Nowadays, when choosing exterior finishing materials, attention is paid not only to the characteristics of the product, but also to the cost. Therefore, often a high-quality, but expensive option remains on the sidelines, and a cheaper one becomes popular.
In such a difficult situation Thermal panels for façade finishing were also included. But still, consider this option for those who are just looking for something to insulate and update the outside of the house.
Before making a purchase, a conscious owner will carefully study technical documentation and compare it with your requirements. The characteristics of thermal panels are on high level and by all rights must conquer the building materials market at a rapid pace.
Despite such characteristics, thermal panels are rarely chosen for exterior finishing.
The above characteristics are also advantages of the material, but there are still a number of advantages that belong to thermal panels:
There are very few disadvantages, but one of them is so significant that most private developers put this option aside.
Of course, everyone makes a choice based not only on the characteristics, pros and cons, but also on the advice of friends or trusted experts. Therefore, everyone has to make their own decision.
This option helps solve two problems at once:
This is due to the fact that the material consists of two components firmly glued together. The top layer is a decorative facing material. For this choose:
Manufacturers most often use it as a heat-insulating material, but there are also options with extruded polystyrene foam. The panels are created in the factory using special equipment. High-quality machines are expensive, and therefore the products are not in the cheap category.
This material is classified according to two parameters:
Let's start with the first parameter. To create thermal panels, polystyrene or polyurethane is used. Polystyrene panels have a low price, but the quality also suffers. The material lasts much less and is easily flammable. Under the influence of temperature fluctuations environment polystyrene is destroyed. The same reaction will occur to moisture.
Polyurethane panels are much more expensive, but also last longer. The material is more resistant to fire and is not afraid of moisture and temperature fluctuations.
As for the decorative layer, a polymer is used for it - sand tiles or metal cladding. Metal is not popular, so this option is rare. Plastic (PVC) decorative material is generally ignored by manufacturers.
Thermal panels with tiles look very good. Manufacturers, trying to diversify their range, offer imitations of natural materials. For example, under wood, brick, stone.
As mentioned above, thermal wall panels are made on machines in special matrices. The necessary conditions can only be recreated in a factory where several technological processes are carried out simultaneously.
To create such a material that is both insulating and decorative, the starting materials go through the following stages:
After this, thermal panels go on sale for free.
Most domestic manufacturers of combined facade material work according to this scheme:
In this case, companies are responsible only for the quality of adhesion of the insulation and decorative material and a protective layer. If problems arise with one of the components, then it will not be possible to find the culprit. These manufacturers include:
Companies take it very seriously production process and choose the highest quality equipment and starting materials. As a result, the products will last a long time on the facade of the house.
There are also companies that independently produce the material for the decorative layer, and therefore are fully responsible for their product. These include Unique Multi Block (UMB), which has been operating for more than 14 years. We equipped our production with employees who monitor the quality of products at different stages of creating thermal panels.
The choice of facing material is treated with full responsibility and care. It is important to decide on the parameters that you need to pay attention to first:
When choosing a material, they also carefully inspect the panels and if they have even slight flaws, it is better to abandon this option. Don't forget to try joining the thermal panels.
Eat craftsmen, who came up with a way to make thermal panels at home. For this, of course, you will need special devices and a lot of time to create required quantity material. Benefits home production consider:
But is it worth spending so much of your time and effort if it is quite possible to choose a ready-made suitable material and perform insulation and façade cladding much faster.
If you still want to do everything yourself, you need to do the following:
The process of manufacturing one thermal panel is quite lengthy, because all the elements are glued one by one:
At each stage, time is allowed for the glue to completely harden, which is several hours.
Such facing material is available on the building materials market at a price that differs significantly. It all depends on several factors:
Thus, we get completely different numbers:
Thermal panels are installed in two ways:
With the first option everything is more clear, but we will consider the second in detail.
After reviewing this information, we can conclude that the material perfectly protects the facade from negative impacts environment and the house from heat loss. If the owner is not afraid high price thermal panels, then by purchasing, he can be confident that he can handle the installation process on his own. After all, the installation technology is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance.
Thermal panel is exactly the case when “beautiful” and “necessary” are combined. This is another solution for energy-efficient houses, as well as for those whose budget does not include overpayments for electricity, since the thermal panel provides excellent thermal insulation and such thermal panels with tiles give the facade a rather respectable appearance.
They consist of the actual insulating layer, which is used as polystyrene foam or polyurethane foam, the composition of which is more than 90% air, and is also used as a decorative layer fake diamond, and clinker, porcelain tiles, glazed ceramics.
IN Lately polyurethane foam, due to its higher performance, is used more often than polystyrene foam. Although polystyrene foam is very popular in the USA, Canada and countries Western Europe. It is completely safe for human health, since even food packaging is made from it.
It also does not create a favorable environment for the life of fungi and microorganisms, since moisture does not penetrate there. It does not have a pungent odor. Moreover, it is strong and durable. As a result of experiments, it was found that the period of its complete destruction is 250 years.
Facade thermal panels have many options design solutions, and are increasingly used in home decoration. Their variety is so great that you can choose whatever your heart desires, taking into account the tastes of even the most capricious client. Natural shades and textures allow the house to harmoniously fit into any surrounding landscape.
Today, construction stores offer products from different manufacturers and brands:
Facade thermal panels with tiles are produced in different sizes and structures. They can also be found both with and without insulation.
Therefore, there are several ways to attach them:
The last mounting method is suitable for uneven walls.
Variety of forms and color solutions for facade thermal panels can even be confusing at first, because big choice, as a rule, causes long deliberation. Among such a wide range you can always find something suitable. Facade thermal panels look more than aesthetically pleasing, as well as monolithic and neat.
Facade thermal panels can have a decorative layer in the form of smooth, textured, and even aged tiles. The latter, in turn, has a very presentable and unusual look. It qualitatively imitates old brickwork, which can often be found in Holland, the western part of Germany, and in some other European countries. It must be said right away that thermal plates with such tiles are not cheap, but the exclusive appearance is worth it. Wealthy people usually make this choice for their homes.
This is the name for panels where clinker tiles are used as a decorative layer. In terms of resistance to environmental influences, clinker is superior even to some types of natural stone. It has an almost flawless appearance and many natural color options. The raw material for it is shale clay, which is mined today in Northwestern Europe. Therefore, clinker is a 100% natural material, produced without the use of chemical additives by high-temperature firing.
Unlike some types of natural stone, which can be compared to clinker in strength, it does not “phonite”. Its strength grade is M 800, and its water absorption rate is quite low - only 2-3% by weight. Thanks to this, we can say about clinker that it is highly frost-resistant and is able to maintain its characteristics for more than 300 cycles.
In addition to their thermal insulation and aesthetic functions, clinker thermal panels also act as a sound insulator and as additional waterproofing.
They are used today not only as insulation and facade decoration, but also for interior work. They are also used for finishing fountains, swimming pools and other large and small containers where water should be located.
Clinker has a very noble appearance, by which many can easily distinguish it. Such a beautiful external effect and characteristics are obtained using special production technology.
Installation of clinker facade panels can be carried out at any time of the year.
Porcelain tiles are another type ceramic tiles, produced from quality raw materials through the application of new technologies that expose it to high temperature firing and pressure. The result is a material that is compressed so much that it is not afraid of any environmental influences. According to these indicators, it is superior to natural stone. 
This is another type of thermal panels that is very popular, especially for finishing low-rise buildings. This method was very popular back in the 60s. last century. And since then, glazed tile coating has proven itself to be excellent. Glazed tiles have a smooth surface and uneven color, which gives the facade a noble appearance, imitating brickwork.
Excellent appearance, ease of installation, excellent characteristics and a minimum of disadvantages have ensured that thermal panels have become increasingly popular.
Do-it-yourself installation of facade thermal panels is carried out using all the necessary tools. The quality of finishing depends on the ability to work with all the devices.
If you do not comply with the requirements when decorating a house with thermal panels, it is impossible to achieve the desired result.
Enterprises that produce façade thermal panels must attach instructions to the finished product. facing material. The method of finishing facades with thermal panels also depends on its choice.
The least time-consuming seamless method
There are 2 installation methods cladding panels outside:
An assessment is carried out before installation begins. upcoming works related to cladding façade walls.
Laying thermal panels resembles finishing the surface with ceramic tiles.
The difference between these methods is that the thermal insulation panels do not allow any irregularities to be hidden. Thermal insulation in modern construction carried out based on the following methods:
For correct installation material, it is necessary to prepare the surface of the walls, leveling them with a maximum deviation of no more than 10 mm. If there are deep unevenness in the panels, they must be compensated using gaskets or other moisture-resistant materials.
Regardless of what type of surface the façade thermal boards will be installed on, the base must meet the following basic requirements:
For high-quality cladding of facade walls with thermal panels, it is necessary to prepare in advance all the elements that are necessary during the work process. You will need to calculate their number, which is determined by multiplying the length by the height. From the result it is necessary to subtract the area of door and window openings.
It is possible to install thermal panels for the facade of a house in virtually any weather conditions. It is not necessary to have a large amount of special skills and knowledge.
It is enough to have an idea of performing work using a screwdriver, with which you can attach facade panels with insulation.
The advantage of this type of installation is that there is no need to use Supplies and special tools.
The main tool for facade installation is a screwdriver.
The surface of the façade should be prepared in stages. Before finishing wooden walls facing thermal panels, you must perform the following steps:
Strengthen facade thermal panels for exterior decoration of a house with concrete walls simple enough. Before installation, the building material from which the façade is made should be checked for porosity. This indicator is minimal for high-density concrete.
Treatment is carried out using a water repellent.
Before laying thermoblocks on new masonry, it is not necessary to carry out additional surface treatment. You can mount thermal panels directly on it. The old masonry is cleaned of efflorescence, treated with a water-repellent agent and plastered. For more information about the installation stages, see this video:
The last stage is not necessary if the thermoblocks are planned to be laid on an old building. To cover a façade with thermal panels, it may be necessary to construct a cladding.
The insulation of the house with thermal panels is carried out simultaneously with their cladding, which leads to a reduction in the time of work.
Thermal panel can be used to decorate walls made of different materials.
This way you can carry out not only the exterior decoration of new houses, but also cosmetic renovation of old buildings. Various types of facade thermal panels allow you to satisfy the most demanding tastes.
Be sure to mark before installation
If the façade and plinth are separated by a clearly defined boundary, then it can be taken as the “zero” level. In other cases, marking over the entire area can be done using a horizontal line, from which work should begin. In any case, installation of façade insulated panels requires preliminary marking of the bottom line.
If one wall of the building is higher than the other, and there are also other differences in height, then markings are made for each wall from a new level.
Installation of the guide, which acts as a low tide, is carried out along the entire length of the “zero” mark. Since the correctness of the work results can be achieved by checking the horizontal installation, it is therefore necessary to use a building level.
Before choosing the principle of laying the coating, you need to have a certain idea of how to correctly select the next element. All panels must first be laid out on a horizontal surface. If you alternate thermal blocks by color and size, the result will look natural. 
The installation method is selected depending on the type of thermal panels used. If they were purchased for seamless installation, then they are laid from bottom to top. In this case, the top row should be firmly pressed against the bottom. A layer of mortar is applied using a trowel with reverse side panels.
Facade metal panels with insulation are installed on the sheathing.
The panel should be moved a little before it is finally fixed. The entire procedure is repeated with other elements until the initial row is laid. When using thermal blocks for seamless installation, you should pay attention to the fact that their end sides are filled with a small layer of adhesive. If the finishing material is installed in dry weather, the wall surface and insulated panels will need to be pre-moistened.
An important point in the installation of thermoblocks is the jointing. It determines the integrity of the coating. The whole process is carried out step by step, and it begins with filling the joints with cement mortar.
If the work is done efficiently, then during frosts moisture will not be able to penetrate under the panels. Otherwise façade jointing the seams may fail.
Joining can be done using a thick plastic bag with a corner cut off. The bag should be completely filled with the solution, carefully squeezing the prepared composition into each seam. Care must be taken that it does not remain on the panels. After setting, all seams must be compacted. This is done using a small wooden spatula. There is no need to try to compact the liquid solution immediately after jointing, since it can only stain the thermoblocks. For more information about jointing, see this video:
To final level the seams after compacting them, use a broom. It must be made of plastic or plant material. At the last stage of the work, you will need to treat the surface using a water-repellent composition.
This is done only after the glue has completely dried.
Correctly installed warm facade panels will look like brickwork or other finishing material, which will give the building an individual appearance.
The final stage in the construction and repair of any house is its cladding, and if you want to save on heating the room, then along with the cladding you should take care of the external insulation of the walls. Panels for insulating the facade of a house, along with OSB boards, sandwich panels and ventilated facade systems, represent another type of heat-insulating material of a new generation.
Change appearance when installing thermal panels “under brick”
The demand for insulating materials is always high, but only those that cope with the following tasks better than others gain popularity among the population:
Thermal panels cope with all these tasks perfectly, the only thing that confuses us is their rather high price: from 800 rubles. per sq. m from a domestic manufacturer, and from 1200 rubles. per sq. m from European companies. But this disadvantage is also comparative; insulation and finishing of walls “separately” can be more expensive.
Thermal panels are combined slabs, which consist of an insulating layer, an insulating foil film and a decorative outer layer. A cheaper insulating filler would be polystyrene foam and mineral wool. Extruded polystyrene foam and polyurethane foam are expensive types; these materials have a high density and a long service life.
Thermal panels are divided into:
Based on the type of insulating layer material, thermal panels for the facade of any house are divided into two main groups: polystyrene-based and polyurethane-based.
Polyurethane panels have the following characteristics:
Characteristics of polystyrene:
TO a big plus This choice can be attributed to the affordable price, which is half that of polyurethane thermal panels.
Thermal insulation with this material is used when finishing a new rebuilt building, and when repairing old buildings. If the new walls are made strictly according to the level, then you can attach the thermal panels simply with glue and dowels; if it is a dilapidated building, then the cladding is attached to metal carcass, without leveling the walls.
Thermal insulation boards made of polyurethane foam
Thermal panels are used to decorate private homes and offices, industrial building, shopping pavilions. Due to the low weight of the material, it can be used on high-rise buildings without the risk of critical load on the foundation.
In the production of panels, tongue-and-groove locks are used, which are easy to install and cut
Clinker (imitation brick surface) will decorate both a new building and a renovated one a private house. Metal panels are used for insulation utility rooms, retail outlets. Thermal panels are selected for each type of building according to the type of top decorative layer. Sandwich panels with an iron top can even be the basis for building an extension.
Thermal insulation panels are distinguished by a wide selection of decorative coatings. Ceramics, plastic, metal sheets, and clinker tiles are used as manufacturing materials for the finishing layer. There are also panels faced with decorative plaster. Let's take a closer look at these types of “insulated” finishes.
Thermal panels will be installed quickly and efficiently by professionals; insulating the facade with your own hands will take more time, but is also possible. There are two ways to attach them to a surface: glue them directly to the wall, and attach them to a wooden frame.
The first option is the best; special glue grips the tiles hermetically and does not form cold bridges. But it is possible perfectly smooth walls, for example, in frame houses. If there is a large deviation in level, then the panels are placed on the frame. Let's look at each method in more detail.
Thermal panels are glued to the main surface and additionally secured with self-tapping screws or dowels (the manufacturer made a hole for them in the tile). Slight curvature is leveled with the help of beacons made of polyurethane foam and linings made of plywood or thin wooden blocks. Next, a specially developed adhesive is applied to the tiles, which is frost-resistant, waterproof and elastic.
It holds the tile on a vertical plane during its entire operation. The remaining joints between the slabs are covered with a special joint filler, which is also water- and frost-resistant. For a longer service life, thermal panels are coated on top with a universal silicon-organic water repellent; it protects the product from water and moisture.
The frame is made to level the walls - these are dry bars soaked in antiseptic. They build it according to the level. First, a base frame is constructed, panels are screwed onto it with a minimum depth of 10-20 cm into the ground.
The direction of the sheathing is from the corner from bottom to top. After installing each row of insulation, the distance between it and the wall is sealed with polyurethane foam so that the building is not cooled by air.
The result of covering a house with uniso thermal panels
At the end of the base, ebbs and slopes are installed, then the entire wall is insulated, row by row. Before facing, the slopes are additionally insulated and finished with standard corner tiles.
UNISO thermal panels
The panels are joined like grooves; to do this, they are sawed at an angle of 45 degrees. Vertical seams should not match; tiles should be selected or cut as needed. Thermal panels are attached to the wooden sheathing with self-tapping screws. At the end of the work, the seams are filled with grout.
Advantages of thermal panels:
Thermal panels for facade cladding are good way give the building a well-groomed, finished look and at the same time insulate it. Insulating tiles reduce the heat transfer of a house, increase its sound insulation and protect walls from destruction.
The low weight of the product makes it possible to clad multi-storey buildings without risk to the foundation. Working with them is easy and fast; you do not spend additional money on specialists and lifting equipment, but get double results.
Today there are many different construction technologies– some disappear almost immediately, not meeting the hopes of the developers, while some take root and serve for quite a long time. And the point here is not at all about their effectiveness (although this is also important) - so that finishing or construction material was recognized among the people, it must have many advantages and surpass its analogues in many respects.
Unfortunately, this does not happen often, and modern market many innovations remain unclaimed or at least in little demand. Thermal panels for the facade are no exception here, although they have shown themselves to be positive side, still do not have universal recognition - the reason for this is their exorbitant price, forcing the main half of people to turn their attention to more inexpensive and familiar technologies. We will talk about facade thermal panels in this article, analyze the material and compare it with other technologies for insulating and finishing the facade of a house.
In fact, considering specifications facade thermal panels for the home, we can clearly conclude that this material is useful and worthwhile in terms of finishing and insulating the facade. In many respects, it is, if not superior, then in no way inferior to other similar materials. For some reason it is surprising that it is not so widely recognized. See for yourself.
As you can see, everything is very serious, and technical indicators they simply open the way for this material to people. But that’s not the case - the qualities described above are not enough for people. Required ease of installation so that all the work can be done with your own hands, or, at a minimum, inexpensive price on their installation. Also needed affordable price directly to the material, which is what thermal panels lack - in this regard, panels for the facade of the house have not managed to bypass foam plastic and the rest simple technologies finishing and insulation.
Facade thermal panels with tiles
In principle, we have already dealt with the main part of the advantages of this material above, and those who understood the properties of the material long ago realized what they would need to deal with. There's just not much left to add.
And, of course, a rather attractive appearance - these panels with outside have a polymer-sand coating, it can be given almost any texture, including making it look like brick or a natural stone. It is this polymer-sand layer of slabs that distinguishes them from other similar building materials, making it almost not subject to external influences.
Globally, all facade panels manufactured today can be divided into two large classes of materials made on the basis of polyurethane, and those materials where polystyrene is used as insulation. The differences between them are quite significant, and you need to be aware of them.
The only thing positive about this material, so this is its price, it, unlike its counterpart made of polyurethane, is 50 percent less.
If we consider other types of facade thermal panels, then we can also distinguish differences in the type of external decorative layer - there are polymer-sand and metal thermal panels. The latter appeared later, and their appearance was due to an attempt by manufacturers to reduce the price of the material. In fact, nothing good came of this, since an analogue of this material already exists, and it is called a sandwich panel.
Also, a sign by which thermal panels for the facade of a house are classified is their appearance - for example, there are clinker panels for the facade (or in other words, brick-like), thermal panels for wood, stone and many other artificial and natural materials. We think you can sort out the problem of the appearance of the house yourself.
Today, thermal panels are offered by almost all companies that deal with facade finishing. They can be seen in almost any hardware store. Prices vary greatly depending on the manufacturer. Finnish, Dutch and German panels are the most expensive in price, costing up to 3000 rubles/sq.m. This can be partly explained by the fact that many of them are made with clinker coating.
Polish panels with prices in the range 1500-1800 rub./sq.m. And domestic ones, even with clinker cladding, cost around 900-1200 rubles/sq.m.
Like most other modern building materials, thermal panels can be installed in several ways - using a frame and directly on the wall. In the best way The installation of this material is installation on the wall surface, but it is not always possible - for example, if the walls have a significant deviation from the level, then it is advisable to install a frame. Let's take a closer look at these two options for installing thermal panels.
In all other respects the decoration of the house is made of brick facade panels It is produced in exactly the same way as with any other building materials.
First, the base is installed - in this case, the panels go deep into the ground no less than 10-20 cm – top part The base thermal panel must be sealed with construction foam. Then the ebbs are attached to the base, and only after this the first row of slabs is laid - everything must be done level and clearly, without any deviations.
As mentioned above, the first row of slabs is sealed with construction foam to prevent air circulation in the space between them and the brick - sealing is required as when frame version installation, as well as in the case of frameless installation. And then follow the pattern - the second row is laid behind the first row, after the third, and so on until the end.
Much attention must be paid to the slopes - they are installed as standard using a corner element, thanks to which all corners are mounted. There are internal and external corner parts. But that’s not the point - before attaching thermal panels to slopes, they must first be insulated. Otherwise, there are no difficulties during installation - sometimes you even wonder why builders charge so much money if we are talking about, so to speak, assembling an ordinary construction set.
By and large, that’s all, and let me add about façade thermal panels for exterior finishing there is almost nothing at home - just mention again that the panels are assembled according to the principle of children's puzzles. One plate is inserted from the side under the other, then fixed to the sheathing or wall.
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