Decorating siding at home: do it yourself and right

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

The use of siding in home decoration

Decorating houses with siding is quite common. This is a good way of facing, which allows for insulation.
Many organizations provide assistance in decorating a house with siding, but it’s not so cheap, in this article we will give step-by-step instructions for doing this work and you can completely do it yourself without resorting to outside help, thereby reducing the cost of the entire structure.

Facing the house with siding

You can look at video and photo samples of finishing with house siding, this will help you choose the material. And decide on the design.
One-story houses are most often finished in this way. The price of such a finish is not so high and almost everyone can afford it.
The technology of siding decoration is not so complicated and is carried out according to certain rules, which we will outline below. We will finish the house with siding in a certain order.

We calculate the material

First we need to purchase the material and calculate it correctly:

• We will do this in stages for each wall individually. This is not difficult to do, just multiply the width by height;
• After that, we divide the total area by the area of ​​one part that is on the package. This we will get the number of integer elements.

Note: The number of integer elements should be consistent with the overall design. They do not always include the same number.
Therefore, carefully consider this question.

• It is required to purchase a starting strip, which is equal to the height of the wall from which you start fastening;
• You will need an external corner, which has a length of 3m. When calculating, do not forget about the waste;
• If you will do insulation, then for the mats you will need plastic fungi, which will need to be fastened to at least five elements;
• Need a finish area;
• All elements will be attached to the frame, which is made of a metal profile or wooden battens. If you have chosen the second option, then you should bring the material to the place of work in advance.
  Wow should be treated with antiseptics, which will prevent the occurrence of fungus and prolong the life of all structures;
• For facade insulation need to buy glassine

Caution: When carrying out insulation, select the frame material correctly. Insulation should not be pressed. It should be fixed tightly, but freely.
When deformed, it loses its properties. It should also be noted that waterproofing, we use glassine, is installed in the overlap. And this size should be considered waste.

For the correct calculation and to avoid shortages when buying, you need to know the following:

• The outer corner elements are three meters long. But here it is necessary to take into account the material for the joint.
  Corners are used not only for decoration, but also have a practical role, closing the end of the siding is done;
• Do not forget, if you also plan to trim the roof cornice with this material, then in the area of ​​docking with the wall then internal corners are used. If this work has already been completed, then the finish bar should be used to finish;
• Take into account the material immediately and for finishing the cornice, software and wind boards are used here;
• The starting bar is calculated so that the perimeter of the house and subtract the pediments and the width of the doors from it;
• Get a window trim strip. It is equal to the perimeter of each, just buy with a margin, you will need to hide the joints.
  Provide and ebbs for windows, which should be done without joints, in with separate whole elements;
• Provide and ebb around the perimeter of the basement. It is not necessary for a gulf to occur, it must be diverted;

Need a tool

A tool should be prepared for work. This will allow you not to be distracted and do everything with high quality.
So:

• To finish the house with siding, you need a gauge. Otherwise, the styling of the elements will be disturbed and everything will not have the correct shape.
  To beat the start of laying, the hydraulic level is best suited, which can be purchased at retail or made by yourself.
• You should also buy a roulette with a length-long wall, construction level, square;
• Quick fastening will help to make a screwdriver, and it is best to make holes in the hay with a puncher;
• Beat the level should be with the help of a nylon thread;
• You will need a sharp knife.

Doing the preparation

To finish the house with siding, you will need to get to any point on the plane and there it is comfortable to do the work:

• You will need to make a forest. To do this, you can shoot down two goats and put a board on them.
  Or make stationary forests. It all depends on the height of the room;

Stationary scaffolding for house cladding

Phased house decoration with siding begins with the installation of the frame. This is a crucial stage; all elements will be fastened to it.
The design will have to have the correct geometric shape and hold firmly. All markup should be done very correctly, otherwise everything will go with an offset and it will be quite difficult to fix it.
So:

• To begin with, we need to determine the level of installation start correctly. To do this, the best thing is to apply a hydraulic level.
  It is with its help that we can correctly make the line of attachment. We find the first installation point and after that we transfer it to other walls using a hydraulic level;
• Now we beat off the line and connect the dots. To do this, we use kapron thread and make a line;
• After that, we remove everything superfluous from the surface of the house, it can be shutters, gratings, etc.
• Now we measure along the lower contour of the house and cut the beam into the desired size. After that, we beat him along the drawn line.
  For fastening to a wooden surface, we use simple screws. If the house is made of brick, then we use a dowel or anchor.
  To do this, make holes using a punch and make the connection;

Siding cladding scheme

Attention: If you use dowels, then they should not be taken in sets. Take plastic dummies individually and then screw them to a couple of mm. more from the hole section.
This will ensure reliability and give the desired rigidity.

• Now we measure the upper contour and do the same as below;
• After that, we need to nail the slats vertically and connect the upper and lower contour. But there is one point.
  Mounting is done approximately every 50 cm. But if you use insulation, then also take note of this and do as conveniently. You may need to cut it to properly lay;
• Let's mark it out. We cut the slats in size and nail;
• Now you can attach and insulation. This is done with plastic fungi and at least five compounds are recommended for one mat;

We carry out warming

• After this, waterproofing the house should be done. This coating acts as a moisture-proof membrane.
  For houses made of wood and concrete, its installation is generally necessary. There are many such materials in retail. You can not fasten a heater, but install this material necessarily.

Waterproofing

Siding mount

There are several rules for this work that are worth following:

• You can look at samples of house decoration with siding in the photo, but at the same time, the expansion of the material that occurs when heating should be considered. When making fasteners, do not tighten the panels.
  It is worth doing the installation naturally and at the same time observe the rigidity of the connection. Elements should "walk", as a rule there is enough clearance of 2-3 mm;
• The fastening of the elements starts from the bottom row and runs up;
• When docking panels with other elements, do not end-to-end connections, give a gap of 5-8 mm. You will need this to avoid problems when expanding the material.
  If you make the lining when it is already frozen, then this gap should be increased to 12 mm .;
• Check the correct placement of the elements every 6-8 rows with a level;
• During the work you will need to cut the material. This can be done at temperatures up to -10 *. If it is lower, then it is worth moving to the room;
• It is best to use galvanized screws for fastening. Some advise making a connection with a construction stapler, but this will pass when attaching the lining.
  But the siding has a heavier weight, so you should refrain from such fastening. Do not mount near the edge of the fallen, for this it is better to choose the middle;

Attention: If you have a very uneven wall, then the planks should not be installed on the surface, but simply pull the fishing line between the extreme elements and adjust the height of the planks with the help of gaskets. Otherwise, you simply repeat the uneven surface of the house with siding.

• Decorating a house with siding in stages is not so difficult. Just do not cut several parts at once.
  First we try on each element. After that, we put the necessary marks and only then we can trim;
• Window slope trim and doors are made using J-strips. With quenched windows, then the outer corners should be fastened; they were installed below the rail by about 7-10 mm .;
• For fastening siding, it is better to use self-tapping screws coated with chrome and with a rubber gasket. It should be screwed in completely perpendicularly and do not press strongly.
  And just right up to the rubber gasket. Then, when heated, there will be a gap for play;
• After installing all the elements, we sew on the gables.

Decorating your home with siding videos can be seen below. Many people think how to decorate a room with siding, but here it should be said that this material is not used for interior decoration, this method is better for balconies.
It is too massive. It is better to use the lining.
You can read about this type of decoration on the pages of our site.