Features of the operation of soft windows and their care
The materials used in the production of soft windows are unpretentious, both in operation and in maintenance. Next, several basic and easy-to-follow rules will be presented, which should be followed:
It is necessary to take care of soft windows without dismantling them from a rigid base.
- Soft windows should be washed only if they are already heavily soiled. Do not use aggressive chemicals to clean them, since ordinary warm water is suitable for this purpose, to which you can add a little liquid soap or a non-aggressive dishwashing detergent. You can use a sponge and a soft cloth, or use a soft bristled brush to remove stubborn dirt.
- It is undesirable without special need to dismantle soft windows for the winter period, since they are able to withstand temperatures up to minus 40, and some products even up to minus 70 degrees. Their all-season use should not affect the durability of operation.
- If the windows were removed for the winter period (for example, no one lives in a country house at that time), then they must be carefully folded or rolled up and stored in this form at freezing temperatures.
From the above, it can be seen that there are practically no special problems in the care of soft windows. The only thing that needs to be foreseen if you plan to store them folded is a place for neat storage until the next season.
What is the comfort of using soft windows
Leaving for a summer vacation at the cottage, dreaming of a pleasant pastime on the veranda of private city estates, one has to remember about the possible discomfort caused by such phenomena as the ubiquitous insects, wind, dust, rain, scorching sun rays. All this makes it very difficult to rest, relax and calmly communicate with family and friends.
In addition, in the autumn, the terrace, veranda, loggia or balcony of a high-rise building is filled with dirt and fallen leaves. Rain streams get there, and in winter the room is often covered with snow. All these factors negatively affect the materials from which such summer buildings are built and finished, and it becomes impossible to arrange storage for temporarily unclaimed things on the loggia or balcony.
Balcony protected from the "vagaries" of the weather with soft windows
If the balcony or loggia can still be protected with glazed frames, then large areas of enclosing structures for gazebos and terraces will not be cheap, especially if you install modern durable windows with double-glazed windows. To protect open buildings and annexes from a variety of unpleasant natural phenomena, as an alternative to "classic" glazing, soft windows have been developed, which, if necessary, can be easily and quickly dismantled.
Do not think that ordinary dense plastic wrap can be used for the manufacture of these original structures. Such material quickly becomes cloudy from ultraviolet rays, tears from gusts of wind and, over time, simply turns into useless and ugly rags. For soft windows, much stronger and more practical canvases are used. To verify this, consider the features and characteristics of similar products.
How to choose soft windows, what to look for?
It remains to give a few tips to help you make the right choice of soft windows.
When choosing flexible windows, it is necessary to pay attention to their technical parameters, such as thickness and density, and to the manufacturer of the material used to make the canvases. Production of flexible windows using Achilles film
Manufacturing of flexible windows using Achilles film.
Manufacturers offer windows from film from different manufacturers
And it is very important to get a quality product - only in this case the windows will last for the stated period. Therefore, when placing an order, it is necessary to demand from the manufacturer the documents for the material used for the manufacture, otherwise you can run into a cheap analogue, which is far from real branded products.
The best quality in the domestic market are PVC films of the Japanese company "Achilles", Korean "Politex" and the Spanish "Expafol". Conscientious manufacturers offer customers exactly one of these material options.
At first glance, it is quite difficult to distinguish an original from a fake. Most often, the negative aspects of the film appear already during the operation of the windows. For example, a cheap Chinese-made film can sag, become non-plastic, or cloudy within a year.
When picking up an order, it is necessary to inspect the products, paying attention to the following factors:
- The degree of transparency. The proprietary material is highly transparent and has a completely homogeneous structure.
- Analogs can have interlayers, unequal thickness, foreign inclusions and sagging.
When choosing a tinted film, its quality can be checked by the same characteristics. By the way, defects on it will be even more noticeable than on the transparent version.
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So, if a decision is made to glaze a balcony or loggia, but there is still not enough finance for this, soft windows are quite suitable as an alternative. A terrace or veranda, as well as a gazebo in a suburban area, will be reliably protected from heat, wind, rain, dust and harmful omnipresent insects if film windows are purchased. They are also suitable for closing a small greenhouse, as well as an awning set up over a parking lot for a car on the site. But in this case, you will have to choose a tinted version of the material.
A video dedicated to the advantages of soft windows will supplement the article's information.