Warm plaster for the facade

We have already written a lot about various methods and materials that are used to warm the walls. In this case, we will consider the next example of facade treatment, which helps to keep heat in the house - this is the warming of facades with warm plaster .

A warm stucco is a mixture that is obtained by combining a conventional solution, perlite sand, expanded clay, polystyrene foam and pumice powder.

Advantages and disadvantages of warm facade plaster

Knowledgeable experts distinguish the following positive aspects of the use of warm plaster for facade insulation:

1. Speed ​​of application . One plasterer can apply up to 120 - 180 m & sup2 per day, which greatly simplifies and speeds up work.
2. Possibility of application without reinforcing mesh . Facing works with warm facade plaster can be performed without special preparation (wall leveling, mesh installation), except for corners and those places where there are cracks.
3. It has good adhesion . In other words, the warm facade plaster is good to lay down, and sticks to any materials from which the walls are made or treated.
4. Absence of metal bonds . Thermal insulation of facades with the help of warm plaster eliminates the presence of additional cold conductors.
5. The impossibility of breeding pests . The wall, which is treated with warm plaster is quite difficult to damage, even to such a specialist as a rat or mouse . Therefore, with such an external facing of the walls, there is absolutely no need to be afraid that rodents will be trapped in them.

Along with the above advantages, the method of thermal insulation of facades with the help of warm plaster also has its drawbacks:

1. Necessity of finishing coat . The fact is that the warm plaster is not that and after you have made with its help the procedure of insulation, the facade must necessarily be treated with a primer and finish decorative plaster.
2. Thick layer of insulation . If you impose a warm plaster according to all the requirements, then with the help of easy calculations we will be able to notice that the thickness of the coating will be 1.5 or even 2 times greater than when using polystyrene or cotton wool. What does this tell us? And it says that the load on the wall occurs in 2 times more, therefore under the wall on which the warm plaster should be applied there must be a solid foundation.

Based on the above facts, you can recommend the following areas of application of warm facade plaster:

1. Fighting the cracks that appeared in the wall of the house.
2. Additional insulation of the walls from the inside, in order to avoid additional costs for the finish finishing exterior material.
3. Warming of the plinth.
4. Finishing of window and door slopes.