Facing the foundation carries primarily aesthetic functions. It allows you to give the whole building a complete and holistic look. However, this is not her only purpose. It also performs protective functions, protecting the base of the building from harmful environmental influences.
Brick cladding
Any bricked basement looks great. Power, beauty, reliability and durability - this material can be briefly described. However, for such a facing of the foundation, its foundation is required. Usually it is envisaged at the construction planning stage. Although there are ways to equip it already near the finished building. The masonry process itself is no different.
Facing the foundation with plaster
A simple, budget, and at the same time, a nice way to decorate the base. The foundation surface must be primed before applying the plaster. The material itself can be applied in any convenient way. And the result of the work is not only the decoration of the basement, but also additional waterproofing.
Facing the siding foundation
This method is not much more complicated than using plaster, but for some it may even seem easier. The main feature is that the foundation does not require preliminary preparation. It is only necessary to make a crate and already attach siding to it. The installation of panels is carried out in the same way as in the case of their mounting on the building. To independently carry out such work is within the power of everyone. Another question is the choice of siding. Very often the same material is used for cladding the basement as for the building. In this case, a complete and indivisible general view is obtained. Although panel makers can offer a variety of colors, even imitating natural stones, bricks, or something else. It is worth orienting only on personal taste and preferences. As for operational performance, the material from which the siding is made plays a huge role in this matter. It can be vinyl or metal. In many respects, the latter type of facing material is much preferable.
Facing the foundation with stone
This type of design of the base of the building can be divided into two main groups. This is a lining with natural or artificial stone. The first option is expensive and time-consuming. It is better to entrust such work to professionals, since the material itself is heavy and difficult to process. In addition, due to the large mass of natural stones, even at the stage of construction planning, the calculation of the foundation should take this factor into account. As for artificial materials, their installation is quite possible to do it yourself. Unlike natural ones, they are relatively light and have a flat surface. The material is fastened with reinforced glue to a pre-primed surface. Also, artificial stones show good heat and waterproofing properties.
Tiling the foundation
Very often, this method of forming a decorative protective layer of the basement of a building is classified as using artificial stones. Someone sees them as completely different technologies. However, be that as it may, the installation of the tile is practically no different from the fastening of artificial stone, that is, the surface is pre-aligned and primed, after which the decorative layer is attached to it with glue.