Gypsum tiles - Manufacturing and laying his hands

Gypsum tile, what is it so good?

As already mentioned, tiles of plaster inferior in performance to some other facing materials.Apply it only to finish indoors.For exterior use, it is not suitable, since destroyed by the weather.However, gypsum wall tiles in addition to the aesthetic appeal also has many other advantages.

• Provides excellent sound and heat insulation .In particular, if you add insulation materials.
• Ecological safety and environmental friendliness .Plaster - a natural material, not contain any extraneous chemical impurities.
• Fire and flammability .Therefore, it can be used even when the furnace lining is made tiles.In case of accidental contact with fire in the material will not be released harmful substances.
• structure and composition of the natural tiles allow maintain a favorable microclimate room, besides, material is odorless .

Is it possible to make a plaster cladding tiles with their hands?

Decorative plaster tiles can be made as large and in small industries.In particular, it is possible to do at home with their own hands.Perhaps this was due to the natural properties of gypsum, which is heated and expands when it dries.

prepared solution of the following components: adhesive plaster tiles (better PVA), gypsum and water itself.All the ingredients are carefully mixed to obtain a creamy mass.Then the mass is poured into special molds, filling with all the emptiness and the gap (the properties of the material to expand).Often, flexible mold made of a bicomponent polyurethane.

In some cases, apply silicone mold (usually for large architectural constructions).And those and others are sold in the respective DIY stores.The drying time of gypsum is about 15 minutes.That is after 15 minutes you get the finished tile .The resulting material can be painted with acrylic paints.For example, gypsum tiles under brick painted brown shades.

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Stacking can be done in two ways - dry and wet .But before that it is important to properly prepare the surface and select tile.The base is leveled, cleaned and primed if necessary.Then sorted and removed tiles marriage (chipped).If it needs to be cut, then this applies ordinary hacksaw.The next stage is chosen method of application.

Dry method involves stacking vertical rows, and are used with tiles with projections (on opposite sides).Start drawing from the corner of the room.There is mounted vertically jointing rack.From it, measure a distance equal to the width of the tiles, and secure the second rail.Then, from top to bottom is laid tile (strung like beads on a rail).

wet method involves applying a bottom-up tiles horizontally.The base and the back of the tile is covered with mastic.After some time (indicated on the packaging mastic) is attached to the base tile.Vertical and horizontal rows can be controlled using the berthing cord and plumb.At the final stage of the grout joints are sealed.

Also for grouting can be used cement-sand mixture, polymer or mastic.The seams and joints is to fill only half a solution.