Possibilities of facade renovation

Hello,

we are in the process of renovating the following house (photo).
Not beautiful and up-to-date, of course the wooden facade on both sides of the house.
However, there is probably no plaster underneath.

What experiences or design options can you give me?

Thank you very much!

This will be a prefab house. The possibilities for facade renovation and also the requirements for energy-efficient renovation according to the [Energieeinsparverordnung], which may be associated with it, depend on the wall construction of the manufacturer. It must be known or determined through a building survey; as a rule, the old wall constructions are not sufficiently thought through from a building physics perspective. Moisture accumulation may have occurred here. Get expert and independent advice.

Hello,

No, we also initially thought so.... but it is a [Massivhaus]!

One could remove the wooden facade. Then
- install vertical battens and fill the space with mineral wool
- install horizontal battens and fill the space with mineral wool
- install vertical battens and mount the ventilated facade on them

As far as I know, 6 cm per insulation layer is "normal". That would mean 12 cm in total.
The ventilation gap should be about 3 cm.
Means
6 cm insulation
6 cm insulation
3 cm ventilation
x cm facade

all together then about 15-20 cm total thickness. Depending on what one does/wants to do.

If it is a solid house, it should be relatively easy and inexpensive.
Whether the insulation thickness is really necessary is up to oneself to decide.
Judging by the photo, too thick an application on the roof could be a problem with driving rain as there may not be enough roof overhang (possibly).

For the facade, you can take many materials. Either Eternit, i.e. fiber cement, which nowadays can also provide very nice facades (in wood look, etc.) or real wood or some kind of plastic or...
Personally, I find Eternit a very good material, simple and very durable.

So this method could be looked at more closely.

But. How is the roof insulated? Before doing anything to the facade, one should inspect and renovate the roof. In my opinion, that is one of the most important points in a house.

PS: Unless there is already a fixed plan for renovation, I would only start the work after winter.

You could replace the old wooden cladding with new horizontal boarding in larch or Douglas fir and extend it across the entire wall. It looks very stylish on a house around the corner here.

Do you have a photo? :)

It would be at both sides if so, therefore I am unsure...