The appearance of the house is of great importance. It allows you to emphasize the taste preferences of the owners, and focus on the stylistic features of the building. Wide windows, high columns, an unusual roof shape – all this can be distinguished using facade decor. Fortunately, modern manufacturers offer a wide range of overhead decorative elements, the price of which remains acceptable for many people.
Historical reference: Elements of facade decor
Interest in facade jewelry originated in Egypt and ancient Greece. It was there that columns and capitals began to use. It should be noted that in ancient times, these elements were carved manually from stone, so about a month took about the manufacture of one product. Over time, the stone began to be replaced with gypsum and alabaster. It was very convenient to work with these materials, as they accurately conveyed the most complex forms. Facade gypsum decor was used for the decor of theaters, museums and palaces, and in some European countries even ordinary residential buildings decorated it.
Today, light facade decor is used to decorate houses and architectural structures in the historical part of the city. It gives buildings a noble and aristocratic appearance, emphasizing the exquisite taste of the owners.
Architectural facade decor
Manufacturers offer customers a huge assortment of decorative elements made of modern materials. The following products are most popular:
- Foam facade decor. For its manufacture, a dense foam blank is used, cut out according to a given profile on the machine. From above, the product is covered with a strong reinforcing layer of plaster. The protective layer performs several tasks: it opposes mechanical loads, protects the soft foam core from external influences and provides a saturated color of the product. Decorative elements are attached using special glue or by means of anchor.
- Facade decor made of polyurethane. It has excellent physical and chemical qualities. Polyurethane, unlike gypsum, does not crumble, does not absorb moisture, sees it and is not afraid of temperature changes. During the installation of plastic elements, it is important to choose the right glue and put the joints. Otherwise, stucco molding may crack.
- Facade decor made of polymer concrete. They are made of bassive concrete. As a binder, thermoreactive resins with the corresponding hardeners are used. To reduce the cost of the product into polymer concrete, a fine filler is introduced in the person of quartz or under -and -aids. Carnes, railing, radius balustrades are made from this material.
- Facade decor made of artificial stone. The natural stone is realistically imitates, but it has low price and light weight. It can be used to finish the entire facade of the building or its individual elements (angles, lower part, around the windows). The finishing stone not only emphasizes the original design of the construction, but also provides heat and sound insulation.
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As you can see, the assortment of finishing materials is very wide. It is enough to decide on the price and external effects of decorative elements.
Which decor to use?
The most popular elements are rustle stones. In shape, they resemble flat bricks, but they are already attached to the finished facade of the building. To make the perception of the house integral, and the corners are more clear, the rustic stones are checked in a checkerboard pattern.
In addition, architectural buildings often use platbands (frames of windows and doors), pilasters (vertical protrusions of the walls, conditionally depicting the column), cornices and moldings.
