Facade finishing is gaining more and more popularity every year. Thanks to the diversity building materials, their color schemes, combinations, options for finishing the facades of the house and their relative availability, everyone can make their own new home individually unique or reconstruct the old one, giving it a new life.
Except decorative design, cladding, if done correctly, will help insulate the house, soundproof it and remove unevenness or imperfections in the constructed walls.
The main stages of facade finishing include the choice of material, type of finishing, financial calculation future work, the purchase of materials and the wall finishing itself.
For cladding you can use materials such as: tiles, siding, plaster, stone, brick, facade board. Each of the materials has its own characteristics and requirements for the prepared surface.
Siding
Siding is one of the cheapest and available types finishing. PVC, wooden or metal panels fixed directly to the walls or to the insulation. On the market you can find a wide range of colors and sizes of panels for any, even the most demanding buyer.
The panels are lightweight, equipped with special fasteners, and therefore easy to install alone. The panels usually come with instructions.
PVC is not subject to combustion, does not require special care and retains its original appearance for many years. In addition, it will help strengthen old building and ensure its moisture resistance.
Less common, due to its high cost and unreliability, is wood siding. The tree is susceptible to climatic influences. Despite the fact that today it is processed under high pressure To increase service life, finishing may not be justified.
Galvanized metal siding is considered the most unpretentious, reliable and durable. However, here you will have to face a small choice color range and variety of material forms.
Plaster
The classic façade finish is plaster. Plaster finishing is easy to do, so you can do it yourself. There are several types of it - silicate, acrylic, silicone.
Acrylic plaster is indispensable if your house is insulated with polystyrene foam or expanded polystyrene. Also, it should be chosen by residents of houses located in major cities or nearby railway, it is resistant to vibrations, and therefore will retain its original condition for a long time this type.
Plaster can quickly become dusty, so placing it near busy highways is not recommended. The service life of such plaster is about 15 years.
Silicate plaster does not collect dust, allows air to pass through and has long term operation - 25 years, but is the most expensive.
Silicone plaster will also last for many years, does not become dirty, and allows the walls to breathe. If your house is located near a highway, silicone plaster will be the best choice.
Tile
Tiles for finishing facades must be for outdoor use. It is laid in two ways - dry and wet. In the first case they use special fastenings on tiles, in the second - they lay the tiles on the mortar, for this the surface must be perfectly flat - plastered.
Sometimes they put between the tiles and the wall reinforced mesh– it will protect the mortar and tiles from cracking. Tiles can be natural, PVC, ceramic, clinker or concrete.
The most common is ceramic - it is light, easy to use and anyone can finish the facade with their own hands. In addition, tiles are water-repellent and resistant to fungi and mold. The strength and quality of the tile directly depends on its price.
Stone
Stone is durable reliable material, which will give the house high cost, pomp, make it beautiful and presentable. Stone can be arranged to create different images and styles on the walls.
The process of laying stone is labor-intensive and is not always possible for a non-professional, but the result is worth the time and effort - your home will stand out from others.
First, mix the solution; it can be purchased at construction stores or make it yourself from Portland cement and sand. The stone is laid on a leveled wall. The seams are rubbed several times after laying. Stone cladding has been tested for decades and has not gone out of fashion for centuries.
Brick
Brick is a symbol of good quality. During construction modern house from scratch, brick finishing is usually provided at the stage of laying the walls.
If the building has already been built, clinker bricks are usually used - it will improve the condition of the house and make it attractive.
Log house
Often, in photographs mountainous reliefs, covered with snow-covered spruce trees, or modern camp sites in the forest, we can see houses from wooden log house. They look very neat and cozy.
For their cladding, a façade board called a block house is used. It has the shape of a cylindrical log, which is attached to wooden frame or directly on the wall. Such cladding is considered environmentally friendly, fashionable and capable of creating an atmosphere of relaxation and home.
Ventilated facade
The ventilated facade is gaining popularity. This is a structure that consists of insulation or free space and an external protective decorative layer. This facade is used for construction low-rise buildings. The air cushion is good insulation. At correct installation and such a façade will last for many years.
Decorative finishing
The decorative department of the facade will help make your home truly beautiful and unique. This can be done using silicone, acrylic and oil paints, and also decorative plaster.
For many years, decorative plaster has been a sign of chic and high cost. Nowadays, synthetic components are added to the mixture, which makes it resistant to all climatic conditions, dense and durable.
There are several types of it - bark beetle or fur coat, the effect is achieved by using marble chips and special grout; Venetian, which imitates marble; pebble, with the addition of a large fraction of marble; and flock, where fragments of paint give the surface a velvety appearance.
Combined finishing
Another solution that will create a unique masterpiece from the walls of your home is the arrangement of various types of facade decoration. A combination of decorative plaster and stone will look win-win, and a combination of panels of several colors will make your home different from others.
Decorative stone is quite cheap and affordable, but it will help turn your home into a fabulously beautiful and cozy place. Photos of the decoration of house facades can be seen below.
Photo of finishing the facade of the house
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The variety of finishing options is dictated not only by the need to decorate wall structures, but also protect the wall material from external influences environment.
Ordinary brick, cinder block, aerated concrete, foam and gypsum blocks have either low decorative qualities, or poor resistance to any precipitation, wind and temperature changes. Even material like sand-lime brick, which has an attractive and reliable appearance, is inferior to its facing counterpart in most respects.
This is a type of lining, the front surface of which imitates a rounded log. Economical and environmentally friendly material.
Finishing with a block house or imitation timber is best done using double wooden sheathing. The first is used for laying insulation, the second is for creating a ventilated gap and installing the cladding. Ventilation is needed not only for mineral wool, but also for wood. In addition, each panel must be treated from the inside (to protect against rot and insects), as well as from the outside (to protect from precipitation).
Used for finishing walls with low vapor permeability. Insulation boards (foam plastic, extruded polystyrene foam) are attached using an adhesive solution and fixed with dowels.
A fiberglass reinforcing mesh is mounted on top and covered with a solution (this is necessary in order to avoid cracks at the joints of the insulation boards). Top layer rubbed, and after it dries, they lay it on it facade plaster, which is then primed and painted with exterior paints.
Siding
Literally from English “siding” - “ external cladding" One of the leading materials used in residential construction.
Installation of siding is extremely simple and installation usually takes place at a high pace of work.
A supporting frame (sheathing) is required, which can be constructed, for example, from a metal profile or wooden beam. Foam plastic with a thickness of at least 20-40 mm is used as insulation.
The use of insulation such as mineral wool, due to its ability to absorb atmospheric moisture, requires the creation of an air gap.
Types of siding:
Vinyl
Gives the building a finished, aesthetic appearance. Inexpensive, durable and elastic material. Before use, we advise you to weigh the pros and cons, including: for environmental and fire safety reasons.
It is also advisable to make inquiries regarding the performance characteristics of the products of the selected manufacturer before purchasing. There have been cases of swelling, warping, cracking, increased brittleness in winter and uneven fading in spots in summer.
The author of this article had the opportunity to work with the Polish brand of siding ROYAL and Tecos (joint Belgium-Russia). Over the past two years, the panels on the south side have been observed to burn out, which is generally uncritical. There are no complaints about the mechanical characteristics.
Steel
Increased cost relative to vinyl and necessity additional expenses treatment with an anti-corrosion compound makes it somewhat difficult to use metal siding for finishing private buildings.
However, some owners still opt for a more solid “metal” option. Steel siding meets requirements fire safety and can be involved incl. for finishing fire hazardous objects.
Time-tested finishing material (first used in Europe more than 100 years ago). Durable, fireproof, not afraid of moisture and biological corrosion.
More recently, it was in the shadow of its vinyl counterpart, but the domestic consumer could not ignore the material on the traditionally beloved cement base.
On some Internet sites you can still find outdated information. What fiber cement siding unclaimed in private construction and hazardous to health. The fact is that previously asbestos was used in production, which can really threaten health. Today this component is excluded from the technological cycle and its function is performed by harmless cellulose.
Cement siding looks perfect, and can also be painted after installation, allowing the owner country house use unlimited color options.
Some manufacturers provide a guarantee for this type of product for up to 50 years!
Wooden, commonly known as “Canadian” siding
It is not afraid of Russian frosts and looks amazing!
Eco-friendly, aesthetic and dear to the heart, the material probably does not need any introduction. Unfortunately, this excellent coating retains all the imperfections of wood and therefore service life is not its strongest point. Relatively expensive, less elastic and therefore requires increased precision during installation and maintenance during operation.
Facade thermal insulation panels (Thermopanels)
A relatively young, but trustworthy method of insulation and decorative finishing of facades is widely used both in the countries of the European Union and in Russia in accordance with the new, more stringent standards of SNiP No. 02.23.2003 “Thermal protection of buildings”.
It is a lightweight but durable panel made from polystyrene foam, extruded polystyrene foam or polyurethane foam, which provides excellent heat capacity. The technology involves the creation of a single monolithic layer having the effect of a thermos. (keeps cool in summer and warm in winter).
Suitable for mounting on any surface: concrete, wood, gas and foam concrete blocks, brick, glass-magnesite sheet, etc.
Ceramic tiles (porcelain tiles)
Artificial finishing material with excellent performance characteristics.
Thanks to high operational characteristics From tiles intended for flooring, it has turned into a universal finishing material widely used for finishing the walls of architectural structures. This ideal option for cladding ventilated facades ( more details about the technology at the end of this article) .
Facade plaster
To this day, this traditional solution enjoys well-deserved popularity.
The abundance of modern technologies brings pleasant variety to the choice of the owner of a country house, puzzled by the high-quality relief of wall surfaces. The main limitation is the relative labor intensity of applying plaster and the need for skilled labor.
The attempt at mechanization here was not crowned with success because the “old-fashioned” method of work has not undergone significant changes.
Durable and most affordable plaster. Over time, the hardness of the coating only increases.
This plaster has a high pH reagent and is resistant to biological corrosion. Small selection colors from the manufacturer is not an obstacle to using a wide range of colors. Plaster being applied white followed by painting with silicate facade paint.
Flaws: low elasticity, low adhesion to the base. Price: the most budget option. Durability: about 30 years old. Frost resistance: 75 cycles.
Does not require kneading and eliminates dosage errors. The choice of color is unlimited - the mixture is tinted.
Acrylic plaster goes on sale as a ready-to-use mixture on a water-dispersion basis. Elastic, durable, highly resistant to aggressive influences external environment. Flaws: low vapor permeability.
It is not advisable to use it on facades with cotton insulation. Price: relatively inexpensive (compared to silicone and silicate plasters), but more expensive than mineral ones. Durability: 50 years old. Frost resistance: fifty cycles.
Can be applied to all types of mineral substrates. It has neutral electrostaticity - does not attract dust and dirt.
Durable and durable coating. It is made on the basis of liquid glass, which provides high vapor permeability (higher than mineral and acrylic) and resistance to biological corrosion.
Flaws: Small selection of colors. Price: Above average price category. Durability: 60 years old.
If your budget allows, then this is the most preferable option. Includes all previously mentioned advantages of materials.
It is made on the basis of modified silicone resin, with the addition of an organic acrylate binder, mineral fillers and pigments.
Flaws: used in combination with silicone primer, very expensive. Price: The most expensive plaster. Durability: 60 years old. Frost resistance: 60 cycles. Among facade paints, by analogy with plasters, a distinction is made between Acrylic, Silicate and Silicone paints.
Not the most popular, but worthy option.
Ceramic facing bricks have many advantages, including high mechanical strength, resistance to water, wind, ultraviolet radiation and temperature changes. Unfortunately, it also has disadvantages, such as, for example, low thermal insulation, considerable weight and high price, it is because of them that he is in lately lost its position in the market of façade finishing materials.
To ensure that the thickness brick wall complied with the requirements of SNiP in terms of protection against heat loss, it should be 80 to 90 cm thick. This is both expensive and requires a more powerful foundation. Although for a low-rise building such a wall has excessive strength.
You can use well masonry when a gap is created between the ordinary brick and the facing brick, which is filled with a heat insulator. This technique allows you to reduce the total thickness of the wall by 1.5 times. But the use of warm facade systems reduces this figure by half
Looks like the real thing, but weighs 1.5 times less.
This type of finish has an amazing decorative surface, due to its similarity to its natural analogue. However, it weighs one and a half times less and is more adapted to finishing works, since any collection already contains additional elements for cladding windows and doorways, corners and joints, which greatly simplifies installation.
Artificial stone is easy to process, durable, environmentally friendly (which is important lately), and easy to install on any base.
The only thing this finish is afraid of is humidity. Therefore, in places where the influence of natural moisture is high, the surface lined with artificial stone must be treated with hydrophobic solutions.
Suspended ventilated facade
The most common method for walls with high vapor permeability.
The idea is to form a supporting frame that provides a gap for air circulation between the insulation and the cladding. Mineral wool is used as insulation.
A system of brackets made of metal profiles is installed on the wall, the height of which should ensure placement thermal insulation material, a protective vapor-permeable membrane and a gap of the required width.
Mineral wool mats are strengthened with glue and (or) plastic umbrella dowels; a membrane is placed on top, which prevents the material from collapsing, but at the same time allows water vapor to erode.
Metal profiles are installed on the brackets, which serve as the basis for installing the cladding. The cladding can be any sheet or slatted material, from corrugated sheeting to composite panels or porcelain stoneware.
The use of each of them has its own characteristics in terms of the method of fastening, pitch and lathing material. For example, composite panels should only be attached to aluminum profiles. Finishing the facade will not only strengthen the external walls of the house and prolong its life, but will also decorate the area, creating a unique aura of attractiveness and captivating the views of passers-by.
Every owner of a private house, summer house or cottage undoubtedly wants to decorate the facade of the building to his liking, so that his home looks cozy and beautiful. Appearance at home is no less important than the furnishings. The owners can show their creativity and imagination to make their favorite home unique from the outside, thereby emphasizing the uniqueness of their family.
Façade decoration is not required at all high costs and can easily be done with your own hands with the participation of all residents of the house. Most often, the courtyard of the house and the entire area are decorated with flowers, ornamental shrubs, fruit trees and other ornamental plants. 
If you want to plant shrubs around the perimeter of the house, then do not forget that they require care.
- It is considered one of the most popular materials for decorating the facade of a house. It not only gives the house a clean, well-groomed look, but also protects the walls from moisture, does not collapse, and does not fade in the sun.
- Decorative plaster is used on brick or block surfaces. It is easy to lay down and can take on a variety of colors by adding dyes. Frescoes and all kinds of designs can be applied to plastered walls. You can use stencils or draw any geometric patterns.
Frescoes add to the house unique architecture, they can be made in a wide variety of styles, in the form of trees, flowers, silhouettes of animals or people, fairy tale characters, Mediterranean style, classical, country, baroque, in general, for the most sophisticated taste.
- Tiles for decorating the facade of a house have a variety of colors and shapes, which allows you to decorate the house separate elements.
It is very fashionable to use products from. He can take different shapes, cornices, borders, columns, and all kinds of stucco molding are made from foam plastic. 
- Facade wooden house decorated with elements from carved wood: porticos, friezes, cornices. Additional decoration can include wooden figurines of animals or flowers decorating window shutters or door frame. Wooden elements must be treated with varnish to increase their service life, protect against fungus, and rot.
- Lighting the facade of a house serves not only a practical purpose, but also an aesthetic one. Take care of beautiful, discreet ones and install them at the entrance, on either side of the front door.
An important question for owners of private houses is how to decorate their home before the holidays, especially before Christmas and New Year.
The most preferred solution is to decorate the house with New Year's garlands. Glowing lights give your home an unrivaled holiday spirit. For this they use LED garlands and duralight cords, mesh, rain. Pay attention to the quality of the purchased illumination. Homemade garlands are not suitable for use outdoors in severe frost conditions.
To create a unique lighting design for a country house, some owners resort to the help of qualified specialists, since the illumination of the house must be correctly installed.
In stores they offer wide range New Year's glowing figures: These include artificial fir trees, Santa Clauses with Snow Maidens, snowmen and other toys.
The cost of decorations for the facade of the house for the New Year depends on your wishes. You can make some accessories yourself. Garlands of Christmas tree branches or decorative paper, plastic or any other materials are decorated with bows, Christmas tree decorations and hung on cornices.
Every home owner wants to make it unique and attractive according to their taste. You can, of course, use the services of professionals. But it will cost more, and you want to invest a piece of “yourself” into a future masterpiece.
You can cladding the facade of a house with your own hands using:
- Plasters.
- Facing brick.
- Siding.
- Natural or.
- Thermal panels.
Let’s take a closer look at each option, its features and basic installation principles.
This method of finishing the facade is also called wet. It will help to perfectly hide even the biggest flaws that could appear during the operation of the building.
- Cracks.
- Holes that were made for fastening something.
- Depressions or bulges.
- Defects that were made during the construction of the walls.
For this they use special solutions. They are applied to a certain thickness so that you can achieve perfect flat surface. It happens when the layer must be very large and then you need to adhere to several rules:
- Be sure to use reinforcing mesh. Otherwise, the finish will fall off in a continuous layer.
- Make several layers. You can apply a solution no thicker than 1 cm at a time.
- It is better to make the first leveling layer from a sand-cement mixture.
Since we are already talking about mixtures, let’s figure out what they are specifically for exterior finishing walls Compositions for interior works absolutely cannot be used for the facade. These solutions simply cannot withstand all the loads to which the façade cladding is exposed.
And one more thing. It is better to buy ready-made mixtures for plastering. Manufacturers add special chemical components that extend the life of the finished coating.
Types of mixtures for facade plaster
What mixture should you choose so that you can do everything yourself and still get an excellent result? It must be said that to obtain a perfectly even layer you will have to work hard and practice.
If this is your first time encountering the plastering process, then it is better to do small area, about 1 m2, on any flat surface. Then you can understand whether it works or not and choose a more convenient method of applying and leveling the solution. But let's get back to the ingredients:
Mineral (sand-cement). They are made on the basis of cement with the addition of various components to give greater elasticity and resistance to external factors. Considered the most budget option. If applied correctly, it can last up to 50 years. The service life will depend on the manufacturer and additional components. The coating perfectly allows steam to pass out.
- Acrylic. To make such mixtures, polyvinyl or acrylic is used. The prepared solution has high performance adhesion, which means it adheres securely to the base. Such a coating will be vapor-permeable and moisture-repellent. The service life is quite long, but bright colors afraid solar radiation and quickly lose their attractiveness.
- Silicate. For this type of mixture, liquid glass is used with the addition of paint and other mineral components. A facade made from such plaster has extremely positive responses. But when working with the mixture you need to be very careful. It hardens quickly, so you have to work quickly.
- Silicone. These mixtures are quite expensive. They are chosen by those owners for whom the combination of price and quality is important. This coating is not afraid of temperature changes, high humidity, or solar radiation. It will also protect the base well from biological damage, that is, it resists fungi and mold.
It is also worth considering separately decorative compositions. With their help, you can create an unusual texture or, on the contrary, a perfectly smooth surface. To add texture, they resort to the help of rollers, improvised materials or special compounds with additional components (for example, bark beetle plaster contains small granules).
Brick
Brick walls always look reliable and respectable, especially if the façade is decorated with your own hands using original masonry and different shades material. But there are some subtleties here:
- If you use solid brick, you need to make an additional reinforced foundation that can withstand such a load.
- A ventilated gap must be left between the main wall and the finishing wall.
- Two separate walls must be connected to each other by flexible connections.
These are all labor-intensive and costly processes. Before buying material, it is better to calculate whether such an investment will be financially profitable or whether it is better to choose a more practical option.
You can replace the facing brick with clinker brick. This option does not require additional strengthening of the foundation, but the walls must be quite strong. Clinker bricks resemble small tiles with the properties of ordinary bricks, so the installation process is very long. But such a finish will be durable and will protect well from temperature changes and humidity. Moreover, it does not require complex care. Atmospheric precipitation will wash away all the dust and dirt.
Siding
This finishing option is perfect for those who have an old house and do not have high-strength walls. Individual panels and the entire structure weigh very little and create virtually no load on the base. It is important to buy both panels and additional elements, without which installation is simply impossible, from the same manufacturer and from the same batch. Otherwise, you may encounter the problem of mismatching sizes and shades.
Vinyl siding is the most affordable option finishing. But this does not mean that manufacturers skimp on quality. Well-known brands produce enough quality panels, which will last a very long time without obvious changes.
The installation process is simple, but you need to carefully read the instructions and adhere to each recommendation as much as possible. Be sure to leave a gap for thermal expansion. Exposed panels high temperatures They expand greatly; if you tighten the fasteners too much, cracks and deformations will appear in the first summer season.
Natural and artificial stone
Before making a natural stone finish, it is important to check whether the base can support it. Natural materials very heavy and are not recommended to be mounted on an old base. Or you will have to additionally strengthen both the walls and the foundation. Of course, natural stone perfectly protects walls from any influences:
- Mechanical.
- Chemical.
- Atmospheric.
But its installation requires special skills. Therefore, it is better to replace such finishing with an artificial analogue. Thanks to modern technologies, stones obtained in production conditions have the same technical characteristics as natural ones. But at the same time they cost less and weigh less.
To finish from artificial material If it lasts longer, you need to cover it with a hydrophobic compound. And this is the only drawback. You can handle the installation yourself.
Thermal panels
Thermal panels are used to decorate the facade. This finishing method solves two problems at once:
- Updating the exterior of the building.
- Insulation of the house.
The panels consist of two surfaces. Upper – facing material. It can be an imitation of brickwork, natural stone or even a wooden board. Bottom side covered with insulation and helps retain heat inside the house.
Pay attention to the fact that moisture from the room is also not allowed to pass through. To prevent moisture from accumulating in the rooms, additional ventilation must be installed. Another option for solving this problem would be to install such panels using the ventilated facade method.
This finish will protect against changes in ambient temperature. He is also not afraid of mechanical damage. Even a beginner can handle the installation process on his own.
As we see options for self-finishing There are a lot of facades. Everyone can choose suitable option both to taste and according to available means.
One has only to change the cladding and the house itself will change beyond recognition. However, before delving into the design subtleties of facade design, it is important to understand the finishing materials, their properties, advantages and disadvantages. Do-it-yourself finishing of the facade of a house can be done using:
- siding,
- facade plaster,
- stone,
- brickwork,
- tiles
Each type of cladding has its own characteristics and requirements for surface preparation. This article will focus on the quality of the wall and the types of cladding materials.
Siding
Craftsmen have been sheathing houses for centuries wooden board, but only about 50 years ago a PVC analogue of this material was invented. PVC siding has a number of advantages, among which it is worth noting:
- The formation of a protective ventilated screen around the wall, which allows the walls to breathe.
- Vinyl siding does not require special care: to keep the facade clean, it is enough to wash it with water occasionally.
- PVC does not burn. Although it melts, releasing harmful substances, this does not in any way aggravate the situation of people inside the house during a fire.
- A house covered with vinyl siding looks very modern without losing its aesthetic properties over many years.
Resistance to color fading and service life depend on the manufacturer. Nice low prices can be deceiving. Poor-quality house cladding will last only a few years, and then it will have to be replaced, which will entail additional financial costs.
Before buying material for finishing the facade, take measurements of the house. This will allow you to calculate the amount of siding and additional elements for its installation. It is very important to follow the installation technology. Calculate expansion and contraction ratio vinyl siding. This event will help you avoid rework due to expansion of the material during the hot season.
An equally common material for cladding is siding made of natural wood. Well, this structure looks really great. However, wood has a relatively short lifespan, so the expensive brilliance of wood siding may not be worth it. However, modern technologies provided manufacturers with the opportunity to produce wooden siding with an extended service life. High pressure treatment increases the density of wood. This increases the resistance of the material to aggressive external environments.
The most durable, unpretentious, fireproof and resistant to mechanical damage Metal siding is considered. It is made from galvanized steel polymer coating. The main disadvantage of the material is the limited palette of colors and types of textures. The arrangement of grounding corrects the conductive properties of the metal. This event, by the way, prevents the penetration of radiomagnetic waves into the building. In this case, the house will have protective screen, But mobile communications It will be difficult to fish in it.
Classic approach - plaster
The plastered facade is also called wet. This is logical, because its arrangement cannot be done without wet processes. Nowadays, different plastering compositions have been developed for facade plastering.
Mineral plaster. It is a bestseller due to its low cost. However, the material has the shortest service life and low ductility. Although, on the other hand, walls treated with mineral plaster “breathe”. It makes sense to apply “breathable” plaster only if the walls are also built from materials that allow air to pass through. Can be used as insulation mineral wool or basalt slabs. If your home is located near railway tracks or a busy highway, then mineral plaster for finishing the facade is inappropriate in this case. The fact is that it will crack and collapse due to constant vibrations. Typically the service life is about 10 years.
If your house has just been built, then you should not plaster it with this composition. The structure will shrink over several years, causing the façade to crack and collapse. Simply put, such actions will lead to a waste of money.
The material is very plastic and resistant to moisture, “does not breathe”. However, if you chose polystyrene foam or foam glass as insulation, then this type of plaster will be indispensable. The façade can withstand high vibrations. This means that if your house is located near a railway or highway, then the wall cladding will last in its original form for a very long time!
Acrylic plaster absorbs dust, so if the house is located near a highway, its use should be as justified as possible.
The material is very durable, and the fact that it does not “breathe” can be compensated for by using forced ventilation. The service life is about 15–20 years.
Silicate plaster. The material has absorbed all the positive characteristics. It does not collect dust, is unusually plastic and allows air to pass through, that is, it “breathes”. However, silicate plaster is the most expensive. Its service life ranges from 20 to 25 years.
The material is elastic, breathable, does not absorb chemical compounds, including salts, antistatic. If silicone plaster is applied correctly, it will be a durable decoration of the facade for 25 years, or even more. The material is so reliable that it can be used to cover a façade even near a busy highway.
Monumental facade, finished with tiles or stone
It's very easy to do with tiles. beautiful design Houses. However, in order for such a facade to last for a long time, it is very important to follow the installation technology. The first thing to consider is that brick walls must first shrink. In addition, in order for the tiles to adhere well to the walls, for each type of tile it is necessary to use the appropriate adhesive composition. By the way, tiles can be clinker, ceramic, made from natural or artificial stone, made on a sand-cement base.
Tiles can transform a flat, unremarkable wall into an exquisite architectural masterpiece. Finishing the facade with tiles is done seriously and for a long time. The tiles you use must be designed for outdoor use!
If you decide to make a ventilated facade, then the walls insulated in this way can be finished with tiles. The method of fastening and the thickness of the skin are calculated in accordance with the upcoming loads. Ventilated facades are made of brick. After this, you can finish the walls with tiles.
If you decide to cover your house with tiles that imitate chopped stone or brick, then leave gaps of 5 mm between the parts for subsequent grouting. To make the imitation masonry look more attractive, choose a matching grout color.
When combining tile textures, it is important to consider their size. To cover the base, choose large elements. For walls would be better suited smaller tiles. This way the house will look more stable. The top edge of the finish should be protected from moisture penetration. For this purpose, use protective cornices or canopies.
Regarding façade cladding natural stone, then the technology is as follows:
Cladding the external walls of the house with brickwork
Brick is a symbol of good quality construction. To make the house more respectable, it is best to use clinker bricks. As a rule, facing walls with bricks is done already at the stage of laying walls. This move is usually calculated by architects in advance. What if the building has already been built? In this case, the façade cladding clinker bricks – perfect solution to improve the attractiveness of the home.
If you have wooden house, then finishing it with brick is advisable only if a ventilated façade is installed. Otherwise on wooden wall Condensation will form, quickly destroying it.
Thickening a wall with brickwork will not increase it thermal insulation properties. To make the house warmer, you need to make a ventilated facade with wall insulation basalt slab or mineral wool. Brickwork you can’t start doing it unless the foundation of the house is strengthened and expanded. This is due to the fact that brick absorbs moisture. In addition, a waterproofing layer should be laid on the foundation.
Regardless of what material the walls are made of, they must be connected to the masonry with flexible connections. There are 7 flexible connections per 1 m2. The height of the masonry together with the pediment cannot exceed 7 m. Otherwise, it will be fragile. To liven up the texture of a wall, install on it decorative elements, such as cornices, fillets and arch molding.
In addition, you can combine bricks of several colors. Such a facade will look very original and unusual. If you add the appropriate dye to the solution, the masonry will look even more elegant.
If you have already decided how to decorate the facade of the house yourself, then purchase the material and start doing the work. If you have any questions on the topic, then write your comments to the article. The specialists working on the site will advise you, clarifying all the details of the facade finishing or the choice of materials.
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