The vast majority of country and country houses are built with a mandatory veranda, no matter whether heated or not. What is a dacha without a veranda, a full-fledged living space, and at the same time a place to store all kinds of utensils. After completing the construction of the building, sooner or later you will have to decide how and with what to cover the inside of the veranda so that it is inexpensive and beautiful.

Living in a room that looks like a barn is uncomfortable, and it’s not easy to spend extra money.

Requirements for finishing material

Before looking for material and a way to sheathe the inside of the veranda, you need to look at the conditions of the room, and only then look for a suitable material inexpensively.

Let's focus on the main ones:

• Temperature and humidity indoors. It depends on which side of the house the veranda is located on, sunny or shady, whether it is possible to sheathe the inside walls with materials based on cellulose fibers, or whether you will have to buy plastic, inexpensively and reliably;
• The frequency of people living in the house and using the premises. For a house in which a constant temperature is not maintained, and people live with long breaks in time, the problem of how to line the walls inside turns into a question of dealing with water condensation;
• Age of the veranda and the entire building. There is no point in trying to sheathe the walls indoors until the shrinkage processes of the foundation and building frame have been completed.

In the simplest case, you can sheathe the inside of the walls with a cement-bonded particle board, which is very inexpensive, practically resistant to dampness, and does not warp even with strong condensation. But from an aesthetic and practical point of view, most owners would like the cladding inside the veranda to, first of all, be comfortable and safe for health, and only then it would be inexpensive and practical. Therefore, from more than two dozen cladding options, we will leave only those most suitable for the listed requirements.

For your information! For a newly built wooden veranda, it is advisable to make temporary cladding using tongue-and-groove boards.

How to sheathe a veranda with wall shrinkage, inexpensively and efficiently

Instead of the traditional vertical boarding, you can sheathe the walls with horizontal padding on a cross batten. It will turn out inexpensive and practical. To prevent the finishing from being torn off the walls during shrinkage, the board is filled with a maximum gap at the tongue-and-groove joint and mandatory installation of insulation, for example, foamed polyethylene.

After three to four years, the decoration on the veranda can be inexpensively updated:

• Remove the board, insulation and sheathing;
• Treat the wood with antiseptic impregnation, stain and varnish;
• Lay the sheathing, insulation and sheathe the walls again, but with the correct gaps in the joints between the boards.

In this way, you can inexpensively cover any room in a wooden house, or a bathhouse made of timber. For brick and block buildings, which have significantly less shrinkage, the veranda can be immediately sheathed according to the finishing scheme.

Popular materials for covering verandas

The modern market offers a fairly large selection of materials for decorative wall coverings, including verandas. The list of the most popular finishes usually includes:

• Lining, board, wooden slats;
• MDF or fiberboard, boards and panels;
• Plywood, OSB boards;
• Waterproof gypsum plasterboard sheets;
• PVC panels.

All of the listed materials fit well into the interior of the walls of the room, do not swell with moisture and do not create a feeling of discomfort for the owners, therefore, in the question of how to sheathe the inside of the veranda inexpensively, price and personal preferences and desires remain the determining factors.

To sheathe a veranda indoors truly inexpensively, you will have to do a larger amount of work yourself, and spend the bulk of the costs on purchasing high-quality material.

But not all indoor conditions are the same. Often, before sheathing the veranda inside the photo, it makes sense to contact a specialist for advice and clarification.

Material for a cold veranda

It is quite difficult to choose what to cover the inside of an unheated veranda. There are not many finishing options that can be used inside a cold, unheated room. Most often, the list is limited to plastic panels, waterproof grades of OSB boards and coniferous lining.

The main problem that owners of unheated rooms have to face is condensation that regularly forms on the surface inside the cladding. Therefore, you should not try to cover the walls of a closed veranda with materials made from cellulose fibers, primarily fiberboard and MDF. Even when painted with enamels or varnished, they quickly swell, which leads to warping and breakage of fasteners.

PVC panels are considered the best option. They do not rot, do not absorb moisture, the choice of colors is simply huge, and all this wealth will be relatively inexpensive when compared, for example, with oak or cedar lining.

If desired, the inside of the veranda can be sheathed with plastic with a pattern that imitates valuable types of wood, natural stone, or simply a single-color color that matches the interior of the room.

To finish with polyvinyl chloride, the walls of the veranda will first need to be sheathed with a supporting frame made of galvanized profile. Metal profile strips are nailed to the walls in increments of no more than 60 cm. The easiest way is to sheathe the veranda with vertical strips of PVC; in this case, the profile is nailed in horizontal rows.

The walls of the veranda facing the street, before being covered with panels, are insulated with isolon or foil polyethylene; this is inexpensive and effective. Internal warm walls can be sheathed with mineral thermal insulation with a layer of vapor barrier membrane inside. In this case, it will be necessary to organize additional ventilation of the room, since plastic, like glass, creates an increased level of humidity from the inside.

For dachas, the problem of condensation is especially relevant during the onset of cold weather. After the owners move out with the first frosts, a large amount of water vapor accumulates through the walls; they need to be removed by flowing ventilation before the low air temperature turns into frost on the walls inside the room.

The choice of polyvinyl chloride to sheathe the inside of the veranda of a house cannot be considered particularly successful. Plastic always remains a fire hazard; at low temperatures, an accidental push from a chair or a careless blow can lead to cracking of the material.

Therefore, if you can inexpensively buy lining made of oak or larch, it is better to sheathe the inside of the room with wood, which will last for several decades.

Decorating the veranda with wood

Wood has always been considered the best material for any finishing work inside the veranda. The easiest way is to cover the walls inside the room with clapboard, both in an expensive version and relatively inexpensively, approximately at the level of PVC panels.

Standard lining is divided into four quality classes:

• Extra is the most durable and beautiful material, without a single knot or disruption in the fiber pattern. Such wood is used for expensive finishing inside the living quarters of the house;
• C-class is the cheapest, designed to cover a shed or utility room. Despite the fact that in general the work is inexpensive, due to the extremely low quality, it is not recommended to use verandas for interior finishing;
• Classes A and B allow some defects in the form of knots or even cracks, but most of them are located at the end of the plank. It is with this clapboard that it is best to cover the veranda.

Most craftsmen do not trust the information about the class indicated by the manufacturer on the packaging; most often the material turns out to be of lower quality than stated when sold. Therefore, before covering the inside of the veranda with clapboard, do not be too lazy to open and discard some of the planks in order to avoid defects when finishing the walls.

In addition to class, the material may differ in the shape of the front surface. Examples of the most popular profiles are shown in the figure. If you want to create the impression of a log vault and walls, you can sheathe the walls inside the room with one of the types of boards - block house.

The technology of clapboard cladding is practically no different from the technique used for installing PVC. Initially, the starting strip is laid, and then the lining boards are laid on the previously filled sheathing. It is best to sheathe the walls of the veranda using staples, without glue or screws.

Larch is the most difficult to install, but it's worth it. Even for the most comfortable veranda there is no point in purchasing cedar or ash if you need to sheathe the room quickly and inexpensively. The best option would be high-quality spruce or pine, which can be ordered inexpensively from a private carpentry shop, dried, polished the front part and coated with wax.

Even an open or unheated veranda can be covered with such cladding. A pleasant bonus will be the smell of pine forest, which appears when the walls of the veranda are heated by the sun's rays.

Conclusion

The most budget-friendly option for cladding the walls of the veranda will be made from wood-fiber panels or slabs. They are relatively inexpensive, and in terms of comfort, materials made from cellulose fibers are considered one of the best.

If the room needs to be made not only warm and comfortable, but also truly beautiful, then it is best to cover the walls with MDF boards. It will turn out inexpensive and beautiful, but it is worth remembering that the high decorative qualities of the slab are ensured by the glued polymer film; accordingly, the vapor permeability of the material is much lower than that of fiberboard. All the work will not cost much, but there should be no places in the veranda that fall outside the ventilation zone, otherwise the accumulating condensation will quickly destroy all the work.

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Finishing the veranda: choosing a combination of 9 types of materials

Living in your own home provides many advantages: clean air, silence, the ability to leave the room directly into nature at any time. But all this is not given just like that; you have to organize comfort for yourself by arranging the house not only inside, but also outside. And even such a completely non-global task as decorating the inside of the veranda with your own hands forces you to spend a lot of money, and first study the materials that can be used for this.

In our current house, the porch is attached to the main entrance. In our future home, we want to make an exit to it from the kitchen-living room. Therefore, we are already thinking through finishing and design options.

Types of verandas

Unlike gazebos and terraces, the veranda has at least one common wall with the house, since it is attached to it or even built between two or three walls and has a common wall with it.

On the one hand, this facilitates its construction, but on the other hand, it imposes restrictions on the freedom of choice of finishing materials. After all, you want the veranda finishing material not to be dissonant with the main structure, so that the house and its extension look, if not as one whole, then as a beautiful ensemble.

By design, a veranda in a private house can be open or closed.

• Open only has a canopy(or placed under the roof of the house) and light fencing around the perimeter. Of course, you can feel comfortable on it only in the warm season and in good weather.
  This is an excellent option for a summer holiday, an opportunity to admire nature and breathe fresh air without obstacles. At the dacha, I would agree to such a decision. Or if this veranda was not the only recreation area.

• Since the house is our permanent place of residence, I only need a closed veranda, that is glazed or otherwise protected from slanting rain, cold winds and snowfalls. Plus it is insulated, but this does not apply to finishing.
  Because you want to go out to breathe and admire the beauty at any time of the year, without experiencing discomfort. As well as sitting with friends over a glass of tea in an informal setting.

Thus, the issue with the design is resolved for me: either closed, or, if conditions allow, both. But with materials for construction and finishing - no.

Exterior decoration

The house will be wooden. Perhaps the finishing of the facades is still unknown. Therefore, I am considering all possible options.

1 – Tree

An ideal material that can be combined with any other and allows you to implement a wide variety of designs, from Russian rustic with twisted pillars and carvings to modern with supports made of square beams.

Here are some example combinations:

• Tree + wood;

• Wood, glass, forged elements;

• Wood and brick.

The only one, but significant the disadvantage of wood is its instability to precipitation and other weather and natural phenomena, including the sun's rays and bugs that love to chew on it and live in it. Well, there's a fire danger.

The instructions prescribe that construction wood must be treated with all kinds of fire-retardant and antifungal impregnations and coated with paints and varnishes.

In my humble opinion, such treatment deprives the tree of its main positive property - environmental friendliness. In addition, it must be repeated periodically so that the structure does not lose its attractive appearance. And this makes me despondent due to natural laziness and the knowledge that there is enough to do in the house even without annual paintwork.

2 – Brick and stone

The foundation and supports that support the roof of the veranda attached to the house can be made of brick, stone or concrete. This design goes well with the main structure made of a similar material or plastered, lined with artificial stone, basement siding.

Such an extension to a wooden building would look somewhat ridiculous and alien.

3 – Plastic

Plastic double-glazed windows, vinyl - all these and similar artificial materials can withstand any weather disasters:

• are not afraid of moisture,
• frost,
• heat,
• practically do not fade from the sun.

And if you are deciding what to decorate the outside of the veranda with, so as not to think anymore about maintaining it in its original form, then preference should be given to them.

• Plastic double-glazed windows themselves are both a supporting structure and glazing. The option presented below is very convenient to use: such surfaces are easy to care for, the veranda becomes practically airtight when the windows and doors are closed, and it will last for many years.

• But I don’t like its appearance; I would choose not white plastic, but a wood one. Or a completely transparent design, like this:

• Another popular material is cellular polycarbonate. It can be either transparent or colored, which allows you to visually connect the veranda with the house into a single ensemble. In combination with a metal frame, it is used both to create a transparent or translucent canopy for an open veranda, and as the main material for the construction of a closed one.

• Soft windows. Another type of PVC materials. They are a dense transparent film edged around the perimeter with durable material with mounting holes. Mounted on a frame, mostly wooden.
  Soft windows are convenient because are not afraid of moisture and do not rot, they can be easily dismantled for the summer and returned to their place when bad weather arrives, at will, turning a closed veranda into an open one and vice versa.

• Vinyl siding. In my opinion, such exterior decoration looks good only if it is a continuation of the facades of the house. But I have a personal, inexplicable prejudice towards this material, associated solely with appearance.
  Perhaps because there was too much of him around. But with a limited budget, I allow this option.

Basement siding imitated with stone or brick looks much more solid, and it is also thicker and stronger than wall siding.

Wall and ceiling finishing

An equally important question is how to decorate the inside of the veranda. Especially for me, since it will be an extension of the living room. The choice is greatly simplified by the fact that the room will be closed and, if possible, insulated, which allows the use of materials that are not too resistant to moisture.

However, in the conditions of a cold veranda, some will still have to be excluded, leaving only those that will not be capricious due to changes in temperature and air humidity.

I'll start with flooring.

4 – Tile

There are many varieties of floor tiles; almost any can be used on the veranda. The main thing is that the surface is not slippery.

• Concrete slabs, including paving stones and paving stones, are an excellent solution for extensions “on the ground”, without a foundation. It is not afraid of precipitation, does not slip, especially if made with the addition of stone chips, and is easy to care for.

• Ceramic tile. Before finishing the floor with it, you need to make sure that the material is frost-resistant. Disadvantages: gets very hot in the heat and cools down in the cold.

• Clinker tiles. Externally it resembles a brick due to its size and rectangular shape.

• Porcelain tiles are high-strength tiles. To decorate the inside of the veranda, it is better to choose tiles with a rough surface rather than a polished one.

All of these coatings are remarkable in their operational and aesthetic characteristics, as well as durable and repairable - you can easily replace a cracked tile with another if you have a certain supply of material.

5 – Wood and composite coverings

Plank flooring is the most affordable, familiar, and easy to install material. All this is great, but I have the same complaints about it as I do about load-bearing wooden structures: the need to protect the wood from insects, fire, moisture, etc.

I prefer decking or decking - a composite material made from wood waste and polymers. Externally, the coating cannot be distinguished from natural, but it is not at all afraid of moisture, resistant to mechanical damage, and does not change its geometric parameters when humidity and air temperature change.

And if you have to choose what you can use to finish the floor on the veranda, terrace or gazebo, then I will give preference to decking.

To prevent the coating from slipping, its surface is often corrugated, as in the previous picture. But there are also smooth models.

By the way, a note to lovers of the classics: in addition to the traditional form in the form of a board, decking is also available in the form of parquet.

6 – Synthetic coatings

These include tiles made of PVC, rubber, rubber. Quite durable, non-slip, with a variety of designs, easy to install.

And self-leveling polyurethane floors are a solution that forms a continuous, seamless surface, consisting of a mixture of polymers with polyester and epoxy resins.

If the entrance to the veranda was only from the house, the floors inside could be finished with laminate or parquet boards. But this is not our case, since access to the garden will be required. And this is dirt and moisture carried on shoes.

It remains to consider possible finishes for walls and ceilings.

7 – And again a tree

For the third time I will not express my complaints about the lining, bolthouse, imitation timber and other wooden finishes. Moreover, being inside and not in direct contact with dirt and water, it is much more acceptable on the ceiling and walls than on the floor or outside.

I will only say that I much prefer the option coated with matte or glaze paint, since the color of natural wood, when there is so much of it, evokes associations with a bathhouse or sauna.

Although much depends on the profile of the wall panel and the technology of its fastening. For example, a plank made of ash or larch, mounted on a frame with small gaps, looks very original.

8 – Natural and artificial stone

Internal wall cladding with tiles and artificial stone is a fairly common move in interior design. It fits very well with any Mediterranean style. You can also create one on the veranda if desired.

And natural stone goes well with an outdoor stove or fireplace built into one of the walls. It will also ensure fire safety.

9 – Wall panels

And again we return from wooden panels to plastic and MDF panels that are similar in appearance, but completely different in characteristics.

• Plastic panels are an ideal material if you are thinking about how to decorate the ceiling and walls of an open veranda. He is only afraid of mechanical damage, especially during severe frosts. He doesn’t care about all other negative natural factors.

• MDF panels are afraid of moisture because they contain wood particles, so they are only suitable for cladding the internal walls and ceiling of an extension that is protected from precipitation. And in appearance, unlike PVC panels, they also look more like wood.

Conclusion

I don’t yet know what my future veranda will look like, but some priorities regarding the choice of materials for its finishing have already emerged. Most likely, it will be solid glazing with some decorative elements, because I don’t want wood.

Decorating the inside of the veranda with plastic panels makes it too artificial, and the stone is difficult and expensive.

Of course, we need to think more, watch the video in this article again after we decide on a house. But the pros and cons of all options are already listed. Share your thoughts on this with me in the comments, maybe you know something else?

A veranda is usually called an extension adjacent to one of the walls of the house. This building belongs to the category of summer, unheated premises.
By design, verandas can be either open, that is, under a roof, but not glazed, or closed. It is quite natural that the decoration inside the veranda is made depending on this fact.
Also, the configuration of the extension and its exterior decoration must harmoniously fit into the exterior of the house.

The veranda plays not only a decorative function, but is also necessary from a purely practical point of view. A well-lit room, without cabinet furniture, decorated with many indoor plants, is ideal for a pleasant stay in the summer.

So:

• The veranda can be combined with the main entrance to the house. In some cases, the entrance to the veranda can be from any room, that is, it does not have access to the street.
  This is exactly the veranda shown in the photo above. But such an extension must be provided for during the construction of the house.
• If there was no veranda in the project, then it can be added to the house later. But, so as not to have to break through a doorway in the load-bearing wall, this is done on the main facade, in front of the front door.
  You won’t have to install any utilities there, so you can build a veranda with your own hands.
• Naturally, the extension should correspond as much as possible to the structure of the house. The main thing is to properly build the foundation for the veranda.
  It is better to do this in the summer, otherwise, after thawing, the soil may sag and your veranda will simply move away from the wall of the house. Think carefully about what it will be built from and how the outside is finished so as not to spoil the appearance of the building.
• Usually, a columnar foundation is made under the veranda. This is quite enough to support the weight of the frame and its cladding.
  Brick foundation pillars are laid out in holes up to one meter deep, under each corner post. If the veranda is more than one and a half meters long, intermediate pillars are also made.

• In the holes dug for the foundation, sand cushions are first arranged, about twenty centimeters high. Fine crushed stone is poured over the sand and filled with liquid solution.
  To ensure that the water from the solution does not go into the sand, before filling it with crushed stone, it is better to lay roofing felt with a bend of 10 cm along the walls of the pit.
• The resulting concrete pad will serve as a support for the brick column. Before laying it out, the concrete must be coated with liquid glass or bitumen.
  Any other waterproofing composition will also work. The height of the pillars must be calculated so that the floor level of the veranda is 20-25 cm lower than in the house.
• After the masonry is completed, the internal cavity of the columnar foundation is filled with gravel, stone, broken brick - any available material. The outer surface of the pillars is also coated with a waterproofing compound.
• Wooden beams (joists) will rest on the foundation pillars. Beams must be treated with an antiseptic solution before installation.
  This will not only protect them from moisture saturation and rotting, but will also protect them from damage by insects and rodents.

This is just one of the options for constructing a foundation for a veranda. It may have a different design, depending on the size of the veranda under construction and its walls, if any.
In each specific case, you need instructions, and best of all, a project.

Veranda wall decoration

If the house to which the veranda is attached is made of logs, made of timber (see House made of timber: how the facade can be finished) or frame-panel, then the most organic option would be to make the walls of the extension from wood. Although, you can make a frame from a metal profile, and then simply cover it with clapboard.
Moreover, if the veranda is planned to be glazed.

So:

• Then for this purpose you can use aluminum stained glass windows installed directly on the base of the veranda. Their use solves two problems at once: the construction of walls and their finishing, or rather, the lack thereof.
  We washed the glass - that's all the finishing was done. All that remains is to decorate the base and intermediate racks: with facing bricks, or, for example, stone.
• Such a problem as finishing verandas combined with the construction of walls can be solved with the help of glass blocks. This material is both constructive and decorative.
• In addition, the country's construction markets offer a truly huge range of blocks: with corrugated glass, colored glass, frosted glass. There are block options with decorative appliqués in the inner cavity - it’s so beautiful!

• Various types of glass blocks can be combined in any way you like, creating panels, making lighting. Of course, the price of such a veranda will be more expensive than one whose walls are lined with plywood or plastic, but the beauty that you will receive in the end is worth it.
• In the example we gave, the windows of the veranda are small and located high from the floor. But thanks to the light transmission of glass blocks, it is light on the veranda without additional lighting.

By the way, in this case, window openings could be made on the roof, in the manner of dormer windows. In the construction of the walls of the veranda, you can combine both options mentioned above: one wall can be made of glass blocks, and the other two – from aluminum stained glass windows.
The fourth wall is the load-bearing wall of the house. It will be decorated during the interior decoration of the veranda.

Wood in the decoration of the veranda

If the veranda is open, then the concepts of exterior and interior decoration are mixed. And most often, such verandas are made of wood: both structural and decorative elements.
So:

• Of all the materials that can be used to build and decorate a veranda, it is wood that will create the most favorable environment for relaxation, saturating the air with its unique aroma.

• The racks supporting the roof of the veranda can be made of rounded logs or timber with a cross-section of 15*15cm. In the simplest version, as in the example above, the floor of the veranda is made of ordinary edged boards, not even painted.
  The ceiling is lined with standard clapboard, and the parapet is made of ordinary bars used for installing sheathing.
• But many home owners do not want to save on finishing the veranda, and prefer to decorate this relaxation area, solidly and well, as they say, for centuries. For such cases, manufacturers of wood finishing materials will always have the right offers.
• One of these options used today in exterior finishing is decking. Otherwise it is called a terrace board.
  This concept can also include garden parquet and deck boards.

• It is made not from solid wood, but from a wood composite. That is, it contains polymer additives.
  But in this case, this only improves the characteristics of products that are very durable and are not afraid of moisture. And this is very important both for an open room and for a closed, but not heated one.

• Expensive and high-quality wood for exterior decoration is larch or ash plank. This is the name of the façade planed board obtained from solid wood.
  Planken differs from ordinary planed boards in its cross-sectional shape, which has beveled and rounded chamfers. Planken does not have connecting grooves, like a lining board, which allows it to be mounted with gaps, and not just end-to-end.

• In principle, a wooden veranda can be attached not only to a wooden house, but also to a brick or stone house. The main thing is that the color scheme of its finishing is harmoniously combined with the decoration of the facade.
  But wood can not only be painted, but also carved into the design of its surface, and there have always been plenty of craftsmen in Rus'.

Here is a wonderful example of using carvings in a veranda design. There are twisted pillars, a beautiful carved parapet, painted in contrast to other structures, and hanging arched elements with a lace pattern.
Take note!

Interior decoration of the glazed veranda

The interior design of a glazed veranda can, in principle, be considered as finishing a loggia. But the veranda, as a rule, is more spacious, which means it has more design opportunities.
So:

• Although this room is considered a summer room, nothing prevents you from installing heaters on the veranda, as in our next example, and using the veranda all year round, and not just in the summer. Then absolutely any finishing materials can be used.

• And here is an example of the interior design of a veranda. In addition to the stained glass windows, the roof of the room is also glass, so the room is simply flooded with light.
  To avoid direct sunlight, frosted acrylic glass is used in the glazing of the roof windows.
• An excellent addition to the interior of the veranda can be some unusual blinds or original curtains. The design of the ceiling, of course, will depend on what kind of roof is made.
  In addition to wood, you can use plastic and MDF in its finishing, line it with plasterboard and paint it, cover it with polystyrene tiles, make a suspended ceiling - whatever you want.

And the walls can be decorated in different ways, but almost always in light colors. The floor on such a veranda can be almost anything: from tiles to parquet.
In the image above: the floor under the baseboard is covered with carpet, along the entire perimeter of the room. You can’t do without upholstered furniture on the veranda - what would a vacation be without a comfortable sofa!

A modern country house is designed to provide the best living conditions. Currently, all conditions have been created for this - an abundance of design solutions in house construction, a variety of traditional and new proven materials.

One of the elements of private buildings is currently a terrace - a fully or partially open area equipped with a roof. It allows you to fully feel like a part of nature, practically without leaving your home. What materials and in compliance with what requirements can be used to finish the terrace will be discussed further.

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Classic terrace design

Structurally, an extension to a house, called a terrace or veranda, is a podium raised above the ground on one of the types of foundations, and a roof made of some material, supported by several support beams. According to their design, such structures are divided into:

• open;
• partially closed;
• closed.

Open veranda

This view is good when located on the leeward sunny side. Due to the absence of fences, there are practically no boundaries between the veranda and the space surrounding it. It is better if the floor height of such a structure is low. This is especially true when children live in a country house.

Photo: 3D project of a country house with a veranda

Due to the lack of complete isolation from the atmosphere, the operation of structures of the first and second types is possible only in the warm season. It is impossible to properly insulate them due to the design features, and it is quite difficult to completely protect visitors to such a terrace from the wind and raindrops flying inside.

Closed terraces

This type is most suitable for year-round use as an additional room. Even in the winter cold, closed from the wind and frost, you can enjoy hot tea while admiring the beauty of nature. In this case, it is better to combine the interior decoration of the veranda with insulation of all its walls. This will minimize heating costs for the house as a whole.

Veranda finishing options

The manufacturing process of the described structures is not complicated and is quite accessible with your own hands, as is finishing the veranda inside or outside. Since the topic of the article involves a more detailed introduction to the second part of the work, we will consider them, focusing on possible options, their features, advantages and disadvantages.

Currently, the interior of the veranda is covered using the following materials:

1. wooden lining;
2. plastic panels;
3. MDF panels;
4. cement plaster and cement-based artificial stone.

Decorating the veranda with wood

The classic option is the use of natural wood materials for finishing walls not only in the interior of the house, but also in extensions. The lining is distinguished by its good appearance, ease of installation and low requirements for the quality of base preparation.

Its installation is carried out on a lathing made of 40x40 mm bars using special fasteners - clamps, which grab the panels by the groove and securely fix them. Finishing parts can be placed vertically, horizontally or at an angle to the floor.

Thematic material:

When finishing the exterior, you can sheathe the veranda only by installing the lining parallel to the soil with the ridges up to prevent the accumulation of water in the grooves.

Plastic finish

Also quite a common option. It is better to decorate a closed veranda with such panels. In this case, temperature changes are less sensitive to the material, which helps to increase its service life.

Unlike wood materials, plastic is practically not afraid of water. Modern retail chains offer many options for both color and texture design of plastic panels.

Installation of plastic trim is easier than wood trim. Thanks to the considerable width of the panels, the process is faster.

It is convenient to fasten the finishing parts to the sheathing using a construction stapler, driving the staples into a wide shelf along the edge of the products. Plastic panels do not require further finishing with paintwork, they can be easily washed with a damp cloth, and dust does not settle on them.

Interior finishing with MDF panels

Another common finishing material for interior work is MDF panels. Like the previous option, they are distinguished by a large working width, which allows for sheathing to be carried out quite quickly. For fastening to wooden sheathing, clamps are used, similar to those used when installing wooden lining.

Thanks to the large number of colors that imitate natural wood, stone and even leather, this interior decoration of the veranda will have a very high quality look. With all its advantages, MDF also has a significant drawback - very low moisture resistance. In this regard, it is better not to use them for finishing open terraces. Otherwise, additional protection will be required in the form of varnishing all sides of the panels.

Decorating veranda walls with cement materials

In the case of using cement-containing building materials - blocks with one or another filling, or bricks - to make a terrace, it is better to finish the walls with mixtures or parts that are similar in composition.

Please note that gypsum-based plaster and gypsum artificial stone are not suitable for covering the walls of open verandas.

Often home owners are stopped by the high cost of cement finishing materials. At the same time, it is not difficult to produce the required amount of original artificial stone yourself in a home workshop. By adding aniline dye, you can get a unique interior in the room being finished.

Polycarbonate for finishing terraces

As already noted, the materials listed above, used in finishing the interior space of verandas, have certain disadvantages that limit their use. In recent years, external walls and roofs of terraces have increasingly been covered with polycarbonate - an artificial transparent material that allows you to create a closed space while maintaining visual contact with the surrounding nature.

There are two main types of this plastic:

1. Cellular. It is characterized by minimal weight, high light transmittance, and durability, therefore it is often used for roofing terrace roofs.
2. Monolithic. Its properties are close to real quartz glass, but unlike it it does not have such high fragility. This determined its use in vertical frame structures - windows, doors, transparent walls.

Modern manufacturers are not limited to producing colorless sheets. To create a soft shadow, we recommend using green, blue, red, yellow cellular polycarbonate for the roof. You can combine several colors, giving the entire design brightness and uniqueness.

Covering veranda walls with cellular polycarbonate is quite easy to do yourself. To work you will need a minimum set of tools:

• cutting knife - any construction knife will do;
• screwdriver

The polycarbonate installation technology involves the following list of works.

The installation of cellular polycarbonate on the roof of the terrace is carried out in a similar way. If there is a ridge - the junction of two roof slopes, use a special ridge profile, sold in organizations that sell sheets.

In the absence of cutting experience, cutting sheets to the required sizes can also be done by workers at construction bases.

As follows from our review, the amount of materials for covering terraces is sufficient to create a unique structure. Before finishing your veranda with any of them, carefully study all the operating features in a particular case.

When the conversation turns to a veranda or terrace, most often we mean an open or closed extension to one of the load-bearing walls of the house. Here you can conveniently and comfortably spend time, relax or just have lunch. Decorating the walls on the veranda will help you truly enjoy being there.

Terrace - veranda. What is the difference?

It is worth immediately clarifying that the veranda differs from the terrace in that the first is most often a closed extension, and the second is simply an open version of the first.
In general, a terrace is a building that rests on pillars, has a roof, and is adjacent to the main building (house) so tightly that it is simply difficult to call it an independent element of the house. The terrace is monolithic with the house.
It so happened that three of the four walls of the terrace are open, only one - adjacent to the house or building - is limited, and that is due to the fact that in this part it is a continuation of the house.
Such buildings (or, more accurately, extensions) can create the effect of maximum harmony with nature, because fog, rain and winds are felt very, very well in such an extension. In addition, if your house is located in close proximity to the forest, all sounds coming from its depths will be perfectly audible.

If we talk about decorating an open veranda (terrace), it requires a special creative mood. Fantasize and give free rein to your wildest ideas: you can decorate it with various green plants or wickerwork, create a winter palace or a stone one. All in your hands!
If the interior is carefully thought out, the terrace will take on a special, unique look. Everything is used, even wood carving, climbing ivy, etc.
Terraces are usually built on one side of the house, but it is possible to build around the entire house. In the case where the terrace is built along the entire perimeter, it can be designed as a gallery. If the terrace is a kind of rectangle, then this is already a real pavilion.

About finishing

External and internal decoration of a veranda in a private house or a terrace (and the difference, as we found out earlier, is in the type - whether the building is covered or not covered on the sides) - the process is purely creative and depends only on what your taste preferences are and what you want to see in your building.
Only a responsible and competent approach to finishing will help create an atmosphere of coziness and comfort for those spending time on the terrace. Of course, you will have to take into account certain subtleties and follow the rules so that the finishing result is not only beautiful, but at the same time high-quality and reliable.

external and internal decoration of the veranda

If it is firmly decided that the extension to your house will be open, and a terrace is planned, you must first ensure that the finishing materials used in the work have sufficient resistance to atmospheric phenomena: moisture, dampness, strong winds, temperature modes. The climate in the region where construction is planned should be taken into account.
The following materials are considered almost universal: plastic panels, special perforated sheets, stone and tile coverings. If you plan to use wood materials, then additional impregnation with compounds such as antiseptics and antifungal liquids will be required. This measure will save wooden materials from deformation and various types of pests - from fungi to rodents.

Furniture and interior items for the veranda

Let's say your house is located on the seashore or lake. In this case, the choice in favor of polycarbonate finishing would be very unusual. Transparent visors and elements will perfectly allow the sun's rays and heat to pass through them, and will not interfere with contemplating all the beauty of the surrounding environment.
It is also possible to provide extensions that can be closed in cold seasons and opened in warm ones. It is better to choose furniture and interior items for the veranda that are resistant to weather conditions. For example, plastic types of chairs or transformable furniture. Wicker furniture (rocking chairs, sofas, tables) is also suitable.

What materials will be needed

Today, one of the most popular solutions for finishing and building verandas and terraces is the frame type of extension. To build this structure, it will be necessary to lay a reliable foundation and build a strong skeleton (frame) of our extension. Finishing is a matter of taste and preference.

Finishing is primarily a matter of taste and preference

We will need:

• concrete pillars;
• wooden beam;
• the so-called lathing;
• pre-selected materials for wall decoration.

You can decorate the walls using wooden or plastic types of lining, polystyrene tiles, MDF panels, various composites, stone, metal, etc. To create such a building with your own hands, you will need to additionally purchase various tools and fastening tools: corners, brackets, screws or nails etc. For the material that performs the roofing role, profiles and varieties of tiles are suitable - from flexible to metal tiles, glass.
In any of the terrace or veranda options, insulation and waterproofing of the floor covering will be required. Taking into account the pre-selected style of design and finishing of the extension, you can use such options as: slabs or imitation stone, linoleum, boards or laminate. When choosing the latter materials, it is worth remembering about additional processing. Of course, it is better to give preference to materials that are resistant to moisture and temperature influences.

The so-called perforated sheet (perforated sheet) will make it possible to divide the extension into sections or zones. In some cases, it can be used to achieve a unique design for the ceiling covering. Don't forget about electrical communications.

The most popular option for finishing a terrace or veranda is the use of plastic panels. This option has sufficient thermal insulation if the weather conditions at the construction site are characterized by low air temperatures. The use of such panels will make the entire construction easier and will allow you to make the same light windows in the future and the opportunity to save on double-glazed windows by making simple wooden windows yourself. An important point is the insulation of walls and floors.

For finishing, special moisture-resistant plasterboard slabs are suitable. True, in this case, when using them, it will be necessary to “hydrophobicize” the walls or floors both outside and inside.

Features of the interior decoration of the terrace

Mineral wool or expanded polystyrene are perfect for wall insulation.

The finishing process itself consists of the following steps:

• installation of insulation;
• applying a vapor barrier coating;
• installation of MDF sheets or plasterboard;
• reinforcement with polyvinyl chloride panels or lining.

If additional painting or plastering work is planned for decorative purposes, then preference should be given to wall panels. If such panels are made of wood, then they will definitely require additional processing and subsequent maintenance.
The cheapest and most practical option for finishing a terrace or veranda would be finishing with imitation timber. This option is distinguished by relative durability and ease of installation. In addition, some manufacturers or building materials stores offer a range of different types of imitation, already impregnated and treated with special compounds. The buyer will only have to carry out finishing work.

Clapboard finishing

Clapboard finishing is an excellent option. It is characterized by increased wear resistance, resistance to moisture, and excellent mechanical properties.

Advantages of clapboard finishing:

• ease of assembly and installation;
• creating ideal sound insulation;
• ease of maintenance and dismantling of damaged areas.

Choosing clapboard finishing provides further freedom for imagination and choice of color design options. However, when choosing it, it is worth considering that at low temperatures it becomes quite fragile.

Glazing

As we said earlier, it is possible to perform glazing in such a way that it can be removed under favorable weather conditions, and installed back under unfavorable weather conditions. In this case, design planning taking into account such a decision will come in handy.

If you decide to choose glass coverings for finishing your veranda, then a very unusual and interesting option would be to design several windows or removable window panels of different sizes and locations. By creating a terrace of this type, you will not only be able to solve problems with lighting and hide from rain and wind if necessary, but will also emphasize the sophistication and uniqueness of your terrace or veranda.

Exterior decoration

Creating an impeccable appearance of the extension, be it a veranda or terrace, located at the entrance or around the room, is a way to emphasize the image and construction skills of the home owner.
For classic exterior finishing options, panels with imitation stone or wood are perfect. Special plinth panels can be combined not only by colors, but also by types of imitations.
The most popular option today is exterior siding. This is understandable - its use is relatively cheap, practical, siding panels are easier to care for, and the installation features make it a fairly attractive material.

There is a so-called vinyl type of siding. It is characterized by additional operational properties, the presence of a large assortment of colors, convenience and simplicity in installation work, as well as a fairly affordable price compared to other finishing options. In addition, the features of siding installation and the horizontal arrangement of panels will add aesthetics to any terrace or veranda.

Materials and their features

— The most popular material for finishing a terrace or veranda, as we have already noted, is wooden lining. It is suitable for both ceilings and walls. But absolutely not suitable for the floor. It is highly environmentally friendly, has an excellent appearance and a pleasant smell.

— Resistant to water drywall It is also characterized by sufficient environmental friendliness, non-flammability, and ease of installation. In addition, it is easy to process and also allows for the most daring finishes.

— MDF - uh it is a kind of imitation of wood. It is characterized by strength, but does not tolerate moisture at all. Suitable for closed verandas.

— Polyvinyl chloride. PVC panels are relatively inexpensive and resistant to moisture. They have a wide range of colors, are easy to install, easy to clean, and also have good non-flammability and durability.

Materials for finishing the terrace and their features

— Siding- almost a favorite topic. It is practical and accessible. Can be found with imitation wood, stone and many others. It is not subject to rotting, unlike its wooden counterparts, and is resistant to fire and various temperature conditions. It also has a fairly long service life.

Conclusion

To create a unique image, both external and internal, of your terrace or veranda, do not hesitate to fantasize and allow yourself to bring to life the most daring and unexpected solutions. The main thing is to follow the technology, and then your extension will not only be cozy and comfortable, but also reliable and will serve you for many years. Good luck!