Facades of modern private houses - elegant austerity

The construction of a private house is a difficult, costly event from the financial point of view, which will require a lot of effort, energy and time. Even if you completely surrender the reins of power to put your house in the hands of professionals, at the initial stage you will be required to make many decisions, make many difficult choices and solve difficult dilemmas.

At the stage of choosing a project from the list of typical options or the decision to create an individual plan that will reflect your understanding of the beauty and practicality of a private house, you will have to solve the main planning issues:

• in what style would you like to see the facade of your home being fulfilled (recently, more and more you can see a mixture of two or more styles within the framework of the design of one building);
• construction and decoration materials (in many respects, the choice of the building’s style also dictates the decisions on the materials used for the construction and decoration of the home);
• Do you want your house to merge with the buildings on the street or stand out from the rest of the buildings and how bright it should be in terms of architecture;
• the functional purpose of each structural element and its aesthetic component;
• color palette of the building facade and decoration features;
• how your chosen project will be combined with the nature around the building;
• the location of the structure in relation to the cardinal points (as a rule, they try to erect the facade of the homeownership facing east so that the sun passes through the rooms of the house all day, but sometimes this location is not possible due to the territorial features of the construction site);
• if possible, it is best to immediately decide whether there will be any other buildings on your site and how large they will be (a garage, a bathhouse or other structures should be planned in an ensemble with the main building).

The facade of the building is the first thing you see, returning home after a hard day, this is the first thing your guests and any other visitors see. It can be safely said that the exterior of a private house is his calling card, according to which you can make a first impression of the owners of the home ownership, their taste and stylistic preferences, temperament, level of prosperity, creativity, courage or tradition, and often - even a lifestyle.

There are as many options for decorating the facade of a private house as the homeowners themselves, given the variety of building and decoration materials, you can create a great many variations of the decor of the building's appearance in the existing stylistic directions. The main impression that the building makes is made up of an alliance of the shape, size and method of decorating a home. This is what we will talk in more detail in this publication.

The materials used to decorate the facade of a private house can be both natural and artificial, carry both an exclusively practical function and also act as an aesthetic design element.

With the right choice of breed and wood processing, natural material is one of the best choices for decorating the facade of a private home:

• has good thermal insulation properties;
• environmentally friendly material - does not harm humans and the environment;
• the material is able to "breathe";
• creates a pleasant appearance of the exterior, a cozy atmosphere;
• due to the variety of methods of application as decoration, it can be suitable both for a country house and for home ownership located in the city;
• creates a convincing illusion of unity with the environment;
• wooden finishes can smooth the industrialism of the chosen building style.

When choosing wood as a finishing material, special attention should be paid to the breed and the selection of special impregnation antiseptics to increase moisture resistance. In addition to problems with the possible formation of mold and fungus, it will be necessary to solve the problem with high fire hazard. To reduce the risk of fire, there are special impregnations, unfortunately they almost completely deprive the material of its environmental friendliness. You will have to prioritize safety and the environment.

Wooden panels are able to “soften” the severity of forms and structural rigidity of modern buildings, the style of which is increasingly striving for industrial minimalism. At the heart of this trend are strict and simple geometric shapes without decor and embellishments.

If the tree is a building material, for example a beam, then the type of logs will be the main component of the exterior of the building. Of course, this option is not only construction, but also the design of the building is more suitable for suburban home ownership.

Naturally, natural stone is the most durable and durable material for finishing the exterior of a building. The walls, decorated with natural material or its artificial counterpart, look amazing, providing an opportunity for everyone around to make an impression of the solidity and respectability of not only the entire building, but also its owners.

But the stone finish is as beautiful as the road in terms of acquiring material and services for its installation. Facing with stone is a painstaking and very responsible work, an incorrectly laid element can destroy the entire masonry surface, so a professional for such work must be chosen based on the most positive recommendations and extensive experience. Hence the high cost of facing work.

Artificial stone is much lighter than natural, it is easier for them to clad surfaces of a building, and outwardly only great professionals will be able to distinguish an analog from natural raw materials. But the issue of environmental friendliness, of course, inclines wealthy homeowners to choose natural stone cladding.

Due to the high cost of natural stone, it is often combined with decorative plaster or wood for facing private households. As a rule, the facades are very representative, look rich and impressive.

Not only industrial buildings, but most modern private houses are made of concrete slabs with the active use of glazing. Panoramic windows are not only an opportunity to let a lot of light and picturesque landscapes of the surrounding nature into the interior of the room, but also a way to effectively and aesthetically attractive design of the building's facade.

Concrete slabs are sometimes painted or covered with plastic panels; less often, ceramic granite tiles are used for cladding. But most often they retain gray shades of material to maintain an industrial theme.

Special front glass has excellent energy saving properties, thermal insulation and shockproof characteristics, which not only make the facade of your home safe, but also keep the heat of the premises.

Clinker brick is becoming increasingly popular as a finishing material not only abroad, but also in our country. This is an environmentally friendly material that is made from a special type of clay by roasting at high temperatures. Features of the production of this building and facing material leaves an imprint on its many unique properties.Clinker brick has a fairly dense structure, it is practically devoid of any voids, as a result it is reliably protected from the ingress of surrounding harmful substances. All these features significantly extend the life of the material, not only as a facing raw material, but also building materials.

Among the most striking advantages of clinker brick as a finishing material, heat resistance, high sound insulation, ease of maintenance and increased wear resistance can be distinguished.

Clinker brick is available in a wide range of colors, shapes and sizes. Combining various shades of brick in the decoration of the walls of the house, you can achieve an interesting and attractive effect.

One of the most budgetary options for decorating the facade of a private house is the use of decorative plaster. Among the obvious advantages, in addition to affordable cost, we can name: the richness of the color palette, the speed of work and the ability to change the facade of the building at least every year.

But where there are advantages, there will always be disadvantages. Finishing with plaster is short-lived, subject to the influence of various weather phenomena - from rains, snow and frost, to direct sunlight.

Plastering a house, painting its walls, an increasing number of homeowners are choosing a light palette. All shades of white not only visually increase the size of home ownership, but also create a festive appearance of the building, filled with cleanliness and ease.

If the owners of the house are minimalists who are not inclined to decorate their home, but appreciate practicality first of all, then wall siding decoration is an inexpensive solution to this issue.

We can safely say that the siding material is practically non-combustible and will reliably protect your walls from the influence of the external environment, whatever it may be. Of course, the color palette of siding is quite extensive, there are textured materials with wood imitation, for example. But it is also obvious that the artificiality of the material will be visible to the naked eye.

And, of course, you can always resort to the favorite method of designers around the world - to combine various materials and techniques in the decoration of your home. But be careful with the number of options chosen and the combinatorics of color schemes.

First of all, a combination of different types of decoration can decorate a building, for example, clinker brick and plaster or a stone basement and wooden trim on the second floor or attic.

To complete the image of your home, you can resort to one or more options for using elements that will decorate the appearance of the building:

• with the help of bright and beautiful cornices, you can easily transform the appearance of the building;
• unusual coloring of window frames or the original form (non-standard solution) can significantly change the exterior of a private house;
• decorative framing of any facade elements - door or window openings, corners of a building, towers and columns (for example, for a country-style house, design with the help of such a practical part of the building’s facade as shutters will be of no importance);
• bas-reliefs, capitals and columns (it makes sense to apply for individual styles, for example classics);
• skillful lighting of the facade in the dark (using street wall or pendant lights of various designs and designs, you can create a certain mood of the exterior, not to mention the fact that the lighting serves as a safe presence near the house and illuminates the most important elements - the porch, the entrances to home ownership, garage entry, etc.).

A very original way of decorating the facade of a private house is a living wall of plants. Climbing plants are distributed throughout the walls of the building, clinging to a specially installed mesh or small fixtures.The owners, of course, will have to monitor the spread of greenery and cut the plant to prevent sunlight from closing in the window openings.

Using a contrasting combination of shades of walls and framing elements (window and doorways, cornices, balconies), you can create a very dynamic and original image of the exterior of a private home.