Finish tiled facades - how to do it yourself ?

facade tile installation - material characterization

Tiles facade is also known as "Brick" and is used for protection and decoration of the outer layer of brickwork.The distance should be at least 5 cm from the ground level.Detailed dimensions can be determined only after an accurate measurement of the cap and the floor.

Compared with ground material facade tiles found wider application, but requires a larger amount of finishing work.Therefore, in the process of acquisition, we estimate not only good performance, but also the appearance, which will have to watch for quite a long time on the walls of his house.

Laying tile façade has several advantages, here are some of them:

• good maintainability;
• increased impact resistance;
• high resistance to any stimuli of the environment;
• frost is more than 25 cycles;
• a variety of colors;
• opportunity to reuse.

however observed negative side:

• before assembly is necessary to align the walls;
• imposing price;
• glue physically wear out;
• required reinforcement mesh;
• labor-intensive.

Finish tile facades - the nuances of

person who has skills and versed in construction, easy to be able to fulfill such a finish correctly.Before installation, it is important to spend all cosmetic surgeries, which were scheduled earlier.

production boards made of artificial stone, so the elements can not be much watering before laying, because it can affect the change in the color palette.The same circumstance will help to understand how to make the facade tiles the color you need, if you suddenly gained is not an option for the depth of tone.It is not necessary to work with the material, if the increased humidity or on the street is rain.

To align the walls, carried out plastering surface.When a plaster layer of more than 2 cm, it is important not to forget about the reinforcing grid.

Before you install on the facade tiles is required to stock all the necessary tools that you need during installation.So, you will need: Tile, glass cutter, a pencil and a piece of chalk, long wooden sticks, tape, rubber and trowel, a knife and a trowel.Use a level that will allow lay finish straight.Next, use a plumb line, pliers for tile, whetstone, a basin or bucket with a hacksaw blade and rubber gloves.

Laying tile facade - steps

entire installation technology laying tile façade is based on a mechanical method.Fixing is carried out on any surface, thereby greatly simplified installation.Installation should begin with the installation batten (or galvanized profile Cutting board), the framework of which will be fixed vertically relative to the ground, and the interior elements - parallel to it.

Depending on the surface, which will work, selected fixture crates.If the facade is made of brick, then fit the dowel-nails up to 1.4 cm. If the house is built on permanent formwork technology, the frame anchor applied to 1.52 cm. The wooden crate, before you put finishing facade tiles, processed antiseptic composition.

With gidrourovnya create a horizontal mark in a circle facade that allows screws to fix the tiles.It is necessary to carry out the installation from the bottom up, starting from the corner.Fixing the first tile is made by 4 screws, and all the others - two.If the tile has a mortgage, then the second row of tiles should go to mortgage the first row, and then fasten the dowel-nails.If you want to place between the tile and facade insulation, the installation is carried out through a layer of insulation, with longer nails.

There is another method of attachment, if the tiles do not provide special design for mechanical fixing, its just glued.A feature of the process is a significant weight tiles, so the adhesive layer should be about 0.5 cm. Before installing, moisten the wall and the surface of the tiles, and then apply the adhesive, then smoothed it all over the surface of the teeth with a special spatula.It remains only to attach the tiles to the wall, her good performances poprizhimat to glue on the sides and proceed to the next installation.