How to install flashings on the foundation of a wooden house

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The base of the house can be flush with the facade, recessed or protruding outward. If the facade walls are not thick enough or the house is planned to have a basement floor, the third option is usually used. The protruding part is covered with ebb from above to avoid damage by precipitation. Let's look at how to make castings for the foundation.

What is low tide and what are its functions?

Since the foundation performs a load-bearing function, it is often wider than the walls. Therefore, the base forms a protrusion relative to the walls. Melting snow or rain moisture can accumulate on the top of the foundation and gradually penetrate deeper, eroding the structure of the base of the building. In addition, when freezing, water that gets inside the base expands, also having a destructive effect.

To prevent such processes, a bar is installed on the ledge, the width of which can be from 5 to 40 cm. It is mounted on the base at a slope, which allows water to drain. This is the low tide.

Base ebb

In addition to being protective, such a canopy performs a decorative function, participating in the design of the facade of the building. It is made from various materials in various colors.

Planks can be of different shades

Note! The color of the tint can not only match the tone of the facade or base, but also be contrasting. If you choose the right palette, this option will decorate your home.

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To give their home a good look, and for their own convenience, many decide to switch to plastic windows and even do it themselves. Undoubtedly, they look beautiful, but the final phase of such installation will be the installation of ebb and flow on plastic windows.

They are installed in order to drain water that can get onto the window. With the help of ebb tides, incoming water, for example from snow or rain, flows down, thereby also protecting the adjacent wall from moisture.

Types of tides

The building materials market is diverse. This also applies to the strips for protecting the base. The most common are base visors made of plastic and sheet steel. However, there are options made of concrete, ceramics, aluminum, copper and even wood. Let's consider each option in more detail.

Metal casts

The group of metal base insulation includes steel, aluminum and copper strips. All of them have three elements as standard:

• bend fixed to the wall;
• a shelf, which is the widest part and is mounted at an angle so that moisture is not retained;
• frontal bend to drain water from the foundation.

The most common representatives of both the metal group and ebbs in general are products made from steel sheets, the thickness of which is 0.5 mm.

Metal casts

Among the steel strips, you can choose a shimmer that suits the cost and color. More affordable models are made of galvanized steel sheet. More expensive products have a polymer coating, which can not only be of different colors, but also imitate wood, stone or other materials. In addition, it increases the wear resistance of the steel strip.

Steel castings are durable, strong and temperature resistant. You can also make them yourself from galvanized steel sheet. This option will require a lot of time and is sometimes not as attractive as a factory option, but it will help save your budget.

Steel ebbs

The protective properties of aluminum basement waterproofing are similar to those of steel. However, aluminum slats better withstand negative external influences and also weigh less, which makes installation easier and reduces the load on the foundation. But such visors are somewhat more expensive.

Aluminum castings

The most expensive are copper base sills. They allow you not only to protect the foundation from external influences for a long time, but also give the house a noble appearance. This is especially true for models with patina.

Base ebb made of copper

Practical PVC

Plastic strips are more attractive in price compared to metal castings. They also have other positive characteristics:

• variety of colors;
• imitation of various materials;
• waterproof;
• light weight, facilitating installation and not increasing the load on the foundation;
• durability;
• ease of installation;
• strength.

These strips are especially suitable for homes with vinyl siding.

Plastic base flashing

Note! When choosing plastic canopies to protect the base of the foundation, do not try to buy cheap models, which most often cannot withstand low temperatures and burst. This will lead to the need to replace a collapsed element or ebb along the entire perimeter of the house.

Clinker tiles for basement waterproofing

Clinker tiles are a product of pressing and firing highly plastic clay.

Clinker tiles

This material is increasingly used for exterior decoration of buildings because it has many advantages:

• weak hygroscopicity;
• high resistance to frost and temperature changes;
• wear resistance;
• light weight that does not increase the load on the foundation;
• long service life.

Clinker tides

The tiles can be of various colors, glazed or have a matte surface. Finishing with such material improves the appearance of the facade of the house, giving it status. Clinker waterproofing is laid on a stone, brick or concrete base using a special adhesive composition.

Note! Tile adhesive for installing clinker sills must be water- and frost-resistant and suitable for outdoor use.

However, such tile waterproofing has three disadvantages:

• high price;
• the complexity of the layout, requiring experience in similar work;
• the need to pre-level the surface of the base.

Concrete waterproofing

Monumental concrete has also found its use for protecting the base. Beautiful concrete basement flashings will not only protect the foundation of the house from various external influences for a long time and reliably, but will give the building a noble appearance. This waterproofing is used for buildings with brick or stone finishing. Concrete products may vary in shape and color.

Concrete casting for the plinth

They are made from concrete grades M 400, M 450 or M 500 with the addition of granite chips and plasticizing additives. This composition determines the durability, strength of the product, its resistance to frost, water, and temperature changes.

Concrete tides

The disadvantages of a concrete canopy on the base are high price and weight. The installation of such products must be taken into account at the design stage and carried out on a reinforced foundation.

Wooden cast

For wooden houses and/or buildings decorated with wood, wooden plinth flashings are suitable. They are often made from scrap lumber. At the same time, the type of wood must be able to withstand moisture well. Such an example is larch. But wooden ebbs are rarely installed, since there are other materials that imitate wood.

Even in log houses, wooden sheen is a rarity

Low tide prices

Low tides

Cost of work

How much does installation cost? Prices are set per linear meter. In addition to the overall length, the cost of installation is affected by the chosen method of joining the parts.

An additional factor may be applied for work at high heights requiring the use of lifting equipment.

An accurate calculation will be made by a surveyor who goes to the site, takes the necessary measurements and evaluates additional conditions.

Installation of ebb tides

Metal and plastic ebbs are the most common because they are quite easy to install. They are attached directly to the facade of the building or to the installed sheathing before facing.

Let's look at the installation using steel products as an example. If you use ready-made sills, then first you need to calculate how many slats you will need. This is easy to do if you know the perimeter of the house. The resulting sum of side lengths must be increased by 5%, since the planks overlap each other. Now you can easily calculate the number of flashings, given that the length of a standard steel strip for waterproofing a basement is 2 m.

Features and decorative qualities of basement flashings

If you decide to make your own ebb molding from a galvanized sheet, you can do this using the method described below.

1. Measure the distance from the wall to the outer edge of the protruding part of the foundation and add 50 mm to the resulting value for the upper and lower bends.
2. Cut the sheets into strips of the resulting width.
3. On the resulting workpieces, mark the line for bends at a distance of 25 mm from the edges.
4. Make an upper and lower bend. To calibrate the angles, use a metal corner or block. The bend is made using a mallet.

Note! At the edges, it is also recommended to bend the metal inward. This will add rigidity to the structure.

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To install basement waterproofing, in addition to the ebb tides themselves, you will need:

• metal scissors;
• construction square;
• level;
• clamps or pliers for bending or unbending drip elements;
• screwdriver;
• self-tapping screws;
• pencil.

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Screwdrivers

Note! Sometimes an angle grinder is used to make cuts, which is not entirely true and can lead to an inaccurate result. To reduce this negative effect of working with such a tool, it is better to saw the panels without removing the protective film.

An important element that should not be forgotten when installing basement waterproofing is the corners. You can purchase ready-made corner elements, or make them yourself during the installation process, following the diagram.

Note! Internal corners are made according to a similar principle, but the first three points are marked on the edge between the outer bend and the shelf.

Starting from the corner, they begin to install the ebbs. They are attached to a pre-prepared sheathing for installation of façade finishing elements. To make it, you can use boards, wooden beams or a metal profile and secure them strictly vertically.

Thus, the base is covered along the entire perimeter of the house. The space between the foundation and the waterproofing shelf is often filled with polyurethane foam. In this simple way you can improve the foundation of your house and protect it from external negative influences.

Making an external view corner

When making the ebb from plastic, the cutting of the corner elements is simplified. To do this, the lower and upper parts must be cut out, an additional type of element must be built on the area being placed, and then all connections must be treated with silicone material or sealant.

When using metal elements, the work is done differently.

1. First, the shelf of the upper and middle view is cut, in one section up to 90 degrees in angle, and in the other an overlap of about 2 centimeters is made.
2. Then the corner parts are connected; to do this, the bar is bent at the cut area, and the overlap must be brought inward. The corner element is fastened using self-tapping screws or rivets.

The most reliable connection is considered to be a seam fastening; for this, 2 centimeters are left on both sides of the corner. To fasten the seam connection, you must use a special tool and also have experience with such work.

You can also connect the corner, leaving a small gap; it is subsequently closed on top with a strip, which is secured along the seam using self-tapping screws.

It is necessary to protect the foundation from water ingress on all sides of the house, taking into account the porch and other decorative elements.