How to lay stone on the floor and walls?

For decorative finishing of walls and floorsUse natural or artificial stone. Before the beginning of the cladding, it is important to properly prepare the stone, as well as the facing surface, in order to avoid the appearance of cracks or other defects in the future.

So, before laying the stone is cleaned of "cement milk", and, if necessary, treatedbulgarian, if the edges have large irregularities. The prepared stone is laid out on the floor for a "rough" simulation of the future pattern. During such modeling it is necessary to alternate different shades of a stone in order to get a more natural appearance of the masonry.

Surface of a wall or floor before laying a stone you need to make it smooth, dry and smooth. It is important to make sure thatThe surface to be coated does not exfoliate, does not crumble. If the stone is laid on newly constructed walls, you should definitely wait at least six months before facing to give the walls time to shrink.

Before laying a stone on an already prepared floor surface, treat the stone with a primer - on the side, with which the stone will lie on the floor. It may also be necessary to treat the stone with an antimicrobial compound.

How to lay a stone on the floor?

There are many ways of laying a stone on the floor. Available at home is method of laying a stone on a glutinous mortar.

On the floor surface with a comb trowelApply the solution prepared according to the instructions. Do not apply too much solution at one time, because on its surface can form a film, which will reduce the adhesive properties of the adhesive.

Stone slabs are laid on the mortar so that they do not form voids. Before laying plates can be marked, so that later it would be easier to find the one necessary for the execution of the intended pattern.

During the laying of the stone, very it is important to observe the correct temperature conditions. As a rule, stone laying works can be carried out at an ambient temperature of + 5 ° С to + 25 ° С (sometimes up to + 35 ° С)

How to lay stone on walls?

If the thickness of the stone slabs for wall coveringis less than 10 mm, then fastening of such plates to the wall is carried out without metal fastening. If the thickness of the stone slabs exceeds 10 mm, then these slabs can be laid on the wall with the help of metal fasteners using a cement-sand mortar or without it.

At home, walls are usually lined with thin stone slabs, and therefore it is possible to lay the stone on glue or mastic. This is not only convenient, but also profitable, since the connection is more elastic, which means it is not terrible shrinkage.

It should be noted that, for example, When facing the walls with natural marble, you can use only special formulations on an anhydrous basis. Otherwise, the probability of occurrence of defective spots on the surface of the laid stone is high.

However, the best way to lay natural marble on walls or floors, as well as laying other expensive stone rocks is not to do it yourself. Much It is safer in this case to trust the professionals with extensive experience.