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A special place among other finishing materials is the siding in all its varieties. Feature of the material that it belongs to the class non-combustible. With it is the decoration of buildings inside and outside. Veneer with siding carries two main functions:
- Aesthetics: generally, it refers to decorating the front side structures.
- A utilitarian component: finish this material helps to protect the building from possible external effects of natural phenomena (they are the sun and the rain and wind and snow).
Siding belongs to the category of ventilated hinged facades of the sample. Experts note that it is not the name of the finishing material, and the system or technology implementation such facing. It is worth noting that in countries where fluent in English, the term «siding» have in mind the process of installation of the material, not its name. Siding sheathing – a difficult task, when it is executed must be sure to fulfill all requirements according to the instructions and strictly follow the security recommendations perform such installation work.
Types of siding and their characteristics ↑
If you decide to perform the installation of siding with their hands, then pay attention to start on the next video
To perform plating at home with the help of this material you must first determine the kind right for you siding. And so, the basic types are the following:
- Metal: as raw material for making this category siding use aluminum, or become. Finishing material is great for mounting structures for industrial purposes, as well as various public institutions. Available in a wide variety of colors. The main advantage of metal siding is highly resistant to fire.
- Vinyl: the material submitted by the special panels based on PVC raw materials, the length they can reach about 4 meters, but the width can be from 20 cm to 25 inclusive. Inexpensive material compared to the metallic counterpart. Different ruggedness and high resistance to environmental conditions. It is easy to wash as needed, large variety of colors. Installation is simple and is performed in a short time, even qualified specialists.
- Wood: this finish is an excellent choice for houses of timber. Presented in the form of a wooden sheet of pressed fibers, which are made with addition of special binders under the influence of high temperature and pressure. Often it is confused with such finishing a consumable item, like a lining.
Necessary tools for installation ↑
If you decided yourself to undertake all installation work, it is necessary beforehand to know the possible errors when the hull siding.
The main list is required for the performance of the tools familiar to owners of private homes that have been previously performed maintenance, and possibly construction work on his personal site. A list of available tools for siding installation is the following:
- Tape measure, measuring.
- Carpenter’s area of metal (it is desirable that its length does not exceed 30 centimeters).
- Metal building line.
- Knife cutter.
- Hammer.
- Screwdriver and best electric screwdriver.
- Hacksaw for cutting metal (preferably with fine teeth).
- Shyla.
- Special construction (length, preferably at least 60 centimeters).
- Scissors to perform the work with metal.
- Pliers.
The algorithm for performing preparatory activities ↑
To start work on the hull should be surface preparation. This stage is the least complicated in execution, but this task should be given special attention. It is the quality of the preparatory work depends on the reliability and durability of the finished coating in the future. More details about the preparatory stage here.
If you decide to perform siding siding with their hands, follow the recommendations of experienced masters. Be sure to remove all the branches and vines that may come into contact with the surface of the walls.
Then carefully remove from the facade drainage pipe system, a possible mounting for street lighting, and other elements on the walls of the house, which can become a hindrance during installation of the siding. To do the trim brick house, pay your attention to the video instructions here.
If you plan to sheathe a siding old paint, for example, a siding, you must conduct a visual inspection of the coating. To assess its technical condition and to verify the reliability of wooden fasteners. If the boards somewhere behind, then carefully fasten them so they fit snugly.
Training also applies to Windows. Carefully remove cash, remove various decorative elements exterior of the house near doors and Windows. Next, check with special instruments whether the smooth walls of the structure. If you find that the slopes of the Windows are mounted unevenly, they should be corrected. With this, you can use a special wooden slats of different thicknesses. After that, the surface preparation of the walls in a subsequent sheathing stingom ends.
Stages sheathing siding ↑
Technology siding installation may be different for different types of finishing material, and also depending on the treated surface. It is also extremely important to correctly calculate and purchase the necessary materials supporting elements in sufficient quantity. Of course, to make a precise calculation difficult, so an experienced master stocking up on supplies with a small margin.
Installation work is performed in the following sequence:
- Preparation of walls: the working area should be cleaned, then set the crate: as the material at hand to create it you can use small wooden slats. After this wall it is recommended to insulate. Ends this stage of the sealing process.
- Fasteners facing material: the first step is to choose the type of fastener. For this fit, metal, nails, and screws or staples. Then fastening sheets of siding. To attach a material from the center, moving farther out to the edges of the panel. Installed panels should effortlessly move in different directions.
- Assembling of furniture elements: first, set the different kinds of furniture elements, such as corners, internal and external type, the starting profile and so on. Only after they are secure you can proceed to the next stage. First determine the starting point for counting the fixed starting profile. Then installed the corners, internal or external as needed. At the end is banding for openings in the wall near the door and, of course, the Windows of the building.
- At the end should be to correct possible deficiencies of the installation.
Remember that the covering of saydinga is different when vertical or horizontal direction. Has its own characteristics and veneer building with basement siding. For more details on this process can be found here.
Remember that the quality of the work done depends on the lifetime of the finished veneer to your home.
