How to warm the facade of the house 2

The problem of heat conservation is relevant for all people living in areas with a temperate continental climate. If the room has good thermal insulation, it will positively affect not only the comfort of staying inside it, but will also allow pretty well to save on heating bills.

Here it is necessary to make a reservation that, by and large, there are two variants of the implementation of the mentioned task. That is, you can warm the house either from the inside or outside. Each option has its own characteristics and efficiency, but the second option is perhaps more preferable, since it does not entail a decrease in the internal volume of the room, which is undoubtedly good. In this regard, it is worth considering how to insulate the facade of the house, since there are several ways to perform the work.

Types of insulation

In order to answer the above question, it is necessary to begin by saying that the modern building materials market is able to offer a very decent selection of materials that can be used as insulation for facades. Among them are:

• mineral wool;
• polystyrene foam;
• Styrofoam;
• polyurethane foam.

These materials are the most common and accessible, so they should be considered separately in order to have more information, and therefore it is better to orient in a particular case.

Mineral wool

This material can be delivered both in a rolled look, and plates. It has such performance characteristics as:

• good insulation performance;
• resistance to the formation of mold;
• simple installation;
• relatively light weight.

As for the direct installation, here everything is quite simple. In order to mount the topcoat, a special batten is usually assembled. Mineral wool plates are inserted into the cells of which. The material is fixed to the walls with the help of special nails-umbrellas.

In addition to the above, it is necessary to add that, despite the fact that mineral wool is resistant to mold, moisture on its surface is undesirable, since in this case, cotton will lose most of its performance characteristics. In order to avoid this, it is better to cover the outer surface of the insulation with a layer of waterproofing, and to protect the inside with a vapor barrier. Warming the facade with their own hands in this way is most appropriate in the case of subsequent coating with siding or other panel elements.

Another way is to use the adhesive composition for gluing mineral wool plates, followed by additional fixing the dowel-umbrellas. After that, a new layer of glue is applied, into which the reinforcing glass mesh is pressed. The surface is prepared for applying plaster.

Polyfoam and expanded polystyrene

These two materials can be considered contiguous, since they are similar in many respects: both in terms of the installation process and in terms of operating characteristics. Insulation on the construction market is supplied mainly in the form of plates of a certain size. The most significant operational characteristics:

• The material has some intrinsic strength, and therefore can be mounted without prior preparation such as an auxiliary sheath.
• Unlike the previous material, foam and polystyrene plates are completely immune to the effects of moisture, and therefore you can not worry not only about the formation of mold, but also at the expense of material loss of its properties.
• The considered variant of insulation is quite simple in terms of installation. The so-called “wet” method of installation is most often used for fixing such plates to the walls. Plates are glued to a special adhesive composition. For additional fixing, all the same umbrella fasteners are used.
• The foam plates are very light, which means that their installation will not load the walls and the foundation, which is a positive thing.
• The material is practically not subject to condensate.

It is necessary to fix the plates in a staggered manner, preventing any significant gaps. For best results, all the seams, if they still remain, need to be filled with special mastic or foam, if we are talking about wide gaps.

In addition, it should be borne in mind that the surface supposed to be insulated with foam should be as smooth as possible and not have any gaps or irregularities.

Among other things, it should be added that there is an opinion that the use of foam and foam polystyrene plates as a warming material entails an excessive tightness of the room and does not allow the walls to "breathe", but this is not so. The bottom line is that with a properly installed ventilation system for the room, an optimal microclimate will be provided inside. Air circulation will be provided in the required volume, at the same time, and the thermal insulation will be at the height. In this case, the material capacity is not as important as the properly arranged ventilation.

Polyurethane foam

This material is quite unusual in terms of application. And we are talking about the application, since this insulation is supplied in liquid form and sprayed onto the walls with the help of special tools. According to the characteristics of this option is comparable to the above-mentioned materials, that is immune to moisture, has antiseptic properties and durable. Among the relative disadvantages of this method are the need to use special equipment and to attract specialists serving it.

To decide which option to choose, it is necessary on the basis of a specific case, taking into account the future finishing coating. In any case, with due diligence and a minimum amount of knowledge, the task is quite feasible.

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