Seamless laying of decorative stone on the wall. How to put a decorative stone on the wall. Advantages of wall decoration with artificial stone

Hello, this interview I will conduct it on my own behalf, since I have been laying gypsum decorative stone for 2 years already, I work conscientiously, and it is unlikely that someone better than me will be able to tell you about all the intricacies of laying. I will put everything on the shelves so that you can put it with your own hands with high quality. As they say, we try once, and we will admire for many years.

Straight to the point:

Buy decorative gypsum stone in Minsk You can follow the link decorative stone "Stone Line". I have been working with this stone for more than a year, I consider it the best in Belarus, and therefore I advise you so that there are no problems in the future!

Let's start with the necessary tools for laying:

1. Ordinary wood saw

The gypsum polymer stone is easily cut with a regular hacksaw, so there is no need for a grinder and excess dust.

2. Miter box with high sides

It is used for sawing decorative plaster stone at 90 and 45 degrees.

3. Spatulas

Spatulas are used to apply glue. I use three spatulas, small (7-9 cm), medium (15-17 cm) and medium notched (15-17 cm)

It is used after laying decorative gypsum stone for filling joints between joints and at corners.

5. Paints from the manufacturer of gypsum stone in the required colors

Manufacturers should give out paint bottles with the stone in all the colors that your gypsum stones are painted with. It is used for painting over white seams after puttying and accidental chips.

6. Varnish on water based

After the paint has dried, all places on the decorative gypsum stone, where the seams were sealed and there were chips, must be varnished.

7. Kitchen sponges

It is very convenient to use when puttying seams with putty.

8. Two brushes of small diameter

The first brush is for applying paint on a decorative stone made of gypsum, the second is for water-based varnish.

9. Milk bag

This, such an ordinary thing, will help you greatly facilitate the work of sealing joints and corners with putty. Cut the milk bag from the side where you already had a hole, from edge to edge. On the opposite side, we make a new small hole in the corner with a diameter of no more than 4-5 mm. We put putties inside the bag and now, through a small hole, gently squeeze it right into the joints of decorative stones.

10. File, sandpaper, chisel

It is far from always that a decorative gypsum stone is poured in perfectly even forms, this makes laying difficult. These tools will help you quickly fit stones one to one. It is most convenient for me to use a chisel, it can quickly and accurately remove both a large layer and a small one, and then clean it with sandpaper.

11. Tile adhesive (bag of 3-7 meters, see consumption on the package),
maybe liquid nails

Gypsum decorative stone has a small mass, any glue will hold it without any problems and you should not buy super-duper strong glue for the same price. I usually use luxury tile adhesive in my work, or the one that customers buy. I rarely lay on liquid nails, but I can tell you with confidence that they will hold the stone without any problems. There was a case, they tried to lay it on silicone, it still holds.
! It is very convenient to lay decorative bricks on liquid nails. It dries quickly and does not stain the edges. Once I was asked to put White stone invoices " old brick on a white already painted wall. We didn’t want to remove the paint, the repair in the apartment had already been completed, everything was clean. We decided to lay on liquid nails directly on the paint + we did an imitation of jointing, retreating from each brick by 1 cm. It turned out very beautiful: on a white wall, white brick and most importantly, be very careful. It seems to be a gamble, but it turned out quite reliably.

12. Level

Always make sure that your masonry does not move relative to the level.

13. Simple pencil

Mark cut lines.

14. Construction mixer or drill with a nozzle

For mixing glue and putty.

Gypsum decorative stone

See if the color depends on the viewing side

Let's start laying decorative stone with our own hands. I have already revealed many secrets, describing the necessary tools. So now let's talk about the laying process itself. To begin with, we consider the facing gypsum stone, it often happens that the color of the stone depends on the viewing side. It is important! Initially, ask the manufacturer which side to lay, otherwise it may turn out to be porridge. If the color of the stone does not depend on the viewing side, we begin laying.

We lay on the level, make sure that the joints do not match.

Dilute the glue with water, beat with a mixer, make the consistency of a thick paste. Next, we check the level of the floor, the first tiles must be laid according to the level. Decorative tiles often have various sizes(length) try not to repeat. For example: large, medium, small, medium ... and so on. When laying the second row, and all subsequent ones, make sure that the new joint does not coincide with the previous one, if it matches or is close to it, replace the tile with a different size.

We make complex elements with the help of a chisel or other improvised tools.

If you need to beautifully bypass the switch, you have reached the arch or, pick up a pencil, saw, chisel and carefully cut off the excess, after which the edges must be smoothed with sandpaper.

Cutting corners with a miter box

To ensure that the corners fit well together, cut them with a miter box, when laying two cut tiles, try to keep them snug against each other. Use a miter box for cutting right angles. If there is no miter box, use a corner or object with a perfect right angle.

Carry out curly cutting of edges along the contour of the texture

The texture of the decorative stone itself suggests how beautifully the stone can be cut. Saw with a hacksaw along the texture line, firstly, it is thinner there (easier to cut), and secondly, it turns out more beautiful and natural. Do not forget to sand with sandpaper after sawing.

We close up the joints, corners and places of figured cutting with putty.

We fill the milk bag with putty and gently squeeze it through a small hole exactly into the seam, corner, cut edges or around the switch. After that, we take an ordinary sponge for dishes and remove the excess, do not forget to periodically wash the sponge. Wipe the stone thoroughly so that no putty remains on it.

We paint over the places of putty and cuts with paint from the manufacturer.

Only after the putty has dried do we start painting all the white places: corner joints, cut edges of the stone, switches, etc. If the stone has several colors, be careful to match the color.

Go through water-based varnish

Go over all stained areas with water-based varnish, this protective layer so that in the future the stone was resistant to wet cleaning.

All! It remains only to admire the work done with your own hands. I wish you good luck in your endeavors. Once you start, the rest is not so difficult.

PS: If you have any questions or just want to thank for a useful article, write in the comments below.

Elena says: 07/01/2015 at 13:08

Good afternoon. I want to put a decorative gypsum stone (or is it better concrete?) fragments in the hallway on the painted washing paint wall. If you prime the stone itself and put it on liquid air, will it pass? Thank you!

Ranil says: 07/12/2015 at 21:30

Hello. We wanted to decorate the wall in the kitchen with stone in places. The wall is painted with water-based emulsion. Which stone is better to take (in the sense that it was easier)? Is it possible to glue a stone on a painted wall after pre-priming it? If so, what kind of primer? Thanks in advance.

Konstantin says: 08/02/2015 at 11:45

Good afternoon. Need your advice. There is a bar on which I want to put a decorative stone, the counter is sheathed with chipboard, but after reading here that it is not advisable to glue the stone on the chipboard, I became thoughtful! What if I screw drywall on the chipboard with self-tapping screws and then glue the stone on it. So can it be done or not? thanks in advance for your reply!!!

irvine says: 08/08/2015 at 13:55

Good day! Do you think it is necessary to plaster the wall before laying decorative "bricks" on a gypsum basis (dimensions 240x63x8 mm), if the vertical and horizontal difference is not more than 12 mm

Tatiana says: 08/17/2015 at 15:35

Good afternoon Please tell me what to do if the water-based varnish does not dry out, after applying it has already been 3 weeks or a month, it may have been applied too abundantly or from hot weather, until now it sticks ... .. Thank you)))

Galina says: 08/25/2015 at 18:16

Can anyone help, they put a gypsum stone under the brick. The width of the seam is not the same everywhere, since the stone does not have a completely even edge. Without grout, I don't like something. How to rub the seams? we can't find any.

Tanya says: 09/02/2015 at 14:35

Hello! Please tell me, is it possible to use gypsum stone in the bathroom, provided that I cover it with a double layer of varnish (on the front side and ribs) and use grout?
Thank you in advance

Catherine says: 09/10/2015 at 18:02

Hello! Can you please tell me what temperature the decorative concrete stone can withstand? At what minimum distance from a cast-iron fireplace stove can it be laid? Thank you!

Anatoly says: 09/14/2015 at 03:01

Hello. Please tell me if it is possible to decorate the wall above the coal stove. gypsum stone or will it collapse from temperature?

Svetlana says: 09/23/2015 at 13:55

Hello, tell me, please, we want to lay out the wall with a gypsum brick Monte Alba, the wall is already putty, what can be done with it? how to remove the putty?

Igor says: 09/28/2015 at 03:04

Hello! Tell me, please, is it possible to lay a stone on liquid wallpaper and on a painted wall with water-dispersion paint? Thank you.

Andrey says: 11/13/2015 at 17:07

I combined the loggia with the kitchen and I want to lay out the parapet with gypsum tiles inside the room. The parapet is insulated with extruded polystyrene foam 100mm thick.

Oksana says: 11/16/2015 at 18:30

Hello! Bought decorative brick.Immediately after delivery, they didn’t check (it wasn’t possible). After a while, the boxes were opened, but it was very fragile and the back side was uneven. It’s too late to return, a lot of time has passed. 3 point nails and press against the wall,then the brick breaks due to not flat surface and fragility.What to do? Putting knauf on perflix, applying this mixture to the wall and brick, spreading it over the entire surface? Like butter on bread?) The brick is milky, but it will get dirty from the mortar. ?And then apply wax or varnish? Ideally, the wall should be white, matte. THANK YOU!

Andrey says: 11/17/2015 at 03:47 pm

I ordered a "line of stone" - slate.
But the headache is tormenting - the walls are puttied to "zero" on drywall.
I'm thinking of going with Ceresit 17 and then 16 for better grip.
I would like to use liquid nails, but 35m2 of gypsum tiles is a weight. Or will it keep?
If not liquid, then options:
Knauf Perfix is ​​​​a drywall adhesive (it is believed that it is better, because putty draws water from cement adhesives).
Ceresit 16 or Lux Plus.
Liquid is easier, but something people periodically sting that it doesn’t hold well. Andrey says: 11/18/2015 at 10:19 am

Tried. Doesn't seem to be holding up well. It’s definitely not worth regretting when you press it - it flattens into a narrow strip. It's easy to apply but you have to wait for it to dry. True, I tried it on a concrete stone, but it is heavy.

Vladislav says: 23.11.2015 at 20:09

Good afternoon, great forum, thanks for the articles and advice. I concluded that it is better to prime the stone from the back, not to mention the walls, you can’t glue it on the wallpaper, and it’s better to use a special glue for gypsum stone or tile. That's all good) but here's how to decide on the plinth, the situation is such that a niche in the corner of the room will be sealed with a stone, and it turns out that the plinth and fillet will not be around the entire perimeter of the room, how will it look? Judging by the photo, it looks better and more authentic without a plinth, with a fillet, while the situation is not at all clear, make it up to the stone, that is, dock with it, or make a fillet completely around the perimeter and bring the stone up to it at the top (then there will be a gap between the stone and the ceiling )

The master persuaded me to do the same in the loggia window slopes in the tone of the wall, laying out decorative stone(plaster bricks). Didn't like the result. Looks rough. How to remove decorative stone?

Olga says: 03/25/2017 at 17:20

Hello! please answer - is it possible to make gypsum putty for sealing tile joints? if not, then advise how to seal the joints and seams in artificial stone tiles? Please reply to email. mail. Thank you in advance!

Today, there are a huge number of options for how and with what to finish the wall outside and inside. One of the most popular and sought-after methods is wall decoration with decorative stone. With the help of decorative stone, you can create a beautiful facade that will complement the overall exterior of the building, in harmony with the landscape design. You can use decorative stone for interior wall decoration. In order for the decorative stone to hold securely, a certain technology should be followed when gluing it. We will take a closer look at how to glue a decorative stone on a wall, from preparation to finishing work.

What is needed for work?

To make your work go as quickly as possible, and you do not have to be distracted, it is recommended to prepare all construction material and tool. To stick a decorative stone with your own hands, you will need:

• square,
• drill / mixer for the manufacture of adhesive mixture,
• grinder with a cutting disc for stone,
• spatula, trowel or trowel,
• level,
• rubber mallet,
• paint brush,
• metal brush,
• wooden block,
• roulette,
• container for grout and glue,
• medium hard brush for smoothing seams,
• syringe gun,
• sprayer for water repellent,
• adhesive mixtures.

You need to have everything you need at hand, then the work will not seem tedious, although this process is quite painstaking! So, the first step is to complete all the preparatory work.

Good preparation is the key to success!

In most cases, indoor walls are plastered, concrete or brick. If you have a similar wall, then preparatory work will be few. It is much more difficult if there are remnants of old wallpaper or paint on the wall surface. Before gluing the decorative stone, all remnants of the previous finish should be carefully removed. To do this, you can use a metal brush or spatula. The surface should be cleaned so that the adhesive has good contact with the wall base. Metal brush will scratch the surface, and the spatula will cleanly remove all possible contaminants. After that, you need to properly prime the wall with a primer, preferably water-based acrylic. To do this, use a roller or brush.

If the surface of the walls is wooden or plasterboard, then similar work should be done with these surfaces. However, if the decorative tile will be glued to the adhesive composition, which contains cement, then you will first need to fill a special masking mesh, for example, based on fiberglass, then treat the surface by applying a layer of plaster.

When the walls are ready, it is necessary to prepare the decorative stone itself. If the stone of your choice is made on the basis of gypsum, then it is also advisable to treat the back surface of the tile with an acrylic primer. All these preparatory, it would seem, simple work, are able to speed up and facilitate the process of work several times. Now you need to choose the right adhesive for decorative stone.

Choosing the Right Adhesive

Today there are two types of glue, namely:

1. Based on cement.
2. On a plaster basis.

One of the most popular and in demand is Ceresit CM11 glue. However, if the decorative stone is to be glued from the outside, CM17 or 117 is required. As a rule, the packaging of the adhesive indicates what kind of work it is intended for: for external or internal. Be prepared for the fact that outdoor glue will cost more.

There are two more brands that use in great demand, thanks to its quality, namely Perlfix and Knauf. These types of adhesives are great for gypsum-based decorative tiles. There are other less well-known brands, but you should not take too cheap ones, because there is a risk of acquiring low-quality glue.

Installation of decorative tiles. Stages!

All work on the installation of decorative tiles can be divided into several stages, namely:

1. Application of the adhesive layer.
2. Decorative stone laying.
3. Application protective coating.

Each of these stages must be carried out with the highest quality, in accordance with all technological requirements and regulations. Now we will cover the basics, step by step, step by step.

Applying the adhesive

If you purchased a gypsum-based decorative stone, then it can be glued to almost any adhesive, for example, PVA or even gypsum. Some practice the use of liquid nails, water-acrylic mounting adhesive etc. The weight of such a tile is small, unlike sand-concrete artificial stone. Accordingly, there is every chance that it will hold on to the wall surface for a long time and firmly. In some cases, it makes no sense to apply a layer of plaster, as we indicated above, speaking of drywall and wooden surface. But only in cases where the stone is mounted without a seam. In all other cases, the surface should be treated with glue. The adhesive composition is applied to the wall with a spatula. It is important to ensure that the application layer is uniform.

Note! It is not recommended to apply the adhesive immediately to the entire wall where the decorative stone will be mounted. It is best to cover a wall area up to 1 m2. Otherwise, the glue may dry before the stone is glued.

Decorative stone laying

So, this process is divided into four consecutive steps, the observance of which will lead to a positive result.

At this stage, it is important to carry out the correct kneading adhesive composition. It should be sufficiently elastic and thick, but in no case crumbly. When gluing an artificial stone, it should be well pressed. This is especially important when the stone is placed on cement mortar. Press down in moderation, so that the remaining glue comes out around the entire perimeter of the tile. This will avoid voids and also provide excellent sealing. At the next stage, all connections and joints will be rusticated.

If the stone needs to be cut, then you can use a hacksaw or grinder. If the stone is gypsum-based, then it is better not to use the grinder, as there is a risk of splitting the stone. At the same time, try to lay the cut edge in places that do not catch your eye. In this case appearance finished wall will be more aesthetic.
If the stone you bought must have seams, then strive to ensure that they are uniform. Watch the width and parallelism of the rows. However, one should not achieve such accuracy as when laying tiles, where every millimeter is taken into account. Some negligence can only be beneficial.

Installation of decorative stone is best to start from the corner. This is due to the fact that this technology does not provide corner elements. Stone laying should be carried out sequentially, row by row. At the same time, go from bottom to top. If you want to start laying from the middle of the wall, then you can fill the guide rail. It could be aluminum profile. This process will avoid getting glue on the tiles, as each row will rest against each other.

In most cases, decorative stone is placed under the jointing. This implies a certain removal of the tiles from each other. These seams, in the process of pressing the stone, can be filled with glue. Therefore, it should be carefully removed. After these seams are filled with a special jointing. If the joint mixture consists of the same adhesive composition, then there is no point in removing adhesive residue from the joints. When the mastic completely hardens, it can be tinted in a different color, which will enhance the expressiveness of the decorative stone. As for the width of the seam, everything here will depend on the tile you have chosen. The seam can be millimetric or have a width of several centimeters. For example, when a brick is placed under the jointing, then standard width seam 1.2 cm. In the case when there should be no seams between the stones in the masonry, it should be placed as close as possible to each other. If the process of gluing the tiles was carried out correctly, then the adhesive that came out into the seams may be enough to form a seam. To arrange it, you should wait a bit for the mixture to harden slightly. Forming can be done with a special wooden spatula, which must have a certain shape and appropriate thickness for the seam.

If the squeezed out glue is not enough for beautiful formation seam, then you should prepare an additional mixture. To apply it, you will need a special bag from which it will be convenient to squeeze the mixture into the seam. So, there is less risk that you will stain the tile. When the seams are dry, and the mixture has a crumbly character, the surface of the stone can be cleaned of any adhesive residue that could have got on it. This can be done with a dry brush, but never with a wet and stiff brush. This can bring irreparable damage to the decorative stone.

At the final stage, it remains to apply a special protective composition to the surface of the decorative stone. This action is required. It can significantly increase the life of the cladding. In addition, with the help of a protective layer, you can give a different shade. Protective coating is required:

• in places where there is a risk of moisture ingress or, conversely, the room is consistently damp;
• if there are pets or children in the house;
• if the stone has a surface layer of paint;
• if the purchased gypsum is of poor quality.

In all these cases, a protective layer of a special composition will reliably protect the finished surface from possible damage. As for the choice of protective coating, it must also meet some important characteristics. For example, it should have increased adhesion, and have gypsum in its composition. When using it, there should not be any traces after drying.

Note! If you want to purchase a water-repellent composition, then the one that has a water base will be the best. Such formulations are better than those that contain solvents. Although in some cases coatings that are based on a solvent are more effective. This is due to the fact that they form on the surface protective film, figuratively speaking, "concrete" the surface.

Note! The protective coating should only be applied when the cladding is ready and the grout is completely dry. It is applied with a spray gun or roller / brush.

If the wall decoration will be carried out outside, then it is desirable to carry out the work in dry weather.

As you can see, laying a decorative stone with your own hands is quite within the power of everyone. There are no intricate technological processes. If you have already completed this work, or had a similar experience in the past, then please share your impressions at the end of this article by leaving comments.

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Laying technology without filling intermediate seams. Given detailed instructions for marking and calculating masonry:

For those who are used to doing everything with their own hands, instructions for self-manufacturing decorative stone:

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Interior decoration with decorative stone is always stylish, beautiful and fashionable. This article will talk about how the decorative stone is laid on the wall with detailed step by step instructions process.

The technology of laying decorative stone on the wall does not require special skills, the main thing is to follow the sequence of steps and use all your creative abilities.

Preparation of materials

The construction industry offers a wide variety of types of decorative stone. They may be the most different textures, structure and color shades. By choosing necessary material, you need to immediately decide on the method of installation. It can be with or without stitching.

Laying of decorative artificial stone with jointing is intended for slabs with correct forms brick-like. Other types do not require special design of seams.

We select the appropriate adhesive for masonry and mortar for joints, if jointing is foreseen. Also, to decorate the seam, you must purchase a dye that matches the shade of the stone or a contrasting color.

To apply glue to the wall, you need to stock up on a convenient spatula or trowel. To cut stone, you will need an angle grinder. After purchasing all these materials, the stage of surface preparation begins.

Wall preparation

In order for the laying of decorative stone on the wall in the apartment to go smoothly and in the end we got the stable desired result, it is necessary to take seriously the preparation of the working surface.

Masonry can only be done if time has passed since the walls were built for at least half a year. Otherwise, the wall may shrink and decorative trim will start to break down.

We level the surface of the wall with plaster, sealing up all the cracks and irregularities. Then we make a surface primer, which dries for about two hours. Only after the working wall dries well and is completely dry and hard, you can proceed to the main stage of the process.

Main process

Before starting work, we examine the decorative stone. On the back surface of the slabs, we remove the remnants of foamed cement with a special metal brush. Then we check the sections of the material, if there are various irregularities, we grind the edges of each tile.

For those who will lay the decorative stone for the first time with their own hands, it is advisable to first lay out the material on the floor, matching each element to each other. Then, you will have a clear idea of ​​the result of your creativity. You can combine stones of different colors and textures to form interesting ornaments and patterns.

It is better to start laying from the lower left corner. Finishing each row, we give a little time to fix it and dry the glue. The adhesive usually sets instantly and does not require much time. When the bottom row is completely fixed, you can proceed to a new one.

In this case, the solution with glue should be evenly distributed between the end edges of the plates and should not fall on them. front surface. After finishing the masonry, if necessary, we carry out the jointing of the seams.

The final stage in the installation of decorative stone is painting or varnishing the resulting masterpiece. This will add saturation to the hue of the wall and make it even more attractive.

To make the whole process go smoothly without unpleasant surprises, the site contains photos and videos of each step of the work. By following all the tips and recommendations using your own fantasies and ideas, you can achieve an incredible result of your work. creative work will bring positive emotions and moral satisfaction for the aesthetically attractive interior design of housing.

Some people who have a desire to decorate the wall with a decorative stone mistakenly think what to lay given material can be done in exactly the same way as ordinary tiles. This is only partly true. similar stone has an unusual texture, size and material, so you will need to take into account some of the nuances.

Today, natural decorative stone and artificial are distinguished. The second one is much easier to work with, problems can only arise with its shape. Regarding a real stone, it is worth knowing that it has a very large weight. In this regard, before asking how to lay a decorative stone, you need to make sure that there is sufficient load bearing capacity at the wall on which it is planned to lay. For example, if a wall is fragmentarily covered with putty, after a while it will collapse, losing facing stones one at a time.

In order to give the masonry a natural look, it is recommended to purchase corner elements.

List of tools that are needed to lay artificial stone

Tools for laying decorative stone: 1 - chisels, 2 - sandpaper, 3 - level, 4 - miter box, 5 - spatulas, 6 - construction mixer, 7 - sponges.

1. Wood saw. Artificial stone can be easily cut with an ordinary hacksaw, so you don’t have to use a grinder that can lift a large number of dust.
2. Miter box with high sides - used to cut an artificial stone from gypsum at 45 and 90 °.
3. Spatulas. This tool is used to apply glue. It is recommended to use 3 spatulas: small (7-9 cm), medium (15-17 cm) and medium notched (15-17 cm).
4. Putty. It will be applied after the artificial gypsum stone has been laid. It is necessary for filling seams at corners and between joints.
5. Paints from the manufacturer of gypsum stones in the required colors. Manufacturers are obliged to give bottles with paint of all colors along with the stones, in which the artificial stone is painted. It is used to paint over white seams after putty and accidental chips.
6. Water based varnish. After the paint dries, all the places on the artificial gypsum stone where there were chips and seams will need to be varnished.
7. Kitchen sponges. It is quite convenient to use when puttying seams with putty.
8. Two brushes with a small diameter. The first brush will be needed in order to apply paint to the artificial gypsum stone, and the second - for water-based varnish.
9. Milk sachet. The thing is so ordinary, but it can help to significantly facilitate the sealing of corners and joints with putty. The milk bag must be cut from the side where the hole was already, from edge to edge. WITH opposite side a new small hole is made with a diameter of not more than 4-5 mm. Putty is thrown inside the bag, after which it is gently squeezed out through a small hole into the joints of the decorative stone.
10. Sandpaper, file, chisel. does not always pour in a perfectly even shape, this can make styling difficult. Such tools can help you quickly fit stones one to one. It is most convenient to use a chisel, it can gently and quickly remove the layer as big size, and small, and then clean it with sandpaper.
11. Tile adhesive (a bag of 5-7 m, consumption should be viewed on the package), liquid nails. Gypsum artificial stone has a small mass, absolutely any glue can hold it without problems, therefore, there is no need to buy any expensive one. Liquid nails are able to support the weight of the stone without any problems. Decorative bricks are quite convenient to lay on these fasteners. They dry quickly and won't smudge the edges.
12. Building level. It is necessary to constantly ensure that the laying is not carried out according to the level.
13. A simple pencil to be able to distinguish cut lines.
14. A mixer for construction or a drill with a nozzle for mixing putty and glue.

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Surface preparation for laying

Before gluing the decorative stone, you should prepare the surface for laying. The wall should be smooth, strong and clean, not subject to shrinkage, have fairly good adhesion. In order to check its degree, it is necessary to spray the wall with water and see if there is an area in which the liquid remains in drops or is not absorbed.

If such places exist, they must be subjected to additional machining. If laying is carried out on a very dry surface or in hot weather, working wall need to moisturize. The back side of the material to be laid is also recommended to be moistened. After the water has been applied, it is necessary to wait approximately 3 minutes. During this period of time, moisture should have time to be absorbed. Surfaces that are highly absorbent should be treated with a primer.

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Selection of tiles for the picture that will be laid out

The scheme is correct and improper styling decorative stone.

Before laying the facing material, it is necessary to remove the facing stones from several different packages and lay out at least 2 square meters on a flat surface. m of decorative stone. This will enable you to select various elements size, color, thickness and texture. In this way, it will be possible to get a visual idea of ​​​​how to place the stone and where it will be necessary to make adjustments to the elements that will be joined.

During the laying process, this will help to reduce the concentration and amount of sawn stones in places where the masonry elements will adjoin each other.

Should be divided total area into separate working areas, approximately 5 rows of stones each.

Decorative stone can be laid with or without jointing. Therefore, depending on which type of facing stone is chosen, it is necessary to count the distance to the seams. Most often, the distance between the facing elements is approximately 1-1.2 cm, however, the width of the joints may vary depending on what type and type of masonry is planned to be used.

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How to lay a decorative gypsum stone with your own hands

First of all, you need to see if the color depends on the viewing side.

It is worth noting that many secrets have already been announced in the description of the list. necessary tools. Therefore, further we will talk about the direct installation process. First of all, it is necessary to consider facing stone. It can often be the case that the color of the stones will depend on the viewing side. It is very important. Initially, you should ask the manufacturer which side you need to lay it, otherwise the laying process may not be performed correctly. If the color of the stones does not depend on the viewing side, laying should begin.

Laying must be carried out according to the level. Care must be taken to ensure that the joints do not match. The glue is diluted with water, whipped with a mixer to the consistency of a thick paste. Next, you should check the level of the floor, the first tiles must be laid on the level. Decorative stones are most often different sizes(length). Try not to have any overlap.

In the process of laying the second row and all subsequent ones, it is necessary to ensure that the new joint does not coincide with the previous one. If it matches or is close to it, you will need to replace the tile with a different size.

Complex elements should be done correctly with a chisel or other improvised tools.

If you need to beautifully bypass, for example, a switch, you need to pick up a simple pencil, chisel, saw and carefully cut off all that is superfluous. After that, the edges will need to be smoothed with sandpaper.

Next, the corners are cut with a miter box. So that the corners can fit well together, you should cut them with a miter box. When laying 2 cut tiles, care must be taken to ensure that they fit snugly against each other. It is also recommended to use a miter box for cutting right angles. If it is not there, you will need to use a corner or an object that has a perfectly right angle.

Curly cutting of the edges is carried out along the contour of the texture. The texture of the decorative stone itself tells you how beautifully you can cut the stone. It should be cut with a hacksaw along the texture lines. This is due to the fact that, firstly, it is thinner there (it will be easier to cut), and secondly, it will turn out more beautiful and natural. After sawing, do not forget about sanding with sandpaper.

Next, the joints, places of figured cutting and corners are sealed with putty. The milk bag is filled with putty, after which it is necessary to carefully squeeze it out through a small hole exactly into the corner, seam, cut edges or around the switch. After that, you need to take an ordinary sponge for dishes and remove all unnecessary. Do not forget to periodically wash the sponge. You will need to carefully wipe the stone so that no putty remains on it.

Next, paint over the places of putty and cuts with paint from the manufacturer. Only after the putty is completely dry, it is possible to start painting all white places: cut edges of stones, corner joints, switches, and so on. If the stone has several colors, you must be careful and follow the color match.

This material looks very original, so everyone who wants to finish the walls in an unusual and non-standard way is interested in how to lay and glue decorative stone. Well, you also need to be able to stand out and get away from the standard. Therefore, they are interested in how to do it.

Moreover, such a design is quite appropriate both inside the apartment, where it betrays the entourage of a certain medieval castle (with appropriately selected lighting, it looks like a shine in general), and in the facade cladding own house if you want to bring into use a semblance of antiquity and sublime grandeur.

Only if for internal works fit any kind of decorative stone, then for outdoor you need to choose from natural and cement. Gypsum remains very hygroscopic; if you impose a facade on them, you will have to take additional measures to prevent them from absorbing moisture. Otherwise, from precipitation, it will very quickly lose its decorative effect.

Natural stone is preferable in many ways. However, its cost for many will be too high. Artificial varieties are slightly worse, and in some respects they can overtake natural ones - not only because of their availability, but also due to the fact that they are decorated by manufacturers in a variety of ways, and therefore they allow you to recreate completely unexpected things both indoors and outside the house. effects. In addition, artificial stone (especially made on the basis of gypsum) is much lighter. So it holds on tighter, and the load on the walls is less - to the point that they are allowed to finish even drywall partitions

How to lay and glue decorative stone? The process is in many ways similar to the process of tiling a wall. However, of course, there are certain differences.

What to glue

• The choice of mixture depends on which stone you have purchased.
• Gypsum fragments are placed on glue with the same base - then the adhesion will be as reliable as possible.
• natural and cement stone can be put on the DSP. However, elements planted on cement adhesives look neater and stick faster.
• If the design area is small, you can use liquid nails for all types of stone. When facing the entire wall, it will be a little expensive, so it will be more economical to buy the appropriate glue.

Preparing the walls

• Since any decorative stone has a textured surface, when it is glued, it will become impossible to level the cladding.
• Finishers recommend leveling the walls at least to a rough level: puttying the most noticeable depressions and cracks, cutting down rough ledges. If a decorative brick is chosen as a facing material, you will also have to apply a fine leveling, since it is laid according to the tile principle and will emphasize all the flaws. If the stone has an irregular, close to natural, shape, minor defects can be ignored.
• As for the old finish. Peeling plaster will have to be knocked down unambiguously. Old wallpaper is removed without fail.
• If they are new, and you need to paste over a piece of wall with a stone, the coating is carefully cut off along the contour a little less than expected. Inside the outlined outline, the wallpaper is dismantled, and the outer edge is trimmed and wrapped in order to mask the junction of wallpaper and stone afterwards. But with the paint they act according to the situation: if it holds tight and does not peel off, a check is made for the strength of the setting of the element from the surface and, if the result is satisfactory, the paint is not dismantled.
• If a gypsum stone is laid out, the wall is treated with a primer deep penetration. If cement or natural, it is sprayed with water from a spray bottle. The same manipulations are carried out with the reverse side of the stone, which will be adjacent to the surface.
• Before starting work on the floor, several square meters elements. This is especially important when facing with a stone of arbitrary shape - this will help you imagine how it will look on the wall and choose the most harmonious arrangement of elements. In addition to placement in shape and size, at this stage, attention is also paid to color design: congestion in one place only dark elements can give the room a gloomy or untidy look.

Decorative stone laying

• Unlike tiles, gluing this finish is not a craft, but an art. However, some rules still exist.
• If the wall to be finished has a corner, the layout starts from it. And first, a kind of guide is laid out in several elements, and the rest of the panel diverges from it to the side.
• When tiling, the direction of gluing must be observed: from bottom to top. For laying out with a decorative stone, this is not an indispensable condition. Moreover, many finishers prefer to start from the top: this way there is no risk of glue sticking to already attached elements. This is very significant, since, due to their textured surface, it is rather difficult to remove the composition.
• In addition, when gluing from top to bottom, solid stones will appear in the most visible place, and the sawn ones will go to the floor.
• There are a lot of ways to stick decorative stone. Some of them do with virtually no gaps between separate elements. However, if you leave seams, put tile crosses in them.
• The composition is applied to a not very large section of the wall with a rather thick, 6 millimeters, layer.
• The selected element is applied to the right place and slightly pressed so that it sits in place.
• The glue that comes out is immediately wiped off with a damp sponge.
• Decorative stone is easily cut with a grinder or electric jigsaw, so there are usually no problems with sizing. To facilitate installation, you can purchase ready-made corner elements.
• The seams between individual stones are most often embroidered. Especially if they are quite wide and the base is visible from under them.

If, however, it was originally intended to do without closing the gaps, you need to ensure that they are vertically offset relative to each other. Moreover, the shift must be at least 5 cm - otherwise they will be conspicuous and spoil the appearance.

After you have finished laying and gluing the decorative stone, the adhesive has completely dried out and you have figured out the grouting, the surface is treated with either a hydrophobic composition (with outer cladding), or varnish, for interior design. Hydrophobic is required; as for the varnish, it is rather a recommendation. Without it, your stone will last as long as with it, just varnished looks brighter and more natural.

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