Facing metal siding today is one of the most popular and sought-after facade materials on the market. With its help, you can give the building a beautiful appearance. In addition, metal siding very effectively protects buildings from adverse external influences. It can be used in areas with any climate, because the coefficient of its temperature expansion is very low. Under the influence of elevated temperatures, the skin will not expand, and the structure itself will increase in size.
Facing with metal siding meets all fire safety requirements. Simple installation and relatively low cost allows this material to successfully compete with similar types of facing of buildings.
Metal siding has many colors, textures and material designs. It does not burn out in the sun, it is resistant to any weather conditions and is environmentally safe material. It is used as a cladding of buildings in both private and industrial construction.
Metal Siding - Types
Modern technology involves the production of metal siding of two types of materials - aluminum and steel. Galvanized steel metal siding has high strength, it is resistant to various kinds of mechanical influences. But the advantage of aluminum siding is its low weight. In addition, this material is not subject to corrosion due to a special polymer coating.
The metal siding differs in its mounting and design features.
- Facade metal siding is used for facing the outside of the building. It perfectly imitates various types of artificial and natural finishing materials.
- The socalled metal siding can be used both for finishing the basement part of the building and for decorating the facades. It is made in the form of rectangular panels with an invoice under a stone or brick. It perfectly protects the building from moisture, and the shades of the material are darker in comparison with the facade siding.
- Perforated metal siding is similar to vinyl products. However, it has greater strength and better tolerates temperature fluctuations. This material is durable and easy to install.
- Ceiling metal siding is used both for decoration in closed rooms, and in open spaces: gazebos, terraces , etc.
- Shipboard - this metal siding has a kind of slightly oblique shape, which gives the facade an unusual appearance.
- Vertical metal siding , in contrast to the usual facade material, is mounted vertically, and a special docking lock on the panels prevents the ingress of moisture under the skin.
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Metallosiding differs in its texture features. Its surface can be both smooth and textured:
- metal siding under a tree , a log or a bar is almost impossible to distinguish from a skin made of natural material. But, unlike wood, metal siding block house is much more durable, and care for it is minimal, it is enough to wash the coating with water from a hose;
- metal siding under a stone or brick has a variety of textures and colors of artificial and natural materials. Very popular today is siding for granite, marble, clinker bricks. And the quality of such metal siding is so high that it is difficult to distinguish it from real masonry from brick or stone.