Installing paneling on a brick house.

[Setix]

I'm considering putting wood paneling on my brick house. (Many say I'm an idiot because brick is maintenance-free), anyway, I think wood looks nicer so I don't care if I have to paint it now and then.

My question is simple: How do I do it? Should I just drill in a few battens and nail the paneling on, or is it more complicated than that?

Martin

 

[gaia]

I think it is more complicated than that....
Wood moves slightly with varying humidity but brick does not. Can it cause problems?
gaia

 

[jumjum]

This is what I'm doing right now!

Changing the facade on a house with plastered ytong...

50 mm foam directly against the plaster, horizontal battens 28x70 mm attached to the foam.
Vertical z panel attached to the 28mm battens.

If you don't want the insulation, place a spacer of plastic or equivalent under the batten for the facade panel; it's never good to place wood directly against stone.

 

[sville]

This is how I do it right now!

Changing the facade on a house with plastered ytong...

50 mm foam directly against the plaster, horizontal battens 28x70 mm fastened on the foam.
Vertical z panel attached to the 28 mm battens.

If you don't want the insulation, place a spacer of plastic or equivalent under the batten for the facade panel, it's never good to put wood directly against stone.

I would do the same except for the foam, using a facade board from one of the insulation manufacturers instead. Putting foam on the house and making it so tight doesn't appeal to me and probably not to the houses either.

 

[jumjum]

Cellplast or styrofoam if you will, is windproof but not diffusion tight.
Check the major manufacturers' websites and you'll see.