How to trim an arch with a decorative stone

What you need to finish the arch

To begin work on the design of the door arch in a house or apartment, you will need a list of some materials and tools:

1. Pencil.
2. Building level.
3. Roller, spatula and pliers.
4. Cement mortar and primer.
5. Hacksaw and knife.
6. Emery.
7. Putty for seams.
8. Stone.

How to trim an arch: common ways. We decorate the arch with wallpaper

The method is the most popular in our country because of the affordable price and ease of operation. They can easily be joined together with decorative details on a gypsum base. Paint can and not an expert, but special attention should be given to dense types of wallpaper, as there is a peculiar specificity of their painting. The wallpaper on the construction market is full of color, texture, relief, they will decorate any design.

The shortcomings can be attributed to a short life, the impossibility of complete restoration and exposure to moisture( even those that are waterproof).

Adhesive wallpaper follows this principle:

1. Dilution of the glue according to the instructions attached to the packaging. It is important that there are no lumps, so you need to thoroughly mix.
2. The first strip should be glued on the wall near the arch. And the subsequent ones, so that they partially cover the opening with an indentation of 4 cm.
3. The indentation of the wallpaper remaining above the passage is cut off by another 2 cm and bent under a slope and glued to the surface. Repeatedly the same actions are performed on the reverse side of the arch.

1. In the end, to glue the arch arc, you must first cut out the corresponding piece of wallpaper of the desired width. When pasting, rub the cloth with a dry cloth to remove air from under the wallpaper.

We use decorative plaster

to decorate the arch. Decorative plaster is gaining popularity among designers and decorators of premises, because it allows creating completely different universal reliefs and textures.

The indisputable advantages of the coating include its affordable price and excellent quality, as well as ease and ease of use in the repair. You do not need to hire a specialist to perform finishing robots.

Minus coverage is called the impossibility of restoration, as it is really almost impossible to remake it to its original form. The difference in the layers will be visible. And also the difficulty of coating is its fear of moisture and it is impossible to clean it.

How to plaster?

1. So that the seams of the aperture and drywall are not visible and not visible, the first one should be plastered with an arch arc.
2. The wall needs to be putty before applying plaster only if there are any irregularities.
3. Apply the putty after the primer treatment, which will provide adhesive properties for the plaster. Sponge or grater on the fresh layer of the coating form a pattern and texture.

Decorating the arch with decorative stone: step by step

The stone is used for aesthetic interior decoration, however, its protective functions are also at a high level. Apparently, therefore, this cover has become so popular in recent times. The stone is a stable material and is most often used in the neighborhood with other materials and not monolithic.

Step 1: Choose a stone and prepare for finishing

You need to select narrow rock strata, since they are much easier to glue on the frame in rounded places. To prepare the surface, you need to make some notches and primer with a standard primer and roller.

Next, you need to make a cement slurry, which is determined by the type of stone chosen, but most often contains the classic components: glue, sand, lime, cement.

Step 2: facing the wall, referring to the arch

The wall with the arch is also partially laid with a stone, so that the whole composition looks organic. The first stones should be laid from the bottom directly at the junction of the wall and the arch. Try to lay out all the lining, leveling it under the building level. The next row of cladding is also placed from the junction, but should already protrude a little for it in size with the thickness of one stone. The tiles themselves glue end-to-end.

Step 3: Trim the trim elements

The part of the finish that is on the rounding is applied to the attachment point, the protruding part is measured with a pencil and cut in an arc. For problem-free pruning, use the knife to make notches and cut, and then use pliers to discard the remnants of the marked. Any irregularities are eliminated by nazhdachkoy. In the interior of the arch all the finishing works are similar, and the stone is lapped.

Step 4: Joint processing between tiles

A special grout mortar is used. It can be purchased at any construction store, and its application is as follows. A small amount of the mixture is superimposed on the rubber spatula and neatly placed in the seam between the stones, but without the pressure on them. After complete drying an additional correction is not required.

To the paragraph on decorating a decorative stone it is necessary to attach a video instruction, as this is one of the most complicated ways of finishing an arch.

Summing up the above, it is worth to wish you success and inspiration in your repair!