Question from Jan on the slate finish.

Kirill Nesmeyanov

Natural stone clearance

Brick facade panels

Arbolit has excellent technical properties and characteristics. Its main advantage is vapor permeability and free air exchange. He is well aware of a variety of finishing methods: plaster, including plaster, painting.

How is the installation of materials on wood concrete

All solid Decoration Materials on a surface made of wood concrete should be mounted on a crate or frame. In this case, when choosing, it all depends on the type of raw material.

Let's look at an example.:

• For example, in the case of wooden finishes, a wood frame is often used and in order to protect its surface, which can absorb moisture, it is necessary to paint it after construction.
• You can use a metal crate, but it is preferred in case of a large mass of finishes.

What is the ventilation gap?

• This is the distance between the wall and the back of the finish, which is not filled with any insulation or insulation materials. That is, it serves to prevent moisture from collecting under the finish.
• It is especially important to make it in those regions that are characterized by a long cold period in winter.
• Due to the fact that the house is constantly heated, moisture can freely collect on the surface of the wall and on the back of the finish due to the temperature difference.
• It can serve as the beginning of the destructive process of any not too moisture resistant finish.

Wood ventilation pattern

Tip. If wood serves as the finishing material, then it is necessary to construct a ventilation gap in order to prevent the possibility of spoiling not only the appearance of the finish, but also starting to develop a variety of fungal diseases or molds. All this is very harmful to human health.

Work with plaster:

• Plaster as well as arbolit can pass air and steam. It is precisely because of this that, when choosing such a finishing agent, it will also be necessary to make a ventilation gap.

• Moreover, for wood finishes, it is still needed, in order to even the surface, it is done on the second floor, even if one wall is made of natural stone.

Tip. Natural stone can only be attached to a prepared and reinforced surface. To do this, during plastering, a reinforcing mesh of wire is laid.

• The decorative plaster itself must be applied on a flat surface. It is necessary to use moisture-proof wall drywall when decorating the wall.
• It will also be easy to mount wooden finishing materials. But, it is possible to mount them without it, and immediately - directly to the crate.

Only here it is worth considering that the height of the frame for drywall with the material should be similar to the height of the crate with the finish, so that in the end a flat surface is obtained.

How to make work on the ventilation gap

If, after the construction of the house, insulation work is carried out from the outside, then, as a rule, solid insulation (foam plastic, polyurethane foam) is involved in them.

So:

• They are mounted on the wall of the structure, having previously made a frame on it to create a ventilation gap.
• It should be between the insulating material and the back of the finish.

Finishing material or drywall sheets can already be mounted on the frame.You can use plywood or OSB, only their surface on both sides must be painted to protect it from moisture.