Facing the facade with metal siding will make building protection reliable
Facing facades with metal siding is perhaps the most common finish. Facing the house with metal siding will perfectly protect the surface from external influences.
Only it is necessary to do this work correctly. In this article, we will figure out how to properly clad a house with metal siding. They will also be given instructions for the correct execution of this work.
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The advantages of facade cladding siding
To insulate the protection of the room, a large number of different materials have been created. Facade cladding metal siding is one of them. To make the right choice, you need to take an interest in the properties of the structure, determine the advantages and disadvantages of its varieties.
So:
- The result of insulation and cladding with siding will necessarily be warmth and comfort in the room treated in this way. For this finish, even large temperature differences and high humidity are not at all scary. The main thing is to correctly perform all the work.
- The thickness of the insulation layer can be assigned at your discretion, since the cladding of the house is siding mounted on the frame.
- Facing the outer walls with metal siding will serve for a long time. After all, it perfectly tolerates temperature extremes and high humidity.
- A house with a cladding of metal siding can be made of several colors, although the color scheme is not large, but it is enough to choose the right color and create an incredible and unique look.
- Facing a wooden house with metal siding does not require large expenditures for the maintenance and maintenance of appearance. Caring for the finished surface is very simple: dirt is removed with a damp rag. Therefore, this issue does not cause much trouble and does not take much time.
- The preparatory phase is fairly quick and does not require special expenses.
- The cost of the material is relatively low, which makes it affordable for a large number of people who want to perform just such a facade decoration.
- Facing facades with metal siding is perfectly done with your own hands and therefore you can save a lot of money and the price of the whole structure will be much lower.
- The disadvantage of this finish is that the frame has its own thickness (at least 5 cm, if you do not use insulation), and this affects the dimensions of the room.
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To veneer the facade with siding with insulation, you must comply with the technological requirements for the execution of work and go through all the steps in the correct sequence. Then the design will turn out to be of high quality.
Prepare the surface
Facing houses metal siding begins with the preparation of the base plane. Work should be done diligently, only in this way will it be possible to provide the desired effect expected from the results of wall cladding.
Attention: Work will require the possibility of free movement along the wall, so do not count on the stairs. In this case, the only suitable option is scaffolding. They must be installed in advance.
The sequence of work on surface preparation:
- The surface is freed from anything that may interfere with the work: remove the shutters, air conditioning elements, mounts for satellite dishes, and other items.
- The base plane is carefully inspected for cracks in the existing coating. If any are found, they are removed with a chisel and hammer. It is better to remove all the old coating completely.
- When all the excess is removed and cleaned, they proceed to applying a primer to the existing surface. This is done with a brush or spray. It is better to choose the composition that provides deep penetration.
- Cladding siding with insulation must have the correct surface geometry. Each part must be properly secured to ensure structural integrity.
For this, the starting line is indicated. At the place of the planned start of fastening, risk is put. - Then this point is transferred to other planes. This procedure is carried out using a hydraulic level.
You can buy ready-made or make it yourself. With this device the work will be performed with maximum accuracy. Dimensions are transferred and risks are affixed. - All received points are connected in one line with the help of a nylon thread, the size is beaten off along the wall. So it turns out the installation loop crate.
We fasten the frame
Facing facades with metal siding is done with the use of insulation. All fastening is done on the frame.
The correctness of its fastening completely affects the geometric shape of the structure. To carry out the work, attention and proper marking is required.
Attention: The material for the manufacture of the lathing is a metal corner or a wooden beam. If you use metal, the design will last much longer than that made of wood. When you still have chosen a tree, the reiki should definitely be treated with antiseptic agents. They can be bought at any store. Processing will allow the design to last a long time, but this procedure is performed in advance. It is required that the material is completely dry.
Work on fixing the frame is done in this order:
- First of all, it is necessary to determine the thickness of the insulation, since after the installation is completed, the front panels should not be pressed or otherwise subjected to deformation. This threatens with the loss of insulation properties.
A ventilation gap should be provided to prevent condensation from accumulating. Adequate clearance of 2-3 cm. - A beam of the required size is cut off and fixed along the bottom line of the installation. Fasteners can serve as dowels.
It is better to take not those that are in the kits, but to buy dummies and self-tapping screws separately: the self-tapping screw should be taken a couple of mm more from the diameter of the plastic hole. This will provide a more reliable fastening of a fairly weighty frame. - Similarly mounted piping along the entire length of the perimeter of the wall.
- The transverse rails are mounted so that one plane is maintained. A fishing line is stretched along the diagonals of the crate, which will serve as a guide.
- The surface is marked to determine the mounting points of the rails. This is done taking into account the size of the thickness of the insulation mat. We must try to prevent a large amount of waste.
- The distance between adjacent slats should be within 70 cm. After marking, the rails are installed and fixed with dowels. The adjustment of the mounting height is carried out by means of gaskets.
We install a heater
Cladding walls with insulation siding is not such a complicated process as it might seem at first glance. Subject to certain rules and technology of insulation, the result will have the proper level of quality.
The procedure for the installation of insulation is as follows:
- The frame, already mounted on the wall, has many cells. At the current stage, they are filled with insulation. Previously, put a waterproofing layer.
It can be placed before installing the crate, but then there will be difficulties with its fastening.Therefore, in most cases, waterproofing is attached to the crate. Initially, the blade is cut into pieces of the desired size.
Attention: Before cutting, size is calculated taking into account that the material is overlapped. When the canvas is attached to the rails, it is wrapped and attached with a construction stapler. It is necessary to ensure that the canvas fits without creases.
- When polystyrene is used as a heater, it is cut into pieces of the right size, and then fixed with building fungi. For 1 square. meters at least 6 connection points are allowed.
When installation is complete, the joints are filled with construction foam. In some cases, the foam is fixed to glue. At the same time, waterproofing is applied over the fixed foam. - The fastening of the soft insulation is also carried out by building fungi. A plastic fungus is installed in a hole previously prepared by a perforator.
- The placement of soft insulation must be done so that it lies tight enough, but does not deform.
Siding Installation
Warming the house and facing it with siding goes into the final stage. At this stage, paneling is done.
So:
- The starting strip is taken, the desired element is cut off and fixed on the bottom battens. It needs to be placed strictly horizontally, this is controlled by the construction level. Other parts will be mounted on it.
- The material is fixed using self-tapping screws, which are installed in specially designed holes for this perpendicular to the surface. When screwing, leave a few millimeters leave to prevent the troubles caused by the expansion of the material.
Caution: Ambient temperature affects the fixing point of the self-tapping screw. It must be remembered that when heated, the material can add 7 mm. This circumstance must be taken into account at the time of installation.
- Now the corner profile is fixed so that it hangs freely on the upper self-tapping screws. In the case when the profile is higher, it is simply trimmed, otherwise it is increased. Laying is done only with an overlap so that the top panel lies on the bottom. This will prevent water from flowing in bad weather conditions.
- All parts should be fixed evenly. Periodically check with a level.
- Finishing openings is performed using special profiles. For work, whole pieces are used.
When window hole has a shallow depth, platband is used. If this is not enough, the platband is placed along with the slope. It is necessary to make measurements first, and already their result will help determine the required material. - Docking of panels is done using the H-profile. It must be installed vertically, the construction level will help here.
- Self-tapping screws should only be fastened in the places provided for this. And you need to put it in the middle of the section. This is done specifically in case of expansion of the material at elevated temperatures. And tightly never need to press. Provide a clearance of one two mm.
- All necessary surface is revetted.
- The final event is the installation of a finishing profile or molding.
This job just seems complicated. If you perform each action efficiently and in compliance with all technical requirements, the result will pleasantly surprise you.
It is important to clearly dimension so as to prevent misconfiguration. After all, even a small (1 mm) deviation can lead to a displacement of 1 cm after installing several elements.
You can perfectly install the metal siding for facing the house yourself. The most important thing is not afraid to do this and to do everything correctly.
Before starting work it is better to watch photos and videos and fully understand and realize all the actions.After that, you can proceed.
