Stone House siding: types and characteristics

Increasingly, siding is used to design the exterior of houses. On the building materials market, there is now a huge selection of these products from various manufacturers. Among the products in this category, Stone House siding is quite popular. What is this finishing material, and what types of manufacturers offers us, let's see.

The siding of the Stone House trademark is produced by the Belarusian company Yu-Plast, a major producer of PVC products in the CIS. It was founded more than 15 years ago, its products are quite popular in the former Soviet Union, including in Russia.

In the modern world it is quite expensive to build a house of bricks or just to revet it with this material. Therefore, many seek to replace the brick cheaper facing counterparts. These include Stone House siding. It is a polyvinyl chloride panels, which are made in the form of imitation of brick or masonry.

Stone House siding has several advantages.

• It is durable, the exterior of the house will look aesthetic for many years.
• The material belongs to fireproof.
• Does not fade in the sun, the coating contains substances that protect it from ultraviolet radiation.
• The panels do not rot, they are not eaten by mice and small insects.

• Installation of elements is quite simple and does not require special skills.
• Stone House siding panels are light, you will not need helpers when installing them.
• Covering a house decorated with panels from this manufacturer is resistant to wind gusts. It tolerates punches.
• Care of this facing is simple. The material can simply be washed under running water.
• The panels do not emit toxic substances, so they can be used to finish the house, even if it is inhabited by young children and people exposed to allergies.
• Stone House siding combines well with other types of finishing materials.

The disadvantages of the Stone House brand siding can be attributed to the fact that over time under the influence of temperature drops, as well as other weather phenomena, the material becomes brittle, so it should not be subjected to blows, especially in cold weather. But such a disadvantage is peculiar to any PVC panels. In addition, a damaged panel can be easily replaced.

Stone House siding refers to the so-called base type of this facing material. But it can also be used to finish walls across the entire height of the building. A feature of the panels of this manufacturer is a double lock fastening, which provides the ability to mount elements without the use of connecting fittings.

Technical parameters of the Stone House siding:

• length - 3.025 m;
• width 0.23 m;
• thickness 0.001 m;
• weight - about 1.5 kg.

Stone House siding is sold in standard packs of 10 panels. The manufacturer offers this finishing material in various colors and in several variants of texture.

Siding "Stone House" is presented in two collections:

• brickwork;
• masonry.

In the first series, the texture of the panels completely imitates brick and is presented in several colors. Here you will find red, sand, brown, graphite and beige shades.

The second series repeats the laying of natural stone. Here are the options that imitate dolomite, sandstone, rubble, rocky, ashlar and clinker stone.

Buyers who, when finishing the facades of houses, gave preference to Stone House siding, speak of it rather ambiguously. Many people like its appearance, ease of installation, unpretentiousness of care, lack of connections when facing the long walls. Among the negative reviews it is said that the color of the panels in the sun is still fading. This material has a slight smell, in the cold the panels become quite fragile, which makes it impossible to install them in winter. The dimensions of the slats make it difficult to transport the material.

In the next video you will find installation instructions for siding Stone House from the U-layer.