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We cover the house with a windproof film

How to build a house with your own hands - a windproof

In the construction of a frame house the most important is the careful observance of the construction technology. One of the elements that affects the durability of the frame house and its thermal protection, is thermal insulation.

It can be compared to a cloak that we wear on a sweater (insulation), for protection against wind.

Its second function is the ability to remove excess moisture, steam, from building structures.

To properly work the insulation, the windproof film should close the entire house as closely as possible.

Building construction

You can learn about the previous stages in the section '' How to build a house with your own hands ''


In the previous sections, we considered all stages of the construction of a frame house, how to choose a design of a house, to make foundations and to build a frame.

Consider the process of home wind protection:

First of all we fix the wind protection on the beams of the ceiling from below and carefully nail it with a stapler to the lower binding. Then you can floor the floor of the first floor boards.

The basis of building a home. Windproofing overlap

The next step will be sewing the outer walls. Wire barrier is fastened after laying the outer layer of the insulation.

house with your own hands. Insulation and windproofing

It is easier to fix the windbreak with vertical stripes, gradually closing the facade.

a tree house Installation of a windproof film

Construction of a building in our case was divided into two stages:

  1. Construction of residential 1 st floor with a large attic.
  2. Warming up the attic and turning it into living rooms.

private houses. Covering the facade with wind protection

In the area of slopes, we leave the insulation with a stock. In the future, it will need to be attached to the windows, pre-warming the outer slope.

prefabricated buildings. Mounting of windproofing on slopes

In areas where vetroisolation is not enough to put patches.

from what to build a house. wind insulation on the slopes

One facade is ready, you can move on to the next.

construction of private houses. Frame and wind insulation

In the place of adjacency to the roof, we start the windbreak inside, to the surface of the second floor.

from what to build a house. Seal of a windproof film

Window slopes are framed by a profile for drywall. In the future, the ventilated facade and external slopes will be fixed to it.

Construction of a private house. Slipping

So, we walk around all the windows

wooden house Ventilated facade

We insert windows and attach them to the insulation by guiding the profiles

panel houses. Prepare slopes

You can fix the vertical profiles and start the outer seam of OSB plates.

frame houses turnkey. We begin to cover the OSB

Fix the vertical profiles with a step of 600 mm

construction of country houses. We proceed to the facade of the device

Read more about building a frame house with your own hands HERE

The next stage - OSB coating - here

Pavlo Biriukovych
Pavlo Biriukovych
Engineering Systems and Energy Efficiency Expert

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