Eaves hoods: what are they and what are they for?

Quite often today you can hear such an unusual word as a hood. Usually it is used in cases when it comes to curtains and eaves. In this regard, many questions often arise. What is it and what are they for? This question and a number of others will be answered in this article.

The hood is a special strip that is used to decorate the cornice. It is fixed on it with the help of either special clips, either with the help of an adapter. Such a plate is available on almost all modern aluminum or plastic eaves. There are several types of blends. All of them differ from each other in their pattern and width, as well as the method of attachment. In recent years, blends for plastic cornice have become increasingly popular. Their peculiarity lies in the fact that, if necessary, they can be easily changed.

A variety of options to decorate the blend, produced today is simply amazing. Blends can be used and are used not only as decorative elements of the decoration of the cornice, but also to hide from prying eyes the clips or hooks on which the curtain itself is attached. In addition, with the help of a blend, you can visually increase the height of the walls and increase the space of the room itself.

There are several criteria by which blends are divided into types. First of all, it concerns the external color of this element:

1. Classic white color. Such blends are considered the most versatile, because they are suitable for curtains and curtain rods of absolutely any colors and textures.
2. Imitating natural leather, wood or any other natural materials.
3. Any monogamous color. Here most often all shades of brown and gray, black, maroon and green are found. Such blends are usually selected either in a single color scheme with curtains, or, on the contrary, in complete contrast with it.
4. Having additional decoration in the form of stucco, sparkles or rhinestones.Such blends are very popular in avant-garde and baroque style.
5. Having a molding that is, a special insert, which usually imitates some expensive metal.

No less important criterion for the separation is the material for the production of such a cornice accessory. Usually blends are made of plastic, because this material is quite flexible and durable, and durable.

Do not forget about the width of this product. There are narrow blends - a width of not more than 2 cm, and there are wide, whose width can reach 5-6 cm.

As you can see, even such an unusual and, at first glance, completely unimportant accessory, as a hood for the eaves, has several varieties. Because you need to know some of the nuances of her choice in order to make the right purchase.

If you decide to revive the interior of your room with this accessory, then its choice should be approached very responsibly. Otherwise, you can get just ugly and not fitting into the overall design of the room cornice.

First of all, it is necessary to select the hood in accordance with the width of the place intended for it at the very eaves. Otherwise, the final construction will look ridiculous and ugly.

The total area of ​​the room should also be taken into account when choosing such an accessory, the same applies to the size of the window itself. In small rooms and on small ledges it will be inappropriate to look massive blends, decorated with rhinestones or stones. Therefore, it is necessary to select them based on the interior of the room and its area. If you choose a product with a picture, you need to ensure that its overall motive fits into the overall concept of the room design, because, as you know, the style is expressed in detail.

Such decoration is mainly intended for ceiling plastic or aluminum cornices, so you should not try to put this accessory on other types of it.Many manufacturers specifically divide these accessories into groups depending on what material they are used for curtain rods. Therefore, when buying a lens hood, this item must be taken into account.

Install the hood on the eaves in several different ways:

1. If you purchased the product, having a special lock, then all that is needed is to snap it into the special lateral sinuses of the curtain rods themselves. In this case, the entire length of the hood itself will be positioned correctly and evenly.
2. If there is no such lock, then to the place where the hood will be located, it is necessary to glue a piece of double-sided tape equal in width to the sinuses, and then press the product itself firmly on top. This method has one major drawback - in the future it will be almost impossible to dismantle and change the hood, because the tape will glue both parts very tightly.
3. Third option is to use all known stickies and glue.Immediately it should be said that this installation of the hood will be for life, it will be impossible to remove it later from the eaves. To do this, one side of the adhesive tape is glued to the curtain with super glue, and the other is glued directly onto the hood itself. Further, both parts are simply connected to each other. For greater strength, glue can also be applied to the internal parts of the velcro between the eaves and the hood.

As you can see, there is nothing difficult in installing such an optional accessory. But thanks to such simple actions, even the most inconspicuous and simple cornice can be turned into a real work of art.

Today, many both domestic and foreign manufacturers of eaves complete their goods with such a product. But if for some reason you do not like the blend offered by the manufacturer, you can easily replace it with another. You can buy such a product both in online stores and in ordinary construction markets.

If we talk about the cost of such a product, it depends on the specific model of the hood. On average, the minimum cost per meter is 120 rubles, and the maximum can reach thousands of rubles.

Blends for cornices of various types from customers receive only positive. People note as the main advantages of their wide range, low cost and ease of installation. An important advantage for many buyers is the fact that it is possible to instantly change the appearance of the eaves and the entire room as a whole. Therefore, it can be said with complete confidence that blends for curtain rods are a truly important, necessary and sought-after invention.

For information on how to update the old cornice with the decorative strip, see the following video.