The appearance of the house is of great importance. It allows you to emphasize the taste preferences of the owners, and emphasize the stylistic features of the building. Wide windows, tall columns, an unusual form of the roof - all this can be distinguished with the help of facade decoration. Fortunately, modern manufacturers offer a wide range of overhead decorative elements, the price of which remains acceptable for many people.
Historical information: elements of the facade decoration
Interest in façade ornaments originated in Egypt and ancient Greece. It was there that they began to use columns and capitals. It should be noted that in ancient times, these elements were carved out of the stone by hand, so it took about a month to manufacture one product. Over time, the stone began to be replaced with gypsum and alabaster. With these materials it was very convenient to work, as they accurately conveyed the most complex forms. The facade decoration of gypsum was used for the decoration of theaters, museums and palaces, and in some European countries even ordinary residential buildings were adorned.
Today, a light facade decoration is used to decorate houses and architectural structures in the historic part of the city. It gives the buildings a noble and aristocratic appearance, emphasizing the refined taste of the owners.
Architectural facade decoration
Manufacturers offer customers a huge range of decorative elements made of modern materials. The most popular products are:
- Facade decor of foam . To produce it, a dense foam plastic blank is used, cut out according to the given profile on the machine. On top of the product is covered with a strong reinforcing layer of plaster. The protective layer performs several tasks: resists mechanical stresses, protects the soft foam core from external influences and provides a rich color of the product. Decorative elements are fastened with a special glue or by means of anchoring devices.
- Facade decoration of polyurethane . It has excellent physical and chemical properties. Polyurethane, unlike gypsum, does not crumble, does not absorb moisture, it all cleaves and is not afraid of temperature changes. During the installation of plastic elements, it is important to correctly choose the glue and seal the joints. Otherwise, the stucco may crack.
- Facade decoration of polymer concrete . They are made of cementless concrete. As a binder, thermosetting resins with appropriate hardeners are used. To reduce the cost of the product in polymer concrete is introduced finely dispersed filler in the face of quartz or andesite flour. From this material, cornices, rails, radial balustrades are made.
- Facade decoration made of artificial stone . Realistically imitates natural stone, but it has a low price and low weight. It can be used to finish the entire facade of the building or its individual elements (corners, the bottom, around the windows). Finishing stone not only emphasizes the original design of the building, but also provides heat and noise insulation.
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As you can see, the range of finishing materials is very wide. It is enough to determine the price and external effects of decorative elements.
What kind of decor to use?
The most popular elements are rustic stones. In form they resemble flat bricks, but they are fastened already on the ready facade of the building. To make the perception of the house holistic, and the corners more precise, the rustic stones are arranged in staggered order.
In addition, the architectural buildings often use platbands (frames of windows and doors), pilasters (vertical projections of walls, conditionally depicting the column), cornices and moldings.