a gazebo out of them is much easier and more useful. To make the structure truly strong, make 4 supporting pillars, the lower ends of which dig into the ground and strengthen cement mortar. But the frames can be attached to this frame in a way that is more convenient in this case.

Note board

You will need: 1 frame, a slightly smaller sheet of plywood. We nail the plywood to the base and cover it with black paint. IN suitable place You can simply nail such a board for notes to the wall.

Watch

You can buy a ready-made mechanism along with numbers and arrows in a store, or use an existing one. Take a small sash and make a hole with a glass cutter. We insert the clock mechanism and fasten the remaining parts of the clock special glue. You can hang it!

Advice! The thinner the frame, the more elegant the finished result will be.

Room decoration

Colorful panels and posters are an excellent decoration for any interior. Instead of a banal frame, you can use more creative option. We take the window sash with glass and place the poster behind it. In this form, the picture takes on a completely different charm.

Mirror

Depending on where exactly the mirror will hang, you can decorate it in different ways. For example, use only the outer contour of the window frame, filling its internal space with a single piece of mirror. Or cut mirrors according to the glass format and replace the glazing with them.

Garden lantern

The small frames are ready-made parts for assembling a garden lantern. Essentially, we need a box in which one of the faces of the parallelepiped is folding. It’s very easy to make it like this, just use furniture hinges. And on top we attach a hook for hanging a lantern in a gazebo or on the veranda.

Hi all! In one of my previous works, I showed how it was made, it turned out pretty good, something like a corner for relaxation, but something was missing. What was missing was just an outdoor table. Just after replacing one of the windows, I was left with an unnecessary double-glazed window, its dimensions are 1m * 0.9m, almost an even square. There are no difficulties in making it; it can be done in just a few hours, unless of course you count the time it takes for the paint to dry. Tools required for manufacturing: - Bulgarian;
- welding machine;
- corner;
- roulette;
- rubber seal;
- drill with a diamond attachment;
- dye. Materials for the table:

- double-glazed window 1m*0.9m;
- corner 25, 4 pieces according to the size of the glass unit;
- pipe 30, 4 pieces, 70 cm each;
- pieces of reinforcement for spacers 8 pieces, 17 cm each.

Making a table

First of all, we cut off all the protruding rubber from the double-glazed window so that it does not interfere in the future when we install the glass in the frame from the corner. It can be cut very easily with a regular knife.

Next, you need to weld a frame from the corner that exactly fits the size of the glass unit. Welds you need to do it from the outside and then clean them with a grinder. I also rounded the corners of the frame a little more.

The next step is to weld the table legs. I cut them out of a pipe, 30 x 70 cm each, but you can make any sizes you like. The most important thing is to weld them evenly, and a square with a right angle helps with this.

The first stability test of the table showed that it is quite possible to leave it this way, but for greater rigidity you can still install small spacers from pieces of reinforcement. The main thing is that the cat likes everything)))

I welded pieces of reinforcement, one on each side of the leg.

That's all, the frame is completely ready and now all that remains is to clean it well and paint it. A little advice: if you do the same, clean the workpieces before welding everything together, it will be much easier.

Then I laid a rubber band along the bottom of the corner; it will serve as a seal between the metal and the glass. I can’t say what kind of tape this is, because I don’t know, it’s similar to bandage rubber, only thinner.

The edges of the glass are very sharp and to avoid injury using a drill and a diamond sanding attachment they need to be cleaned and rounded. Everything is done very easily and quickly.

Important! Use a respirator and safety glasses, as there is a lot of fine glass dust flying around.