To create a high-quality facade at a relatively small financial cost, it is recommended to use vinyl siding under a bar. The use of such a finishing material will allow without additional investments to transform the appearance of any structure, regardless of its original appearance.
Vinyl or acrylic materials imitating wooden beams amaze with a wide choice of color shades and scales offered by various manufacturers.
Product Feature
At a great distance, only a specialist can determine what material was used to finish the house. An inexperienced person will find it difficult to answer. All this is due to the fact that vinyl imitation of a wooden beam has a specific texture similar to natural wood.
The vinyl panel is a PVC sheet, which is given the necessary shape and texture using equipment. Imitation is a piece of type-setting material on which there are snap locks and an additional draft strip for fastening with self-tapping screws or nails. In addition, there are holes for ventilation. Thus, plastic imitation of natural timber can be called a "breathable material".
Important! The specificity of the products provides for only the horizontal arrangement of the strips, and the installation starts from the bottom of the facade.
The advantage of plastic over wood
- plastic is immune to drying out;
- not subject to decay processes;
- not afraid of the formation of fungal growths and insects;
- does not require additional surface treatment;
- does not support the combustion process.
Main manufacturers
The Russian market is saturated with proposals for the sale of siding from leading global and domestic manufacturers. Below is a list of companies involved in the production and sale of this type of product on the market. The rating is formed by increasing cost of products.
- GrandLine - Russian manufacturer, has the lowest price segment;
- Georgia-Pacific - plastic produced under license from a corporation from the United States;
- AmericanSiding - Turkish-made products;
- D.O.C.K.E. - produced in the territory of the Russian Federation, but under the control of a German company;
- Fasiding - Russian inexpensive products;
- Alta-Profile is a classic version of the ideal price-quality ratio;
- SlovinylSiding - plastic with increased impact resistance;
- Royal - brand products are able to withstand large changes in ambient temperature, which allows its use in harsh climatic conditions;
- Mitten - imitation timber produced by this company is of high quality and long service life.
Choice of quality material
Having decided to modify the facade of your house with the help of imitation of a plastic beam, you have to choose from a large list of manufacturers exactly the one whose price and performance indicators of the finished product meet the required requests. To do this, it is worth considering some features of the products:
- Check the panels for uniform staining. Quality stamps should have a uniform color both on the inside and on the outside. On economy models, the interior may have a lighter shade. The front part should be painted evenly, without gaps.
- Regardless of the brand of production, imitation of PVC timber must have a certain thickness specified in building codes. The size should be in the range from 1.0 to 1.3 mm.
- On the entire surface, regardless of whether they remain visible after installation or not, there should be no signs of mechanical damage. In case of detection of such shortcomings, it is recommended to refuse to purchase such products. Frequent marriage of cheap finishing materials is technological through gaps formed during the production of the panel.
- The finishing decorative layer of imitation should not have traces of flaking, peeling. A surface with a uniform matte tint heats up less in the sun, thereby deformation will occur in a gentle mode.
Vinyl or acrylic?
When choosing a material, many people ask themselves: why is acrylic imitation timber more expensive than vinyl? Although outwardly they are no different. The difference lies in the chemical composition and production technology of the panels. This allows you to improve some of the properties and characteristics of products.
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In the production of acrylic imitation, special acrylic polymers are used, and vinyl imitation contains polyvinyl chlorides (PVC).
Advantages of acrylic imitation timber
- increased resistance to fading under the influence of sunlight;
- acrylic endures elevated air temperatures, up to 80 degrees;
- does not react with many chemical reagents (alkalis, acids…).
Additional details
Imitation of PVC timber has its advantages over using natural wood. In addition to comparative savings due to the cost of the finishing material, there is another difference: the ability to use additional elements.
Each manufacturer offers additional fittings for its products, which differ from each other in surface size and some nuances characteristic of a particular brand.
List of standard fittings
- inner corner;
- outer corner;
- starting bar;
- finishing (final) bar;
- connecting (H-) profile;
- J-profile;
- window strip;
- platband;
- spotlights.
Thus, vinyl imitation of timber predisposes to complete 100% finishing of the facade of the building with the same plastic. When finishing with wooden beams, to give the house a finished look, you will need to purchase additional materials to make window or door slopes and openings, cornices or sheathe the truss system of the house.
The final, finishing appearance of the facade of the house will depend on a rational and competent approach to the choice of finishing material and proper installation in compliance with all the technological subtleties required when working with vinyl panels.
