Ventilated front with his hands

All we often encounter the term ventilated facade, but not everyone imagines what it is.At its core - it's a multi-layer coating for the exterior walls of the building, whose main task is the insulation and ventilation at the same time the entire facade.The main principle of any ventilated façade - the presence of the air gap between the insulation layer and the topcoat.This circumstance provides unimpeded access of air to the walls of the building, allowing them to "breathe".Moisture exchange is done so naturally that does not form any drops of condensate that can adversely affect the material of the walls.To create a ventilated facade with your hands, you need to know everything about him and examine all the wisdom of its installation.

There is a large amount of materials for insulation and for the final coating of ventilated facades.We need to learn the basic of them.

What makes modern ventilated facades

Today, finishing the external walls of buildings are used not only in the traditional field of materials, but also specially designed for ventilated facades.We note a few of them, which are used almost everywhere:

• Composite materials, which are plastic sheets 2 mm thick, which are framed by aluminum plates.These covers provide the whole image of the building design.

• Porcelain tiles.Very durable and monumental material.It has a high cost, because in addition to themselves slabs require special reinforced frame for mounting.This facade is able to withstand any impact from the outside.

• panels of fiber cement, which are the most innovative finishing materials.At its production use nanotechnology, which helped create the special pellets.They are able to give a moisture when it is abundant and absorb the shortage.This feature is very useful in the production of facade materials.Fibropaneli covered with a special protective layer that protects them from the sun's rays.Therefore, this material does not change color over time.On this occasion, on the material warranty is 60 years.
• siding - perhaps the most famous and popular front material.There are several types of it: vinyl, metal, wood.All of them have their advantages and disadvantages.At the time, it was really an indispensable material in all its disadvantages.Today, there are more modern and reliable coverage for the facades of buildings than the siding.
  

  ventilated facade of the ordinary vinyl siding.

• facade panels.This material is like siding, but has a different shape: square, rectangular or even wrong to create a seamless coating.
  

  So look front panel "under the stonework."

In general, the choice is quite rich.All of these materials are easy to fit into the design of ventilated facades, which you can create your own hands.They provide durability and strength of any walls that are covered with one of these coatings.

Step by step instructions for installation of ventilated facade with nuances

Any ventilated facade is created in three basic steps: assembling the frame, which will be established by the remaining construction, insulation of walls with modern materials, lining the entire surface of one of the finishing materials.

construction of load-bearing frame

type and capacity of the supporting framework is entirely dependent on the type of finishing material of the facade.The harder the material, the more powerful and harder to be cage.For example, to use powerful porcelain steel rails that hold not only in the vertical direction, but also connect them to each other by horizontal crosspieces for greater rigidity.

for siding will be enough profile to be used for fastening the drywall inside the premises.By the walls of the profiles are fixed with screws and dowels on special brackets.Most often, they are installed vertically and parallel to each other from the eaves to the cap.The distance between the guide profiles are trying to stand so that it is equal to the width of the plate heater.This is done for ease of installation.

In some cases, light rail siding as use conventional wooden blocks of the same thickness.They can be used for the timber walls, which can reduce the cost of the entire structure.

Mounting guide profiles begins with one of the corners of the building.Initially brackets attached along the entire height.Then they bolted the first profile.At the other corner of the building is similar to attach the second profile.At the same time trying to distance from the wall to equalize them.Thereafter, at equal distances across the brackets attached remaining wall area excluding the window openings.

Before fastening them pull profiles between the outer guide rope.Attention!If the wall is more than 8 m. In length, then the alignment of profiles should be done gradually in small portions.Profiles fix screws on the brackets by adjusting the distance from the wall on a rope.As a result, should get a single plane.Similarly, it is going to the framework for the rest of the walls.In all corners of the structure bonded to each other, which makes the integrity of the entire frame.

Installing insulation for ventilated facade

Choice of mounting plates to the facade insulation depends on what his type was preferred.Under any insulation vapor barrier membrane is placed.It is worth remembering that this is necessary, because wet insulation loses its properties and becomes no longer able to keep the heat inside the building.So, all your works will be in vain.The membrane is laid according to the instructions.Laid the wrong side of the film is simply useless.

Such insulation is mineral or basalt wool most often attached to the wall using special plastic dowels.They have the form of a hollow mold with a very broad hat.Holes drilled punch, at a depth of 5 - 6 cm into the wall.They inserted a fungus, and pierce it inside a special spacer nail fungus hat holding a heater.At 1 m2 are used usually 6 such dowels.

polystyrene foam and often the walls are glued on the glue.Foam made of at least 2 rows, that prevents the formation of cold bridges.In any case, all the joints zapenivayut.Some types of expanded polystyrene have stepped ends, which allows glue them overlap.This is the best version of the hard insulation.On top of the heater is attached a waterproof membrane.It does not allow moisture to penetrate from the outside to the inside of the facade.As a result of all the work, the insulation should be fully packed in the bag of the membrane.Ingestion of moisture should be completely excluded.The membrane must provide ventilation of the facade.These properties are modern superdiffuznye membrane.

Façade work

method of fastening the lining to the frame depends on the selected material.The easiest way is the case at the siding and composite materials, which can be bolted to the rails by conventional screws, through technological holes in the sheets.Other facade materials require fixing with special clamps.Thus, each material has its own unique design.for such clips on the frame mounting instructions included in the package facing material.

most often begin installation of the lining at the bottom.The sheets of material are fixed row by row until you get to the eaves of the building.On the window openings of the sheets are cut to required size.It should be remembered that the main advantage of ventilated facades is a layer of air between the insulation and cladding.To create it before attaching the lining sheets on the guides must be secured so-called second crate.Facade material already fastened to it.The result is a directional flow of air blown layer.

When all the plates are fixed to the frame, producing the final stage of installation of ventilated facade.To do this, close all the angles and slopes with special fixing elements.They give the integrity and completeness of the whole structure.

calculation of ventilated facades with their hands

calculate the material requirements for the construction of ventilated facades for single-storey cottage area of ​​80 m2.Initial data:

• Rural one-storey house of foam blocks 10x8 m Two walls with 2 window area of ​​2 m2..One wall with a window area of ​​4 m2.The fourth wall has no windows, but there is a door area of ​​2 m2.
• height of the walls from the foundation to the eaves of 3 m.
• planned to mount a ventilated facade of metal siding with insulation from Penoplex 5 cm thick.

Based on the available data, we must first calculate the area of ​​the surface is covered facade.To do this, find the area of ​​the wall and subtract it from the sum of the areas of all openings.S = Sst.- Spr.We conclude that S = 2 * (10 * 3) + 2 * (8 * 3) - (2 + 2 + 4 + 2) = 60 + 48 - 10 = 98 m2.Rounding this number, we get 100 m2 closed ventilated facade surface.In quantitative terms, to consider the elements will not, since it depends on the material and size.Thus, we need 100 m2 of siding, insulation Penoplex, isolating film and waterproofing.The number of dowels must be at least 600, and additional elements are considered separately for each angle and slope.

useful tips for installation of ventilated facades

Even after reviewing all necessary instructions, no one is immune from making some mistakes.Therefore, we suggest to familiarize with some tips from the knowledgeable masters:

• Before you start working on self-installation of ventilated facades, you must make at least a non-professional project.This will calculate the material requirements and do everything step by step with the quality control of the work performed.
• When choosing fasteners, it is necessary to carry out their testing on the concrete surface.This will avoid purchasing low-quality fasteners.
• Do not hold ventilated facade on the walls, which are made of hollow materials: bricks or concrete blocks.This may lead to fracture at the driving dowels, as well as the penetration into the cold walls.
• Insulation must be installed in accordance with the instructions supplied.The seam between the plates must be changed vertically.
• Installation brackets to be very accurate and high-quality.Deviation from the level just half a centimeter may cause severe surface irregularities.
• under each bracket must be installed paronitovye lining that protects against heat loss in the room.In addition, it allows you to compensate for the deformation motion of the system over time.

To build a ventilated facade with their own hands is not so difficult.The main requirement is to comply with all rules and building regulations, to take into account, and not shy away from professional advice and do everything carefully, verifying each step.In this case, the result will please you and your family for a long time.Properly mounted ventilated facade will improve the appearance of your home, it will create in the warmth and comfort, as well as raise your self-esteem to a fair level.