Due to the ease of installation and low cost, siding is popular among house owners. This material performs a protective and decorative function - protects the house from atmospheric influences and improves its appearance.
Siding varieties
There are several types of siding:
- Wooden . This material is great for houses made of timber. It is made of pressed wood fibers with the addition of resins, it is expensive. Externally, the texture repeats the natural tree, the slats can be mounted vertically or horizontally.
- Metallic . Finishing metal siding is most often used for industrial facilities or outbuildings. It can be painted or mimic the structure of a tree. Made of aluminum or steel material, has a wide range of shades. Its important advantage is fire resistance and durability. With the help of metal material, there is enhanced protection for buildings from fire and weather elements. Aluminum material has a small weight, and steel - a fairly heavy.
- Ground floor . This siding is used for finishing the socle. Most of all for a similar area of the house is suitable material, simulating brick or stone masonry. Ground siding differs from the usual larger thickness, has a wide decorative features.
- Vinyl . This kind of material is universal. With the help of vinyl siding, you can finish the facade of the house from any building material. A siding made of polyvinyl chloride is made, but it is safe for human health. Has a large selection of color solutions and low price. Vinyl is not prone to drying out, rotting and cracking, does not lose its color. Produced in the form of plates.
The material profile can be single (herringbone) or double (shipboard). With the help of a vinyl surface, you can finish the house under a tree. Depending on the material profile, it can simulate a lining, a beam or a block of houses. There are panels and with a smooth surface.
Siding application
Siding is used for many parts of the house skin:
- Balcony . Finishing the balcony with siding is quite popular. He is not afraid of moisture or precipitation, the material is easily mounted. The balcony is siding both outside and inside. The outer skin reduces the heat loss of the room and gives it a neat appearance.
- Windows . Finishing windows siding is used in the event that he trimmed the facade. The material has additional guiding and profile elements that allow you to beautifully decorate the window opening, corners. Then the design of the house looks harmonious and complete.
- Facade . The building, trimmed with siding, looks stylish, when decorating a house it is important to combine the color of the roof and walls, so that the shades advantageously complement each other. There are different combinations:
- dark roof and light facade, the most traditional approach. The plinth, corners and window frames add contrast to the facade;
- monophonic roof and facade, they are a continuation of each other, form a single composition. The roof and the facade, executed in different shades of cold color - a winning decision. Natural colors blend well with each other;
- a light roof and dark walls. The color of the roof in this variant should be supported by shades of window and door openings.
Siding is used for finishing new buildings or restoring old ones, the popular solution is to combine the facing of the building with its insulation.
The siding of the house with the siding simultaneously with the decorative cladding also gives protection to the walls. Such material allows you to quickly give any surface a presentable look.
