Cornices at the top order of the decoration elements pyramid

Cornices at the top order of the decoration elements pyramid

When you decide to decorate your house cornices will be sure on the top of decorative elements which you will decide to choose and buy. Cornices are one of the main decorative elements which will be applied for any interior decoration of house’ rooms. So let’s go with the next lines of essay to know what are cornices ? what are the types of cornices ? what are they made from ? Are you ready to know the answers of such questions ? ok then rest your back to your seat and let your mind enjoy such interesting information.

Cornices ,as some architectural sites and some famous dictionaries define, are the decorative border over the top of a wall on that area where the wall and ceiling meet which is called seam either inside the building ( interior ) or outside ( exterior). Also cornices are considered as the decorative capping molding of the top of walls. Also all decorative eaves ( the lower edge of A-shaped roofs ) are considered eaves too. All decorative moldings . jambs , architraves are considered cornices as long as they are decorative and play as an ornament for the building or furniture. Cornices which are plain and used for interior rooms are called covings.

What we have understood and got in is that cornices play an aesthetic role in decoration , despite that fact but also cornices plays another role in case of being used outside on the exterior walls. They will be used to drive the rain water away from the  walls of building and that can be seen obviously on the A-shaped roofs houses. The lower edge of such roof ( eaves ) when they are decorated are considered cornices. Nowadays cornices main function is to cap the top of interior and exterior walls, windows tops and doors top. Terms are confusing between floor moldings , cornices, architraves and jambs. Don’t confuse yourself all of moldings , architraves and jambs are subcategories of cornices. Architraves are cornices which will decorate the horizontal and vertical lines besides openings such as windows or doors. Moldings are that protective strip on the bottom or top of a wall and it is cornice too.

Now after we have known what are cornices and their function let’s see from what material they are being manufactured. Varied types of materials that are used to produce cornices. Plaster and paper covered plaster are one of the materials which cornices are made from but the drawback of that material is that it can absorb water and it is heavy which can be dangerous if it has fallen over anybody. Polyurethane as a synthetic material is used to produce cornices but its disadvantage is its expensive price. Cornices are made from timber but we discussed before the defect of wood is that it is flammable and can be destructed by ants and termites. The best solution is in that material polystyrene especially the extruded polystyrene that is referred to as XPS. That XPS cornices are preferred for those reasons :

1- High density of polystyrene which means more robust.

2- Water-proof

3- Light-weight

4- Easy installed by just an adhesive material

5- Easy to be cut and formed by using some stationery tools as a cutter.

Izoyapi A.S company in Turkey manufactures such XPS cornices in many types and colors. They produce the patterned decorative cornices and patternless ones. They produce the plain ones ( covings ). They produce jambs , floor moldings and exterior jambs in many standard dimensions and window sills ( cornices too )  . Long time guarantee on their products. Iso 9001 , CE and TSE quality standards are applied. High technology is applied and big capacity to feed any market with the needed amount at the determined deadline of delivery. Izoyapi is the pride of Turkish industry community in manufacturing home decoration. Visit that site www.izopiyer.com.tr . Have at their decorative cornices from that link https://drive.google.com/open?id=1v7aQivH1Xs8_nGOBi1QH1vd20bcJMuA0 .