The entrance door in a country house - a reliable defender. But the door itself will protect from the sun and rain? There can not do without a visor above the entrance door. If steps lead to the door, it needed shelter.
With the functions of the visor to understand just: is to protect the doors from natural influences, and even nicer owners not to open the door in the rain and the appearance of the home decoration.
The visor can be made to order, or build your own hands. The question is:, what kind of material used for its manufacture.
The frame is usually made of metal, rare - wood. In form it is single-slope, gable, arch and tent. But the coating itself can be made of various materials:
1. polycarbonate.
2. Metal.
3. Evroshifer.
Polycarbonate meets one of the main rules for the canopy - a strong and at the same time easy. Among the advantages of this material can be noted:
- flexibility;
- transmits light;
- a variety of colors, Besides colored polycarbonate transparent better protection from the sun;
- with a strong damage of polycarbonate does not remain small fragments, both on the glass;
- slightly flammable.
But polycarbonate some characteristics inferior to other materials:
- low abrasiveness, remain scratches (eg, the city);
- burns, dims;
- expands when heated, what to consider when installing, otherwise with a sharp decrease peak temperature burst.
Metal Visor, sheeting, metal will have similar properties and quality. The benefits include metal:
- durability;
- mechanical strength;
Metal visor above the door or window is inconvenient one essential circumstance. When it rains, When it rains, When it rains. When it rains. The issue is solved by applying polymeric materials to the metal surface. Another way- gluing self-adhesive isofol or similar material. Believe the sound from the rain subsides at times.
