Facing the front of the house: what material is best to choose

Market materials for cladding the facade is wide and varied

Facing the front of the house, which material is better and easier to install

Today made a large number of façade materials differ in their technical characteristics, decorative qualities, characteristics and installation cost. We list the materials, most are in the hearing:

• front ceramic bricks;
• natural stone;
• an artificially created stone;
• composite materials;
• siding.

The use of natural wood covered facade paint in finishing the external walls of the house

This is not an exhaustive list, but the materials of it are seen most in demand.

Decorating the house with brick facade

This ancient building material, finishing and even today does not lose popularity. Now it is commonly available in different color palette, although quite limited. It has a variety of decorative species, which have not only a smooth surface, and even the texture and relief. Some species resemble the broken stone. Therefore, today brick allows to implement any design ideas.

The outer walls of the house are lined with facade panels

Advantages bricks come from his very nature. After all, it is a material of natural components that impact on its technical characteristics:

• it does not require any additional protection against moisture, while on the facade of the building. The reason for this very low water absorption, the level of which does not exceed 6%;
• material has excellent resistance to any, even the most unfavorable factors emanating from outside. He is not afraid of no rain, no wind;
• because brick is made of natural minerals, it in no way prevents the evaporation of moisture from the walls. This protects the facade by condensation;

Decorative panels for cladding, which imitates the brickwork

• not very complex installation, but it requires a certain amount of experience and skill. Implemented in masonry mortar in a half-brick thickness around the perimeter of the building. Between the wall and masonry is possible to create a thermal insulation layer;
• because of the hardness of brick is perfectly resists mechanical and chemical influences;
• eco-friendly material.

Example finishing house facade with insulation

Despite the huge number of positive properties, brick has its drawbacks, which in any case need to keep in mind when deciding what material is better. Facing brick facade of the house is not always possible due to its significant weight. Not all structures are able to withstand.

Useful advice!In the construction of the brickwork on the foundation horizontal waterproofing is to be applied. Otherwise, moisture will gradually destroy the lowest row of bricks.

Decorative artificial turf

Natural and artificial stone

Natural stone is very expensive, but beautiful and durable finishing material. People treated it is not the first millennium for finishing the facades of houses. Stone is able to give any structure is very respectable and solid look. For facing currently most often used limestone, granite, marble, sandstone, coquina, and quartzite. The physical properties of natural stone is such that it is not particularly affect the use for several centuries. Among the shortcomings noted only editing and processing complexity, as well as a very high cost.

Natural stone finishing in front of the house

Not so long ago, these shortcomings have been eliminated successfully as a result of artificial stone. He did not intend to give in to the natural beauty and durability, but is much cheaper. It is much easier to mount on the wall. The material is so perfectly mimics the natural rocks that it is impossible to see the difference at first glance. Artificial stone is produced in the form of slabs and panels. Fasten it to the wall using the prepared adhesive.

FROMochetanie artificial stone and siding

Composite facing materials

This new type of lining, which gradually included in our daily life. The material is a two-layered aluminum panels with a locking compound. Inside them there is a layer of mineral or plastic components. Aluminum is very well protected against external influences thanks to its multi-layer coating.

Facing the composite material at home

In the process of manufacturing composite panels, they are processed by numerous modern and quality protect the mixtures. This treatment gives the basic aluminum sheets of unique characteristics:

• of resistance to environmental stresses, and various mechanical damage;
• light weight, because of which they can be used to furnish all kinds of private buildings, including buildings of wood;

Installation of aluminum panels

• the smallest cost among all the finishing materials, which have high performance of thermal and acoustic insulation;
• due to the small linear expansion, such products are subjected to very small deformations during the operation of private buildings in different climatic zones.

Installation of composite panels is very simple. Their ends are locks, which parts are connected to each other. Can be mounted directly on a flat wall and in the crate, which can be made from both wood blocks and metal frame.

Wood and metal finishing facade

Vinyl siding type

In the last decade, few of us know what material is better. Facing front siding of the house was the most popular topic. Its installation is done by building on the facade of crates. Panels are attached by means of screws in the perforation. This effectively prevents the deformation during thermal expansion.

vinyl siding

Siding can easily withstand temperature changes between -50 to + 50 ° C is quite stable to mechanical impact and slightly durable. Panel thickness varies from 0.95 to 1.2 mm, length from 2 to 6 m and a width of 10 to 30 cm. There is a wide variety of products in color and texture, so the decorative properties of the material are at quite a good level.

Lining the outer wall of home siding

Useful advice!In deciding whether to finish the facade siding, it is necessary to bear in mind that with it will have to buy a wide variety of additional elements. They allow you to draw beautiful corners, window and door openings, gables.

Metal siding type

Although in appearance metal siding not much different from vinyl, its characteristics it considerably surpasses it. In fact, it is a metal tile for walls. Make it of aluminum or steel sheet coated with a color polymer or a powder paint.

Using metal in the outer home decoration

Installation of metal siding is different from vinyl installation. The advantages of this material are as follows:

• temperature range from -60 to + 80-90 degrees;
• expansion coefficient of the steel sheet is heated up to six times lower than that of PVC, so size changes in general not visible and do not play any role;
• Multi Siding metal looks much "cheerful", and its texture more natural;
• the material is non-flammable and non-toxic.

Cladding metal home is gaining popularity

When choosing between a metal and vinyl siding is hard to say what material is better. Facing the front of the house the two of them have their advantages and disadvantages. Vinyl cheaper, but faster fade. But the metal is too noisy in heavy rain.

facade cladding of sheet metal

Useful advice!If in your area are frequent weather phenomena in a major city, vinyl siding better not to use. There are numerous cases of damage by ingestion of large hailstones. On the metal as there are only a small dent.