Wooden house facades

Any facade systems can be used on buildings with a wooden structure.
■ wooden or vinyl cladding,
■ plaster on a layer of corrugated polystyrene fixed with pins or on polystyrene on a grid with a ventilation gap
■ plaster on glass or stone wool
■ clinker brick – with a ventilation gap
■ other facade materials

The facades should be arranged in accordance with the technical and assembly requirements for a given facade system.
Regardless of the type of facade cladding (facade) windproof membranes should be used for the outer sheathing of the walls.

What thermal insulation?
All external partitions require thermal insulation. The minimum thickness of the thermal insulation should meet the U-value below 0,3 W / m2K.
Can be used as an insulating material:
glass wool,
rock wool (colloquially known as mineral),
cellulose fibers,
porous plates,
wood wool,

What vapor barrier foil?
Polyethylene films with a thickness of approx 0,15 mm with maximum water vapor permeability – about 2 – 25g/m2/24h.
The vapor barrier foil should be installed with the maximum possible tightness on all external partitions. The vapor barrier foil should not be placed over internal partitions.

What internal cladding?
Drywall or gypsum fiber boards are commonly used.
The surfaces of external walls can also be lined with wooden paneling. However, in the case of using wooden paneling as internal cladding it is recommended, that for reasons of protection, Mr.. pot, under the paneling, use plasterboard or gypsum-fiber boards.

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