Each owner who built the house has the question: how can the facade be finished. In today’s market there are many different types of finishing materials. Before you opt for any of them, you need to figure out which decoration is suitable for your home, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of a particular finishing material. Let’s look at what varieties of finishing materials for the facade of the house exist.
Siding
Plastic finishing panels for the facade of the house or, as they are also called, siding is today the most popular material that has many advantages:
- resistance to atmospheric influences of the sun, snow, rain, as well as the difference in temperature;
- environmentally clean;
- The ventilation system mounted during installation allows the walls to “breathe”;
- low price compared to other materials;
- A variety of textures and colors of material.
The disadvantage of siding is that it is subject to mechanical damage, but there is no possibility of its restoration.
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Facade facing brick
This material has great strength and resistance to mechanical damage. Its low porosity perfectly protects the building from natural influences. In particular, facing brick can retain heat even at a temperature of -55 ° C.
Such a finish is easy to install even a novice master. In this case, you will save on payment to the construction craftsmen. There are many diverse textures and colors of such brick on sale.
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Granding natural stone for facades
If you like the decoration of the facade of the house using natural stone, then this option also has many advantages:
- a noble appearance of the building, especially when decorating with marble or granite;
- Due to its natural origin, this material has exceptional environmental friendliness;
- Such a cladding protects the house from summer heat and protects in winter from the cold, which is not always possible to make artificial materials;
- a lot of color shades created by nature itself;
- Durability and strength.
The disadvantages of such a cladding should include its great weight and difficulties in installation.
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Front
Facades finishing slabs are also popular today. The house using finishing plates for the facade of various textures and colors will look great. Such a finish has a number of positive qualities:
- great resistance to mechanical damage;
- perfectly tolerates adverse weather phenomena;
- the possibility of use after dismantling;
- A variety of textures, shapes and colors.
The disadvantages of facing tiles for facades should be attributed to the installation of the walls of the house. In addition, such tiles must be laid on a reinforced base.
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New finishing materials for facades
Every year there are more and more new facade species on the market of finishing materials. This is a concrete siding consisting of sand, cement and dyes. Such a finish is very durable, moreover, it looks great. It is necessary to install it only on strong walls with a good foundation. In addition, the profiles for attaching such siding should be reinforced.
Another novelty is facade panels made of high pressure laminate. For their manufacture, thin compressed sheets of cellulose are used.
Clinker thermal panels also appeared recently. They consist of facing tiles with polystyrene heaters. Such tiles are simple and convenient in installation.
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