Characteristics and types of sandwich panels for the construction of a residential house

market materials for private housing today is quite rich: here and brick, and corrugated board, and cellular concrete, and much more.But if there is a question about the quick, easy and cost-effective construction of a cozy, warm, secure home, the choice of building materials is greatly reduced.And here comes to the aid of a relatively new technology that is quickly gaining popularity - the construction of houses made of sandwich panels.

What is a sandwich panel?

Sandwich panels - today is a popular building material, which is manufactured in the factory on a special high-efficiency equipment.The panel is a structure of three layers, a kind of "sandwich": between two sheets of coating is a layer of insulation, and the thicker and higher quality insulated layer, the more comfortable conditions will be in the new house.

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To cover different manufacturers use different materials:. Galvanized steel, aluzinc, water-resistant oriented strand board, etc. As a heater used mineral wool, polyurethane foam, fiberglass, polystyrene, etc.

Where are used sandwich panel?

sandwich panels are used widely in the private housing construction, and the house can be not only one-story, and multi-storey.From this material, you can quickly and easily build a house in the garden area, summer kitchen, utility room.First, you need to build a metal frame, and then secure the sandwich panels on it.

Not less popular technology of erection of sandwich panels of public buildings, offices, warehouses, shops, restaurants, gyms, temporary housing for workers, petrol stations.And rightly so: not only that such buildings are constructed quickly and economically, they can easily upgrade to add an additional floor, dismantle, if necessary, transported to another place, to gather again.

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Pros and cons:

The advantages of sandwich panels include:

• the construction speed;
• design ease (does not require a powerful foundation);
• design flexibility with respect to mobility and modernization;
• economy (home of such panels will cost two and sometimes three times cheaper than brick);
• fire safety;
• environmental friendliness;
• high strength;
• excellent thermal and sound insulation properties;
• possibility of installation work at any time of the year.

Disadvantages of sandwich panels:

• for the construction of the panels are contraindicated prolonged heavy loads;
• if installation is done in the winter, ice can appear at the joints;
• the presence in the composition of basalt insulation may deteriorate the strength and insulating properties of the material;
• life of structures made of sandwich panels are not more than 50 years;
• framing requires protection - metal from corrosion.A wood - from the fungus and rot;
• combination of OSB panel boards with polystyrene or polyurethane foam fire hazard.

How to choose?

Choosing sandwich panels for building a house, you should pay attention to the following factors:

type heater .Expanded polystyrene - it is eco-friendly, durable, impermeable water retains heat well.But it is a fire hazard.

Polyurethane foam - has the lowest thermal conductivity, good waterproofing properties.It is durable, resistant to chemicals.Minus - a fire hazard.
Mineral wool - environmentally friendly, non-flammable, safe, retains heat well.Minus - low resistance to moisture, and therefore requires an additional waterproofing.

panel thickness.Increased plate leads, on the one hand, to enhance insulating properties, and on the other hand, to reduce the useful floor space, installation complexity, increased cost of the material.Therefore, we must carefully calculate the optimum thickness of the panel.

panel geometry.Determined building project.

manufacturer. ensure the quality and durability of their products can only manufacturer with sufficient experience, qualifications, has a good production base and owns advanced manufacturing technologies. the Russian market has about 200 manufacturing companies of this material for construction.

Sandwich panels - a building material that has great potential, and to replace the traditional materials.