Clay tile in the bathroom - choose from an expert

ceramic tiles today - the most famous and popular material for repairs in the bathroom.Its variety of shapes, colors and textures allow modern housewives to realize all your fantasies.Beauty and undeniable practicality is evident tiles.Choosing tile liked you, pay attention to one very important aspect - the glue, on which it will be attached.

What should I look for when choosing an adhesive?Let's investigate.Bathroom very humid room in the house, which adds some difficulties in choosing the glue mixture. be taken into account before going to the store for glue:

• on what basis will be attached tile - plaster, old tile, drywall, etc.
• tile kind and moisture-absorbing properties - depends on how much glue it absorbs
• area of ​​one tile , the more the thickness of the adhesive layer, which it will have to be applied
• size surface on whichwill be glued tiles, an average of five kilograms per square meter.

Estimating all these parameters, boldly go to the store to find the right glue it to us.So what's the glue in priority: dry and ready?It all depends on your requirements and the characteristics of the room in which the cladding will occur.For example, in the bathroom, experts recommend to choose a dry, its basis is cement.

have finished glue there is one important point, it can be applied only on a perfectly smooth surface, and it is much more expensive.To date, the dry adhesive is more popular because of its availability and the optimal combination of characteristics.

Now a closer look at the properties and adhesive compositions.In composition, it is divided into three types: epoxy, cement, dispersion.

• Cement. Clay, which includes cement fairly universal.This is the budget version of the adhesive, thus, it has a high bonding strength.It is based around ninety percent of the cement.The proportion of such a glue for breeding: three parts glue, one part water.Work they can on uneven surfaces.
• variance .A mixture of acrylic, synthetic resin binders and additives.This adhesive is best suited for the surfaces trimmed with plasterboard.To work with the concrete it is suitable worse, for example, it is not recommended to glue the floor tiles.The adhesive is available ready to use, packed in a bucket, it allows you to save time on the glue for breeding.
• Epoxy. This two-component adhesive has three subspecies: fluid, mineral-filled pasta and pasta with filling hyperfine.Liquid glue consistency entering the small cracks and improves adhesion to the surface material.Wood, cement, concrete, metal, plywood, plastic, and it is not a complete list of the surfaces on which you can work this kind of glue.

Choosing adhesives for ceramic tiles it is necessary to understand what exactly a tile size you glue.The larger the area of ​​the tile, the higher should be the binding properties of the adhesive which it will be attached.Well, if the quartz sand and latex components will be part of the glue.

Let's look at three types of tiles and adhesives, which are optimally suited to each other:

• Mosaic. for its installation can be used as cementitious adhesive and adhesive polymer base.Some manufacturers produce special "super white" adhesive for laying mosaic.
• Gres. This finishing material has minimal water absorption, therefore, ordinary glue will not work here.Good bonding to the surface, the elasticity and increased stickiness, are the three main factors that should guide the choice of adhesive for porcelain tiles.
• Large format floor tiles.Major tiles which lay on the floor, it is recommended to strengthen the adhesive with high elasticity, it may be a glue based on cement and adhesive with added polymers.

elaborate on the prevalence of the form of adhesive as dry mixes, cement-base.Advantages of this type of adhesive are obvious.Dry adhesive for ceramic tiles can be laid tile on the wall, virtually any curvature, without preliminary preparation work surface.The price of such an adhesive is several times less, which is a significant advantage.Clay securely hold your tiles for over 50 years, and during this time will bother anyone, even the most original tiles.In dry mixtures have another advantage, with all the strength and reliability of the glue, if you decide to change the flooring, the dismantling will not cost you a great effort. tile is firmly, but at the same time, can be easily dismantled if necessary.

I would especially like to highlight the adhesive material such as "liquid nails» .How appropriate to their use in the wall tiles?If the choice of the varieties of liquid nails, it is recommended to use when installing the tiles - acrylic.It is necessary to consider one feature, as opposed to the use of adhesive mixtures of liquid nails missing waterproofing.The use of liquid nails when installing tiles possible in places where water is not ingested.

main convenience of this adhesive is the possibility to use it both indoors and outdoors for lining.But, to use all-purpose adhesive, recommended with caution.

his "universality" - the concept is very relative. Tile large size of 30x30 cm and can not be fixed by this adhesive.Experts recommend to pay attention to the issue of the choice of adhesive and pick it up based on your specific environment and not be guided by name.

In any repairs should be paid special attention to the calculation of the amount of building materials.Let's see how to calculate the number of tiles for the bathroom.Let's start from the floor. There are three main ways of laying tile on the floor:

• tiles mounted along the edge of walls
• tiles mounted at an angle of 45 degrees to the wall
• diagonally chess is used when installing tile with a picture or consisting of several colors.

Here are the basic rules for the calculation:

• determine the length and height of the surface to be tiled with tiles in centimeters
• subtracted from the walls of the door and the window size if it is
• measure the length and width of the floor in centimeters
• select the size of the tiles to be laid on the floor and walls
• first count result in square meters, and then, based on the size of tiles, count on the number of tiles in pieces.

Now we must calculate how much we need the glue for laying tiles. You need to consider several factors:

• explore the base material from which it is made and the number of irregularities on it.At relatively smooth surface if recesses 3 mm, the flow rate of adhesive material - minimum.If irregularities deeper, the adhesive is used also as an equalizer.There are special adhesives for leveling walls.The same method is applied in a case where the reverse side of the tile has a distinct relief, with adhesive consumption increases significantly.
• more tile area, the thicker layer of glue applied on it, of 2 mm in size 100x100 mm to 4.5 mm in size 300h500 mm.
• there are cases that a few tiles used in one figure have different thicknesses, this difference will align as adhesive
• right amount of glue is calculated as: the total number of square meters of the working surface is multiplied by the amount of glue that is needed for laying the tiles on onesquare meter.

Lay tile business requires certain skills.The price for such work in the market is quite high.The cost of laying one square meter of an experienced master is usually equal to the cost of one square meter of tiles.Therefore, the more expensive the material, the more money will be worth the work ukaladchika tiles.

There are some rules, following which you will be able to master this process :

• first diluted glue, as written in the instructions on the package.
• Laying the tiles coming from the floor to the ceiling.
• measure off the surface level and the rail are putting everything to be exactly.
• first row of tiles should be laid on it.
• On the back of the tile adhesive with a notched trowel inflict.
• We put and pressed her against the wall, paying attention to the glue was evenly distributed throughout the area.
• To equal distance between the tiles using plastic crosses, which are extracted before the putty joints.

Watch the video tiling with his hands.

Overwrite seams is recommended in a day, after the end of major works on the wall.To do this, we recommend to use a rubber spatula to qualitatively repaired all joints and nedopustit moisture intrusion in the operation of the bathroom.For the most effective proofing, you can take advantage of special sealants.When choosing them pay attention to the color of the sealant is ideally perfect balance of color tiles.tile laying on the floor technology has similar technology. begin laying need from the far corner, moving toward the door.

Determine what the best adhesive mixture considered difficult.Often, it is a matter of habit, and many artists, so many opinions.Different elasticity, perhaps most the main difference from each other adhesives.We list a few brands that have good characteristics among professionals:. "Eunice», Cerezit, «miners", "Mask", etc. Among the wide range of adhesives for ceramic tiles, everyone can choose the most suitable for their requirements mark.We recommend not to pay, and pay attention to the "Economy" series, which meets all the standards that currently apply to the adhesive agent.

wish you easy, fast and beautiful renovation!