How to sheathe a house with a blockhouse: facade finishing
A blockhouse is a special type of lining that imitates:
- rounded log;
- construction timber;
- decorative lining.
Due to its aesthetics and ease of attachment, a blockhouse can be used not only for exterior cladding of a house, but also inside buildings. Such a solution looks quite natural if the same material is used. This allows you to withstand a single design style (including for wooden log cabins from a typical bar).
Do we need to veneer "wood" wall of wood? The answer to this may be the following nuances:
- When assembling a log house from logs or lumber (using the “in paw” connection principle), its external and internal surfaces, in the presence of lining, will in any case look stricter and more elegant than without it.
- This allows you to give the structure a traditionally “Russian” look.
- And, finally, additional insulation of the walls of the building and their protection from external climatic influences are provided.
You can decorate a house with a blockhouse yourself, but you should take into account some features of this design. When purchasing a cladding cover, first of all you should make sure that your chosen samples have special connecting grooves. The fact is that there is a kind of blockhouse, the plates of which are devoid of such grooves, which considerably complicates their installation. With regard to the conditions of work, here it must be remembered that fixing the coating can be done only after the final shrinkage of the structure.
Preparatory stage
For fixing the boards, sheathing is prepared, which is mounted directly on the walls. The supporting structure is made of 30? 30 mm bars, placed vertically in increments of approximately 60 cm. Before installing the frame, which is made with ordinary nails, the bars are treated with a composition that protects the wood from fungus and prevents its rotting.
At the stage of arranging the batten, it will be necessary to determine whether the insulation, which is usually placed between the blockhouse and the walls, will fit. By completing this job, you not only warm your home, but also ensure good sound insulation.
Upon completion of the frame assembly, it will be possible to proceed to the direct assembly of the decorative panels. Regardless of the type of fastening, the works are performed from bottom to top. We should not forget that the blockhouse must be pre-treated with an antiseptic.
Connection methods
Consider how to properly fix the boards on the crate. Known methods of installation suggest the following options:
- the use of a retainer called “clamp”, which is inserted into one of the groove with one part, and secured with the frame bars with another using screws;
- fixing the blockhouse with screws or screws;
- nailing nails at an angle of 45 degrees in the groove.
Klyammerny fastening provides wedging of the connecting lock at the expense of what the necessary durability and reliability of assembly of a decorative covering is reached. The undisputed advantage of this method of fixation is the concealment of the fasteners themselves and the ability to do without self-tapping screws, which violate the integrity of the cladding material and increase the likelihood of its splitting.
The second variant of fastening the panels looks somewhat more complicated and needs additional preparation, which is carried out as we sheathe the building with a blockhouse. For its realization, a circular recess is made in the board half of its thickness with a diameter equal to the size of the cap of the fixing screw. In this case, the screw is fully recessed in the hole, and the top is closed with a previously prepared stopper, which is subsequently ground to flush with the surface. A good alternative to wooden cork is a special paste of appropriate (wood) color, reliably protecting the screw cap from moisture and rust.
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