Interior and exterior finishing with block house
For interior finishing use a wooden block house( reference to the article wooden block house) of a smaller thickness in comparison with the block house for exterior cladding. This is due to the fact that on the street facing of natural wood will have to endure various natural phenomena, severe frost, high humidity, direct exposure to sunlight. And in order to withstand harsh regimes, namely their differences, a thicker layer of material is needed.
The second difference between interior trim and exterior is the method of fixing to the walls. With interior trim, it is possible to fasten the block-house plates directly to the wall, without creating a crate. This is convenient because you will not reduce the internal space, but in addition, you also save time and money for materials. For exterior decoration, the frame is needed to make layers of insulation and wind protection.
Many different types of trees are used to make wooden block house, which breeds are used and what is the difference, you can read in the article Wooden block house.
There are several classes of block house:
- "Extra".This class is the most qualitative and, therefore, the most expensive, as here there are no defects, cracks, chips and knots. The surface is perfectly smooth, the processing quality is high.
- "A".The next class already allows departure from ideal evenness, in places there may be minor mechanical damages, the presence of small knots, darkening.
- "B".It is used for exterior finishing, since visual mechanical defects, knots, chips, cracks are already allowed in this class.
- "C".Cortical remnants are allowed, traces of mechanical damage can be significant, cracks, darkening, knots of medium diameter.
Class A and Extra are chosen for interior finishing, class "A" is more optimal. The reason for this is its naturalness, which does not create doubts that the walls are made of natural log. After all, the extra class looks so pure and monolithic when it is finished, which is in no way associated with the usual buildings from the log house. Under the external cladding with their own hands block-house of class "B" or even "C" is well suited. The choice between these classes depends on personal preferences and the amount of finance that are sent to purchase the material.
Acquisition of block house
You can buy block house not treated with special antiseptic compounds, this will save money, but in this case you will have to make your own hands. Otherwise, the material will not be protected from moisture, bugs, fungus and mold. Treatment with a solution is not difficult, it is done by a simple roller and brush. Roller dye easily accessible places, and brush after painted joints, corners that are not dyed roller.
The difference between high-quality factory processing and processing, which can be done most, is as follows: in order to improve the quality and enhance the positive properties of the material, the plates are treated with chemical compounds in special pressure chambers during manufacturing, the best type of treatment is vacuum-hydraulic. This process of processing consists of the premise storage in a pressure chamber where a vacuum is created to remove air and with it an unnecessary moisture, then under hydraulic pressure solutions are supplied to the chamber. It is due to the action of solutions under pressure in a closed chamber, the composition penetrates into the tree at a depth of 5 mm.
Therefore, when purchasing a processed block house, specify which processing it went through. After all, you can do it yourself with a simple brush and roller treatment. And if you can buy plates that have passed the vacuum-hydraulic treatment, do not spare the money, because this material will serve much more, keep its positive properties over time it will be longer. After the acquisition, we turn to facing.
Installation of the house-house with its own hands
Installation technology of the block house inside the house
Interior finishing begins with the evaluation of the walls under the lining. If your walls are smooth, then they do not require a birch, you can install the plates directly on the wall. But if the walls do not allow, then it is better to install the frame.
Step 1. Install the frame. The cladding in this case means a structure of vertically attached to the wall, and the leveling walls, bars. If you prefer not the transverse, and the vertical method of fixing the block house, then you will need to do the crate transversely, parallel to the floor.
Immediately need to identify the places where there are outlets outlets, switches and other electricians to cut in the lining before installation. The bars for the frame can be attached to the wall with simple nails and with mounting strips. To remove the frame by level, you have to put chips under the bars of the frame. After the creation of the frame, you can proceed to the lining of the blockhouse by yourself.
Step 2. The beginning of the cladding by block house. The cladding technology does not contain any difficult processes, so there are no significant difficulties for the man who makes the installation. The first bar is measured out, cut to size, and fastened to the frame by any chosen method from the listed in the article Wooden block house.
Note. To ensure that there is no moisture accumulation in the joints between the plates, it is necessary to screw the block house downward with a groove and with a spike upward.
Step 3. Observing the inner corner when facing.
If you decide to do a precise imitation of the log, you will have to make a joint in the inner corner with overlapping of one edge to the other, as shown in image 6( imitation log), while cutting the edge under the roundness for a close fit. In a simpler way, one can call the technology of installing a block house on a crate with straight joints in the inner corner, which can then be covered with a plastic corner of the corresponding color.
Another way is the joint in the inner corner of two plates by the method of cutting the ends at an angle of 45 degrees. If you make the cuts from two ends neat, then the plates tighten tightly to each other and the joint in the corner will look quite nice and aesthetic, you do not need to overlap with a corner of plastic.
With corners you need to decide in advance in order to know how to measure and cut off the first plates. After installing the first plate, we fix, firmly adhering, the next plate, align, fasten. And thus to complete overlapping, keeping the joint in the corner.
The installation technology of the block house outside the house
The exterior finish is no different from the interior, except for the construction of reliable insulation and insulation. This is further discussed, since the technology of corner joints is described above, and the methods of mounting the cladding can be found in the article Wooden Block House.
To the note. Before installing the block house on the frame, you must let the material lie in the environment in which it will be located. The time is about 4-5 days. If it is interior decoration - in the room, external - under the canopy.
Step 1. Selection and purchase of insulation. Before installing the frame, select the material for the insulation, purchase it, and based on the width of the sheet size, install the vertical bars of the crate. So there will be less time spent on trimming insulation, and accordingly saving the material itself.
Step 2. Installation of the battens.
Before installing the frame, the walls are covered with a vapor barrier layer, then the carcass assembly is made. Then, as shown in image 10( External cladding mounting technology), we put the heat insulation sheets between the battens of the battens, fasten them with screws or staples. Then pull on the layer of windproof, fasten it to the bars of the crate.
Step 3. Secondary crate. The next step is needed to create an additional heat-retaining layer and create a separate section for moisture extraction, this is a secondary crate consisting of smaller bars that are attached to the primary crate, as can be seen in Figure 10( External cladding technology).
It is worth noting that you can not do a secondary crate, and fix the block house directly to the primary crate. But in this case, you will not have the ventilation of the interior and possibly the accumulation of moisture, which adversely affects the finish. Therefore, it will be better to spend strength and some money on the installation of a secondary crate.
Step 4. Installation of the block house. The final stage of the installation of the cladding is the installation of the block house on the frame itself. It should be repeated that it is necessary to make the installation of the block house up with a spike. In the external finish it is important, since after the rain in the joints, moisture can collect, and this detrimental effects on natural material. Methods of fixing you can choose more convenient and suitable for yourself in the article wooden block house.
We select the fixing method, and proceed to measuring and cutting the block house according to the length of the walls. It is important to measure the height from the two edges of the wall so that it is the same and at the end of the installation block house there is no wedge. If you have a difference in height between the two edges, then you need to bring the level. You will need to raise or respectively lower the height of one of the sides of the starting plate of the block house to start the finish smoothly.
Indentation, which can remain unguarded in the case of uneven walls, you need to leave the bottom, its finish can be done after. To do this, measure and mark the plates appropriately, then cut off at the desired angle. This is a difficult moment, so treat it with the principle of measuring 7 times - cut it once.
To the note. The outer corner is made on the same principle as the internal one, only with feedback, for example, the same angle of 45 degrees at the ends, only the slope in the other direction. And if the joints are straight, then they can be covered with a decorative plastic corner, already external.
About the installation of the block house
The installation of panels is made, as a rule, in the summer season, when the weather is stable. This weather factor is very important when installing a block house. Accordingly, in the winter season only interior finishing of houses is carried out, where there is good constant heating and a stable level of humidity and temperature is maintained.
Before buying materials, you need to calculate everything, decide on the choice of block house, make a general outline of the project, plan the actions in order. Then it will be easier for you to coordinate your actions and to install the assembly house yourself.
List of tools for mounting the block house
- Jigsaw or hand saw
- Screwdriver or universal drill
- Hammer
- Construction stapler and staples( if necessary fixing windproof film, vapor barrier, insulation)
- Measuring tape, level of construction
List of materials for mounting the block house
- Block house panels
- Filler
- Corners plastic
- Screws and nails
- Railings and bars under the frame
- Steam insulation, insulation, windscreen film
- KlyumeryWhen choosing the appropriate installation method)