Review of the best facade stones and panels in 2024

Facade cladding is one of the most inspiring, expressive and challenging aspects of building design. The main task of the shell of a building or structure is to protect private and country houses from environmental conditions. As an integral part of wall decoration and decoration, facade cladding must also protect the walls from moisture, wind, frost, ultraviolet radiation, mechanical damage, and so on. In addition to providing protection, cladding structures are designed to decorate and decorate facades so that the walls of a house or cottage are beautiful and attractive, and please people passing by.

The material is divided into two parts. The first part tells about the facade stone, which is used for cladding the walls of buildings, the rating of the best stones for cladding is given. And the second part tells about siding used for finishing the facades of houses, and contains an overview of the most popular models.

Facade stone: natural and artificial

For modern decoration and cladding of facades of a private or country house, the industry offers building materials, the use of which is carried out using some construction technologies. When facing the facade of a building using such structures, you can correct the geometry of the wall, insulate and strengthen the wall, as well as correct the defects in the house. Such finishing materials are natural and artificial stone.

Finishing natural stone in the design of facades of buildings and structures is used depending on the material resources. Installation of the finishing structure occurs on a layer of cement mortar. This type of cladding is quite expensive and laborious, but has such an advantage as a pleasant appearance to the human eye and a long service life. Not everyone will be able to process the facade of a building with natural stone because of its expensive cost.

Artificial cladding is very externally and visually similar to natural. Therefore, the facade of a house with the use of such a design looks luxurious and rich. The advantage of an artificial structure is its low weight, resistance to combustion, frost, rotting and much more. Facing artificial stone is very popular and is used quite often.

The best facade stones

Further, the article presents a list and overview of the best facing stones that are chosen, bought and operated by residents of private and country houses and cottages.

5 - CERRAD ARAGON BEIGE 8860 45х15

The finishing clinker stone from Poland CERRAD ARAGON BEIGE 8860 45x15 serves as an excellent protection against the effects of harsh environmental conditions and is an excellent and modern design for the facade of any private house or country cottage.

Wonderful beige or brown matte color and rectangular relief shape will give a special chic and become the building. The delivery set includes components in the amount of 9 pieces, the dimensions of which are: height - 150 mm, width - 450 mm and thickness - 9 mm. Weight of one tile: 1.215 kg.

• Frost resistant clinker;
• Ease and simplicity of wall mounting.

• Few segments per package.

4 - CERRAD STONE LIMONITE 7467 30.0х14.8

Facing clinker CERRAD Stone Limonite 7467 30.0x14.8 is a building material designed for processing, protecting and decorating the outer surface of the facade walls of a private country house. When purchasing and purchasing this product, the package contains 12 tiles, the dimensions of which are 300x148x9 mm. That is, to ensure wall coverage of 1 sq. m it is necessary to spend on the construction of more than 20 elements of external cladding. The surface is uniform and grooved in a monotonous brown color.

• Water absorption - 2%;
• Light weight of individual tiles.

• Not found.

3 - CERRAD ARAGON SAND 8846 45х15

Polish finishing stone CERRAD ARAGON SAND 8846 45x15 is designed for facing the facades of private country houses. Overall dimensions: length 450 - mm, width - 150 mm and thickness - 9 mm. These values ​​of the facing material provide a coating of 0.0675 sq. m. The design has a matte sand color of a rectangular shape, the weight of one tile is 1.215 kg. The box contains 9 pieces upon purchase.

• High surface strength;
• Modern design and cladding construction.

• Not found.

2 - CERRAD ZEBRINA 6941 WOOD 17,5X60

Finishing building material for finishing and decoration of facades of buildings and structures CERRAD ZEBRINA 6941 WOOD 17,5X60 is an excellent protection of walls from the effects of harsh climatic environmental conditions. The dimensions of the clinker tiles are 175 mm by 600 mm. Packaging of finishing stone, which is transported and supplied to the Russian market, contains 9 tiles of sand matte color of rectangular uniform shape. The weight of one tile is 1.89 kg.

• Easily and easily mounted and attached to the wall;
• Resistant to all weather conditions.

• High cost and price.

1 - CERRAD KALLIO 3768 CREAM 15X45

Facing stone CERRAD KALLIO 3768 CREAM 15X45 is perfect for cladding and decoration of the facade of any private house. Such a property as frost resistance helps the material to withstand cold winter conditions. The package contains 9 tiles measuring 450 mm by 150 mm. The stone is beige in color, which will look very beautiful and expensive in any season. These products are manufactured by the Polish manufacturer Cerrad, therefore upon purchase it gives a 5-year warranty.

• Resistant to low temperatures;
• The material is clinker.

• Expensive price.

Facade panels or siding

Facing the facade of a building or structure with panels, which are also called siding, looks respectable and quite expensive outwardly. Moreover, the siding trim itself is much cheaper than cladding made of natural or artificial stone. In addition to the inexpensive cost of building material, there are several other advantages of using these building materials:

• External siding has an almost indistinguishable appearance from natural facing materials;
• The ease of siding allows you to finish and decorate such walls of the facade of the building, on which it is impossible to install a facing stone due to its weight;
• The walls of the house have the ability to be sheathed with insulation materials for siding tiles;
• Siding is assembled very easily and quickly;
• The walls of the building are not prepared or leveled when cladding the facade with siding.

Next, let's look at what panels are.

Types of facade panels

Manufacturers produce various types of exterior siding such as:

• Metal with polymer coating. Made of aluminum or galvanized steel. They have a polymer coating in the form of pural, polyester, plastisol, which protects the metal from the effects of environmental conditions, for example, corrosion.
• Made of wood fibers. This type of siding is made from wood fibers, and not from the wood itself. The fibers are split, then pressed under very high pressure and at a sufficiently high temperature. Wood fiber siding can be coated with a special paint.
• Fiber cement. Such finishing panels consist of cement mortar, cellulose, mineral additives. Some fiber cement boards are produced with polyurethane or acrylic coating.
• Glass. External glass siding is rarely used for cladding the facades of private or country houses. They are mainly used to decorate the walls of shopping centers, hotels and similar buildings. Glass siding is also divided into: impact-resistant, burglar-resistant, bullet-resistant, foamed glass granulate, crystallized panels.
• Made of stone. The composition of such siding includes granite, marble, ceramics and others. An important characteristic is strength, which naturally carries a lot of weight.
• Sandwich panels. Consists of a combination of layers: metal, insulation material, vapor barrier, metal again.
• Thermal panels. Polyurethane foam together with clinker tiles define this type of siding.
• Polymeric. PVC tiles are reinforced and reinforced with additional ribs for rigidity, which provides high strength.

The best facade panels

What follows is a list of the most popular and famous facade panels with an indication of their characteristics, which will help you choose the right building cladding material.

5 - GL I-Facade "Crimean slate Yantar" 153.5x34.5

Facing slabs of siding GL Ya-Facade "Crimean slate Yantar" 153.5x34.5 are intended to provide protection and decoration of walls of buildings and structures. Panel tiles with a length of 1535 mm, a width of 345 mm and a thickness of 20 mm will provide protection to the facade surface with an area of ​​0.46 sq. m from the effects of various manifestations of weather conditions of the environment. The packaging of the supplied products includes 15 tiles, each weighing 0.96 kg.

• Imitation of a rock;
• High quality PVC material.

• Small plate thickness.

4 - Aelit "Shell rock" 95x61.5

Facade panels Aelit "Rakushechnik" 95x61.5 are facing tiles in the form of beautiful imprints of shells on the surface of building material, which perfectly protect the walls of the building, as well as decorate and decorate them. Facing tiles 950 mm by 615 mm allow you to immediately cover the surface of the wall of a building with an area of ​​0.58 sq. m. The material of which the exterior decoration is made is capable of withstanding the ambient temperature range from -60 to +80 degrees.

• Resistance to atmospheric and physical influences;
• Service life up to 50 years.

• Small tile thickness.

3 - Dolomite "Rocky Reef" 2000x220

Siding from Russia Dolomite "Rocky Reef" 2000x220 is intended for cladding the basement and facade of any private and country cottage. The delivery set of the front panel contains 10 tiles measuring 200 cm by 22 cm, each weighing 1.2 kg. Such dimensions and dimensions of the tiles allow you to cover the wall of a structure with an area of ​​0.44 sq. m. Facing panels of pearl color imitate stone, the tiles of which are interconnected with special locks.

• Resistance to sudden changes in ambient temperature;
• Ease and convenience of installation and installation of panels.

• Small area of ​​tile panels.

2 - Canada Ridge 64.5x52.5

The Russian cladding panel for facades of buildings Canada Ridge 64.5x52.5 is designed, first of all, to protect the walls of private or country houses from mechanical damage and the effects of weather conditions of the climate of our country. Facade tiles with dimensions of 645 mm by 525 mm provide a facade covering of 0.388 sq. m walls of the structure. The material is made under pressure from polymeric multicomponent raw materials, which ensures the strength and durability of the facade panel.

• A light weight;
• UV resistant.

• Small coverage area.

1 - FineBer "Russian Fortress" 1130x450

Facade panel tiles of the Russian manufacturer FineBer "Russian Fortress" are intended for cladding, decoration and protection of facades of buildings of private and country houses. The beautiful panel design in the form of brown or white bricks perfectly demonstrates the modern taste of the owner of the house, and the cladding material also looks quite luxurious and rich. The tile of the facade panel with dimensions of 1130 mm by 450 mm consists of PVC and weighs 1.540 kg. It has high strength and unique decorative properties.

• Wear resistance;
• Modern design and appearance.

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Main selection criteria

Facing facade stones and panels, which are used to decorate the facades of buildings, with the passage of a long time lose their original appearance and strength. There are times when the finishing facing material can generally fall off and cause damage to both the structure itself and its appearance. The reason for this phenomenon may be the wrong selection of building facing material. In order to choose the right facing stone or panel tiles, you must be guided by the following criteria:

1. Manufacturer. It is better to choose a manufacturer of facade stone and panels than domestic ones. Since products from Russia are more adapted to the climatic conditions of our country and are more durable in relation to foreign ones. Although facade stones and panels from foreign manufacturers have more beautiful appearance and design.
2. Cost. This criterion applies to both the purchase of facade panels, artificial stone, and natural. The price of a facade stone and panel may indicate whether the facing material has additional additives such as dyes, plasticizers and other components. The addition of such components leads to a deterioration in the quality and reliability of the facade material.
3. Date of manufacture. In order for the facade stones or panels to have all the declared characteristics, it is necessary to pass more than one month from the date of manufacture, so to speak, to obtain a fortress.
4. Surface structure of a stone or panel. The surface of the facade stone or panel must completely exclude stains, cracks, chips of significant size. The stone and panel must be uniform.
5. From one batch. Purchase and purchase of facade material from different delivery lots does not exclude the possibility of obtaining goods of different colors. Also, the dates of manufacture of different batches may vary significantly.

Outcome

Facade stones and panels are widely used and are very popular among Russians. It was a big revelation that the most demanded products of facade panels are panels of domestic manufacturers. And the entire rating of the facade stone consists of building material produced by the neighboring countries, from Poland. You can also see the breadth of the range of facing materials that will meet all the requirements and desires of any person.