How to properly glue a decorative stone on the wall + the choice of glue
Decorative stone is often used to decorate rooms inside as well as buildings outside.
Thanks to this building material, a beautiful imitation of all natural types of masonry (slate, brick, and also cobblestone) is created.
For the work to be carried out efficiently, the decorative stone must be glued to the wall correctly.
The popularity of decorative type panels is due to their excellent properties, the most important of which will be:
- A wide range of colors.
- Light weight.
- Easy to install.
- Ability to recreate the most accurate imitation of masonry material of natural origin.
- Flexural and compressive strength.
- Features of the components that are part of the decorative stones, and make it possible to adjust the indoor climate.
- Resistant to high temperature.
- Long operational life.
- Low cost compared to materials of natural origin.
- Almost any available adhesive will work.
- The factor that is pleasant with tactile contact.
The disadvantage of such a building material is fragility - if you hit it, it will begin to split.
To independently cover the wall surface with decorative stones, you will need the following tools:
Next, let us consider which adhesives are best to "plant" a decorative stone.
The quality of adhesion of the surface, as well as the duration of use of the cladding, will depend on how correctly the adhesive is selected.
Installation of artificial stone can be made on the following types of compositions:
Good advice! When choosing a product, be sure to take into account the type of base, how convenient it will be to apply a certain adhesion material and the reputation of the manufacturer.
How to glue decorative gypsum stone on the wall? The most popular brands of adhesive formulations used for facing surfaces with decorative artificial boards:
So, let's look at how to prepare surfaces and materials.
You can attach plaster tiles to almost any type of surface - concrete, brick or wood walls, plaster, metal and glass.
The main requirement that ensures a quality installation will be dryness, strength and cleanliness of the base.
The surface preparation is as follows:
Good advice! If the walls are wooden, then a reinforcing fiberglass mesh should be installed.
Another step will be to prepare the material for facing. Initially, it is required to calculate the area of the cladding. The standard material overrun will be 10%, which should be borne in mind when calculating the required amount of material.
Preparatory stage for the material:
- Cut the artificial stone into pieces of the required shape and size using a hacksaw or saw.
- Cut areas should be filed or emery paper to give a natural look.
- The reverse side of stone slabs should be lubricated with the same primer that was used to treat the wall surfaces. Then leave to dry.
- Apply paint to the veneer and let dry. Several shades will be required.
Next, consider the direct instructions for use.
So, let's look at how to glue a decorative stone on the walls. For laying decorative stone, two technologies are used - seamless, and also with jointing. The ideal option should be selected even before the installation work begins, so that it is possible to correctly calculate the amount of material.
Please note that with a seamless installation method, the consumption of stone material will increase by 10-15%.
The principle of tiling work is very similar for both technologies:
This will provide reliable protection against moisture, as well as long-term operation. For the same purposes, you can use any product that has water-repellent properties.
Good advice! Gypsum decorative stone, which is easy to glue on walls, is a lightweight material, and it is perfectly attached to vertical surfaces. But still, it is better to start gluing the tiles from the very bottom row.
This will make it possible to make the lines as straight as possible with a seamless installation method and prevent individual fragments from slipping.
Despite the relatively low weight, decorative stones are a bit heavy wall covering. For this reason, it is not recommended to glue it over wallpaper. Otherwise, there is a great risk that the gypsum panels will lag behind the walls and collapse. If the design will involve a combination of decorative stones and wallpaper, you will need to leave bare areas under the panels.
It is recommended to mark the surfaces of the walls in advance so as not to glue the places where the decorative type stone will be attached when installing the wallpaper. The surface must be prepared for wallpapering and installing a stone - level it, and also treat it with a primer.
Fastening of a stone of artificial origin is carried out only after the wallpaper has been glued, and not on top of it, but on the left free wall sections.
If you want to mount decorative slabs on walls, the surface of which will be ideally pasted over with wallpaper, follow the instructions:
If, for some reason, you should first mount a decorative stone, and only after the wallpaper, you should use one of two methods:
- Attach to the wall surface all slabs, except for the last, top row. Next, glue the wallpaper, you need to make a spade on the area under the stone.
Finally, attach the last row of plaster boards.
- Install all the boards, without exception, and the wallpaper should be glued with a margin of 6 cm (depending on the type of wallpaper). After perfect drying with a sharp knife, you need to cut off the excess by running along the joints. The resulting seam should be closed with decorative skirting boards (baguette).
Good advice! If you are using not paper wallpaper, but liquid wallpaper, then a spade under the plates is not required - the joint will already be neat.
A decorative stone looks great without any tricks. But there are several secrets on how to give the final finish a design-like look:
The thing is that the solution that got on the front surface of decorative artificial plates is extremely difficult to clean.
Installation of a stone of artificial origin is simple and does not require significant costs, but the work at each stage should be carried out as carefully as possible. Moreover, you should pay close attention to the compatibility of shades of colors and sizes, and only in this case the finish will please the eye.
Posted By: Work Style |08, Nov 2020
Posted By: Work Style |01, Nov 2020
Posted By: Work Style |01, Nov 2020
Posted By: Work Style |08, Nov 2020
Posted By: Work Style |08, Nov 2020