Insulation under clinker tiles

Clinker tiles are a material that is often used for facade finishing with insulation. It ideally combines practicality and style, ensuring a long service life without changing the appearance. The most important thing for installation work in this case is the creation of an energy-efficient facade, due to which a favorable microclimate is maintained inside the premises at any time of the year. What are the advantages and features of facade insulation under clinker - this is what will be discussed below.

Insulation under clinker tiles: basic materials

When solving the issue of external wall insulation, it is very important to maintain a balance between design and preservation of all insulation characteristics. An excellent solution for this is ready-made thermal panels with clinker cladding, which provide for simple installation. Being an option for insulation and cladding in one, such slabs provide for precise adherence to the laying technology. You can choose clinker thermal panels in any color and style, creating the design provided for by the project.

If only decorative clinker is used for cladding, the facade should be insulated. Usually in such a situation the following is used:

Polystyrene foam

This is a finishing material with a dense texture, consisting of polymer parts and air bubbles. For brick facade cladding, polystyrene foam is used in the following formats:

• non-pressed - has the same granule sizes, differing in density of 15-50 kg / m3;
• in the form of press plates - is characterized by a closed-cell structure, is extremely resistant to the emergence and development of bioorganisms;
• extruded - contains closed cells, the manufacturing process involves melting the base raw material.

Polystyrene foam is completely safe during installation, has an unlimited service life, does not absorb moisture, and perfectly retains its integrity.

Basalt wool

This thermal insulation under the clinker is a material based on the natural mineral basalt. The insulation is formed from its melted fibers, intertwined with each other. The advantages of the material are as follows:

• environmental friendliness due to the production of completely safe raw materials;
• a small amount of binders;
• excellent thermal conductivity - a facade with clinker tiles does not release heat to the outside and protects well from the cold;
• optimal vapor permeability of the ventilated facade and fire resistance.

The service life of such external thermal insulation is at least 100 years. It also perfectly absorbs various sounds.

Clinker tiles: what is needed for home insulation

The user receives information on how to properly install thermal facade panels from the manufacturer's instructions. It is very important to create the correct facade cake - a structure that provides for ventilation and proper installation of insulation. If the process of separate installation of insulation and cladding is ahead, then the following components will be needed:

• insulation - mineral wool or expanded polystyrene;
• assembly glue - for fixing the insulation to the wall and for creating a reinforcing layer;
• fiberglass mesh;
• dowels for fastening facade panels under a brick;
• facing material;
• grout for seams.

Installation work includes several stages. First, the starting strip is installed, after which glue is applied to the surface of the facade. After this, the structure is reinforced with dowels. Then reinforcement is carried out using a fiberglass mesh. To do this, the surface is treated with glue, into the layer of which it is completely recessed. Each subsequent strip of mesh is laid overlapping the previous one with a margin of 10 cm. The final stage is the installation of decorative material.

Clinker tiles - home insulation in Kyiv on favorable terms

The process of insulating a brick facade is not considered difficult, but it requires certain skills in the work. That is why, if you do not have construction experience, it is best to order such a service from professionals.

Construction companies will help you make the right choice of materials, calculate their quantity, and also perform all turnkey work within the agreed time. As a result, the customer receives a cozy home for living or an office space that is always warm, safe and comfortable.