Warming of facades with foam plastic

Many summer residents begin to face the problem of fast freezing at home. The solution to the problem can be the insulation of the facades with foam plastic, which you can produce by yourself, why not try and save, if not time, but money? Your attention is a detailed step-by-step instruction with a photo and video on how to insulate the house from the outside with foam plastic.

In order to trim the facade of the house was of high quality and served for more than a decade, it is necessary to observe a technology that, fortunately, is not at all complicated. First you need to clean the surface from which you will work: it should be smooth, smooth, clean and above all - dry.

It is also important to use a quality tested adhesive solution, otherwise even a dry and even wall can not hold onto the foam plates.

Step-by-step instruction

Step # 1: Apply the adhesive solution to the foam

Do not apply glue on the entire back surface of the board. Using a spatula, apply a few "large spoons" of the mortar in the middle and make a "frame" around the edges( as shown in the photo).

Step # 2: Installing expanded polystyrene on the facade of the building

It is important to know that before installing the first slab of foam on the entire perimeter of the facade, you need to install a socle profile that will support the first row of slabs and that will help in strengthening the corners.

Use the building level when installing the profile.

Step # 3: Additional support for

The technology of insulation of the facade of the house with polystyrene emphasizes the fact that one adhesive is not sufficient as adhesion material to call a foam wall strong and reliable. In addition to the glue, it is necessary to fasten the plates with special dowels( umbrellas).They must be located at the same distance, about a meter from each other.

Tip: the first dowel is best placed in the middle of the plate, and the other at the edges. Usually have 5-6 dowels per 1 sq. M.m.

Remember, the reinforcement of the construction with dowels takes place after 24 hours after the installation of the plates.

Step # 4: Plastering

Thermal insulation of the house from the outside implies the creation of a simple but presentable design, so make sure that at this stage you have a decorative layer at your fingertips, in our case it is a decorative tile. Also, you can apply plaster, and then paint the already insulated facade in any color that you select.

Step # 5: Installation of decorative tile

This is the insulation of the façade with foam plastic by the hands is not finished yet. Using a wide spatula, apply the adhesive solution to the already installed slabs. It is important that it is applied horizontally - from right to left or vice versa. In turn, apply a layer of the same adhesive solution to each tile, then press each of them to the prepared plate using the level to achieve a perfectly flat finish surface.

Make sure that the thickness of the joints between adjacent tiles is the same. If the hand is not full, you can use special cross-shaped plastic parts - remote crosses. It remains to give the glue to freeze, after which the heater and the wall of the house will become a monolithic structure.

Now the insulation of the house with polystyrene can also be made by yourself. For clarity, you can see the video below.

Video insulation of facade with polystyrene by hand