A wide variety of facade finishing materials manufactured by modern industry allows you to design the appearance of your private house for every taste and budget. How not to get confused in all this variety and choose the most suitable material? To do this, you need to mentally "try on" this or that decoration for your home: photos of the facades of private houses will provide invaluable help in this.
Private house is decorated with modern finishing materials
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How to sheathe a house: photos of the facades of private houses
The cladding of the outer walls of houses from the outside has been made by man since ancient times. Initially, it performed only protective and insulation functions. Later, decorative was added to them. Today, it has already come out on top in terms of importance, since the first two are implemented by applying additional coatings to the walls that protect against external influences and insulate the building.
The cladding of the house performs not only a protective, but also a decorative function.
According to the method of construction, facade coatings can be wet or dry. Wet coatings are applied with mortars and glue directly to the walls of the building. Dry species are mounted using various fixtures. They can be arranged on top of the insulation at any time of the year.
The facade of the house is decorated with hyper-pressed slabs that imitate natural stone
By location on the wall facades there are ventilated and non-ventilated. The first type assumes a gap between the walls and the covering. This allows air to circulate freely in this space, drying condensate and moisture. An application of this type is primarily shown on a wooden house. A photo of the facades of private houses with a non-ventilated installation method allows you to see the absence of any gaps between the walls and the coating.
Painted metal siding is used in the decoration of the house.
Depending on the material used, the facades can be designed:
- special decorative plaster;
- facing bricks of various types;
- clinker facing tiles and porcelain stoneware;
- siding: metal, wood or vinyl;
- stone: natural or artificial;
- front cassettes;
- front panels;
- sandwich panels.
Stylish combination of plaster and natural stone
Before deciding on any of them, you need to study the properties of each type and choose the right one for your home. Photos of the facades of private houses made of such material can be viewed in order to represent more accurately the external appearance that will result.
The combination of wood siding and natural stone looks very organic
Decorative plaster for facades
One of the oldest ways to decorate the facades of houses is to plaster them. In ancient times, clay, gypsum and sand mixtures were used for this. Today, the main components of this material are: cement, sand, gypsum and other additives and plasticizers. Modern technologies make it possible to create decorative plaster with a textured surface. It can be painted with any dye and has a very beautiful decorative look.
Stylish combination of different finishing materials in the decoration of a modern home
The plaster mixture can be applied directly to the walls of the building or over the insulation using a special reinforcing fiberglass mesh. Housescovered with decorative plaster have a presentable and solid appearance. The disadvantages of the material are: "wet" installation method, low resistance to mechanical stress and the need for periodic painting.
The house is sheathed with juicy green siding
Facing brick
This is a brick made in a certain way. There are several types of bricks for facing facades, both in manufacturing technology and in appearance. They are all reliable and durable. Very nice and solid appearance of brick-faced houses. The material has other advantages: low thermal conductivity, a wide selection of finishes, excellent protection of walls from external influences, the possibility of creating a ventilated facade with insulation. There are not many disadvantages of a brick: the high cost and laboriousness of creating a brickwork.
Finishing brick is reliable and durable
Clinker tiles
Facing tiles and porcelain stoneware of various types are piece products of various shapes and sizes. Fastening them to the facade is carried out using mortar. Clinker tiles are manufactured using the same technology as clinker brick, porcelain stoneware is obtained by pressing a complex composition.
The house is tiled with bright clinker tiles combined with artificial stone
Houses faced with such tiles look rich and presentable. There is a fairly rich selection of colors and styles. This material is in the upper price segment, so there is no mass use of it in the decoration of facades of private houses yet. A photo of a house with a similar finish is striking in its chic.
Combination of various finishing materials in the design of house facades
Siding
This is a very common facade material. The reason for this is the comparative affordability of all its types. it happens siding: vinyl, wooden and metal. Each of its types implies a large number of variations, both in shape and in color. Siding has the form of oblong panels, which are both horizontal and vertical fastening.
Compact country house lined with white siding
This material is mounted on the lathing, thereby creating a ventilated facade. Under it do vapor barrier and thermal protection. The advantages include: ease and speed of installation, affordable price, maintainability. Disadvantages: fading in the sun (especially the vinyl version), insufficient strength (large hail can punch or leave holes on products).
A house lined with artificial stone looks solid
A rock
A very expensive option for finishing the facade. The stone can be natural or artificial. The second one is somewhat cheaper, but at the same time it is more convenient to install. The material is attached to the mortar to the walls of the house. Stone-faced houses look very chic and attractive. Such a facade can serve for decades without major repairs.
Artificial stone looks great and is easy to install
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Among the shortcomings, it can be noted: the high cost of the material itself and the installation of such a facade, the insufficiently wide selection of colors of stones. In this regard, artificial stones look more profitable than natural ones.
The finishing stone will always be in fashion
Facade cassettes
These are metal products of a square or rectangular shape in various sizes. The metal can be simply galvanized or coated with polymers. The edges of each cassette are bent with a corner, which is used for fastening to the lathing guides. This material is very common when installing ventilated facades of apartment buildings, public and industrial buildings, and other large structures. Products can be of almost any color, which allows you to create whole compositions on large walls.
Modern finishing materials allow you to decorate the facade of the house for every taste
The advantage of facade cassettes is the low price, the ability to choose any color, the speed and ease of installation, the ability to create a ventilated facade with insulation. The disadvantages are the same as with siding.
Wood siding goes well with clinker tiles
Facade panels
A material similar to siding in its properties and qualities. The difference lies in the form. Panels come in various fancy shapes with a structure: brick, marble, stone. Due to their irregular shape, these panels do not form visible seams, which gives the illusion of solid brick or masonry.
Facade panels with imitation stone combined with plaster in the design of a country mansion
The panels are fastened to the same crate as the siding using self-tapping screws. There is no problem with the thermal protection device under this material. It is difficult to pass by a house sheathed with such material. Photo of facades of private houses, lined with panels can be confused with photographs brick buildings.
Modern artificial finishing materials faithfully imitate natural
Sandwich panels
This is a multi-layer facade material. The panel consists of two metal sheets, between which a foamed plastic sheet with a vapor barrier layer is pressed. This design allows you to create excellent sound insulation and heat protection. The material can withstand very large temperature drops. Metal sheets are made of aluminum alloy, therefore they are not easily corroded. The outer layer is made to match any texture: wood, plaster or just a matte or glossy painted surface.
Facade decoration of modern modular house used contrasting colors
This material can be attached to the battens with self-tapping screws or directly to a concrete or brick base with dowels. The products are connected with each other using grooves and ridges, which ensures a good density of joints. The ends and joints must be additionally processed with foaming to avoid freezing during the cold period.
Facade finishing wood - a classic for all time
The choice of the type of facade material is a very responsible matter. It is necessary to take into account not only quality and cost, but also how it will look in the context of other buildings and structures. After all, it is best suited to a brick facade fence with brick posts, not wooden fence.
