Manufacturing of decorative concrete with their hands

Decorative concrete - one of the most popular building materials, recently acquired quite widely used in landscape designers, as well as those who ennobles garden plots with their own hands.

is a composite material consisting of cement, water, gravel, modifying additives and dyes.

Decorative concrete is a high-strength material that is resistant to harsh environments: oil products, chemicals, UV - radiation, can withstand temperature extremes and mechanical stresses.

To of decorative concrete products have served you as long as possible, it is recommended at least once a year to handle their water-repellent substance.

The photo below shows the decorative concrete products.

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Making your own hands the solution

To prepare the decorative concrete, you will need a concrete mixer,to ensure a continuous mixing process.Take the cement and sand in proportions of 1: 3, after thorough mixing, add water.

If you plan to make colored concrete, add dyes, in the same time laid supplements and additives (modifiers and plasticizers, which provide flexibility and prevent the occurrence of cracks, and make it easy to remove the finished product from the mold).

Once the mixture is smooth, poured gravel about 40% of the total weight.Thoroughly mixed and ready for decorative concrete forming.

The following video is presented decorative concrete and technology of its manufacture.

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Methods of forming decorative concrete

ramming - using this method ready solution is poured into a mold or formwork and wooden stick (you can use a metal rod) makes the packing.This is known as the manual method.

below picture shows packing shape future product

Filling via vibropress - mechanical method of molding.

With special vibropress pour the solution into the mold.

For a large number of identical components, for example, in the manufacture of a fence, hydraulic presses are used already.

Thanks molding, which is carried out under pressure, products are more durable.

Currently very common polyurethane molds are also used in the construction of silicone, plastic and wood forms.

impressive variety of forms - it is stone, and animal skins, basket weave, geometric shapes, floral ornaments.

Examples of forms are shown in the photo below.

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you can make the shape with his hands.For this taken tiles imitating stone, wooden box 15 cm deep (you can make your own out of plywood).

box filled with silicone sealant to the middle and pressed, pre-lubricated with grease, silicone tile in the face.Surplus sealant is cut with a sharp knife.The form can be used in 3 days.

The video shows the process of manufacturing a mold by hand.

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Garden paths

Decorative concrete is most often used when creating garden paths.Can be performed in two ways: in the form of plates, which are manufactured by cast into molds or integral, the formwork constructed with their hands.

In the latter case, for decorating using a printing method.

to make their own hands whole garden path on the plot, measure out the area where it is proposed for paving.

removes the top layer of soil about 10 cm. Put the formwork, reinforced for strength and covered with a layer of gravel.Pour the solution periodically ramming it, smooth.

If you plan to make a garden path color, do not forget to add a solution of dry bulk dyes.

to the relief surface of garden paths using stamped method.

To do this, the concrete surface, which will bear the stamped pattern is smoothed on the surface is not completely frozen placed stencils or stamps, pre-greased with technical oil or water, to avoid getting stuck in the product, and lightly tamped.

After the final pour of decorative concrete stamps is removed, the surface is washed with the salt solution and applied a special protective layer by impregnation.

printing method allows a symmetrical geometric pattern or a mirror.Die-cast method is often used for recurring elements of decoration.

garden path also can be decorated with marble aggregate or colored glass, which is pressed into the surface of the grab, but not frozen mass.

In the video you can see an example of the manufacture of whole backyard garden path to the yard.

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decorative concrete fence

own hands, you can also make your own decorative fences from concrete for infield or fences inside the yard.

For its production pick up or fabricated forms required sizes and designs.The main elements are the pillars of the fence, sectional plates, caps.

sectional plates or panels can be unilateral or bilateral.

differ shape, texture, patterns.Columns can be either in one piece, and the teams, with or without patterning.Top caps are typically dome shape may be round, square.

for patterning or pattern on the fence elements are used printing method, similar to the garden path.

The photo shows an example of a decorative fence for the backyard courtyard.

Sculptures

often in the courtyards of town houses can be seen fabulous stumps, mushrooms, pieces of fantastic characters and animals.

Here you need not only arms, but also modeling lessons.

to start form the framework for future sculptures.

usually used for this fitting and welding machine.If the figure is hollow inside, then wrap the frame before forming a metal grid.Concrete solution is spread in layers.

Important: Each new layer throws, only after setting the previous one.

Small parts transfer (vyleplivaem) when applying the last layer.At last grasp, but not frozen layer is applied as needed mosaics, stamps.

After the decorative concrete stiffened, painted products.Sculpture is ready, we can put it on the chosen place for it in the yard.

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Wall design

Another way to concrete applications - a wall decoration.Decorative coating has high strength, has a low thermal level, which is particularly effective in the winter season.

aesthetic appearance of the walls, as well as a large range of products, a variety of colors of decorative plaster under concrete will satisfy any, even the most prejudiced consumers.

Thanks invoice weight you can make a rough surface smooth, eliminating hollows or bulges.

Plastic structure, persists for a long time after application, allowing punched through or by carving, interspersed with decorative elements to create the desired pattern.

first step in the finishing of the walls of decorative concrete plaster is their preparation.This cleaning of the surface from dust, grease spots.

Thereafter gruntuem wall.It is desirable primed 2-3 times to remedy deeply absorbed and provided a strong base with grip finish.Apply the solution with a spatula plaster.

attach decorative wall form stamped, embossed, mosaic.To create a symmetrical pattern using a printing method.After drying anchoring via wax or lacquer.

The video below shows the technology to work with decorative plaster under the concrete.

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