DESIGNSPIRIN
DESIGNER SERGEI SPIRIN
As for my personal opinion on this issue, my preference (based on the experience gained in the practice of application) is for walls made of AERATED CONCRETE ...
USEFUL INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER
Download link Brochure on assortment and technical solutions in terms of the use of gas blocksYTONG:
"User manual" (AEROC):
- general information about aerated concrete
- design data
- building structures
- order of work
- finishing
- Constructive decisions
"Album of technical solutions" (AEROC):
- constructions of walls from gas blocks
- interface of walls with the underground part
- connecting walls to ceilings
- interface of walls with coatings
- openings in walls
- wall reinforcement
- expansion joints, etc.
"Finishing guide" (AEROC):
- types of finishes for gas blocks
- exploitation of unfinished masonry
- requirements for exterior decoration
- facing on slope
- adhesive bond with coatings
- external insulation
- interior decoration
- seasonal and unheated buildings
"Album of technical solutions" (COTTAGE):
- constructions of walls from gas blocks
- interface of walls with the underground part
- connecting walls to ceilings
- interface of walls with coatings
- openings in walls
- wall reinforcement
- expansion joints, etc.
Link to the website of the manufacturer of anchors made of basalt plastic for "flexible connection" of the facing layer (brick) with the inner wall of aerated concrete:
"... From what to build the walls of the house?" - Probably one of the first questions that a future homeowner has... And this is a correct, reasonable question.
The modern building materials market offers a fairly wide choice in this direction ... Not to say that it is developing strongly, but still ...
Cement blocks with various fillings (and without them), bricks and ceramic blocks, timber (planed, profiled, glued), all kinds of composite (artificially created, heterogeneous solid) materials - what to choose, what to stop at?...
You may find answers to these questions in the documents and links below...
You can get acquainted with a brief description of the materials on the market in the article:
Aerated concrete walls
In the documents below and links to i-net resources, the following autoclaved concrete plants appear mainly - Cottage (Samara), AEROK (St. Petersburg), Teplon (Ulyanovsk), and of course, the "progenitor" of the above - YTONG (Germany), represented by its branch in Mozhaisk ... What is their difference?
In the price and a little in the range presented. In general, these are identical materials with the same application technology.
Actually, therefore, you can safely use the technical solutions and user manuals of one manufacturer to the products of another ...
So, below is a document with answers to frequently asked general questions regarding the properties and characteristics of aerated concrete (vapor permeability, water resistance, etc.), its variability of interior and exterior finishes, environmental friendliness, durability, etc. and so on...
Next, I propose to get acquainted with some myths regarding gas blocks that exist among the townsfolk. You can read the full version of the "debunking" of these myths in the "User Guide" (AEROC) presented on the left ...
The following document - with brief but meaningful information, focusing on the main points of the process of building a country house from aerated concrete ...
Below, in the submitted documents, a detailed description of two commonly used schemes for insulating and finishing the outer part of aerated concrete walls.
Scheme No. 1 - a gas block, insulated with a min. plate and lined with brick (with a ventilation gap) ...
Scheme No. 2 - gas block, insulated with a min. stove and plastered ...
The following document indicates the types of fasteners used when working with aerated concrete,
including fasteners for fastening cladding, door and window blocks, kitchen cabinets, heating radiators, plumbing fixtures, etc. and so on...
The following are training videos (from YTONG) on working with aerated concrete ...
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