Facing a country house is a fairly common phenomenon, especially if the residential facility is built of wood. Sheathing a house with siding with your own hands is not very easy, but it is quite possible. Let's figure out what stages the process consists of.
Efficiency and simplicity in one
A wooden house is the most exposed to atmospheric precipitation, so its decoration should be approached responsibly and carefully. And it is no coincidence that siding is used for this: firstly, it will reliably protect the walls from moisture and temperature changes. Secondly, it is light and durable, so you can safely sheathe the house with siding with your own hands and not worry about the extra load on the foundation and walls. And this suggests that you can save on costs and not strengthen the foundation.
Staying on the advice
To begin with, you should decide on the search for accessories for installation, calculate the amount of material. So, to sheathe a house with siding with your own hands, you need to stock up:
- outer corners (better to use whole strips for knots to avoid noticeable joints -they can significantly spoil the cladding);
- internal corners;
- starting bar;
- window slats;
- shine on windows;
- finishing strips;
- J- and H-profiles.
How to sheathe a house with siding: instructions
First, we calculate how many panels we need. To do this, from the area of \u200b\u200bthe walls you need to subtract the volume that will be occupied by window and door openings. The result is divided by the area that one panel of material has. The material should be taken with a margin - suddenly you have to cut and connect its individual elements. For installation, it is advisable to use a screwdriver, since a hammer can damage the plastic panels. Sheathing should be done with self-tapping screws with a press washer 25-30 mm long.
Before you sheathe the house with siding with your own hands, you need to thoroughly clean the walls from dust, old facing material, treat them with special tools. Moldy or rotten areas should also be cleaned. Before cladding, a layer of waterproofing material should be laid, which is attached to the wall: this will allow you to maintain a ventilation gap between the waterproofing and the cladding material. And proper ventilation is a guarantee that mold or fungus will not appear under the skin.
The frame for siding can be wood or galvanized. First, this profile is installed, while it is important that it does not deform. To do this, you need to process it withspecial impregnation, which penetrates quite deeply. When installing the crate, you need to choose even and well-dried bars. If the house is wooden, then it is better to choose a galvanized crate, since it is resistant to decay and moisture. The cladding technology requires careful joining of the elements so that cracks do not appear in the cladding when temperatures change.
It is also important to know how to sheathe the gable of the house with siding. This will make any residential facility solid and complete in terms of compositional and structural design. In addition, the first impression of a country house depends on the exterior, so it is important to approach its design correctly.
