Exterior decoration of the house from a bar will not only decorate its facade, but also protect natural material from sunlight, wind load, snow, rain and mechanical stress. The log house is environmentally friendly, but it is vulnerable to moisture and ultraviolet, and the lining can become a reliable shield from an aggressive environment. You can choose the material to your taste and abundance, the main thing is that it is suitable for such purposes and be correctly installed on the exterior walls.
Material selection
The workflow may include several stages, which will dictate the choice of decorative finishes:
- outer cladding;
- exterior finish;
- plating basement.
Most often, developers clad the base with natural or artificial stone, and the walls with siding or lining. Modern materials undergo quality control and meet all the requirements for this category of goods. Professionals advise making the choice of cladding at the stage of building design, especially if we are talking about a frame structure that cannot be left open for a long time, especially if you install insulation, and climatic conditions are characterized by an abundance of rainfall, you can not hesitate a day.
Stone or tile
Let's start with the most expensive facing decor, and the costs here are both financial and temporary. In fairness, it is worth noting that the advantages in this case are also many:
- long operational period;
- resistance to sharp temperature fluctuations;
- low level of moisture absorption;
- wide selection in the distribution network;
- protection of walls against shock and friction;
- fire resistance.
The disadvantages include complex installation, which is unlikely to be possible to carry out independently without certain skills. Also, material and work are not cheap, so not all can afford such material. In most cases, tiles and stone are acquired for finishing the basement, but there are solutions for the walls outside.
Ceramic tile
This finish has been used for more than a decade, and in the climatic conditions of our country, it has shown itself to be excellent. On the street it is better to lay porcelain tiles or clinker. The first option is based on synthetic granite, so it imitates the texture of a natural mineral quite reliably. Clinker is one of the newest popular materials, similar to brick in both configuration and color. It is steady against low temperatures, but needs strict observance of installation technology.
A rock
Exterior decoration of the house from a bar can be made of natural or artificially made stone. Natural mineral is not afraid of low and high temperatures, is not deformed by mechanical stress, but it has a large weight and is quite expensive. As for artificial cladding, in terms of durability and texture it is not inferior to its prototype, moreover, it weighs much less, costs less and can be installed on the walls of the facade on its own.
Installation of tiles and stone
The decorative stone can be installed on the external walls of the house in two ways. First, consider a simple mount if your house has a monolithic or brick base.
- The surface is cleaned of dust and dirt, primed.
- A plaster mesh is installed and plastered with a solution prepared according to the instructions on the package.
- When the plaster is completely dry, it is sanded and a stone is laid on top.
If your house has an openwork base (pile foundation), then the following method is suitable:
- The lathing is made of wooden bars (50x40 mm) or metal profiles. The step between the elements of the crate is usually 40 - 50 cm.
- When the frame is ready, a heater is placed between the bars.
- A vapor barrier is pulled over the insulation, which will protect it from dampness, and also a counter-lattice is stuffed.
- Tile or stone on the plane of the facade is mounted on self-tapping screws or glue using a special profile. This method is suitable for lightweight cladding, as the weight of the natural stone structure can not withstand.
Facing work
Both the tile and the stone can be fastened end-to-end or with jointing, in other words with a gap, which is further processed by grouting. The layout option is more complicated in terms of styling, but it looks much more interesting, although it all depends on the taste of the owners of the house. In any case, the installation starts in the direction from the corners and openings. It is better to fix segments of a stone, alternating large and small specimens, then we get a natural chaotic pattern.
For work outside the timber house, a special cement adhesive base is used. The glue is applied to the facing details and the wall, and its excess is removed with a spatula. The whole process should be carried out at a temperature of +5 - + 10C, since at other marks of the thermometer the glue does not harden. After installation, the stone and tile are treated with a hydrophobic agent. Similarly, the lining of the base is carried out.
Siding or block house
Siding and lamellas imitating timber have both positive and negative sides, which rather characterize not the facing process, but the building materials with which it is performed. Both types of cladding can be made of wood (mainly block house), vinyl or metal. The advantages of such a cladding installed outside the house include:
- simple installation;
- affordable cost;
- a wide range of material and components for it;
- resistance to precipitation and wind;
- long service life (at least 40 years);
- color fastness even under the sun.
A significant advantage of siding is its unlimited decorative possibilities., because here you can combine different shades of lamellas on individual facade elements, thereby highlighting them favorably. The main condition for the installation of the siding and the block of the house is the creation of a ventilation façade and insulation. This cladding also has weaknesses, although there are not many of them. For example, vinyl products can burst under severe mechanical stress, the wooden block of a house is subject to fire, and the metal cladding is noisy during rain.
Installation of decorative slats
Outside installation works with the use of such cladding are carried out at any temperature, and they are carried out according to the following scheme:
- The surface of the walls is cleaned of contaminants and treated with an antiseptic, which can be used as tar oil.
- Mounted crate. The thickness of the frame bars depends on the thickness of the insulation material with a margin of 1 cm. The pitch between the elements of the crate is 40-50 cm.
- A waterproofing film is installed with an overlap of 10 - 15 cm. Each joint must be glued with tape.
- Insulation is installed.
- A protective film is mounted on top of the insulation.
- A counter-lattice is stuffed, which serves as the basis for the installation of siding and at the same time fixes the insulation.
- Having departed from the ground 15 cm, they begin to mount the siding from the bottom up. The lamellas are locked together and the screws are screwed to the crate.
- If a wooden block house was used outside the facade, it is additionally opened with an antiseptic and varnished.
Now you know how to sheathe a house from a bar outside so that it is not only beautiful, but also acquires excellent thermal insulation qualities, which will help residents save on heating of premises.