Advantages of socle siding and installation rules

Today, everywhere there are houses, lined with siding. The greatest application in the decoration of the facade of country houses was found in materials such as plastic and wooden lining, as well as vinyl and metal material.

Considering all the options for finishing the facade, you can see some of the shortcomings and advantages of various materials. Owners of houses often stop on vinyl siding. Why are these products so popular and in demand? Let's list the advantages of socle siding from PVC.

Advantages of a vinyl product:

• ease;
• strength;
• Low cost;
• Fire resistance;
• Economy;
• Non-adherence to corrosion and putrefaction;
• Ecological compatibility;
• Non-conductivity of electricity;
• durability;
• A variety of textures and a wide range of colors;
• Ease of maintenance and installation.

Advantages of metal socle siding are that the building does not need additional insulation. The walls, covered with such products, do not absorb moisture and withstand strong wind. There is a large selection of steel panels with a varied palette of colors.

One of the most expensive materials for facing the house is siding with imitation wood. When choosing socle siding, photos of houses should be carefully examined. In companies that deal with finishing the facades of buildings, you can get a lot of ideas and imagine in advance how your house can look.

Installation of socle siding requires preliminary preparation of the walls. If they are wooden, preparatory work is not needed. On a brick foundation set a wooden crate. The most important thing is that the walls under it are even.

It is recommended to mount the strips perpendicular to the rows of the socle siding. If the vinyl panels are screwed horizontally with screws, the crate is positioned vertically. The panels are installed from the central vertical axis in the middle of the wall. Installation of the siding can also be conducted from the corner of the house, in which the initial bar is set.

The most vulnerable part of the building is the basement. It is subject to the destructive effect of meltwater, the difference in temperature in the room and on the street, as well as deformation. In this regard, plastering requires renovation. Facing with a socle siding can be used for the entire building. Facade panels have a low weight; They can even decorate pipes and lanterns.

The material has the property of changing dimensions with temperature fluctuations, therefore, in the summer and at negative temperatures, a gap is left between panels and profiles.

Instruments

For panel mounting take:

• Screwdriver;
• Roulette;
• Hacksaw;
• level;
• Building hair dryer;
• a hammer;
• A disk saw;
• drill.

It should also be mentioned that the panels allow to save the internal space of buildings, because under the lining they put a heater, which is also covered with a waterproofing film. When installing insulation, it is necessary to pay attention to the absence of holes in the material. Do not strongly nail the panels, leaving no gap for expansion-compression. This eliminates the wave effect.