How to insulate a house with do-it-yourself siding outside: Video and poach instructions

Siding has become a fairly popular finishing material today. Its popularity is explained by the fact that the house cladding with siding provides:

• durability due to resistance to moisture and decay,
• good protection of the walls of the house from precipitation,
• attractive appearance and others.

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Advantages of house insulation for siding

Also, many are attracted by the relatively low price of this material, as well as, importantly, ease of installation. Often house cladding with siding is done together with insulation, often the owners of private houses do it themselves. This type of insulation is used both for newly erected buildings and when it is necessary to reconstruct and insulate an age structure.

Warming a house with siding: choosing options

When insulating a house outside, a layer of insulation is placed under the siding. Most often, traditional mineral (glass) wool is used, foam plastic, expanded polystyrene, basalt insulation and other modern materials are also quite popular.

When insulating a house, siding plays the role of finishing that protects the insulation from destruction and loss of their basic heat-saving properties.

Siding: wall preparation

When insulating a wooden house with siding, like any other, special wall preparation is not required. The installation of the lathing, which is required for the installation of siding, makes it possible to level out all existing surface irregularities or wall defects.

Surface preparation will include only the removal from the outside of the walls of all protruding elements that could interfere with the installation of insulation and cladding: decorative elements, shutters, drain gutters and downpipes, etc.

Stages of siding with your own hands

Making the crate

1. Lathing. For a reliable fixation of the insulation and the siding itself, a solid frame is installed on the walls of the house - a crate. The lathing for siding can be made of wooden planks (beams) or metal galvanized profiles. Most often they are mounted vertically directly to the surface of the walls.

   The metal frame will cost a little more, but it will last longer. Wooden beams, although they will cost less, will require additional treatment with antiseptics and fireproofing impregnations.

When installing the lathing, it is important to take into account the pitch of the mounting holes of the siding, the thickness will depend on the chosen insulation.

We put the insulation in the frame

1. The insulation is placed in the space between the lathing guides and attached to the wall in accordance with the technology adopted for this type of thermal insulation ( in more detail about the house insulation with mineral wool, foam).

Install a protective film-membrane

1. Protective film.

   At the next stage, when the insulation is fixed, the entire surface is covered with a hydro- and wind-protective membrane, which is attached directly to the crate. If you used wooden beams as a lathing, then it will be most convenient to fasten the membrane protection using a special stapler and staples.

Installation of siding using self-tapping screws

1. The final stage is the installation of the siding itself. Installation of facade siding is carried out using self-tapping screws from the bottom up.

Do-it-yourself house insulation with siding will provide not only an attractive appearance of the structure, protect structure from external influences and climatic factors, and also keep warm in your home.

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