Most owners of private suburban housing prefer the exterior wall cladding of a neutral, light shade. And there are several objective reasons for this. If the house is surrounded by a garden, lawns, green spaces, in this case, white siding in combination with a dark roof looks simply luxurious.
Instruments
Decorating a house with white siding is a fairly simple task that does not require the use of sophisticated equipment and specialized tools. To accomplish the task, you will need the following:
- Building level.
- Hammer.
- Screwdriver.
- A grinder or a hand saw with small teeth.
- Roulette.
- Scissors.
- Ladder.
Mounting
Before laying white siding, a number of preparatory activities are carried out. To begin with, all the protruding elements are dismantled from the walls. External surfaces are cleaned of dirt, old paint, mold. Using the mounting foam, the cracks are closed. Walls are treated with a primer and antiseptics.
White siding is laid on a metal or wooden crate. The latter should form a frame around the entire perimeter of the walls where the material will be installed.
A heat insulator fits tightly into the openings of the crate. The thickness of the rails here is selected in the expectation that after installing the insulation between the prepared frame and the siding panels there will remain about 2 mm of free space. This is required to create natural ventilation.
White siding is laid horizontally, starting from the base strip, the correct position of which is determined in advance using the building level. Subsequent slats are fitted into special grooves. The panels are fixed with self-tapping screws.
Material benefits
What are the advantages of white siding? Photos of completed projects using the facing material presented in this material show how attractive the object becomes after completion of work.
Modern decorative panels made of white polyvinyl chloride are distinguished by a variety of sizes and textures. Light cladding gives buildings an extremely spectacular, elegant look. Even with a relatively dull surrounding landscape, white panels delight the eye.
Due to the specific characteristics of industrial raw materials, white siding does not lose its original shade and brightness, despite the conditions and duration of operation. The panel material is safe for humans and the environment.
Care
As they are used, PVC wall cladding panels require minimal maintenance. Since the surface of the material has an extremely smooth structure, dust and dirt adhere poorly to it. If necessary, the siding can be cleaned with a solution based on dishwashing detergent. In conclusion, it remains only to cover the walls with water from a garden hose.
Damaged siding panels are easily dismantled and replaced due to the possibility of joining in the groove. Based on this, when purchasing material, you should take care of purchasing a certain number of spare strips.