Outdoor Recreation - Columns
About Columns
Introduction
Columns for residential and commercial properties provide so much beauty, elegance and have a great input to create decorative characteristics and unique styles on applications. There are two main types of columns which are structural and non structural. Columns are available in many sturdy, durable, weather tolerant and maintenance free materials for homeowners to benefit from. There are many styles and designs to suit your individual requirements for you to incorporate stylish designs or simple decorative columns to the exterior applications of your property. There are also architectural columns that are specially produced to satisfy your individual taste in style and design for your selection.
Columns Applications
The most appropriate applications of columns can be applied to the following areas on a residential property for structural support purposes as well as non structural purposes. The structural columns are designed as a support configuration for many applications that require solid support such as verandas and porches. The non structural columns are more suited as a decorative feature for areas of applications.
- External verandas
- Porches
- Enclosed Barbecue Area
- Pergolas
- Patios
- Car ports
Columns applied to any of these areas for application will look very attractive in appearance whether the columns are for structural or non structural purposes.
Various Column Materials
The materials that columns are produced from are available in materials such as:
- Fibre Glass
- Pre- cast Stone
- Pre- cast Concrete
- Aluminum
- Wood
- P.V.C Plastic
- Marble
- Natural Stone
The wonderful aspects for homeowners are the variety of column materials that can be chosen for many external applications. The advantages of these column materials are that they have a long end use, weather resistant, good color selection, very little maintenance required and best of all they look absolutely stunning.
Column Styles
The most popular dimensions of column productions are round or square. There are load bearing columns which are more suitable for structural purposes and also non load bearing columns which are more suitable for ornamental or decorative application. There are also base and cap tops that can be applied to the top of the column for a complete look.
There are many column styles that you can achieve buy selecting the correct design and patterns of your choice. There are a wide variety in height and width to complement all area applications. You can achieve just about any style you desire. The most common and popular styles that can be achieved with columns are; Colonial Styles, Ancient Styles, Grecian Styles, Roman Styles, Historical Styles, Contemporary Styles, Modern Styles and Antique Styles. The patterns and designs that are imprinted on the column will identify the actual style. Fluted Columns
Fluted columns are ancient style column which originated in Greece. They are elegantly designed with the fluted pattern that is available in two, four, six or eight flute horizontal designs. Fluted columns look fabulous on the veranda or porch entrance to your home in a round or square fluted shape. Column Caps
The final appearance of columns should be finished off with column caps. Column caps should be applied to columns as they will offer complete and last final touches to the columns. Column caps are available in a wide selection of designs, shapes, materials and colors to suit the chosen column design requirements.
