Features of the construction of facing bricks. Facing a brick house (75 photos): beautiful ideas and combinations Finishing a house with facing bricks

The modern construction market offers a large number of finishing materials. But the brick facade is still popular with private developers. According to many, a brick-lined cottage looks solid, and the brick facades of private houses themselves are distinguished by increased durability and trouble-free operation.

These statements are true only if the main condition is met - the brick facade of the building is made in accordance with all the rules and using high-quality building materials. Otherwise, instead of prestige, such a decision will turn into a real headache for its owner.

In this article, we will cover:

• What are the nuances you need to know before facing the house with bricks.
• Do I need a ventilation gap when facing walls with bricks.
• The better to connect the facing brick with the load-bearing wall.
• Is it possible to overlay a wooden house with bricks.

Finishing the facade of the house with a brick: features

Most often, the developer, having decided to brick the house, is guided by the banal “I want”. A lot of moments are overlooked that directly affect the performance and service life of such a facade, the most important of which is the project.

Facades of brick buildings.

The facade material should be thought out at the design stage of the house, and not left “for later”.

If you neglect this rule, after the construction of the "box" a whole bunch of problems appear. It turns out that the width of the foundation is not enough to support the facing brick, because the owner, even at the construction stage, decided to additionally insulate the walls. The facade of a building made of front brick (and it has a lot of weight) exceeds the bearing capacity of the base and the strength of the foundation, as a result, the masonry cracks.

The workers do not know how to properly tie the brick facade to the load-bearing walls. As usual, they do it “in their own way” and “as simply as possible”, using a metal or fiberglass mesh, thin strips of galvanizing, etc. as links.

Therefore, in order not to make adjustments and corrections during construction, which inevitably leads to additional material costs, we are guided by the following few rules:

• The brick facade should be considered in close connection with the material of the load-bearing walls, the type of facade insulation (if any), the architecture of the house and its design.
• The brick facade perceives a significant wind load, which then, through special connections, must be transferred to the load-bearing walls. Those. a system arises: load-bearing wall-facade.
• The service life of this type of facade, as well as all its structural elements: ties, insulation, etc., must correspond to the service life of the load-bearing walls of the house. Those. - system elements: carrier facade wall must be balanced.

If, relatively speaking, the facade should last 50-60 years, and the connections or thermal insulation have lost their properties after 10-15 years, then this will lead to the need for major and expensive repairs. It is impossible to perform it without dismantling or partial disassembly of the masonry.

There are many nuances, and for each element of the brick facade system, you can write a separate article. Therefore, below will be given answers to the most common facade questions that beginner developers have, using the example of an aerated concrete and timber house.

Is it necessary to make a ventilation gap when facing brick walls

Motorist FORUMHOUSE User

I read more than one topic on our portal, but I still did not find an exact answer whether it is necessary to leave an air gap when building a house from aerated concrete, the walls of which I want to overlay with bricks.

To answer this question, you should present the wall in section and remember the rule mentioned above: interior wall + facade = a single system. From here, we set the basic conditions for solving the problem.

Facade brickwork.

The wall can be two-layer (bearing wall + brick facade) or three-layer (bearing wall + insulation + brick facade).

The inner wall of the cottage is made of aerated concrete D400. This material (like wood) is vapor permeable. Therefore, water vapor from the house, due to partial pressure, moves from the inside to the outside. If water vapor does not encounter obstacles on its way, then it will freely leave the building envelope.

A brick facade has less vapor permeability than aerated concrete / wood. As a result, the rule is violated: the vapor permeability of layers in multilayer structures should increase from the inside out.

Those. there is a possibility that water vapor will “lock” in the wall (especially if the facade brick is placed close to the aerated concrete). This will lead to waterlogging of the building envelope. The situation can be aggravated in winter during the heating period, because. due to the temperature difference inside the heated warm room and on the cold street, the intensity of the movement of water vapor from the inside to the outside will increase.

The air gap and, we note, necessarily ventilated, allows excess water vapor to freely exit the wall.

The wall turns out to be “healthy” and warm (because with excessive moisture accumulation, the thermal conductivity of the material increases, and the wall becomes more “cold”). Excess moisture in the wall can lead to the appearance of mold and fungus on it (interior decoration). aerated concrete will have to dry inside.

Negative Member of FORUMHOUSE, Moscow.

I am a supporter of a ventilated air gap, from 2.5 cm in size, between the bearing wall and the brickwork.

The average thickness of the air gap is usually made in the range of 3 to 4 cm.

Decided, we make an air gap. To make it ventilated, ventilation holes are arranged in the lower part of the masonry. Air enters through them. Further, due to the thrust that has arisen (because the top gap does not overlap, and connects to a ventilated under-roof channel) the air is removed through the ridge of the house.

Condensation is also removed through the vents, which may appear on the inner surface of the facing brick. Accordingly: do not forget to waterproof the brickwork support unit in the lower part, when resting on a foundation or on a monolithic shelf.

The air gap optimizes the operating mode of the system: load-bearing wall - brickwork.

If the wall is three-layer, i.e. its additional insulation is planned, then the water vapor that has passed through the load-bearing wall and the insulation (mineral wool) must be removed without fail, because Wet thermal insulation loses its functions and significantly reduces its service life.

For ease of understanding, when installing a brick facade of a private house, we follow the same recommendations as when installing a hinged ventilated facade: we protect the insulation with a moisture and windproof membrane, which also prevents the removal of particles of insulation, etc.

It can be said that the removal of particles of mineral wool insulation will be minimal, and the insulation will not become waterlogged to critical values, and, accordingly, there is no need to spend money on a membrane. But remember that the miser pays twice.

A brick facade is an expensive pleasure. The cost of purchasing high-quality wind and moisture protection will not lead to a significant increase in the cost of the entire structure, with a general increase in reliability and service life.

Remember the third rule that all elements of the system must be balanced, and replacing the insulation means dismantling the facade.

Also, the question often arises, with what step to make blow-outs in the front masonry.

Skintex FORUMHOUSE User

I am making a three-layer ventilated facade - a load-bearing wall, mineral wool, a gap of about 4-5 cm, front brick. Accordingly, in the bottom row of masonry, I plan to leave the vertical seams empty for ventilation. I think how to do it correctly: through the seam or through two seams to the third, and how many voids are enough?

The following picture gives a clear answer.

Important: there is also an expert opinion that air should not be left in the upper part of the brickwork, because. this will lead to the fact that the air flow will follow the path of least resistance (i.e. through the upper vents), and we need the air flow to go exactly from below, ventilating the entire masonry.

To make the products look neat and aesthetically pleasing, and not like a “self-propelled gun”, from the voids between the bricks that are not filled with mortar, they can be made using special elements - a ventilation-drying box. The color of the box can be matched to the color scheme of the masonry, and the airflow will practically not be noticeable.

Boxes are placed at a distance of 0.75 - 1 m from each other.

How to tie a facing brick to a load-bearing wall

We have already said above that the brick facade perceives significant dynamic wind loads, which must be transferred to the load-bearing wall. The larger the area of ​​​​the facade and the higher the number of storeys of the house, the greater these loads. Therefore, you can not use "folk" methods as links. Namely - "soft" - basalt or fiberglass mesh, etc. These materials, due to their relatively high flexibility and ductility, will not be able to transfer the load. Those. system: load-bearing wall - masonry will not work.

Moreover, when asked how many connections should be per 1 sq. m, one answer is given - this is a calculated value, which depends on the load and wind strength in a particular construction region. As a guide take 5 pcs. per 1 sq. m masonry.

We proceed to the choice of links, which are subject to the following requirements:

• high strength;
• long service life, because connections work in harsh conditions, with high humidity, frequent transitions through "0";
• high corrosion resistance.

AlexanderNF FORUMHOUSE User

I am building a concrete house. He poured the foundation, erected the walls, purchased the front brick for finishing the facade. I thought about how to connect gas silicate with facing bricks.

Before answering this question, let's talk about what should not be used. We proceed from the requirements for connections listed above. A popular option among builders is that thin galvanized plates (perforated, or drywall hangers designed for interior work) do not last through their service life. Such plates with a thickness of about 0.5 - 1 mm can rust due to condensation forming on the inner surface of the face brick. The zinc layer can be damaged by workers when laying plates, etc.

Such a connection may already be destroyed in, relatively speaking, 10-15 years. While the brick facade should stand at least 50-60 years and above.

Thin plates bend easily. This advantage for builders (it is physically convenient for them to work with such "connections") turns into a disadvantage for the developer.

A "flexible" connection of this type will not be able to fully transfer the dynamic wind load from the facade to the load-bearing wall.

The most rational materials for connections are two options - the use of stainless steel (plates or rods with a diameter of about 6 mm) or the use of flexible basalt-plastic connections.

Bonds are laid not in the gas silicate seam, but in the “body” of the block.

kodokopatel FORUMHOUSE User

I have used links like this. They can be called flexible only conditionally, because. You can't really bend them by hand. But such connections provide some movement, allowing the "bearing wall-masonry" node to play relative to each other.

Unlike metal, plastic is not a "cold bridge" and is not subject to corrosion.

There are other options.

Sadovnik62 FORUMHOUSE User

I used fiberglass reinforcement with a diameter of 6 mm. The reinforcement was attached to the gas block, after drilling the hole, placing it on a chemical anchor. I just couldn't find any other way. Thin galvanizing will rust in the ventilation gap. I also tried to lay plates 2 mm thick into the seam when laying aerated concrete on glue. I abandoned this idea. It would seem that the thickness of the plate is 2 mm, but this gives an error on the entire row with thin-seam masonry, and before laying the next one, you have to level the surface of the blocks.

Usually, when constructing a brick facade, the following rule is followed: walls are erected and only after that they begin to install ties and lay the front brick. But it happens that the masonry of the walls and the facade is carried out almost simultaneously.

The main thing is to control the workers at all stages, because it is impossible to check the quality of various hidden works after masonry is completed. Builders can make their job easier by laying fewer ties, setting the anchor too deep into the masonry, and so on.

• The depth of the anchor in the load-bearing wall is about 100 mm.
• Add the thickness of the insulation (if any).
• Add the width of the ventilation gap.
• We lay the anchor in the front brick from the calculation - we do not reach about 2 cm to the front of the masonry. The tie must not run into the outer seam.
• We add about 2 cm to the stock, because. the wall may be uneven (deviation of the bearing wall from the vertical), and if the connection is taken end-to-end, its length may not be enough to lay it to the required depth.

How to overlay a wooden house with bricks

Although this decision is common among budget-conscious developers, it is controversial. Too many nuances to consider. A log house (depending on the region of residence) does not meet modern requirements for the heat resistance of enclosing structures. Accordingly, such a house will have to be insulated.

It is impossible to use insulation based on expanded polystyrene (polystyrene) or EPS (extruded polystyrene foam) for thermal insulation of a wooden house. Although such options do exist.

The fact is that these types of heaters do not let water vapor through. He will lock himself in the wall, which will begin to rot. These materials are combustible, and in the event of a fire, the fire will quickly spread in the ventilation air gap, and it will be almost impossible to extinguish the house.

Expanded polystyrene building codes and regulations are prohibited from using when installing hinged ventilated facades.

If you insulate a wooden house, then only with mineral wool insulation. The question of how to overlay a log house with bricks is often found among developers who plan to give the house a solid appearance.

sasha508 FORUMHOUSE User

I built a log house. I want to insulate it and overlay it with bricks. Thinking how to do it.

There was a heated debate on this issue on the portal. Users are divided into two different camps. In the first one, those who believe that it is not worth doing, in the second, they express the opinion that it is possible to try, each case is individual.

Having decided to overlay a wooden house with bricks, we remember that wood is a “living” material subject to seasonal fluctuations in humidity. The log house dries, shrinks and lives its own life throughout the entire period of operation of the house.

If you tie a brick facade to wooden walls rigidly - forming a connection, driving in two long nails "150" at an angle of 45 degrees, then if the tree "gulnet", the brickwork will crack. You also need to correctly calculate the number and cross-section of vents for sufficient ventilation in the gap. If you make a mistake, you will get insufficient ventilation, condensation, wood decay, mold and fungus from inside the premises.

The balanced system rule is violated. It may turn out that a beautiful brick facade will last much longer than a wooden house.

But sasha508 got to work and this is the end result.

The house has changed dramatically.

Now the log house looks like a solid beautiful cottage, completely built of bricks.

The nuances of this construction are interesting.

The house was insulated with EPPS, wrapping the timber walls outside, under the slabs, with a moisture-windproof film. Note that the extruded polystyrene foam is vapor-tight, and the L-joining of the edges ensures that the connection is not blown. Therefore, wrapping the house with a film under the insulation is an extra job.

The ventilation gap is about 50-60 mm. Inside the house is vapor-insulated. This minimized the amount of water vapor that could enter a wooden wall that was sealed from the outside with vapor barrier insulation (EPS). This reduces the likelihood that the timber will begin to rot and rot.

Although on our portal there are many options for facades of mansions made of bricks of different colors and examples of successful lining of a wooden house with face bricks, this option requires a great building culture from workers, and any mistake can lead to a significant reduction in the service life of the supporting structure.

Alexander FORUMHOUSE User

Although the developers say that I overlaid a wooden house with bricks, and nothing has rotted in 10 years, I will say that 10 years is not an indicator. There ishouses that have stood for 50 years, in which you will not see much rot, but the wood simply rots, it becomes very soft, the house shrinks a lot, the walls arch in a “barrel”.

Summarizing

Having thought of facing the house with brick, we remember that this is an expensive undertaking, and such a facade should stand for decades. Unlike siding, it is impossible, in which case, to dismantle the structure, see what is happening inside, pull out the insulation, replace the ties, choose a different color, etc. Therefore, the beautiful facade of a brick house stands on the "three pillars":

1. Smart calculation.
2. Using a variety of high-quality building materials with a long service life.
3. Total control over the progress of all work performed by workers.
whether or not a ventilation gap is needed in an aerated concrete house with a brick cladding, and.

The facade is the hallmark of any building, because it is by it that everyone will judge the tastes and preferences of the owner of the home. Proper and attractive facade decoration can change the external perception of the house, make even the most modest and small house noticeable. To date, manufacturers of building materials offer the buyer a choice of different materials and design options for facades. However, despite the abundance, the best option was and remains a brick.

The facade, made of brickwork, will decorate not only the house, but also emphasize the unity of the house with the landscape. Brick is a material that combines both rigor and elegance. Due to its practicality, it can be used both when decorating a house, a cottage, a bathhouse or a commercial building.

Advantages and disadvantages

A number of advantages:

• Long service life. Brick is a material with a high level of strength. It is resistant to the effects of natural factors, the loads that are placed on it. The material does not give in to corrosion, decay, is resistant to temperature extremes and high humidity, which means it guarantees a long service life.
• Environmental safety, since the material is natural, it is made from natural raw materials.
• Fire safety. The brick is not amenable to combustion, spontaneous combustion is impossible, and this is a positive point when choosing a material.
• Soundproofing. Many prefer silence, move away from the bustle of the city and be alone with themselves and their thoughts. It is in a brick house that you can afford it, because thick and massive walls absorb most of the noise.
• Ease of maintenance. The brick is easy to wash, its maintenance will be as simple and convenient as possible.
• Great design potential. With the help of bricks, you can make attractive houses for every taste. With the help of a brick, you can open up new facets and possibilities.

There are many advantages, but you should not forget about the disadvantages:

• Price. The cost of the material is quite high, so not everyone can afford it. It is worth noting that the cost is justified, since the service life and the absence of the need to carry out repair work justify this.
• Impressive weight. To use bricks, it is necessary to lay a powerful foundation, build strong walls.
• Thermal inertia. Brick does not warm up well, so you will have to carefully consider how the house will be heated, you will have to build a high-quality heating system, and also take care of good thermal insulation.

Finishing methods

In general, there are 4 types of finishes using such materials:

• Facing brick.
• Decorative brick.
• Copying bricks with PVC panels.
• Decking imitating brick.

Decking and plastic panels are affordable options for finishing the facade of a building. The materials imitate brick, have a similar surface, but they are not practical, they are easy to damage, which means that the service life is short.
The use of decorative and facing bricks will become more popular. The latter is used most often, as it has a large color palette. Facing brick can be either white or red, or sunny yellow. For connoisseurs of the classic style, it is best to use brown brick, which will give the house an “expensive” look. The advantage lies not only in the choice of color, but also in the type of surface. Now there are three types: stone imitation, chopped and smooth surfaces. When finishing the facade of a building, you can use one type or a combination of them.

Types of bricks used for facade decoration

Natural brick is considered the best option for the facade, as it gives the appearance of the house sophistication. However, the aesthetic appearance is not the only parameter that you need to pay attention to, so you need to know about other types of bricks and their properties.

Silicate brick - inexpensive and simple in appearance, but has high-quality thermal insulation. This type of brick is easy to work with, its installation is quick, so you can do it yourself. The ideal option would be a double silicate brick with a facing lining.

Hyperpressed brick - made from limestone and shell rock, its price is an order of magnitude higher than the previous version. This type of brick has a wealth of sizes and colors, and its long service life and frost resistance justify its cost.

With the help of ceramic bricks, you can create an original facade, because it is attractive in appearance. This type of brick has different surface textures, is one of the most popular options, as it transforms even an inconspicuous house into an exquisite and expensive structure.

Choice of color and style

With the help of the right color, you can transform the house, change its perception. Thanks to a wide selection of brick materials, you can choose almost any shade of brick. Recommendations of experts on choosing a color palette:

• If the roof, windows and doors of the house are brown, then it is better to make the facade yellow.
• For minimalism, it is better to use white, while the roof is black.
• Red and brown colors are best used for classic-style houses.
• The combination of dark and light shades is suitable for melange masonry.
• With the help of dark and light bricks, you can make a "frame" that highlights the entrance to the house.
• It is necessary to take into account not only the color of the brick, but also its texture.

Thanks to a wide selection of colors, types and textures, you can create unique facades that will be designed in accordance with a particular style.

The most popular styles that prefer the use of bricks when finishing the facade:

• Romanesque. The building should be massive, have impressive walls, arches and colorful decor. Outwardly, the house should resemble an ancient Roman fortress, while the brick will become an ideal assistant and an integral part in the decoration of the facade.
• Gothic. A very popular style that prefers brickwork. Several types of bricks are used for decoration, here they recognize a combination of both different colors and textures or types of this material.
• Baroque. A house screaming about luxury cannot do without bricks. Only the most expensive and bright types of bricks are used here, which can emphasize the wealth of the house, the solvency of its owner. Often brick is combined with wild stone.
• An ageless classic. Such a house will create a pleasant and cozy atmosphere; a combination of red and white bricks is used to finish the facade. The shape of such a house will be standard, and the roof will be brown. The facade here is as simple as possible, it does not have any frills or abundance of decor.
• High tech. This style and design of the facade is suitable for those who like to be extraordinary, express themselves and their "I". Natural brick is used to finish the facade, however, to maintain the style, it must be combined with decorative glass or metal inserts.

How to build a brick house so that its facade is beautiful and tidy and without tedious and time-consuming plastering?

There are many opportunities to implement a design that will not leave anyone indifferent, using the brick itself for this in the first place. The most rational ways of finishing brick facades are two types of masonry: decorative and front.

What are their differences, and what are the technologies for their execution, you will learn by watching the video in this article. It tells what options exist for brickwork, or how to decorate the facade with decorative bricks.

How to improve the facade

There is an ordinary laying, and there is a front one. Accordingly, a simple or facing brick is used for its maintenance.

In terms of strength characteristics, they are the same, so it cannot be said that the front masonry is less durable. The main difference between ordinary and front bricks is their appearance, the requirements for them, and, of course, the price.

Facade bricks used for wall cladding must have regular geometric shapes, without chips and cracks. The same shade of color and a clean, smooth surface are also very important.

Note! Increased requirements are imposed not only on the material, but also on the finished brickwork: the uniform thickness of the seams and their jointing, the evenness of the rows. Otherwise, no matter how interesting the brick may be in design, beautiful masonry will not work.

Advantages and problems of decorative masonry

First, let's decide what kind of masonry should be called decorative. In this regard, there is a very clear definition in construction.

This is a masonry with a clear geometric pattern formed by the seams; or masonry with a combination of such a pattern and compositions formed due to the relief protruding bricks. In the course of the article, we will present interesting samples of brick facades, decorated with decorative and front masonry.

• Most often, builders use masonry options with continuous or vertically interrupted seams. In any case, learning how to lay a brick with your own hands using these methods is much easier than, for example, making a relief composition on the wall, similar to the one we see below.

• Masonry can be spoon, bonder or combined, with single-row or multi-row dressing of seams- it is she who is the decoration for blank walls. But a brick facade, on which there is one or more window openings, can also be decorated with protruding elements.
• These are ledges, which are a vertically displaced part of the masonry. Popular techniques with which brick facades are decorated are also laps and cuts. In the first case, the bricks of the upper row protrude by a third above the lower one, and in the second, on the contrary, they move inside the masonry.
• Sandriks over openings and brick pilasters look incredibly beautiful you see in the photo below. Pilasters usually crown columns or half-columns, and during the construction of the masonry they are tied up with the wall. Such architectural elements on the facade look great, and everything would be fine if it were not for the whitish coating on the brick, which is called “efflorescence”.

Since we have already mentioned this unpleasant phenomenon, we will immediately say that efflorescence is very difficult to remove. Cleaning of a brick facade from sparingly soluble mineral salts, which protrude to the surface over time as a result of moisture, is carried out using chemicals such as "anti-salt".

These are concentrated formulations that must be diluted with water, as the manufacturer's instructions say. After the time allotted for the effect of the drug has passed, it is washed off with water, the walls are dried, and then covered with a water-repellent impregnation. But if you treat the masonry with a water repellent immediately after erection, you can save yourself from an extra headache in the form of cleaning the facade during operation.

The use of colored and textured bricks

Incredibly beautiful compositions are obtained when various seam patterns are combined on the facade with the use of colored bricks. Thus, on the front surface of the masonry, you can get an ornament or create a pattern.

In the simplest version, this is the finishing of corner and window zones, alternating bricks in masonry in shades, as shown in the example below. But there are masters who can lay out incredibly beautiful compositions on the entire wall.

Not everyone can do this work on their own. The calculation of brick facades, in this case, is made on the basis of sketches - otherwise how to determine how much and what kind of brick is needed for work.

• Flat ornaments can be obtained when performing chain, that is, single-row masonry, using different types of bricks. In particular, silicate bricks can alternate with clay bricks of traditional red-brown color, or bricks made of light-burning clays.
• In this way, under-eaves lines, end walls of a house, piers, or an entrance group are often decorated, which gives the building a certain originality and exclusivity. Of course, a brick building can be given architectural expressiveness with the help of such complex elements as columns with pilasters, arches and massive cornices.

• But an amateur cannot do such work, and the services of masters of this level, who are still not so easy to find, are not cheap. It is much easier to take a facade textured brick, which is very beautiful in itself, and, having lined the facade with it, decorate it with snow-white polyurethane stucco molding, as was done in the above example.

Masonry, which combines both a geometrically correct grid of seams and three-dimensional compositions, is called relief-patterned. It is often used to decorate friezes - wide decorative stripes that emphasize the upper perimeter of the wall.

Those parts of the walls where there are protruding elements are laid only from solid bricks.

There are many options for laying out bricks, which are commonly called decorative dressings. Many of them are historical, and, forming a beautiful pattern in the masonry, are not subject to plastering. For example, with a Gothic dressing, brick spoons and pokes alternate in each row.

• But when a brick is laid with a poke, it is shifted by half the width of the end, either all the time in one direction, or in one row to the right and in the other to the left. As a result, an oblique line, or a vertical zigzag, is formed. And when bricks of a contrasting color are used for laying the bond rows, a very beautiful ornament is obtained.

• The Flemish masonry also looks interesting, in which spoons alternate with pokes in each row. Again, if the bonded bricks contrast in color with the spoon ones, you will get something that looks like a chess field. Offset masonry, made from spoons alone, also looks incredibly interesting.

You can see the most original brick laying options in the picture above, although this is only a small fraction of what masters of their craft can do. As you can see, all types of seam dressing involve the use of bricks in two contrasting colors.

Ventilated brick facades

For cladding of external walls, facade hollow bricks are usually used. The reason is simple: its thermal performance is four to five times better than that of a solid brick.

Plus, its light weight makes it possible to reduce the load on the foundation. There are two options for installing brick cladding: close to the bearing wall, and with a ventilation gap.

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Features of finishing a brick building

If a simple brick was used in the construction of the house, then the facade of such a structure will definitely need to be finished. Not only is the appearance of such a building unattractive and unpresentable, but also the quality characteristics leave much to be desired.

Houses built using silicate brick require the greatest attention. This type of building material is absolutely not suitable for outdoor work, due to the high ability to absorb excess moisture.

The most common option for finishing a house made of building or silicate bricks is plastering the facade, followed by painting. In addition, plastering the facade of the house can be quite easily combined with other finishes, using, for example, natural or artificial stone, as well as porcelain stoneware or other modern finishing materials.

Decorative finishes

The brick facade is almost ideal for finishing. For facing the facade of a brick house, you can use a variety of options:

• any type of siding;
• decorative plaster;
• corrugated board;
• facing brick;
• sandwich panels.

Decorative plaster

Regardless of the type of surface of the facade and the type of material used to build the walls, the plastering technology is almost the same in all cases. However, you should remember some nuances:

• the facade of the building based on brickwork must be cleaned before finishing;
• before the plaster is applied, it is required to moisten the wall surfaces using a spray gun or a wide paint brush;
• all seams located between the bricks in the masonry should be cut down, observing a depth of one and a half centimeters, which will make the adhesion of the plaster layer to the base as reliable and of high quality as possible;
• if it is planned to apply a thick plaster layer, then special guides in the form of beacons must be set according to the level;
• applying decorative plaster is carried out according to standard technology, and the plaster layer is leveled from the bottom up with a special plastering rule;
• finishing plaster should be applied only after the main plaster layer is completely dry.

It should be remembered: in order to obtain the highest quality adhesion of the plaster mixture to the wall surface, a special plaster mesh should be used. Such a mesh should be placed on top of the wall to be treated and secured with dowels.

Ventilated facades

Quite often, the need to produce exterior finish is associated with work on the insulation of the facade of the building. Such work, as a rule, is carried out on old buildings. Recently, however, owners of new buildings also often perform external insulation of houses with subsequent finishing.

If it is supposed to perform external insulation, then any version of sheet insulation should be strengthened on the wall surface. As a further finish, plastering of walls on a reinforcing mesh or the installation of a so-called ventilated facade can be used.

The technology of ventilated facades involves the strengthening of metal rails on the wall surfaces, on which the finishing material is “suspended”. As a rule, homeowners use porcelain stoneware or siding panels as such a finishing material. Between the layer of insulation and the layer of finishing material, a kind of air gap is formed, which contributes to high-quality ventilation of the facade.

The material for creating ventilated facades are:

• facade cassettes;
• composite;
• porcelain stoneware;
• profiled flooring.

You may also be interested in an article about popular options and requirements for self-decorating the facade of a house.

Insulation of the facade of a brick house (video)

Facing brick

Modern high-quality brick is not only an ideal material for capital construction, but is also widely used for finishing building facades. Stylish and bright facades based on facing bricks are characterized by beauty and durability.

Such a facade finish is easy to arrange and reliable, and also has a high degree of resistance to moisture and mechanical type of impact. In many respects, facing brick is superior to similar materials.

Currently, several types of facing bricks are produced, which differ not only in composition, but also in size and shape.

Hyper-pressed facing brick

This type of brick is one of the leading materials for finishing brick buildings. A variety of shapes and a wide range of colors can satisfy the most demanding customers.

Semi-dry cement mixtures, as well as lime and crushed stone rocks are used as raw materials in the manufacture of this type of brick. When exposed to high pressure on the feedstock, it turns out to produce a kind of "welding" of all constituent components.

The result is a finishing material with high strength and reliability. The smooth version of such a brick has parameters of 25 x 12 x 6.5 cm. Facing bricks with a stone-like texture can be somewhat shorter. In addition, American bricks with dimensions of 25 x 6 x 6.5 cm are popular.

Ceramic facing brick

The technological process for creating bricks of this type is much more complicated and is characterized by high time and energy costs, including very precise observance of temperature regimes during the firing process. Ceramic brick has internal voids or through holes, which lighten the weight of the structure being performed and give the cladding additional heat-insulating qualities. The shapes and sizes of such voids are different.

Finishing a brick facade can be varied: from plastering to cladding with the appropriate type of brick. Its implementation is the final stage of all construction work, as well as external insulation work. Finishing provides the building with an attractive and aesthetic appearance.

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Benefits of tiling your home with bricks

Such a home decoration on a budget will come out more economical than building a full-fledged building from this material or decorating with stone. So, the house itself can be made of wood, aerated concrete blocks or something else, and its design will become brick. Moreover, the masonry will not be distinguishable from a full-fledged brick wall, which will give the impression that the house is brick.

This design has many advantages, including:

Materials for brick facade cladding

At the moment, you can not be limited only to the classic brown version of this material. There are many analogues, among which it is not difficult to choose the right one in all respects. As a rule, the decoration of private houses is made with decorative bricks, which, in terms of their technical characteristics, are not inferior to ordinary masonry. Such a material is made of clay with the addition of special components that improve its properties and dyes, with which you can even achieve white color.

ceramic brick

This material can be represented by various surface designs: rough or smooth, wavy or even. The advantages of ceramic bricks include its strength, durability, resistance to high humidity, temperature extremes and exposure to direct sunlight, attractive appearance and minimal maintenance during operation. Such material can be classic brown, as well as yellow, white or other colors, depending on the dye added.

The disadvantage of this design can be considered the obligation of hydrophobic surface treatment of bricks to create a layer that protects against freezing. In this case, it is imperative to pay attention only to those compositions that are not capable of forming a film on the surface of the brickwork, which will prevent moisture from being removed from the facade.

Clinker tiles

This decorative brick for outdoor decoration has excellent parameters for sound and heat insulation, is not affected by temperature changes, is waterproof, but at the same time, vapor permeable. In addition, the clinker brick has a huge range of colors, including brown and other shades.

Such material is quite expensive. During installation, each row of bricks is left for a while so that it can seize with the mortar, since due to slow absorption, this process takes a long time.

Hyper pressed bricks

Such an exterior finish will be frost-resistant, strong and durable. Moisture is not terrible for this decorative coating. The construction market now offers a wide range of shades, including white, and various forms of hyper-pressed bricks at an attractive cost.

But the material has color instability, which leads to rapid fading. The surface of each brick element is very smooth, which does not allow you to quickly mount the coating. Also among the shortcomings, one can single out the ability of the material to crack during operation, which is excluded by treatment with water repellents.

Such bricks can vary in size and be single, one and a half and eurobricks. There are also solid and hollow units, but the second option is more fragile, but high thermal insulation. Facades are trimmed with such bricks, and the external lining of the basement and foundation is carried out with full-bodied bricks.

Criteria for choosing decorative bricks

When buying a facing brick for the facade of a house, you must be guided by the following criteria in order to make the right choice:

Brick laying options

For facing the facade of a building, including a wooden house with brick, one of the masonry options known at the moment is used. The first option "bed" helps to form the surface of the wall along a larger edge. The spoon type of masonry is formed along a narrow edge. In order for both narrow and wide edges to be present on the surface, the bonding method is used.

For greater decorativeness, other types of masonry were invented. This is:

Carrying out cladding work

If you have the appropriate experience in carrying out such a process as brick finishing, it is better to entrust it to a professional who will do everything in a high quality and in a short time. But, if, nevertheless, the design of a wooden or other house is done by hand, then it is necessary to act according to a certain algorithm.

To perform masonry, you will need certain tools. This is a trowel that will help to apply the solution and remove its excess, a grinder with stone discs for cutting material, a brush with stiff bristles, a pickaxe and a building level.

Work is carried out in the following sequence:

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Facing brick

The appearance of the facing material is much more attractive than that of ordinary building bricks for building walls. This is due to its purpose: the external design of houses, fences, and other structures..

The main constituent elements of brick are clay and limestone. To give a special color to the material, natural dyes are used.

The technology for the production of material for the facade consists of several stages:

• mixing components (sand, clay, lime, water, dyes);
• pressing;
• thermal and mechanical pressure;
• glazed coatings;
• storage of finished products.

In some cases, the technology for the production of facade material provides for the coloring of the brick mixture after pressing. Then the color will be more saturated. This method does not have a significant difference from the standard production technology.

Depending on how the brick production technology is made and what constituent substances it consists of, several types can be distinguished:

• ceramic. Strength is achieved by pressing. It happens matte or glossy;
• clinker. A feature of the production is the firing of the prepared mixture. Differs in low water absorption;
• hyperpressed. The pressing of cement substances, lime, special dyes is carried out without the addition of clay. It is distinguished by high thermal conductivity, has a textured industrial chip;
• silicate. Differs in a variety of flowers. However, it is used less and less for cladding, since the material is able to collapse under the influence of water, and the coating of this material is quite heavy, it requires strengthening the foundation and load-bearing walls.

Each type has certain advantages and some disadvantages..

In addition, there are hollow, full-bodied options, which differ significantly in weight.

Facing bricks can have a smooth, rough (textured) structure, and also differ in color. So, for clinker and ceramic types, orange, brown, red colors are characteristic, and for hyperpressed and silicate types, lighter tones: from white to purple.

In addition, the shape of the bricks can be different: standard rectangular, trapezoidal, with beveled right or oval corners, with ledges, semicircular options. Various variations of corner framing are necessary to create relief decorative masonry, especially on protruding parts of the building, in arched openings, around window and balcony openings.

Photo of a house with facing bricks:

Types of facing brick masonry

To calculate the required amount of materials, as well as an idea of ​​\u200b\u200bwhat the house will look like after facing work, it is necessary to decide how best to invest the material. There are several options for laying and forming a masonry pattern with facing bricks.

Some types of masonry are used using several colors of brick blocks.

Types of facing masonry are characterized by an external pattern and laying method:

• track. It is characterized by the laying of all layers only by the long outer part of a rectangular brick element, each layer is displaced by half the length of the product;
• block. A feature of this type is the alternation of rows with a long side of the material and rows with a short outer part, while the joints are installed vertically;
• gothic. Similarly to the block view, rows with long and short front outer sides alternate, but in this case, every second row (with a long or short side) is shifted;
• Brandenburg. In the first row, two long sides of the brick and one short are laid, in the second - a similar laying, only the joints of the two long sides fall on the center of the short brick of the previous row;
• Lipetsk. The first three rows are laid with the long side outward with the coincidence of the joints, the third row - one short side without offset joints;
• cross. A feature is the alternation of rows of bricks with a long front side (first row) and with a short front outer part (second row). In this case, the joints in each case fall in the middle of the brick of the previous row, regardless of what it was: with short or long sides;
• dutch. In the first row, only elements are laid in a row with the short outer part of the facing element facing outward. The second row is the alternation of long and short front sides. In this case, the joints should not coincide, but fall exactly on half of the lower brick (no matter long or short);
• bonder. Elements are laid only with a short front part outward with an offset of half a brick of the previous row;
• spoon. The elements are laid only with the long side outward, offset by a quarter of the brick of the previous row. There is a variant of spoon laying, in which the displacement is made by half the length of the brick of the previous row in one direction (to the right - oblique displacement), or in different directions (normal displacement alternately to the right and left in rows);
• chaotic. It is characterized by an unpredictable arrangement of the long and short outer parts of the brick elements, but at the same time it should be adhered to by offsetting the joints by a quarter of the length of the short or long side;
• Silesian. The first row of this type is laid alternately: two long sides, one short. In the second row, a similar laying is performed with a shift of the joints by a quarter to the right, in the third - with some shift to the left;
• Flemish masonry. In the first row, bricks are laid alternately with the long and short sides, in the second - similarly, while the short side is placed in the center of the long side of the previous row.

The main feature of any type of brick block cladding is solid strength, decorativeness and reliability. However, it should be borne in mind that when using decorative masonry with an offset, a large consumption of material is required, since when laying each row, half a brick should be laid on the whole side.

This causes a large amount of waste during operation, which affects costs..

Beautiful masonry designs:

What type of masonry to choose

In addition to the above types, there are many other decorative ways to decorate the facade with bricks.

For a beginner, it is quite difficult to lay brick cladding, adhering to the pattern and technology of a complex design, so it is preferable to use simple options, such as spoon, bond, track, block.

It is recommended to entrust the implementation of complex laying patterns, such as Brandenburg, Lipetsk, Dutch, to specialists, since with a minor mistake, the entire pattern may be disturbed.

In addition, you should think about the technology and pattern of masonry in advance in order to correctly calculate the amount of facing material, as well as the required mixtures.

So, the most durable is the clinker material, with the lowest thermal conductivity, the lightest in weight - ceramic, the heaviest hyperpressed, and also silicate.

Useful video

In this video, you know about all types and methods of laying bricks:

Conclusion

Thus, choosing the option of facing masonry is only a small part of the tasks that face the process of installing facade bricks. It is necessary to determine the complexity of the work, whether it is possible to carry it out independently or whether qualified workers should be involved.

After all, bricklaying is not an easy process, on which the quality of the facing coating depends. In addition, you should choose the right material itself, so that later there are no problems with the microclimate in the room.

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Ideal option for summer holidays

Strict forms of the Tudor style

Cozy old England charm

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One-story country houses harmoniously fit into the surrounding landscape and do not spoil the picturesque views with too high walls. The design can be anything: from stylized as a fabulous house to a spacious estate in a modern style.

Gingerbread house made of colorful bricks

Shady coolness on a hot day

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Forest house with a fireplace

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Two-story cottages: growing up

The construction of the second floor not only saves the useful area of ​​the site, but also reduces the cost of building a country house. Spacious cottages are often complemented by built-in garages, open terraces or elegant balconies.

Large terrace for summer parties

Compact house for a large family

A conservative approach to a country house

Luxurious balcony for fresh air lovers

Cottages with a garage: a practical approach to construction

The garage, well integrated into the facade of the house, does not spoil the appearance of the cottage at all. Fans of compact solutions will love the idea of ​​a separate parking area.

Spacious garage for a status car

Detached garage with massive gates

Sunny exterior with three garages

Stylish solution with convenient access

Cottages with a pool: for rest and relaxation

The pool, located outside the house, improves its view characteristics many times over, but requires constant maintenance. Projects with closed reservoirs are more practical - such pools can be used at any time of the year.

Indoor pool on the terrace

Laconic solution for a house with a pool

Luxurious stone pool

Minimalism at its best

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The idea with the attic floor does not lose its relevance. In the superstructure, you can equip a bedroom, study or library.

Making the Most of Space

Attic with an unusual roof

Bright attic with large windows

Narrow attic with a laconic balcony

Cottages with a bay window: optimal space zoning

Bay windows harmonize the appearance of the facade and improve the lighting of the interior. Such architectural elements can be attached to one floor or to the entire wall of the cottage.

Classic bay windows

Unusual bay window ledge on two floors

Harmonious combination of shapes and colors

Bright mansion with two bay windows

Cottages with a terrace: for sunny days and more

The terrace gives a special coziness to a country house and makes it possible to admire beautiful views. When designing cottages, it is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of the climate: open options are suitable for buildings with seasonal residence, glazed terraces can be used all year round.

Brick patio

Open space with stone trim

Cozy terrace for quiet evenings

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Roofing from ondulin and onduvilla is found in many projects of modern country cottages. The material goes well with various styles and allows you to speed up the installation process.

Volumetric shingles

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Red brick cottages: timeless classics

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Classic red brick combined with stone

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White brick cottages: options for every taste

Pure or aged white visually increases the size of the house, making its facade brighter. Decorative elements will be superfluous - a laconic design is good in itself.

Classic - aged white brick

Christmas illumination

Unlike solid building bricks, the front options are more elegant. Builders prefer to use a uniformly fired product with a regular shape. On sale there are mainly red-brown shades or specimens of white, peach, yellow color scheme. Lightweight hollow brick is the most popular, since its use eliminates unnecessary load on the foundation.

Experts recommend choosing models with many small holes in order to prevent too much cement slurry consumption. This type of brick has excellent insulating characteristics: air layers protect from heat or cold, and prevent noise from entering the room.

And the resistance of the porous cladding to the effects of changing climatic conditions makes it possible to use the material in various regions. Ceramic brick is universal and unpretentious, it loses a little to other types in aesthetic terms. Prices for material and work on its installation are considered quite reasonable.

Hyper-pressed block version

In the catalogs there is always a single and narrow modification of this facing type of brick. The presence of a wide range of shades makes it possible to create unusual design compositions. Masters note that such a brick is considered quite heavy and requires a capital foundation.

Before use, drying of the material is necessary: ​​it is recommended to work with bricks produced about a month or more before the planned use. The hyperpressed version assumes additional warming of the object. It is not recommended for lining slag-filled buildings, but it is perfect for houses made of timber, foam concrete and other modern materials.

The pressed block consists of limestone, cement and dyes. Experienced craftsmen use it to decorate the plinth, decorative facades and presentable lining of fireplaces.

Elite clinker brick

The raw materials for it are special refractory clays sintered in tunnel kilns at temperatures above 1500 o. A durable brick with various tint solutions will be an excellent coating for the formation of bay windows, columns or semi-columns, window arches in combination with window sills, basement and cornice edges.

Masters consider this material to be the most rational for laying out corners and lower corner interchanges for buildings located in regions with unstable weather conditions. You can purchase glossy, matte, corrugated or glazed samples. The last type of brick has the highest performance in the field of thermal insulation.

Both dense and hollow modifications are in demand. But clinker specimens with holes are not recommended for cladding objects that require constant humidity - for example, swimming pools, and you should not lay out the extreme rows of window sills with them. For problematic work, it is better to use the traditional solid form.

Resistance to aggressive environment allows it to be used in industrial conditions. The cost of laying such a brick will be much higher than conventional ceramics. But the costs will fully pay off with long-term trouble-free operation.

What you need to prepare before starting work

Brick cladding is considered to be a reliable and sustainable facade finish, which can be quickly, in compliance with all the nuances, carried out by a team of professionals. But experts note that in recent years, the trend of independent work has been expanding - the laying of buildings on their own is becoming extremely popular. Therefore, experts have created detailed instructions for handling facing bricks.

At the initial stage, tools and materials are purchased. For a quality result you will need:

• Trowels that should be narrower than the intended seams. A rounded spatula will also come in handy.
• A twisted cord will ensure the control of the correct horizontal laying line. You can use a wooden order.
• Stitching, with which you can give the seams the desired shape.
• Steel hammer - "pick" with one sharp end, which allows you to split the brick into plates or trim the timber.
• An ordinary pencil, meter, spirit level, brush with a hard bristle. A V-shaped sheet of metal, a trowel will be useful when processing seams.

To clean the ventilation channels from excess solution, use a mop with a rubber plate. You can not do without the standard rule, the square. For the mortar, you will need a mini-concrete mixer or another convenient container for manual mixing. Depending on the number of storeys, it is worth preparing a ladder or scaffolding.

Prepared as materials:

• The required amount of bricks - if you are not sure of uniformity, then you should mix specimens from different pallets, so the play of shades will look natural.
• All ingredients for the mortar: cement and sand, as well as plasticizers (you can use lime or Fairy in this capacity).
• It is also worth stocking up with a mesh for reinforcement.

Usually the mortar contains 4 parts of sand, 1 part of cement. Water is gradually added to the mixture - the final composition approaches the consistency of fresh honey. At the end of the batch, plasticizers are introduced.

If further finishing with facing bricks is planned, then the plinth should ideally protrude at least 12 cm beyond the wall, which will help create an emphasis for the structure being erected. With the simultaneous construction of walls and laying of the facade finish, the planes are interconnected with a masonry mesh.

Facade cladding technology

Professionals offer a simple algorithm for laying facing bricks. If the facade of an existing building is being ennobled, then it is worth carefully cleaning its surface from the old and the wall. Further, a “dry” lining is recommended: this is how the dimension is specified, the master determines which bricks will need to be shortened.

Several laying methods are practiced:

• Facial. In this case, the widest part of the block is visible.
• Spoon. The facade is made up of long narrow sides.
• Tychkova. Outside are the ends of the brick.

There are also combined types of masonry that create a unique decorative effect: English and Flemish dressing, "American" with alternating narrow and end sides, as well as traditional "brick-to-brick" lining with vertically matching seams. Less commonly used is the “half-brick” method with an offset - “checkerboard”.

Installation of prepared facing bricks on the mortar starts from the corners. Lay out up to 5 rows, and then pull the control cord and continue to place the elements “along the wall”. A square rod is placed along the edge, then a mortar is applied on which a brick is placed. With the help of light tapping, the block is lowered to the rod. This method allows you to make the seams the same. Do not forget about the connection of the facade masonry with the main wall: for this, reinforcing meshes or dowels with wire are used.

Doorways and window slopes are often sought to be highlighted with a material of a different shade. The most popular in this case is finishing with a poke into one brick. The seams are filled with a special compound and overwritten. After finishing work, with the help of a brush and rags, accidental dirt is removed, the surface is rubbed with a dry sponge.

Facing a house with brick is practiced in all climatic zones of the country. The acquisition of any type of such building material and its installation will be more costly and laborious than working with siding. But, if a major improvement of buildings or industrial buildings is planned, then this traditional finishing option will turn out to be the most reliable and durable.

Brick cladding is a fairly common option for finishing the facade of a private house. Brickwork is able to protect a house, especially a wooden one, from adverse influences and decorate it with its originality. Before making a choice in favor of a brick for exterior decoration, you need to get acquainted with the types of materials for its creation.

Benefits of tiling your home with bricks

Such a home decoration on a budget will come out more economical than building a full-fledged building from this material or decorating with stone. So, the house itself can be made of wood, aerated concrete blocks or something else, and its design will become brick. Moreover, the masonry will not be distinguishable from a full-fledged brick wall, which will give the impression that the house is brick.

This design has many advantages, including:

Materials for brick facade cladding

At the moment, you can not be limited only to the classic brown version of this material. There are many analogues, among which it is not difficult to choose the right one in all respects. As a rule, the decoration of private houses is made with decorative bricks, which, in terms of their technical characteristics, are not inferior to ordinary masonry. Such a material is made of clay with the addition of special components that improve its properties and dyes, with which you can even achieve white color.

Important! It is very convenient that the decorative variety of the material is smaller in weight, therefore it does not give such a load as the classic version.

ceramic brick

This material can be represented by various surface designs: rough or smooth, wavy or even. The advantages of ceramic bricks include its strength, durability, resistance to high humidity, temperature extremes and exposure to direct sunlight, attractive appearance and minimal maintenance during operation. Such material can be classic brown, as well as yellow, white or other colors, depending on the dye added.

The disadvantage of this design can be considered the obligation of hydrophobic surface treatment of bricks to create a layer that protects against freezing. In this case, it is imperative to pay attention only to those compositions that are not capable of forming a film on the surface of the brickwork, which will prevent moisture from being removed from the facade.

Clinker tiles

This decorative brick for outdoor decoration has excellent parameters for sound and heat insulation, is not affected by temperature changes, is waterproof, but at the same time, vapor permeable. In addition, the clinker brick has a huge range of colors, including brown and other shades.

Such material is quite expensive. During installation, each row of bricks is left for a while so that it can seize with the mortar, since due to slow absorption, this process takes a long time.

Hyper pressed bricks

Such an exterior finish will be frost-resistant, strong and durable. Moisture is not terrible for this decorative coating. The construction market now offers a wide range of shades, including white, and various forms of hyper-pressed bricks at an attractive cost.

But the material has color instability, which leads to rapid fading. The surface of each brick element is very smooth, which does not allow you to quickly mount the coating. Also among the shortcomings, one can single out the ability of the material to crack during operation, which is excluded by treatment with water repellents.

Such bricks can vary in size and be single, one and a half and eurobricks. There are also solid and hollow units, but the second option is more fragile, but high thermal insulation. Facades are trimmed with such bricks, and the external lining of the basement and foundation is carried out with full-bodied bricks.

Criteria for choosing decorative bricks

When buying a facing brick for the facade of a house, you must be guided by the following criteria in order to make the right choice:

Brick laying options

For facing the facade of a building, including a wooden house with brick, one of the masonry options known at the moment is used. The first option "bed" helps to form the surface of the wall along a larger edge. The spoon type of masonry is formed along a narrow edge. In order for both narrow and wide edges to be present on the surface, the bonding method is used.

For greater decorativeness, other types of masonry were invented. This is:

Advice! Any masonry will be ideally combined with wood in the design of the house.

Carrying out cladding work

If you have the appropriate experience in carrying out such a process as brick finishing, it is better to entrust it to a professional who will do everything in a high quality and in a short time. But, if, nevertheless, the design of a wooden or other house is done by hand, then it is necessary to act according to a certain algorithm.

To perform masonry, you will need certain tools. This is a trowel that will help to apply the solution and remove its excess, a grinder with stone discs for cutting material, a brush with stiff bristles, a pickaxe and a building level.

Work is carried out in the following sequence:

Conclusion

Facing a house with brick is a costly business, not only in terms of money, but also in time. To speed up the process of decorating the facade of the building, but maintain the quality of the surface, you can use decorative bricks, of which there are now a great many varieties. After getting acquainted with the features of each type, you can choose exactly the material that is ideal for certain conditions.