The facade, faced with a stone, looks verypresentable. However, this material can not be purchased anywhere, but if it is a natural option, the cost can be very impressive. If you make a facade stone yourself, and then make a lining without the help of specialists, then the work can be very affordable.
The stone front can be made fordecorating a private or country house. This should be guided by the instruction, which involves mixing cement with fine sand. You must adhere to the ratio of one to three. Add a dye to the ingredients, and then mix the whole mass well. The amount and color of the pigment can be chosen empirically. After that, water is added to the composition, the solution can be mixed using a concrete mixer or a conventional shovel.
To make the stone facade turned outmaximum strong, it is good to compact the mixture after putting it into shape. This will eliminate the formation of bubbles. If the material is demanded high strength, then you can put a synthetic or steel reinforcing mesh in the mold. On a frozen solution with the help of a pointed object it is recommended to form shallow grooves, which can improve the adhesion of the stone to the surface of the facade. After a day, the solution can be taken out of the mold and placed for two weeks to completely freeze and set strength. After use, the mold should be cleaned thoroughly with soap or any other liquid detergent.
Stone facade can be made on the basis ofgypsum. The technology is the same as that used to make stone from cement, but the technique in this case will have some differences. For example, gypsum is not so resistant to mechanical stress material. In order to prevent artificial stone from falling, it is necessary to lubricate the mold with lithol, grease or spindle before pouring the mixture. You can use any other oil.
It is worth remembering that the hardening of gypsum does not occur within a day, but in just a few tens of minutes. After 24 hours, we can assume that the stone is fully ready for use.
If you decide to make a stone facade onbasis of plaster, then you will surely want the mixture to set more slowly. To do this, when making the solution, you need to add a little citric acid to the ingredients. It is worth remembering that the gypsum artificial stone is afraid of moisture, which distinguishes it from the cement material. That is why gypsum is most common when performing interior tasks.
Если вы хотите использовать гипсовый камень для facade, it is best to apply it under a canopy. An alternative is to protect the surface of the walls from water with durable varnish, which is not able to pass water.
If necessary, artificial facade stonecan be coated with a composition of arbitrary color. The surface is pre-primed to help reduce paint consumption. If you want to know what costs you expect, then you should familiarize yourself with the cost of artificial stone. The price per square meter of this material, which you will manufacture yourself, can vary from 50 to 100 rubles, which will depend on the thickness and choice of pigment.
On brick and concrete, natural or artificialthe stone must be laid using the same technology that is used when working with a facing facade ceramic granite tile. There are not so many nuances in carrying out these works, to a greater extent they are associated with the irregular shape of the material for lining.
It is necessary to begin works from door and windowopenings or from corners. When selecting the elements that will be involved in the installation, you need to choose a position so that the width of the seams is not more than 2.5 cm.
After finishing the facing works, the seams shouldbe overwritten. Beforehand, the stone unfolds on a flat surface, which allows you to choose the most advantageous arrangement of elements. If you are going to finish the facade stone, then you should remember that when working with wooden walls or laying stone over the thermal insulation, the first must be laid reinforcing mesh. Its fixation is made with the help of dowel umbrellas. After the grid is plastered. A facing stone can be laid on its surface.
Before starting to lay the facingstone facade, should be trained. It is important to remember: no matter what material underlies the wall, it must have low humidity, no differences, high strength and not be subject to shrinkage or deformation. If you intend to refine a gypsum-based or wooden base, it is important to check the surface humidity before starting work. It in the listed cases should not be more than 0.5%. The moisture level can be higher and make up 4.5%, this is only relevant for cement foundations.
The walls before the start of the manipulation is necessarycarefully examine whether they have drops, overhangs and chips, as well as other irregularities. The permissible level of differential are 2 centimeters per square meter. It is important to rid the surface of the traces of the old finish, remove oil stains, remnants of old paint, as well as insulation or exterior plating.
Facade decorative stone is easiest to fallon a concrete base. This material almost does not imply the need for preparation, as an exception, there are unnecessarily porous surfaces that need to be pre-treated with a primer. There is no problem that layers of plaster or putty could remain on the wall. However, it is important to check how firmly the composition is held on the wall. Preparation will be minimal, for this purpose it will only be necessary to clean the irregularities and apply a primer to the surface.
Facade stone, the manufacture of which you canto carry out independently, must be laid on the surface with excellent adhesive qualities. If the wall is smooth, it is necessary to apply notches before facing it. After completion of this operation, the brick wall should be treated with a concrete contact, which copes with an increase in adhesion. If you have to work on the old brickwork, then it must first be well cleaned of salt stains, and then treated with a primer. If the condition of the brickwork leaves much to be desired, then the surface can be covered with plaster.
Laying the front stone may suggestthe need for trimming elements, for this it is most convenient to use an angle grinder. The disc should be selected special, designed to work with stone, and diamond is perfect. After that you can prepare the adhesive composition. Depending on what material will be used, you can use a special glue or mortar based on cement.
Нанесение смеси нужно производить на обратную surface of the part intended for lining. It is important to distribute the solution over the surface, and then press it against the wall, pressing the element so that the solution protrudes from all sides. It is worth getting rid of its excess before the mixture thickens, since after its hardening it will be extremely difficult to make, and the masonry will turn out to be unattractive.
