Frame houses are gaining popularity in our country, and the advantages of this option for the construction of country houses are obvious. The frame structure is inexpensive, beautiful, strong and durable. For its construction, as a rule, wooden frames are used. But you can decorate the facade of a frame house in a variety of ways, fortunately, the choice of materials on the market is currently huge. For most homeowners, they can do the lining of a frame house with their own hands. In this article we will talk about what may be the decoration of the facade of the frame house.
Brick finish
Facing brick is a material that makes it possible to make the facade of any building, including frame, stylish, noble and modern. In addition, the cost of such a building in the housing market becomes much higher, and the service life with the correct organization of facade work is increasing.
Facing with decorative brick can very well be done with your own hands. It is performed in half a brick. The work is carried out as follows:
Step 1. A tape shallow foundation is made around the entire perimeter of the building: brickwork will rest on it (concrete will gain strength 28-30 days).
Step 2. If necessary, the building facade is insulated using mineral wool, polystyrene foam or other materials. Be sure to install a waterproofing layer (roll membrane, etc.)
Step 3. We use special flexible anchors (made of polymers) in order to connect the brickwork in a single unit with the wall of the frame house. Additional anchors are placed along the perimeter of the window and doorways, and they need to be installed at the corners of the building. The rigid part of the anchor is driven into a tree, the second end of the fastener will remain between the masonry bricks.
Step 4. We cover the base of the house with roofing material and start the brickwork - laying is from the corner. In advance, so that the masonry is even, a cord is stretched, the first row is checked by the building level. The brick is placed both on the edge and flat - it depends on your preference.
Step 5. When facing with brick in the lower rows of the masonry, “vents” are created - special openings that provide ventilation of the facade. Vertical joints every two bricks to create such "air" must be left without a solution. In addition, you should make a gap of about a centimeter under the roof, at the very end of the masonry. Thus, when facing with a brick, you get, in fact, a ventilated facade of the frame structure.
Cladding siding
Siding is an inexpensive and relatively simple and quick way to make the facade of any building, including frame, modern and beautiful. Work on the decoration of facades with siding is carried out in several stages:
Step 1. Prior to the start of wall decoration with siding, the wooden bars are packed on the surface of the walls (they can be used to reduce the cost of finishing, instead of metal profiles). The bars are located at a distance of about half a meter from each other, they are attached around the entire perimeter of the building.
Step 2. At the base of the building, along the perimeter, the starting bar is attached: the correctness of its installation is checked using the building level. The quality of wall decoration of the frame structure by siding also largely depends on the quality of fastening of the starting bar.
Step 3. A profile corner is attached to the crate frame, more precisely, to its vertical posts.
Step 4. The panels are mounted on the bars of the crate. The profile spike of the panel is installed along the entire length into the latch of the starting bar, the siding panel is carefully lifted up to a click. Done - the panel is locked. One self-tapping screw is screwed into each rack of the frame along the edge of the panel. The second panel joins the first in the upper direction, also before the characteristic click. After finishing the siding, the panels should be connected by a special connecting strip, which has, first of all, aesthetic value.
Block house cladding
Decorating the facade of a frame house with the help of such a popular material as block house today is a rather expensive pleasure. Meanwhile, a building sheathed in this way will look stylish, soundly, and the finish itself (with proper installation, of course, will last quite a long time). Strength and lightness of the material, the relative simplicity of the facade cladding - these are the most important advantages of a block house. In addition, in a frame building, which is faced with the use of a block house, a very favorable atmosphere for living is created, in such a house it is “easy to breathe”. However, choosing this material, keep in mind that it requires constant care: periodic varnishing, priming, tinting, etc. But, as a rule, such efforts are justified both from an aesthetic point of view and from a functional one.
If you have some knowledge, facade design using a block house can be done with your own hands.
Step 1. After the block house has been bought and brought in, it is necessary to place it in well-ventilated rooms for about a week - to adapt to the external environment and, as a result, to exclude deformation in the future.
Step 2. A vertical crate of bars is installed on the wall surface (their dimensions are 50x50 mm). In the event that the thickness of the insulation under the block house is greater, a crate is made of wood (boards), for the same purpose, special suspensions for gypsum plasterboards can be used. A heater is installed in the frame, then a vapor-permeable film is mounted - a wind barrier and, finally, a counter-lattice of 2 cm thick rails is mounted. It is necessary for high-quality ventilation of the facade.
Step 3. A block house is fixed on the counter-lattice using self-tapping screws. The spikes of the boards of the material must be directed upwards in order to prevent future leakage of water.
Stucco finish
Decorating the facades of frame houses with stucco is a less labor-intensive option than brickwork, and more time-consuming compared to siding. Decorative plaster looks impressive and expensive, especially if this way of designing the facade is done correctly, in compliance with all the rules.
If plaster seems to you the best finish, you can do this work yourself. It is carried out in several stages:
Step 1. Above the base of the building, at the lower boundary of the walls, a wooden or metal starting rail is fixed. Its fastening is carried out around the entire perimeter of the frame structure. This rail should be placed strictly horizontally - this can be checked using the building level.
Step 2. Glue is applied to the sheets of extruded polystyrene foam or polystyrene - to do this conveniently with a notched trowel. Then the sheets are carefully pressed against the wall - from the corner. The material should be supported on the starting rail. After this, the sheets are fixed with screws (on wood), and the subsequent rows are slightly shifted: the seams should be like brickwork. We cover the facade of the building completely with material, we foam the seams.
Step 3. We fix the reinforcing mesh on the foam sheets, carefully cover it with glue: a rough putty layer should be obtained on the surface (it looks very similar to plastered concrete).
Step 4. Water (1/3 of the volume) is poured into the bucket and a mixture is poured to prepare decorative (facade) plaster. Using a drill with a special nozzle (“mixer”), the solution is well mixed.
Step 5. The finished plaster is applied to the trowel and distributed evenly over the walls. As for the thickness of the layer, then in this matter we follow the instructions of the manufacturer of the material. If you have textured plaster, create a pattern.
To work quickly and without loss of material, prepare as much solution as you can work out until the mixture begins to set in the container.
Which of the above options is preferable for the design of the facade of a country frame house? You decide. If you want the house to serve as long as possible, if you have financial capabilities, it is worth choosing a brick finish. If, on the contrary, you want to save money, give preference to finishing with siding - this is a good, popular way of facade decoration of buildings constructed from various materials - from wood to brick. Decorative plaster is a pleasure more expensive, but with the right approach, this finish will look spectacular, and serve for a long time. Choose the best solutions and enjoy the beauty and comfort in your suburban housing!
We recommend watching a video about finishing a frame house:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=41&v=Ty90eaA1IIc