The final stage of construction is the finishing of the basement space. In housing construction with a pile foundation, there is space left that gives an unfinished look.
In this regard, it is important to understand the finish and study all the nuances that you should pay attention to when performing it.
Consider how to close the basement of a house on screw piles, the advantages and disadvantages of finishing materials.
Finishing the space between the pile foundation and the house has the following advantages:
In order for the finish to perform all of the listed functions, when choosing a material, you need to carefully study all the advantages and disadvantages of each type.
So that the floors in the house are not blown through, it is necessary to insulate the basement space
The open space between the soil and the floor is blown by the wind and is affected by sub-zero temperatures, due to which the floor in the house turns cold. We close the piles under the house with:
When choosing a method of finishing and material, we take into account:
First of all, we mount the support crate from a profile pipe, it will serve as a link between the supports. The step of the guides should be 300-400 mm. The profile is selected with different widths of the sides (40x20).
To prevent communications from freezing, we insulate them with mineral wool or foil rolled insulation.
When choosing a material, we take into account that it is in contact with the surface of the earth, therefore, with a close occurrence of water or flooding, all harmful factors will affect it.
The hinged plinth is light and does not require ground work
Consider how to close the pile foundation from the outside. It is important that the material used for finishing is durable and frost-resistant, does not lose its qualities under the influence of temperature extremes and ultraviolet radiation.
More reliable is stone, brick, cinder block, concrete. This will require the implementation of earthworks by the type of shallow foundation.
The hinged structure is light in weight and does not require earthworks. Polymer, wood and composite materials are used, which are quickly and easily mounted.
When finishing the basement of a house on stilts, it is necessary to arrange ventilation holes that will create natural air circulation and protect the building from dampness. As protection against penetration into the ventilation of animals and debris, we close the channels with a mesh.
The most commonly used basement siding for finishing a screw foundation.
It is produced in the form of decorative panels with a thickness of 1 to 2.5 mm.
Advantages:
The possibility of facing the foundation of a house with semicircular shapes is provided. For this, a technology was launched into production, thanks to which the material is easily bent. Panels of small thickness (1.1 mm) are produced with the addition of synthetic threads.
There are a large number of produced collections that imitate natural stone and brick, which can be matched to any design solution.
One sheet of corrugated board will block a significant space Sometimes the question arises of how to close the screw piles so that the work can be completed during the day.
In 4-7 hours, you can close the pile foundation with profile sheets.
The width is available from 1 to 4 m, due to this, a significant space can be covered with one sheet.
Advantages:
The disadvantages include:
Profile sheets have a wavy or corrugated shape, in appearance they significantly lose to siding.
Asbestos slabs - non-environmental material Every year this material loses its popularity, it is replaced by modern, environmentally friendly materials.
Advantages:
Flaws:
The plinth of the screw foundation, sewn up with flat slate, will not be in harmony with the construction of modern materials.
It is a budget option. For the installation of the crate, we use vertical racks made of timber (metal) with horizontal rails and metal profiles attached between them. We attach acrylic and vinyl siding to a prefabricated frame. For more information on how to close the basement space in a house on screw piles, see this video:
Tiles can be laid on the mounted profile It is economically advantageous to use a leaf system.
Device steps:
We provide ventilation holes in the panels for the timely removal of excess water.
As a composite material we use:
Often the question arises of how to close the piles in the places where there is a possibility of mechanical damage. It is better to close up the basement space near the house, which stands on the road with high traffic, with a polymer-sand composite.
Brickwork is a reliable, but expensive and time-consuming method of finishing the foundation on screw piles. To correctly and evenly lay the cladding, you need to have construction skills.
Advantages:
Flaws:
How to close the basement space with a brick:
Masonry should be connected by means of metal pins to piles. The metal is welded to the crate, adheres to the brick by means of cement mortar.
In a site with a low level of soil freezing, a distance of 5-8 mm should be provided between the finishing material and the soil. It will provide air circulation and protect the material from destruction during soil heaving.
The blind area isolates the basement from moisture
Upon contact with the soil, the quality of the facing materials is lost, so the surface must be isolated from moisture and a blind area should be made. As a waterproofing, we use roofing material or dense polyethylene, one end of which is filled under the blind area, the second edge is bent onto the crate of the frame under the finishing material.
At the end of the lining, we arrange a blind area, which will prevent rain and melt water from leaking under the building. To ensure the drainage of water and condensate, it must be mounted with a slope of 1.5 degrees from the base. Concrete is evenly poured into the formwork, in which a mesh of reinforcement is laid. In the place of docking with the base of the foundation, we lay an expansion joint. For more information about blind areas in a house on screw piles, see this video:
When the house is located on a slope, part of the underground can be equipped as a cellar, in this case we provide for the installation of a door.
