Siding is a panel for cladding the exterior of buildings and fences. Modern manufacturers offer a wide range of products for facade cladding, which is not easy to understand. In addition, the installation of panels is increasingly carried out without the involvement of specialists. In order to avoid mistakes in this matter, we will consider the existing types of products and analyze how to install siding with your own hands - a step-by-step instruction to help future developers.
General information
Each siding panel has a key connection for easy installation of elements. Fastening is carried out using self-tapping screws, for which a special perforated edge is provided. The siding board has a figured profile, evenly distributed along the entire length and width of the sheet. The length of the product can reach 6 meters, width - up to 30 cm, profile height - up to 10 mm.
Material
Siding panels are designed to imitate the pattern and texture of wood. They are made from different materials using modern technologies that ensure high quality products and their reliable service. Whereinit is quite simple to mount the siding with your own hands, the step-by-step instructions remain identical for all types of panels.
- Wood particle boards are made from wood fibers with resin composite compounds. The siding is coated with varnish and protective compounds to make it resistant to aggressive environmental influences.
- Polymer siding is made from PVC, acrylic or vinyl. The product has high resistance to weather influences, is not exposed to rotting and corrosion. Perfectly protects the wall and insulation from getting wet. The most common type of finishing facades and plinths due to low cost, good performance and color and texture.
- Metal (steel) galvanized siding is characterized by high strength and durability. Its color scheme is diverse, the coating is given different types of profile and texture. Steel sheet exterior cladding is visually indistinguishable from vinyl siding.
- Cement profile for exterior cladding is rarely used due to the heavy weight and laborious installation. In addition, such a coating must be painted independently. The advantages of the material include its strength, durability and lack of seasonal size changes.
Home decoration
Now let's look at what DIY siding looks like. Step-by-step instructions for each structural part of the house are presented below.
Use of profiled sheet for exterior claddinguse for a facade, a socle, balconies, windows. This allows you to protect structures from external aggressive environmental factors. Finishing the facade with insulated siding makes it possible to achieve a multi-layered outer wall, which contributes to the preservation of heat in the premises without the use of massive traditional cladding with plasters and bricks.
Tool
Before installation, stock up on tools. You will need:
- Metal shears and hacksaw.
- Secrets.
- Screwdriver and screwdriver.
- Measuring device: tape measure or laser.
- Step-ladder.
Manufacturers and sellers meet the needs of their customers and offer sets of tools and necessary items for cladding. To purchase one, it is enough to provide the dimensions of the surface to be covered, experts will calculate the amount of material needed to install the siding with their own hands. Step-by-step instructions involve several steps:
- Surface preparation.
- Installation of the crate.
- Laying siding.
Each step has its own characteristics when working with different materials.
Stage 1: preparation
Finishing the facade with insulated siding or a simple wall is a laborious process, assembly is carried out from the bottom up. The same applies to all surfaces. Since the work surfaces have a large area, it is extremely impractical and inconvenient to work from a ladder. The way out is the installation of scaffolding. Themassembled from a bar with a section of 150x150 or more for racks, boards or plywood flooring will do for the floor.
The next preparatory step is the waterproofing of the walls in the absence of insulation on the facade. In this case, the film is attached directly to the wall.
Stage 2: crate
Wooden slats with a section of 50x80 are installed over the entire area of the prepared surface in increments equal to the width of the slats. Particular attention should be paid to the corner profiles - these can be the same rails or special guides. They must be rigidly fixed at the ends and additionally fixed along the entire length.
What is the crate for:
- The siding is attached without damage.
- A ventilated gap remains between the cladding and the facade.
- Racks are hammered in such a way that a flat working plane is formed on an uneven surface.
- The load from the profiles is evenly distributed.
On new buildings with sheathing with wooden materials, lathing will not be needed when the evenness of the walls is checked instrumentally. Significant surface deflections are observed on old houses, making installation of the profile difficult, sometimes impossible.
Stage 3: plating
Next, do-it-yourself siding begins. The step-by-step instructions for all designs are approximately the same:
1. Install the first bar. It is important to correctly measure its level, since further collection of the cladding is carried out along the lower profile. Preliminary, with the help of a level, a flat horizontal is measured and installation is carried out along it. sidingthe panel is mounted on self-tapping screws, excess and inconsistencies with the lower edge are cut with metal scissors.
2. According to the installed bar, the lining is laid from the bottom up, fixing each element in special grooves or factory holes.
This simple algorithm is common to the skin of all structures. Now consider each separately with all the nuances.
Facade
For walls and plinth, the algorithm of action remains the same: preparation, crate, cladding. Finishing the facade with do-it-yourself siding includes an additional step: laying mineral wool or polystyrene foam mats. A feature of this design is the need for constant ventilation of the insulation to avoid getting it wet and losing its original functions.
So, we lay the siding with our own hands. Step-by-step instructions for insulating external walls:
- We clean the facade from foreign objects, plug the cracks on the wall with tow or plaster, depending on the material of the walls. We prime the surface with a protective compound. When the layer dries, cover the wall with a waterproofing film.
- We mount the crate. The bars must have a height of at least the width of the insulation.
- We lay mats of mineral wool or expanded polystyrene, fasten them to special dowels in increments of 20-30 cm in width and height.
- We line the windproof membrane and fix it along the entire plane of the wall.
- Next, laying is carried outDIY siding. Step-by-step instructions have already been given earlier, the technology remains the same.
According to this algorithm, all elements of the facade are sheathed: walls without openings, plinth, pediment of a pitched roof.
Windows
Sheathing walls with openings requires careful preparation and approach. For protruding structures, a special algorithm of work is needed. A frequently occurring problem is the decoration of windows and doors, or rather, their slopes. For work you will need additional elements:
- J - the profile on which the siding is attached inside the slope.
- H - the profile fixes adjacent cladding panels.
- Inner and outer corners for installation at transitions between planes.
- Slat attached to the window frame.
- Nozzle - drain.
All components must be made from the same material as the siding. In this way, the integrity of the composition and the unity of the work of all components can be achieved.
Additional parts are best purchased at the same time as the main profiles from the same batch in order to get products of the same color without tint transitions.
Finishing the window with siding in detail is as follows:
- Cleaning slopes from old materials.
- Sewing and filling cracks to avoid their growth under the siding.
- We prime the surface with a moisture-proof primer.
- Install the laths of the crate. It is necessary to select their section in such a way that the finished coating does not cover the window frame. In cases where this is not possible due to the narrow design of the block, they are guided by the material of the walls:wooden profiles are fastened to self-tapping screws using a screwdriver. If the surface is stone (concrete, brick), if it is impossible to install the siding, the siding is fixed on liquid nails.
- First of all, they fix the ebb. Its width should exceed the window sill size by 7-10 cm. The product is folded from the side of the opening and laid with the outer end to the facade. Fasten with self-tapping screws to the frame, on which the sealant was previously applied.
- The J-profile is fixed along the perimeter of the box, into which siding sheets are inserted, the edges of which are cut to the slope angle.
- For wide openings, add a sheathing panel of the desired size and fasten adjacent parts with an H-profile.
- Installing corners-platbands.
This completes the window siding with your own hands. The step-by-step instructions are similar for wide and narrow slopes, the same actions are taken for facing doorways.
Balconies and loggias
Finishing the house with siding by hand continues. Step-by-step instructions for decorating walls and openings have been mastered, facades can be sheathed. But what if there is an opening in the wall with a balcony or loggia?
Siding is often used for balconies. It is necessary to choose polymer or metal products: they are light, at the same time practical and durable, convenient for self-assembly.
For the work you will need the same components and tools thatused for sheathing window and door openings:
- Siding sheets.
- J – profile.
- Corners.
How is the decoration of the balcony with do-it-yourself siding? Step-by-step instructions for proper installation are presented below:
- Preparing the structure: removing the old fence. All that remains is a balcony slab with a fence, which we inspect for integrity. We beat off the crumbled concrete, prime the joints with metal, fill the cracks with a new solution. If possible, level the outer end of the plate with the same mixture.
- Preparing the crate. On the lower edge we install slats with a section of 30x30 or more. The tree must be treated with protective compounds and drying oil. We mount the vertical guides from the timber to the working height of the fence, take a step of up to 80 cm between them.
- A facing corner is attached along the bottom edge, which will serve as a nest for the siding profile.
- We mount the first row, along which the subsequent laying will be carried out. Next, we trim from the bottom up, fixing the planks with self-tapping screws.
The top row of siding should be strictly under the trim corner.
Important to know
Working with metal products can be done all year round, PVC and other materials can only be cut and assembled in the warm season due to the risk of cracking products.
Choose cladding accessories from common material from one seller at a timeavoid mismatches in colors, sizes and textures.
