What is a façade board?
Wood is divided into soft and hard rocks, and the latter are more resistant to atmospheric phenomena and temperature changes. They do not deteriorate from ultraviolet rays, they do not dry up completely( under the influence of time they can only darken), and thanks to special impregnations they also burn very badly with direct contact with fire. Usually it is from such wood, in particular, from larch, that a facade board is made, which is very similar to the lining.
It is best for the job to choose a punctured board, it has a comb along one edge and a groove for the other. The facade covering is very easy, on the principle of "comb in the groove."There are still upholstery of the facade "in rustic", this is a completely different type of board, with beveled edges, in which the wider side is the rear. Very interesting is the variant of the dial-up planken( the so-called board for facing the facade), glued from larch bars. In any of the types of skinboard, the corners, unlike the edging, are slightly rounded.
Coating board and care for it
If you have covered the walls of the house with a wooden paneling, this does not mean that you can completely forget about them, the wood requires an annual maintenance, inspection and, if necessary, repair. First, do not allow the plank to become covered with dust and dirt, small particles on the smooth surface of the tree under the pressure of wind or under streams of rain will play the role of abrasive, and gradually the surface of the planken will become rough. From time to time, walls need to be washed, preferably not by a stream of hose, but by rags, so longer, but more reliable.
You can not cover the facade board, but with special oils it will not hurt, especially after several years of operation, choosing shades of oil coating for several tones darker than wood. So you will return the old look to the facing.
If you took an antiseptirovannuyu board, that is, the material pre-impregnated with all the necessary compounds to protect it from fungus and insects, this does not mean that the substances will last forever .Every few years it is necessary to manually coat the skin with antiseptics( if you use oil as a coating, the treatment should be done before applying it).
Mounting of wooden planking
The frame is only rebuilt, but do you want to go further and refine it with a plank board? Then have patience, because doing this before the complete shrinkage of the walls is strictly not recommended, all your work will surely go to waste. When, finally, it's time to finish the exterior, think about what kind of board you want to see on the walls of your house.
If this is a punctured board, congratulations, it's easy to mount it, just insert the comb of one into the groove of the other. If the planken is made for connection "in rustic" or "in semi-wrinkle", the laying will be even easier - it is enough to drive the narrow edge of the board under the overhanging wide one. It is better to do the "half-wrinkle" lining in top-down, otherwise the direction of work does not matter.
When working with a flattened board, attach it to the wall with a comb upwards, so you avoid the accumulation of moisture in the grooves.
The sheathing is rarely attached directly to the wall of the timber, and especially from the log, in the latter case the roundness of the logs is prevented from making an even finish. Therefore, for starters it is necessary to fill the walls with brusks from 6 to 8 centimeters thick, strictly vertically or horizontally, depending on how you will position the boards.
If the wood of the panel is suitable for driving nails into it, the installation will be simple enough, otherwise it will be necessary to drill in the holes of the hole and put the coating on the screws of the .Unfortunately, some species of wood do not tolerate the nailing of nails, rubbing along the annual rings or in the direction of the fibers. For installation, glue can be used, but not on a water basis.
