How to sheathe a country house: an overview of ventilated facades
To protect the outer walls of the building from the adverse effects of the weather and at the same time decorate them will allow the installation of a hinged (or ventilated) one. The concept of "ventilated facade" in domestic construction circles appeared relatively recently, although this is a fairly traditional way of wall cladding, including in our country.
Despite the laboriousness, they trim the facades with wooden "scales" - shingles, shingles, shingles.
planken
Planken is a type of wooden facing board. Its difference from lining or block house lies in the method of installation. If wood siding with a tongue-and-groove connection (block house, lining), with a quarter-lock, or an overlapped board create a solid wood covering on the facade, planken trim implies gaps of 3-5 mm between the boards .There are three types of planken:
- straight - rectangular in cross section, with machined, rounded chamfers;
- oblique - has a parallelogram in cross section;
- straight with grooves - on both sides, in addition to rounded chamfers, it has a groove for the entire length of the board for installation.
Planken can be mounted directly on the frame through the board or using hidden fasteners, as, for example, in the photo above.
metal siding
Outwardly, it is similar to vinyl siding - the same types of profiles, installation methods, but it is made of thin-sheet galvanized steel. The front surface is either painted according to the RAL classification, or a polymer coating is applied to it with a pattern of wood or stone texture.In addition to steel, aluminum is also used for the manufacture of facade cladding. Aluminum siding, in addition to the traditional profile molding ("board" type), is also produced in a more original design.
The modern market of building materials for facade cladding also offers facade cassettes. This cladding option is a box bent from sheet metal - galvanized steel, aluminum, copper, corten and others. The metal cassette is fastened with self-tapping screws or rivets to a metal frame on the wall.
Most often, cassette ventilated facades are used for finishing commercial buildings. But this option is also well suited for private houses with modern architecture.
Composite materials
A special niche among the materials for the facade is occupied by composite materials. The most common are WPC panels and siding based on OSB boards.liquid tree
For some strange marketing reason, wood-polymer composite (WPC) panels are called liquid wood by manufacturers. Of course, such facade panels (otherwise composite siding) are quite solid. They have a wood texture and are much more pleasant to the touch than vinyl ones.
Siding based on OSB boards
Another type of siding that can be attributed to composite materials is smart siding (SmartSide). Panels in the form of a single board are made on the basis of OSB (Oriented Strand Board, OSB). The front surface of such material has a well-defined wood texture.Smart siding is mounted on the crate in the same way as ordinary wood cladding from the board - overlapped. Then the lined surface is painted.
The absence of additional and mounting accessories is one of the positive features of this material: you do not need starting and finishing strips, corners, framing openings, and so on. Window and door jambs and corners can be made from the same siding board and painted however you like, and for vinyl siding the range of accessories is very limited in color.
When talking about composite materials, it is worth mentioning Alucobond and its analogues - a multilayer sheet material made of aluminum and polymer. Alucobond is used for the manufacture of facade cassettes.
Fiber concrete siding (cement siding)
Fiber cement siding, as the name implies, is made from concrete with the addition of reinforcing fiber. Just like OSB-based siding, it does not require additional elements for installation.
In addition to the texture of wood, fiber-reinforced concrete siding can have a wide variety of surface textures. Sometimes this material is sold under the names "Japanese siding" or "ceramic siding". It is offered in the form of boards or panels. Its main disadvantage is a lot of weight.
Ventilated facades made of tiles and facing bricks
Having finished considering an extensive list of materials that are somehow called siding, I will move on to other options for constructing a ventilated facade. Here you can recall all the materials discussed in the article. Thermal panels, tiles made of stone, clinker, terracotta, ceramics, porcelain stoneware can not only be glued to the wall, but also mounted on an external wall using a frame and special fasteners.Even front brick can be used to create a ventilated facade. If the brickwork of the cladding is carried out separately from the wall, then a ventilation gap is left between its structure and the cladding, in which, in addition to air, there may be.
Brick cladding is additionally attached to the wall with masonry mesh, wire ties or special anchor brackets for mounting the front brick. Openings are left in the lower and upper parts of the masonry for air circulation in the ventilation gap.
There are many materials for the installation of a hinged facade, you should not be limited only to the most common vinyl siding. If you yourself or with the help of specialists arranged the ventilation facade of your house, share with us in the comments what material you chose and why.