Any building needs exterior decoration. This will help, first, decorate the outer walls of the dwelling, and secondly, make living in such a house more comfortable. Let's find out how to choose the right finishing material for the exterior walls of your house.
Types of exterior walling materials for walls
The choice of material for exterior decoration should focus on achieving several objectives at once:
- attractive building design;
- sound-, hydro- and heat insulation - the most important performance characteristics, without which any finish loses its practical meaning;
- economy.
So, all the numerous types of exterior decoration can be reduced to the following several points:
- Plaster . External walls are simply covered with a layer of plaster, which allows to level the walls and create a uniform coating for painting. This material for facade works can be gypsum or cement. The second option is cheaper, but less durable, because gypsum plaster has the best adhesive properties and also allows moist air to pass through, not allowing the walls to over-wet. However, any plaster is the easiest way to finish the house, although labor-intensive (all work is done manually).
- Siding . Qualitatively different from plaster siding - it allows you to install such panels yourself, because their installation is very simple. Siding can be metal, vinyl (PVC), wooden and even cement (the latter is used for the socle). Finishing material for the exterior walls of the house siding has an excellent value for money. It has many advantages: repels dust and dirt, does not burn out in the sun, besides itself is environmentally friendly material.
- Facing bricks . On it, those who wish to make their home warmer choose. This material has very low thermal conductivity. Such a brick is frost-resistant, reliable, durable and durable. And the design of this facing material can imitate any natural materials, have a smooth or relief structure, various patterns.
- Artificial and natural stone . Their appearance is almost identical, but the properties are different. Natural stone is much more expensive, and its installation is more labor-intensive. However, the house, finished with natural stone, looks noble and even majestic. Artificial stone is suitable for buildings with a less powerful foundation, while here you are not limited in the choice of colors and textures.
- Porcelain tiles . This material will cost you a lot. But the walls of the house, decorated with granite, do not require any special care. Pottery is resistant to temperature changes, is durable and fire resistant.
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