Exterior decoration of the house with plaster: choose the option

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

The use of plaster in home decoration

The exterior of the home is an important construction phase. There are many options for doing this work, but today we will talk about one thing: it is the decoration of the facades with stucco of private houses.
You will find out the necessary information for on this topic. A step-by-step instruction on how to complete the work will be given.

Features of facade plaster

Exterior decoration of buildings, plaster performs not only the function of protecting the premises from external influences, but also performs the design decision of the owner. It should be made of high quality and look beautiful.
Let's see what qualities should be in this material.
So:

• Strength, all facade decoration It should last a long time and not collapse at the slightest mechanical impact. Its quality will determine the service life, and this is not an unimportant factor;
• Facade decoration with wet plaster should be resistant to temperature extremes and environmental influences. There are many regions where this effect is particularly noticeable.
  In winter, the weather is quite cold, and in summer it is necessary to withstand the temperature of the sun;
• The material must have high moisture resistance, should not collapse when exposed to rain and serve as reliable protection to the frame of the structure;
• The vapor permeability should be at a height, because the ability to pass air to the surface of the wall helps the material to maintain its original properties;
• The function of steam and heat insulation of the building. Such a coating will help in saving heat.
  With proper application, it will help maintain heat and prevent street noise from entering the room;
• Finishing facades with wet plaster makes it possible to bring your design decisions to life, emphasize the individuality and style of the room. It is possible to perform various drawings in different colors and shades;
• Not complicated application and preparation of the solution will allow you to do all the work with your own hands and without resorting to outside help, and this will save a lot of money;
• You will be pleasantly surprised by the price of the material, in comparison with others, it will be much lower.

And of course, any plaster has these properties, only in order to fully realize them, you should properly prepare and apply the material to the surface. What will be discussed below.

Choose plaster

Such material can be made for exterior and exterior use. This indicator determines the composition that is used in the manufacture.
The properties and technique of applying the material will depend on the correctness of the preparation of the solution.

Mineral plaster

This is perhaps the most common facade decoration material. This material has its own characteristics that you need to know.

Mineral plaster textures

So:

• The composition of such material includes cement and sand. The proportions depend on the brand of cement.
  It is a vapor-permeable material and it is fashionable to make the lining after insulation with foam. Foam is most often used for such work; it is in approximately the same price category with this plaster;
• There is a significant drawback, which is expressed in the relatively short service life, which is approximately equal to 10 years. You can also say that this material is not elastic and can crack;
• Such finishing is allowed when applying a layer of up to 3 cm. If it is larger, then a building mesh should be used, which is attached to the surface;
• This material is applied to the surface at temperature conditions from + 5 * to + 30 *;
• This is an environmentally friendly material that does not harm human health;
• And another drawback is the intolerance of vibrations, then the coating cracks.

Facade acrylic plaster

The composition of the material includes resins and other components that make it flexible and low-absorbing material. Such a coating will allow the wall to breathe, will help remove moisture out.

The use of acrylic plaster in the decoration of the facade of the house

So:

• It tolerates temperature extremes, quite resistant to mechanical stress. At the same time, it does not peel or crack;
• The disadvantages include, this is the attraction of dust, this occurs as a result of the statistical properties of the material. But in this material there is a protective polymer film, thanks to which it is possible to remove all impurities without much difficulty;
• There are many colors and shades of such products in retail;
• The disadvantages are not high vapor absorption, but this comes from increased moisture resistance, but this is much more important for exterior decoration;

Silicate facade plaster

This is one of the varieties of mineral plaster. It is based on potassium water glass.
In retail, there is ready-to-use material.

Silicate plaster texture

So:

• The main advantage of this material is its high vapor permeability. It is used where it is not possible to use acrylic materials, for example on walls made of aerated concrete;
• It is quite electrostatic and does not attract dirt and dust;
• A sufficiently flexible material that does not crack. When contaminated, it is perfectly washed;

Attention: Such plaster is perfect for polystyrene finishing. This material does not breathe, and therefore the use of breathable material will always be to the point.

Front plaster silicone

This is the most expensive material in this line. Among the components used are polymeric binders.
It has many colors.
Advantages:

• The advantages include high elasticity and vapor permeability.

Attention: This material is perfect for decorating building facades. It cleans itself. Even the rain is good, all the dirt is simply washed away.

• This coating keeps the original color for a long time and does not fade when exposed to sunlight. It will not allow the formation of fungus. This is a fairly durable material;

findings

From the foregoing, the following conclusions can be drawn:

• If you want to not think about the external decoration of the house for a long time, then you should use silicone plaster to decorate the facade;
• When warming and decorating with mineral wool, the best option would be to use silicate plaster;
• If the insulation of the room will be made of polystyrene, then the best option would be mineral or acrylic plaster;
• The cheapest and budget option for finishing the room will be mineral plaster, which is applied and simply painted.

Attention: To increase the life of the mineral plaster, then you need to apply silicate paint on it. Only before doing the work should the coating be left to stand for about a month and then applied.
Then you will avoid cracking.

Apply facade plaster

This work can be done completely independently and without resorting to outside help. Moreover, you will need a regular tool that is in any household.
If you want to make any shapes, then you have to work a little, but you will definitely make them.

Surface preparation

From this stage, any work begins. The quality of the bonding of surfaces and, as a consequence, the durability of the structure depend on it.
So:

• First of all, make forests, then it will be convenient for you to do the work. On the stairs, this will not work;

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• We do an inspection of the base plane. We remove the old coating, this applies to paint and whitewashing.
  To do this, use a brush for metal. If there are delaminations on the previous coating, then they should be removed with a hammer and a chisel;
• If your masonry is even, then it is worth deepening the seams by one cm. This will make the bonding of surfaces better;
• After this, it is necessary to treat the plane with antiseptics, which are available on the market. They will protect the surface from the appearance of the fungus.
  Prefer deep penetration liquid and do the treatment a couple of times. After that, let the surfaces dry completely;
• Now we need to apply a primer coat, which is worth buying in advance. It will make the adhesion of surfaces better and extend the service life.

Attention: If you need to apply a layer of plaster over three cm, then you need to apply a layer of building mesh on the surface. Then the material will be firmly and securely attached.

Now we need to determine the level of application of the plaster. To do this, use a plumb line and define this layer.
We immediately determine for ourselves where we have blockages on the plane. The most accurate way to determine the level can be considered a fishing line.
In this option, it is simply stretched along the diagonal of the plane and the level of application becomes immediately visible.

We make the installation of beacons

So:

• We trim the beacon to the desired size. Their thickness ranges from 6 to 10 mm. Therefore, trimming is not difficult;
• After that, using a solution we fix the beacons on the surface. We make these points at a distance of 50 cm from each other. Apply a thicker solution;
• The plastering behavior is carried out according to the height of the installed beacons.

Preparing a solution

If you use the finished mixture, then it will immediately be suitable for use. But it will not be profitable.
For large volumes, it is much better to use a dry mixture in bags. It is much cheaper, especially since it is not difficult to cook.
So:

• To start, prepare the container. Best used with a flat bottom and walls.
  It will be easier to knead here. Pour the dry mixture and start adding water and stir at the same time;
• After that, we need to make a homogeneous composition. To do this, use a drill with a nozzle.
  With its help, you can quite simply achieve complete uniformity of composition;
• After mixing, the material is ready for use.

In the manufacture of the mineral composition, everything is also done something like this:

• Pour sand and cement into the container. The ratio is as follows: for M300 the ratio of sand and cement is 3: 1, for M400 4: 1 and for M500 5: 1;
• Now we mix the powders on dry and after that we make the kneading as described above.

Caution: Before preparing the solution, carefully read the instructions on the packaging.
It will not hurt. Various additives can be used to make the material. Therefore, study carefully.

Stucco technique

Facade decoration wet plaster is not such a difficult process. Only it should be done according to certain rules.
Then quality coverage will be guaranteed. The entire application technique can be divided into three stages, which should be followed.
The first stage is called "spray", it creates the basis for styling:

• We take a frequently prepared solution and make it liquid, this is achieved by adding water.

Attention: If you use cement mortar, then it is worth adding a little PVA glue to it. This will make it more elastic and will contribute to better attachment to the surface.

• After that, take any bucket and spray the mixture over the entire plane. Please note that we do not pour the mixture onto the wall, but rather spray it, and the more roughness and roughness there are, the better;
• After that, let the surface dry. Do not dry, namely dry.

After completing such a basis, you can apply the main layer:

• We take the prepared solution, which should resemble thick sour cream in viscosity and apply it between two beacons;

Caution: The maximum layer thickness should not exceed 40 mm. Otherwise, it should then apply several layers of the solution.
Otherwise, he will not just hold on.

• After that, we take the rule and begin to smooth the solution according to the established beacons;

We distribute the correct application of the solution using the rule

• So do the rest of the lighthouses. After that we have an even plane. True, it will have sinks that are removed in the next step.

After laying the main layer, we proceed to grout the plane, it will determine the face of the work.

• For this work, a grater is used. It can be made of wood or foam.
  The main goal of this work is to prevent the formation of cracks and complete smoothing of the shells;

Making surface grout

• We wet the grout in water and begin to make circular movements on the plane. Do not press strongly, but simply smooth the solution to distribute the solution correctly;
• At the places of the sinks, you just need to put a little solution and smooth the surface. We do this until the surface is completely leveled.
• If you want to create a pebble texture on the surface, then you should apply the addition of translucent plaster. It can be of different fractions, which will determine the grain size.

So the work is done. As seen,facade decoration - it's not that hard. You can watch photos and videos on this topic and get to work.
The most important thing is not in a hurry and do everything carefully.