Wooden facades of modern houses more and more often attract the views and attention because using wood additionally processed with protective compounds along with associated materials on the facade such as stone and metal allows increasing decorative and ecological characteristics of exterior of the building. By the way the facade is getting easy to care and quite longevous.
Wooden facades of modern houses more and more often attract the views and attention because using wood additionally processed with protective compounds along with associated materials on the facade such as stone and metal allows increasing decorative and ecological characteristics of exterior of the building. By the way the facade is getting easy to care and quite longevous.
Today in the market there is a great variety of special paint coatings with dozens of unique shades which can stunningly emphasize the texture of wood and give a facade the color that is absolutely appropriate to the designer’s idea. What’s more finishing the facade with wood is one of the simplest and most popular ways to decorate and insulate your house.
• Ecological compatibility. An absolute naturalness of finishing materials;
• Reliability. Increased durability and longevity of facade board;
• Beauty. Visual appeal, luxurious view;
• Heat protection. System of a wooden facade perfectly exercises heat protection functions;
• Freshness. Wood is perfectly breathable providing natural ventilation of the facade structure that prevents from condensation and growth of fungus and mold;
• Universality. A possibility to apply wooden facades an any climate zone and carrying out installation in any season;
• Simplicity. Speed, facility and cleanliness due to an accurate compliance with dimensions and proportions of the material;
• Economy. Insignificant amount of ecological wastes while finishing facade.
There are many kinds of various wood species but for external finishing of facade of the house one should select hard-wooded species with high density and resistant to decay and humidity. It’s also worth taking into account features of the Russian climate such as cold winter and warm summer.
Larch is the most durable and longevous tree. A facade of larch is considered to be one of the most longevous wooden ventilated facades. The wood of a Siberian larch has unique qualities: it is not subjected to decay, copes with humidity changes and temperature differences and it is also rather dense and hard wood that makes it especially hardwearing. Larch combines the following external virtues: pleasant texture of wood (wood pattern), variety of shades, limited amount of knots. The main virtue is ability to age nobly. Many buildings constructed from this wood are more than a century.
Pine tree is the most popular wood species for finishing of the houses. It is loved by carpenters because it doesn’t crack while processing. Unlike the vast majority of boards pine panels can be installed with the help of nails without being afraid of breaking its integrity.
Exotic wood species are a mahogany, a Canadian maple and others. They are heavy enough that may have a negative impact on the building foundation but on the other hand they have excellent heat protection qualities. Their coloring as rule is performed in natural colors that underline natural texture and beauty of wood. One must remember that many exotic wood species that are successfully applied for finishing facades abroad are not suitable for our climate.
Planken. Facade board or planken is a an excellent facade solution that will give naturalness to the facade and provide a natural ventilation of walls. This material is represented to be a smooth planed board with a profile made of solid wood. Planken is easy to attach to a wooden or metal crate with the help of special hidden fasteners making a gap between the boards.
Imitation of a bar. The difference between imitation of a bar and planken is a presence of connecting slots between the boards that allows creating a visual similarity of ventilated facade to the house constructed from bars. This kind of finishing allows giving a facade an additional charm and also saving money.
Facade veneered panels. Veneered panels are represented to be a finishing facade material with a coating of natural veneer. And polymer compound or cellulose fibers serve as a basis of the product. For providing protection of facade veneered panels one applies a special membrane which eliminates burnout in the sun.
Lath and shingle. These wooden tiles for finishing facades are represented to be wooden slabs of small thickness. Wooden facades of shingles and laths have plenty of advantages and give a building a unique appearance.
