Decorating houses from vulture panels

Requirements for materials

The most important requirement for finishing a house from SIP panels is resistance to the negative effects of external factors. The material must be ready to last a long time, perfectly tolerate contact with moisture and withstand constant temperature changes. Such quality characteristics are possessed by clinker tiles and vinyl siding. They are also good because they just fit, which is not fully consistent with facing bricks. For its installation, certain skills will be required, as when applying facade plaster.

The material for finishing the outer walls must also be repairable. This requirement is well met by artificial or natural stone. If individual elements have broken off, they can be replaced if necessary.

It is also important to take into account the fact that the finish can have an impressive weight, which means it will put a load on the foundation. If the construction was carried out using lightweight technology, and the base is not too deeply buried, the external finish should have a small mass

Therefore, when deciding how to decorate a house from SIP panels from the outside, you should pay attention to an artificial stone, abandoning its natural analogue

Installation of facade panels

Well, here we come to the most interesting thing - to the installation of panels, let's proceed:

1. We install the starting bar over the entire work surface and fix it with small screws.
2. Now we insert the outer corner into the joint between the two walls and fix it with screws (make sure that the corner is set evenly).

1. After we have set the corners on the outside, you can start laying the new facade panels.
2. We fix the first panel with screws from left to right.
3. Further, according to the same principle, we install the following panels, building a kind of chain from them.

Various materials can be used for the exterior decoration of the house, and the combination of several different facade panels will make the facade more contrasting and give it a peculiar zest. So we slowly got to the most important question - How can you decorate a house from a vulture? The answer will not surprise you - Almost everyone!

Let's take a closer look at what materials can be used to decorate the facade:

The first thing that comes to mind is plaster (even though it is being used less and less now). The most important advantage of plastering is that such walls look neat, even and beautiful, and this, despite the fact that such a finishing technology does not need additional materials. Plastering stages: preparation of the work surface, glue treatment and painting. This is the secret of a beautiful facade, it is worth noting that modern plaster can crumble or be washed off by rain.

Siding is a stronger material that is resistant to any environmental influences. It is also noteworthy that you can "play" with shades, combine materials and create your own unique and unique design. With the help of siding, you can imitate some natural material (for example, a tree) and such a house will look very unusual.

The advantages of siding include its cheapness, ease of installation, reliability and appearance, and, fortunately, it does not have many disadvantages.

If you want to make your exterior finish really unique and premium, then look at the cement-ceramic coating. This material is very environmentally friendly (it consists of sand, cement and other natural additives to increase sustainability)

But, at the same time, one must not forget that such a plate weighs a lot. After installation, it will put pressure on the foundation and over time it will sag. So that such an unpleasant situation does not happen to you, first take care of strengthening the foundation. Such a panel costs several times more than its direct plastic competitors. Also, the cement-ceramic coating will never lose its original appearance and will serve you for a long time.

A polymer coating with imitation of stone or brick is an economical option for cladding panels, and its quality will generally satisfy your needs. Products of both domestic and foreign manufacturers are recommended. The texture and color may vary: resemble a stone or brick;

Composite panels are the best in their kind representative of finishing panels in terms of price / quality ratio. They also create additional insulation for your home and protect walls from freezing and destruction.

Suspended structures

Suspended structures involve the use of a lathing on which the finishing material is mounted. This method is gaining more and more popularity, since it allows you to create a ventilated facade, use insulation of the required thickness.

The lathing is usually made from timber or metal profiles. The latter option is preferable, since it does not require pretreatment of the elements of the sheathing with fire retardants and similar compositions for wood.

Siding is considered a type of hinged structures. It is a panel similar in size to the size of the boards. At the same time, the material has special grooves and locking systems, due to which it is assembled like a children's designer. This type of installation allows you to make it simple and efficient, it is possible to carry out installation work all year round. The material has improved performance properties, including hydro-wind protection.

The sizes and designs of the material are very diverse. It can be both colored models (bright glossy or quieter, neutral matte panels), and imitation of the texture of any natural material (brick, stone, wood). The material is easy to clean - most surfaces have a self-cleaning function. Wet cleaning of coatings is possible.

There are the following main types of siding panels.

Plastic. It is based on PVC, as well as various modifiers and pigments. Such panels are strong enough, but with increased mechanical stress (shock) they can crack. The material is moisture resistant, withstands high and low temperatures, their abrupt change, and is resistant to UV protection.

Low weight (up to 5 kg / sq. M) does not require foundation reinforcement. The disadvantage is the low rate of fire safety.

However, despite the processing of wooden panels with special compounds, their service life is short. During operation, siding requires regular maintenance.

Separately, it is necessary to highlight the basement siding, designed for cladding the lower part of the building. It has a greater thickness of profiles, better weather resistance and moisture resistance, resistance to mechanical damage. This is due to the fact that the basement of the house is more often than others exposed to shocks and other damage, freezing, moisture and other negative environmental factors.

Basement siding is rather rectangular panels. Their width is usually equal to the height of the basement and starts from 60 cm. This leads to ease of installation.

Facade panels have some similarities, in terms of fastening and possible materials used for manufacturing, with siding. They can be square or rectangular in various dimensions. Some slabs contain insulation. The multi-layer panels provide their high performance properties.

Another popular hinged type material is sandwich panels. They represent a "sandwich" in which the "middle" of the insulation is laid between 2 layers of rigid material (usually metal). The strength and durability of the structure is ensured by using the hot pressing method. The front side of the "sandwich" can be painted in any shade, be smooth or have a relief.

Sandwich panels are highly resistant to fire and moisture, exhibit excellent thermal insulation properties with low weight. The material is easy to install, and if a separate section is damaged, only it can be replaced without going through the entire facade.

If earlier they were used for cladding office buildings, now they are used to decorate private buildings as well. This is due to the durability and reliability of the material, its weather resistance. Externally, the cassettes are squares and rectangles of aluminum, steel, less often copper, covered with a protective polymer layer. The size and design of cassettes may vary.

No. 4. Finishing of floors in the house from SIP panels

Let's note right away - any modern materials will do. On the first floors, some install an additional underfloor heating system.

The most popular flooring options include:

natural wood, which is represented by solid boards and block parquet. This is an environmentally friendly and safe coating that will make up a pair of wooden lining laid on the walls. Among the advantages are a warm surface and durability, of the minuses - the price and the need for special care;

parquet board is a cheaper analogue, consists of several layers of wood, but in terms of environmental friendliness it is almost as good as solid wood. Appearance, assortment, installation - these are obvious advantages. Of the minuses, fear of moisture and slightly less durability than wood;

laminate is an even cheaper option, it can imitate the pattern of any wood or stone, is easy to install, durable, but has a cold surface and makes loud sounds when something falls on the floor;

cork floor - a naturally warm and slightly springy coating that is not afraid of fire, does not attract dust, is highly durable and wear-resistant

Of the minuses, the price and the fear of sharp objects;

ceramic tiles are used where it is important that the coating withstands the effects of moisture, temperature extremes and mechanical stress. It is a durable and aesthetic finish, but it has a cold surface and difficult installation;

linoleum is a hit among all floor finishing materials

Cheap, easy to install, warm, durable, and at the same time it can imitate both wood and stone decently enough. Of the minuses, there is only a high probability that after heavy pieces of furniture dents will remain on the coating;

stone floor and porcelain stoneware floor. These are quite expensive finishes, although porcelain stoneware will naturally cost less. Among the pluses is high strength, durability and resistance to any impact, of the minuses - the price and the cold surface;

self-leveling floors will be expensive, they are difficult to install and even more difficult to dismantle, but they allow you to make a monolithic coating, which can be absolutely any color and texture, decorated with shells or pebbles. You can use any image or even your own photo.

For tiles, porcelain stoneware and it is better to make the self-leveling concrete screed. An alternative option is to lay the mineral board materials in one or more layers, having previously made waterproofing.

Facade panels for brick

Unlike facade panels, brick is very expensive to use for exterior decoration of houses. Facing the house with imitation brick facade panels will help to significantly save money. The surface of such panels looks very realistic.You can only tell the difference if you get very close and look closely. And in terms of their quality characteristics, such panels have undeniable advantages.

Basic types

There are two types of facades, the appearance of which copies brickwork.

• Material with a homogeneous structure. They are made from polymers. They contain polyvinyl chloride with additives that prevent expansion or contraction of the material when the ambient temperature changes.
• Material with a combined type of structure. Insulation is attached to the polymer layer of such panels. This makes them thicker. Thanks to the insulation, this building material performs the function of insulating heat for the walls.

For the production of insulation, polystyrene foam is used. It has excellent mechanical properties. This material is produced by foaming. In terms of its properties, it is better than polystyrene, but it insulates heat worse. Nevertheless, its ability to retain heat is sufficient to keep the microclimate inside the house at an acceptable level.

Advantages of imitation brick panels

• They are much easier to assemble than to lay bricks to decorate buildings. For the installation of facade panels, special qualifications of workers are not required, in contrast to similar activities for facing with bricks.
• Since a separate panel is able to cover a rather large wall surface at once, the installation of the panels is much faster than finishing with bricks.
• If the fastening of the front panels during installation is carried out in a frame manner, then such work is allowed in any weather conditions. Precipitation and ambient temperature will not affect build quality. If the panels are installed using glue, then climatic factors become important. It is necessary to take into account the air temperature and work in dry weather. But even with this method, the cladding will occur much faster than the brick finish.
• Such panels are not afraid of abrupt climate changes. They tolerate moisture well, do not change their qualities under the influence of ultraviolet radiation.
• This building material is not prone to salt stains on its surface. Finishing bricks of any density absorb moisture. It penetrates into it from the air and from building mixtures. Salts are usually dissolved in this water. They then appear on the surface of the brick cladding in the form of a gray or white coating. It looks sloppy and spoils the overall appearance of the building. Facade panels are much more practical in this sense.
• Panels for cladding facades with imitation bricks will last no less long than masonry made of finishing bricks.
• A significant advantage over finishing bricks is the low weight of the facade panel construction. It is much less than the mass of brick masonry, so the foundation when finishing with panels is much less stressed. This advantage can be used already during the design process. If it is known in advance that front panels will be used for the exterior decoration of the house, then you can immediately take into account that the load on the foundation will be lower.
• When installing insulated facade panels for bricks, additional time is saved due to the absence of the need to separately insulate the walls.
• Facade panels for brick are securely attached to each other due to the presence of locks in their design. Special corner panels, provided for both interior and exterior corners, help to create the ideal shape of the exterior cladding of the building.
• A variety of textures and shades of panels for a brick imitation facade will help to embody any design ideas.
• Facade cladding panels that mimic the brick surface can be used not only for decorating the outer walls of a building. They can be used for cladding other architectural forms.
• Facade panels are more durable cladding building materials than siding.

Installation of panels

SIP panel for exterior decoration of the house

This is the first and most important stage in the exterior decoration of the house.

Finishing rules:

The first step is to prepare the surface. It is necessary to remove the old finishing layer and thoroughly clean the surface. If you notice cracks in the house, then seal them.

Next, we put a metal mesh on the surface.

It will ensure proper ventilation of the panels (in other words, they will breathe and remain intact and safe several times longer). This is important: in order to avoid linear distortions, experts recommend using a galvanized, metal crate.
Now the house needs to be insulated.
Installation of facade panels begins with the hanging of decorative finishing elements.

For installation, standard strips are used - initial, G-profile 3, outer corners, cladding panel.

Window decoration scheme

Facing a house from vulture panels implies the design of window and door openings. You can decorate doors and windows with all kinds of slopes and other decorative elements (slopes and platbands).

How to decorate the window:

• for a start, we install slopes and mounting grooves;
• align the joint between the slope and the corner elements;
• then we connect the slopes along the entire window perimeter.

Now we turn to the installation of the classic platband:

• insert the platband and fix it with screws (this should be done with all decorative elements around the entire perimeter);
• we connect the joints.

Materials for cladding wooden houses

The cladding of a wooden house can be made with a variety of materials.

The cladding of a wooden house can be made with the following materials:

• vinyl, basement siding;
• fiber cement panel;
• porcelain stoneware tiles;
• wooden siding or block house;
• profiled flooring, flat metal tiles and metal siding;
• wood.

Let's consider in more detail the characteristics of each material in order to decide how to sheathe the house outside cheaply and efficiently.

Vinyl siding

The characteristics of this product are suitable for almost any home and climatic conditions.

The characteristics of this product are suitable for almost any home and climatic conditions. Vinyl siding is highly resistant to damage and temperature conditions. This material is relatively cheap, has a large number of colors, is easy to install and has a long service life.

Experts recommend that when choosing it, be guided by the following points:

• it is best to sheathe the home with light siding, because dark colors can lose their color from exposure to sunlight;
• install the product only in the warm season, the air temperature should not be lower than 0, this is due to the fact that in the warm season the material bends perfectly and is easily cut, and in winter there is a possibility of getting a large amount of waste;
• use self-tapping screws as fasteners, which must not be tightened completely, because at the time of thermal expansion, the siding leads and it is able to break the panels out of the fasteners.

Fiber cement panel

Fiber cement panels are the same siding, the only thing that is based on cement and synthetic fiber

Fiber cement panels are the same siding, the only thing that is based on cement and synthetic fiber. In terms of their performance, they are superior to vinyl. But of the shortcomings of these panels, it is worth noting the following:

• high cost, unlike vinyl, fiber cement costs 3 times more;
• rather weighty panels;

However, fiber cement panels can be considered a unique material:

• it does not burn;
• does not melt;
• does not change color;
• shock resistant.

The photo shows a house sheathed with fiber cement panels

Porcelain stoneware

Porcelain stoneware tiles will look good on a building

Porcelain stoneware tiles will look good on a building. Unfortunately, this is the only advantage of this material. Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting:

• too much weight of the tile, which requires the use of metal suspensions;
• porcelain stoneware is quite difficult to hang on a wooden structure;
• the cost of the product is very high.

Wooden siding and block house

If you are looking for cheaper options for sheathing your home, wood siding or side house is the best option.

If you are looking for cheaper options for sheathing your home, wood siding or side house is the best option. These products will not only decorate the facade of the house, but also give a feeling of warmth and naturalness. The advantage of the material is:

• natural decorative appearance;
• ease of installation;
• high strength;
• optimal price.

Attach wooden siding and a block house to the crate, which can be attached to a log and timber wall. Among the shortcomings, it should be noted:

• the product is subject to decay processes;
• products react to weather conditions (wind, rain, snow, sun);

An example of cladding a wooden house with siding

Metal siding

Metal siding is a corrugated board, only more decorative

Metal siding is a corrugated board, only more decorative. This material is much less fading in the sun, which makes it possible to use dark palettes for cladding a building. Unlike vinyl siding, metal siding does not break during installation either in summer or winter, i.e. it can be laid at any time of the year. Fasten it with metal hangers and on a lathing made of wooden beams.

What kind of exterior finish can be used

Among the huge assortment of modern finishing materials, you can choose the most suitable one. Due to the perfectly flat surface of SIP panels, finishing is easy and fast enough, since there is no need to carry out preparatory work to level the surface.

Options for facing materials for houses:

• siding of any kind;
• flexible stone;
• wooden block house;
• tile;
• lining;
• professional sheet;
• clinker tiles.

Depending on personal preferences and financial capabilities, it will depend on what kind of exterior finish will be chosen. Beforehand, you should familiarize yourself with each option in more detail in order to know all the positive and negative characteristics.

How to work with flexible stone

Exterior wall decoration can be done with modern materials such as flexible stone. It is made from marble chips and acrylic resin. The result is quite flexible inserts that are very easy to work with. Houses with such a facade look very attractive.

You can finish the facade with such material yourself, the main thing is to follow the sequence of work and the recommendations of the manufacturer, which should be indicated on the packaging. Plastering of SIP panels is not needed, you can immediately start working directly. Fastening of such panels is carried out on a special adhesive based on cement. Due to the fact that there is a protective film on the front side, there is no need to wash the joints. At the end of the work, you just need to remove it, and the facade is ready. For corners and window slopes, you can use special elements from the same series as the rest of the tiles.

Available to every developer - siding

Siding is very often used to protect SIP panels. Its popularity is based on its affordable price and wide range. Today you can find wood, vinyl and even metal siding in stores. Siding has been used for the protection and renovation of the facade for a very long time.

The main advantages of siding:

• affordable price;
• various colors;
• low corrosiveness;
• no need for painting;
• light weight;
• the possibility of installation at any time of the year;
• environmental Safety.

It is not necessary to cover the facade with plaster in advance. The siding is mounted on a pre-prepared frame. It can be made both from wooden blocks and from a metal profile. After siding, OSB boards will be reliably protected from any negative environmental influences.

How easy it is to imitate timber and protect SIP panels

Houses look very impressive when a block house is used as a finishing material for the facade. It can also be used to protect panels at home. The fastening method resembles the cladding of a house with siding. There are different options for the width of the block house, the choice depends on personal preference. For the production of such panels, high-quality wood is used.

The main advantages of a block house:

• ease of installation work;
• environmental cleanliness;
• very long service life.

Plaster - a time-tested material

The facade of the house is very often covered with plaster. It has been used as a decoration for a very long time. Despite the fact that the facade can be clad with modern materials, plaster does not lose its popularity. Moreover, today there are many options. The prepared solution is applied directly to the panels.

Mineral plaster can have different shades, so you can choose the most suitable option that will support the overall style direction. The cladding of any house can be done by hand. If there are no practical skills in working with plaster, it is better to entrust the work to specialists.

Vapor permeability is an important characteristic of mineral plaster. This is very important because the material allows the walls of houses to breathe.

As a result, excess moisture is discharged to the outside. Otherwise, it will linger in the walls and gradually destroy the wood that makes up the SIP panel. It is resistant to sudden changes in temperature, so it can be used even in harsh climates. Not affected by ultraviolet rays.

Features and nuances of the choice of facing material

When deciding how to sheathe the walls, it is important to take into account not only the technical characteristics of the finishing material, but other conditions. These include the climate in the construction region, the type of heat insulator used, the purpose of the front side of the building. In cold climates, it is impractical to use "cold" cladding in the form of metal siding

A better choice would be clinker tiles on thermal panels or cement-bonded particle boards. In case of heavy precipitation and high air humidity, experts recommend abandoning natural wood (block house, facade board). The best option would be sheathing with moisture-resistant siding.

In cold climates, it is inappropriate to use "cold" sheathing in the form of metal siding. A better choice would be clinker tiles on thermal panels or cement-bonded particle boards. In case of heavy precipitation and high air humidity, experts recommend abandoning natural wood (block house, facade board). The best option would be sheathing with moisture-resistant siding.

In cases where the walls need to be made not only beautiful, but also warm, it is advisable to use thermal panels or fiber cement siding. If the frame is insulated with mineral wool, then external finishing is allowed in the form of siding or wooden planks. Finishing the facade of a frame house with mineral plaster is suitable if the walls are insulated with foam.

A competent choice of finishing material will give the building a harmonious appearance, improve thermal insulation in rooms, and protect it from external noise. A high-quality coating will delight the eye for many years and give life comfort.

Installation of clinker tiles

Clinker tiles will provide an original facade finish.Such cladding will serve for decades without losing its excellent performance properties. Clinker tiles are produced from natural pure clay. During the production of materials, high-temperature firing of each product is carried out.

The tiles can be matte, glossy or have a natural untreated surface. Many manufacturers produce materials that imitate natural bricks. The material has several advantages - it is different:

• strength and resistance to mechanical damage;
• long service life;
• low coefficient of water absorption;
• aesthetics;
• ease of care.

A layer of thermal insulation can be installed under the clinker tiles. Moisture will not penetrate the cold protection materials and spoil them. One of the main advantages of clinker is its property to imitate brickwork or stone. At the same time, the owner of the house will not need to look for a professional bricklayer and overpay for finishing.