Decorative facing of facade of the house siding can be made of different materials. The most widespread: acrylic and vinyl sidings. At each of them the features and technical characteristics. Choosing from these two options of facing of the house, be defined what of the leading parameters of that and other material for you it is more important.
To understand what is better to use siding, acrylic or vinyl, it is worth studying the main characteristics, advantages and shortcomings of panels from both materials.
Vinyl siding for facing of facade
For production of this material polyvinylchloride is used. For 80% it is product consists of vinyl, other volume is occupied by various additives improving properties and characteristics of material. Here the stabilizing additives, various coloring pigments and modifiers providing resistance of product to external negative factors belong.
These and other additives allow to receive saturated color, opaque or glossy surface, to improve elasticity and elasticity of material and also to provide its durability.
Types and characteristics of vinyl siding
Externally the panel can be manufactured with imitation under ship board, covering under "fir-tree" or timbered wall. Besides the most finishing material, for facade covering vinyl siding it is necessary to get complete set of doborny elements without which installation of panels is impossible. It is possible to carry to them:
- starting profile,
- finishing level,
- external and internal corner,
- edge and connecting profile,
- spotlights for filing of eaves overhang of roof.
Pay attention that thickness of wall vinyl finishing material can be within 1-1.2 mm. For bigger reliability and durability of facing it is recommended to buy vinyl siding not less than 1.1 mm thick.
Advantages of facing by vinyl siding
Material is characterized by high moisture resistance and sunlight. The vinyl siding maintains temperature range from - 50 wasps to +50os. Also it is resistant to aggressive influence of moderate alkalis and acids.
The vinyl siding is resistant to damages, well maintains average and small force mechanical influences. Material is not stratified, does not crack, on surface the roughness does not appear eventually. Even at long operation in the conditions of the increased humidity it is not subject to corrosion and rotting, also it is not spoiled by insects and rodents.
Panels are easily and quickly mounted, and it it is possible to make easily with own hands as for installation and fixing special skills and the equipment are not required. Mounting of vinyl siding can be carried out at all seasons of the year.
Also carry to advantages of this material:
- environmental friendliness;
- durability (up to 30 years);
- properties of dielectric (does not carry electric current);
- in structure there are no combustible and toxic components;
- easy leaving (wash water jet);
- opportunity to equip the ventilated facade and to avoid condensate skaplivaniye behind material;
- special service and repair is not required.
Shortcomings of vinyl siding
Under the influence of high temperatures, material of vinyl siding begins to melt. If the panel has been fixed without soblyudeniye of rules of mounting, then in the course of temperature fluctuations it can be curved or even to crack.
If you have to establish vinyl siding at temperature below -10 °C, consider that the panel becomes brittle and can crack when cutting or in the course of mounting. In order to avoid demolition it is better to cut material the Bulgarian.
Acrylic siding for facing of facade
To understand in what difference between acrylic and vinyl sidings and to make the considered choice between them, it is necessary to understand features of characteristics and properties of panels from acrylic. The acrylic panel consists of two layers of polymeric composites which are made by koekstruziya method.
One layer is acrylic polymer. Thanks to this material of the panel become resistant to high temperatures, sunlight and for a long time keep the color invariable. At acrylic siding the degree of glossy gloss of surface varies within 60-90 units.
Besides acrylic, panels on production the following components are included:
- dyes for receiving certain shade;
- fire-retarding agents for protection against ignition;
- dioxide of the titan for fixing of color;
- various modifiers for increase in mechanical strength of panels;
- number of special chemical components for ensuring elasticity of material;
- antistatics for protection against accumulation of static electricity.
Depending on necessary exterior it is possible to buy acrylic panels with imitation under the ship board, vertical products and elements imitating block house. Panels under ship board are made 3.66 m long and 23 cm wide.
The vertical acrylic siding is issued 3.1 m long and 20.5 cm wide. Product under block house it is possible to find length 3.1 m, and width of the unary panel will be 20 cm, at double element this size will be 32 cm. Thickness of all acrylic panels identical is also 1.1 mm. At the same time their surface can have different color and texture.
Advantages and shortcomings of facing by acrylic siding
From advantages of this material for wall decoration of the house it is possible to note the following:
- Material quite strong and well transfers mechanical influences.
- The product keeps the form at high temperatures (to +80 °C).
- Material does not contain toxic and harmful components.
- Fire resistance large-scale.
- Material is resistant to influence of various alkalis and acids.
- The surface of the acrylic panel does not burn out under the influence of ultraviolet and color does not change the shade eventually.
- Life cycle of material reaches up to 50 years.
- The acrylic siding also easily and quickly, as well as vinyl, is mounted on house facade. For this purpose experience, difficult devices and tools is not necessary.
- From acrylic it is easy to look after panels. The walls sheathed by such siding are enough to be washed with water from hose of times a year. Material does not demand any other service.
Among shortcomings it should be noted that if to buy acrylic panels of poor quality which is made without observance of production technique, proportion of components or on obsolete equipment then the quality of facing will strongly disappoint in the first year.
As the technological siding with front acrylic layer costs much, there is always desire to save, the product from the unfair producer is as a result got. As a rule, negative reviews of owners of houses belong to such acrylic panels.
How to define what siding it will be better
To decide on the best material for your operational conditions, tasks and opportunities, it is worth comparing characteristics of that and other siding on several indicators.
Operation term. On this indicator the acrylic siding exceeds vinyl as can serve quite long term. According to statements of producers, vinyl panels keep the properties up to 30 years, and acrylic products – up to 50 years. High strength of acrylic siding in places of joints and fastenings is especially noted by consumers. Also thanks to special manufacturing techniques of panels from acrylic and the used components material is less subject to temperature deformations, so, it is more preferable to cold regions.
Resistance to burning out on sunlight. This factor influences maintaining presentable exterior of facing of facade. Here again advantage behind acrylic covering as it is more resistant to burning out and fading. The indicator of resistance of material to influence of ultraviolet depends on concentration as a part of titanium dioxide material. In its acrylic siding it is more therefore these panels by 10 times are more resistant to burning out, than vinyl.
If the house is located in the place which is constantly lit by the sun, then the choice for acrylic siding will be more reasonable. However if you are going to do facing of the house of white color, then the indicator of burning out will not matter. If on house facade you are going to make combination of light and dark tones, then it is possible to get for light shades vinyl siding, and for dark – acrylic.
Influence of "chemistry". If your house is located in the area where at air there is large amount of dust and soot owing to natural causes or because of industrial facilities nearby, to you, perhaps, it is necessary to wash often facing of the house with use of means of household chemicals. In this case it is the best of all to make choice for siding with acrylic front layer as this material reacts to processing by acids and alkalis better.
Price. The vinyl siding of time in two is cheaper than acrylic material. Respectively also the cost of spare parts of elements to panels differs.
Thus, it is possible to draw conclusion that the main advantage of more technological and expensive acrylic siding in comparison with vinyl is that in use on facing of the house there is no photodestruction of top layer from acrylic, it does not burn out. Also the durability and frost resistance of acrylic exceeds vinyl. For the rest characteristics of both materials are very similar. Builders agree in opinion that if there is no urgent need in economy, then the acrylic siding will be optimal variant for facing of the house.