Stone, brick and concrete facades are considered rather strong. And when they choose them, it hopes that they will last more than one decade. However, these seemingly eternal facades should be protected from the effects of destructive factors.
What destroys stone facades?
• The main enemy of any facades is rain. No wonder they say: “Water sharpens the stone”. And here it does not sharpen, but destroys, getting into the design.
• Water pairs have the same effect. They act on the facade from the inside when we take water procedures and cook food.
• temperature difference is also an enemy of facades. During frost, an ice crust is formed, which melts with warming, falling into the pores of stone. This is most often caused by cracks and the occurrence of mold.
• Sun rays also act on facades. They fade, the cracks arose due to moisture increase.
Under the influence of all these factors, a poor -quality protective coating of the facades begins to crumble, and the appearance of the house loses its attractiveness.
How to protect the stone facade?
Special paints act as protection. If your house is not one -story, then construction forests will be needed. It is not necessary to buy them at all, now there is a service such as renting construction forests. If you entrust the facade protection to specialists, they probably use their wedge or frame forests.
Paints to protect the facades can be different. Due to their relatively low cost, oily and alkyd paints are popular. True, the choice of shades may not arrange you. In addition, they can hardly be called very high -quality.
Will delight the variety of shades and their properties textured paints. They are able to withstand the serious load on the facades. Also, temperature and moisture differences are not terrible to facades covered with water-dispersion acrylic paint.