Twenty Years of Experience in the Use of Facade Insulation with a Thin Plaster Layer in the Republic of Bashkortostan

Facade insulation with plastering on the grid is used in Europe for more than 60 years. In the Russian Federation and the Republic of Bashkortostan, this type of heat-efficient exterior wall became widespread in the late 1990s. Facade insulation systems with thin plaster have a number of significant advantages: due to the small weight the system does not create a significant additional load on the inner layer of the wall; the use of plastic disc-shaped dowels with a steel core for fixing the insulation makes it possible to minimize the formation of cold bridges and reduce the required thickness of the insulation layer; also their high maintainability. In 2003–2018, the authors conducted monitoring of objects erected with the use of facade insulation systems. The survey found that facade insulation of the vast majority of objects, as performed in recent years, and having a service life of 15–20 years, is in quite a operable state, destruction of the plaster coating on a large area, the detachment of the slabs of insulation from the wall or substantial destruction of insulation boards (both mineral wool, and polystyrene) are not fixed. Based on the results of the surveys, recommendations to prevent defects and improve the technology of installation of facade insulation systems have been developed and successfully implemented.

V.V. BABKOV, Doctor of Sciences (Engineering)
D.A. SINITSIN, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
D.V. KUZNETSOV, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
A.M. GAYSIN, Candidate of Sciences (Engineering) (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
E.A. SINITSINA, Bachelor (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Ufa State Petroleum Technological University (195, Mendeleeva Street, Ufa, 450062, Russian Federation)

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