The appearance of the house plays a big role in the overall perception and can tell a lot about the owners. And in addition to purely decorative function, the facade is needed for additional insulation and waterproofing of the walls. Today, there are many options for finishing the facade of the house, and we will consider the most common of them.
Seven options for finishing the facade of a private house
We present a list of popular methods of decoration, capable of transforming your house beyond recognition:
- Plaster. The so-called wet finish, which can occur with the use of different materials, such as mineral, acrylic, silicate and silicone plaster. All of them, except for the first one, will serve you for at least 20 years and have their own peculiarities, advantages and disadvantages, which must be taken into account when making a decision.
- Facing with brick. This material has many positive characteristics, such as heat preservation, fire safety, the ability to "breathe", naturalness, beauty. That's just cost such a finish is more expensive than plastering. You can choose among a variety of colors and textures. To lay the brick will have to hire professionals, which will require additional financial costs, but this will pay off with durability and high decorative finishes.
- Ceramic granite tile - this variant of finishing the front of the country house is one of the best, with its help you can create a completely exclusive exterior, and the strength and durability of the material will envy all others. Tile is absolutely not afraid of moisture, temperature drops, fire. And among a huge range of colors and drawings, including imitating wood and stone, you will surely choose the option that suits you.
- Siding panels. Quite a simple way to cladding, installing panels you completely master yourself. There are several types of siding. It is vinyl, wooden, metal, cement and socle. Each of them has its own advantages and is designed for high operational loads.
- Sandwich panels. The material is two layers with a layer of insulation, for which he received his name. He is very diverse and beautiful. Finishing them will not be expensive, but it is advisable in terms of aesthetics and insulation of the house.
- The stone is natural and artificial. Such furnish knowingly carries great financial costs, but this is the choice of connoisseurs of high aesthetics and investment in the future, since nothing will be done over several decades. Artificial stone, unlike natural, gives more opportunities for design solutions, besides, the properties of materials differ little.
- The cassette facade. The so-called ventilated facades suggest the use of metal cassettes, which are mounted on special constructions in a concealed or open way. At the same time, there is a huge choice of colors, sizes and textures of cassettes, which gives a great field for designer fantasies.
Lining of the socle is an important component
The materials for finishing the socle are subject to special requirements. They must have additional strength, moisture resistance, durability. And the most important property is the ability of the material to repel water.
Especially the complexity of the process of finishing the socle. It is more labor-consuming and consists of several stages, such as leveling, impregnation, treatment with strengthening compounds.
Among the optimal options for socle decoration - siding, clinker tiles, natural and artificial stone.
