Wooden houses have their own special character, due to the environmental cleanliness of the main building material and its natural texture. The task of the facing specialist, as a rule, is to improve technical and operational qualities, but decorative accents in this case should not be ruled out. If possible, the decoration of a wooden house should be chosen from the same natural materials, but not forgetting the high requirements for fire safety and moisture protection.
How to lay the floor?
The simplest and most organic solution is to use wooden coating elements. The classic version is parquet. This is a long-lasting floor finish, which with proper care through scraper treatment with protective impregnation can last up to 100 years. The only problem is the styling difficulty. High-quality installation requires the skills of a SUV.
More affordable for amateur installation, the coating is a laminate. Its panels are mounted using lock locking on a rough surface with a substrate that dampens walking noise and can provide a leveling function for the carrier layer. Among the advantages of floor interior decoration of a wooden house through laminated panels, it is worth highlighting decorativeness. On the market, this material is presented in a wide assortment with a wide variety of textures and texture solutions. Unlike parquet, the laminate in some versions has basic protective layers that protect the structure from moisture and mechanical stress.
For residential premises, you can use cork. It is an environmentally friendly and pleasant-looking material that does not require special processing. Typically, cork is used in children's rooms, as it gives a damping effect, increasing the safety of operation. So, the risks of injuries when a child falls will be lower than in the case of hard coatings, like the same flooring.
Alternatively, you can offer and carpet. Thick pile is also pleasant to the feet, therefore it is also advisable to use it for children's rooms and bedrooms. But decorating a wooden house with carpet requires high care requirements. The flooring will have to be cleaned with special cleaning solutions using steam generators and vacuum cleaners that support the wet cleaning function.
Application of wall panels
For wooden houses, it is recommended to use a clean board under a high beam. In this case, do not confuse this material with the usual plank cladding. Modern technologies make it possible to produce modernized segments of high quality, protected from biological processes of destruction, fire and moisture. Well-finished paneling of a wooden house will protect the base wall surfaces from negative factors, while maintaining the optimal indoor climate.
This type of premium board is made of large-format timber with a height of up to 27 cm. In appearance, the mounted lining will resemble a real glued beam. It is advisable to give preference to precisely multilayer panels formed by several lamellas. This finish is physically stable, does not deform when the building shrinks and meets fire safety requirements. The only drawback is the large thickness, which can reach 4 cm. On the one hand, this parameter determines higher strength, and on the other, it allows minimizing the number of fixation points.
As for the breed, it is better to choose lumber from cedar and larch. If you plan a comprehensive interior decoration of a wooden house with a lining of the bathroom and kitchen, then initially it is worth considering the sufficient resistance of the panels to moisture. In an extreme case, it will be possible to periodically coat the material with moisture-repellent impregnations that deeply enter the structure.
Plasterboard Wall Cladding
This is one of the few types of finishes that does not apply to natural lumber, but also matches wood in an environmentally friendly way. What is good gypsum interior decoration of a wooden house? The photo below shows how accurately the geometry of surfaces with such a design is maintained, but there are also advantages of a practical property. Firstly, the user will have the opportunity to hide electrical communications in the niche behind the panels, which the same panels from the timber will not allow. Secondly, a smooth surface will be formed that does not require additional processing. However, for a variety of color schemes, such panels can be coated with paint.
Drywall is also beneficial as a way to increase the insulating function. It will not change the coefficient of thermal return, but it can act as an optimal skeleton for lining mineral wool insulation. Thin layers of hydro and vapor barrier are worth adding to this. Smooth panels with the correct geometry contribute to uniform distribution of insulators, making them easy to install.
However, installation operations in this case are not an easy task. To finish the plasterboard of a wooden house, you will need the original device of the metal frame-lathing. Profile strips are mounted on the surface of the walls using brackets. Next, the corners and central segments of the battens are assembled. And only after that it is possible to proceed with the installation of drywall panels through special supporting hardware.
Decorating the house with wooden lining
This is a universal solution for cladding any surfaces, but it is better to use it indoors, as external influences on the street do not affect the characteristics of the material in the best way. Lining is a small-format board. Unlike panels made of timber, it has a more modest thickness and width. Sizes can vary in the following ranges: 2-3 cm in thickness, 1-10 cm in width and up to 5 m in length. Below is a photo of the decoration inside a wooden house using a paneling of a standard format. It looks aesthetically pleasing and beneficial in terms of complementing interiors with an emphasis on natural and eco-friendly style.
The range of rocks used in this case is also diverse. For example, experts advise purchasing material from larch, pine, spruce and exotic trees, the characteristics of which meet the requirements for the inner lining. What is the difference between lining from an ordinary board? Mainly by special factory processing. Sawn timber is profiled with special grooves and ridges at the edges for easy fastening. Manufacturers also strive to endow the strips with protective properties, after machining by coating them with moisture-resistant and fire-resistant varnishes.
So that the decoration inside the wooden house with the help of lining can support the natural comfortable microclimate, it is necessary to withstand the gap between the coating and the wall. To do this, use the same crate, but with a smaller thickness - sufficient to ensure air circulation.
Paint coatings for wooden walls
The importance of various impregnations, varnishes and paints for wood has been noted more than once. Of course, when deciding to decorate the walls of the house with a decorative coating, it will not be out of place to provide for its protective qualities. In choosing a specific solution, much will depend on the type of surface itself for which the composition is selected. Experts give the following recommendations in this part:
- Lining. It is advisable to choose a colorless lacquer impregnation, which will make the natural texture of the material even more expressive.
- Plain board. In this case, the natural texture is unlikely to be attractive, so it makes sense to use colored tinting paint, in harmony with the interior design.
- High humidity rooms. Protective moisture-resistant impregnations or film polymer compositions are selected that isolate the base material.
- House of timber. If the walls are completely bare, and it is not planned to trim them with panels, then the texture of the surfaces can be made more saturated thanks to the dark shades of oil or water-emulsion paint. But it is important to consider that the decoration of a wooden house will have to carry a whole range of protective functions, since there is no cladding layer.
- The universal solution. Stain and tint varnish - win-win options for different conditions of use. It is only important to calculate the presence of the necessary operational modifiers in the composition.
Exclusively from the interests of ensuring the decorative effect of paints and varnishes, it is worth considering the texture of the finish. In this regard, glossy, matte, satin and intermediate coatings can be distinguished. The most vivid and saturated are mosaic paints from the Multicolor collections, which are present in the lines of almost all manufacturers of these products.
Finishing the ceiling in a wooden house
The complexity of the design of this surface is determined by two factors. Firstly, the ceiling structure in such structures is not always smooth. Sometimes an empty rafter system on the Mauerlat and load-bearing beams turns to the room. Secondly, more reliable means of securing the material will be required. So, what can be the decoration of the ceiling in a wooden house? Theoretically, you can use most of the above lining options - wood panels, plasterboard, painting and lining. By the way, the last option will be the most advantageous due to its size. It is convenient to lay out a small rail in difficult areas, masking the same rafter system.
An interesting decorative effect is achieved by a combination of several materials. By organizing a modular ceiling with large panels at different angles, you can perform the original combined decoration in a wooden house. The photo below shows an example of an open ceiling with a sheathing from a board treated with a protective varnish.
Conversely, with a limited budget, for a simple village house, you can use the sheathing of MDF, particleboard or plywood. So that the decoration doesn’t look completely faded, wood-shaving surfaces are decorated with decorative films imitating the same natural texture, bamboo veneer, etc. The looking elements of the rafter structure are decorated with author's carvings. Moreover, in some projects suspended systems from false beams are artificially created, which add their aesthetic zest. But in any case, all exposed wood surfaces must be treated with agents that protect against rot, mold, fungus and other negative factors.
Wall insulation
Insulation issues for wooden houses are especially important, since the frame as such has low insulation functions in principle. Heat preservation is the main task, but along with it you can also organize sound, hydro and vapor barrier. The bottom layer of the “cake” for finishing the wooden house from the outside will be made just on the basis of insulators. For their technical arrangement, a crate should be provided. It is performed either from metal profiles, as is the case with drywall, or using wooden blocks with intermediate slats. And although metal in its strength properties looks more attractive, it is better not to use it in facade cladding and in conditions of close contact with wood.
When the supporting frame is ready, you can proceed with the selection and installation of insulation coatings. A shell for a multilayer barrier is preferably made of a coarse waterproofing - for example, a two-layer roofing material is suitable. Then follows a heater, the function of which is optimally performed by mineral wool. By the way, finishing a wooden house inside with a heat insulator under a drywall sheet is also worth doing with mineral wool. Another thing is when the outer skin is made with hard panels, and inside it is better to use thin lamella mats.
After the insulation, an intermediate layer of vapor barrier follows. Optimum protection against water vapor is provided by a film made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). If the task is to strengthen the structure, then you can apply a reinforced coating with fiberglass fibers. The insulation barrier is closed by an external hydroinsulator. To protect the wall from moisture at this level, a membrane film with a foil layer facing out will help.
Facade wall cladding
In the decoration of external surfaces are often used two materials - wood and siding. As for the first option, it is better to use larch or pine. Larch is durable, can be processed at home, and also has a red-yellow hue that adorns the facade. True, over time, this finish of a wooden house acquires a black-brown or silver color - a change in texture will depend on which side the wall is facing the sun. Pine, in turn, is characterized by resistance to physical stress and due to its high resin content is considered a durable material.
But no matter how attractive properties natural wood has, the most popular tool for decorating facades is siding. These are panels that are made of plastic and metal. The design is specially designed for convenient pairing of slats. It is under siding that you should equip the crate with insulation. The panels are attached to the supporting frame with complete hardware and are tightly closed to each other so that during operation the complete tightness is maintained. In terms of decorative properties, the decoration of the facade of a wooden house with siding is less interesting compared to a natural board, but in this segment you can find different color schemes. In addition, there is a separate category of “block house” panels. These are horizontally mounted panels, the texture and texture of which imitates the laying of logs.
Regarding the choice between metal and plastic (vinyl) siding, it all depends on the specific operating conditions. For example, steel sheets are characterized by durability, elasticity and tensile strength. This is the optimum covering for large country houses, designed for decades. Plastic cladding wins with its ease and practicality. She should give preference to owners of prefabricated frame houses, eliminating large loads on load-bearing wall structures.
Roofing for a wooden house
In this case, two basic directions of choice are also assumed - either the classic tiles in different versions, or the metal profile, also presented in a wide variety. What options are offered for the exterior decoration of a wooden house in the roof tile segment? Ceramic products are still in high demand, for which there is an explanation. This is an easy-to-install, strong and durable roof, which also has an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Perhaps in decorative quality this is the most advantageous roof covering.
As an alternative, consider cement tiles. It has a lower durability, but such coatings more effectively resist the development of biological destructive processes. For example, mold with fungus and efflorescence on a cement basis are less likely to form than on ceramics. However, this will depend on the type of external processing. Roofers recommend purchasing tiles treated with acrylic, polymer or silicate paint.
If the heavy tile is not suitable due to the heavy load on the wooden frame of the house, then you can turn to a metal thin-layer coating. In this niche, too, not everything is clear in terms of the load weight, so you should immediately focus on copper and aluminum options for finishing a wooden house in terms of roofing. For example, copper is considered one of the most durable materials, which is resistant to ultraviolet, moisture and corrosion. In contact with rainwater, the sulfate metal completely gives the effect of purification from biological contaminants. True, over time, it is worthwhile to prepare for a change in the initial color of the copper coating. The same precipitation as a result of oxidation contributes to the acquisition of gray-green or orange tones.
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Regardless of the type of surface and the selected cladding material, you should carefully approach the preparatory operations. Laying, assembling or assembling the coating elements should be on a clean and even basis. This is especially true for floors, which may require a self-leveling polymer screed. Facade work also requires a special approach. In particular, the walls to be covered must be pre-sealed with special grouts and felt materials.
The stage of choosing the installation method is also no less responsible. For example, with your own hands, finishing a wooden house can be realized with fasteners in the form of nails, screws, brackets and other hardware. More complicated is the situation with coatings that require the use of soldering and welding. For example, this may concern the laying of some roll insulators and additional siding elements. If there are no special skills for facing, then initially it is better to focus on coatings with their own fixation systems. This applies to coatings with locking joints (siding, laminate), some models of film insulation with self-adhesive strips, etc. Such finishes are easy to install and leave a minimum of room for error.
Conclusion
In choosing suitable cladding materials for a house built of natural wood, a whole range of parameters and properties should be taken into account. In the foreground should be protective qualities. If we are talking about the premises, then fire safety and resistance to biological damage are taken into account. These are the main threats to such buildings. Outside, the most responsible will be the decoration of the walls in a wooden house - it must withstand precipitation and physical influences. And in each case, do not forget about the isolation functions. Heat preservation will minimize the cost of maintaining heating equipment, and high-quality waterproofing will reduce the moisture coefficient, which has a detrimental effect on the structure of wood.