What are designers in brick decoration?
Decorative tile, stylized brick, is a relatively new finishing material, which appeared on the market about 10 years ago. Initially, this material was used for facing facades of buildings and structures. And only then, after the improvement of the technological process in its production, this tile was also used for interior decoration of premises.
Unusual building material with a rich range of colors and interesting texture very quickly became popular with professional designers and ordinary house masters. Manufacturers have achieved such plausibility that almost any type of brick is simulated. White tiles for bricks, red, yellow and others are produced.
Variety of decorative tiles for bricks
Tiles for white brick due to their aesthetic qualities are widely used for interior decoration in historical styles: Russian antiquities, gothic, etc. It looks very harmonious in tandem with a lining, plaster, wallpaper, stone. In addition, she is immensely loved by landscape designers who apply it to create a single and integral ensemble of a country cottage.
Decorative tile for brick for interior decoration will give any interior an atmosphere of reckless youth, create a specific rock and roll mood. Particularly bright and realistic is the finish for red brick .Artificially aged tiles, which have a slightly loose structure, are successfully used for facing fireplaces and fireplace shelves. Tile under the old brick gives the fireplace a well-groomed appearance, and a variety of its shades and textures allows you to enter the fireplace in any interior.
The use of this tile in the design of modern cuisine makes it possible to create an atmosphere of cozy romance, a peculiar effect of the tavern. The main thing is that ceramic tiles for brick for kitchens have not too porous structure, becausethis will make it difficult to clean and maintain. It is perfectly combined with other natural materials, which are used in the design of the kitchen.
Recently appeared quite nontrivial and creative appearance of this material - glossy tiles for kitchens for brick. For kitchens in country style, the finishing with natural stone texture is ideal, ordinary bricks will be very relevant for modern kitchens, and glossy tiles with special metallic luster will fit into the high-tech style.
Basic principles of working with
tiles This finishing material is distinguished by its durability, resistance to external aggressive influences, as well as hydrophobicity, resistance to UV radiation, etc. The disadvantages include the relative fragility of this material during installation.
Among other things, it is very important to maintain a balance and a sense of proportion when decorating rooms with this material. Experts advise to limit themselves to only a fragment of the wall, which makes it stylish and unobtrusive.
For laying tiles you will need: a pencil, a building level, a tape measure, a spatula, sandpaper, a rubber mallet.
Tile for brick in the interior is stacked with a bite of about 10 mm, it is also possible to lay and without seams, due to uneven edges creates a kind of imitation of the seam. With this installation, the speed of the masonry increases and the cost of work decreases, the material consumption increases by 15%.
Before installing the tiles, it is necessary to clean and bring the finishing surface into proper form. You need to remove the old paint and wallpaper, sand the walls and treat them with an acrylic primer. After drying, you can proceed directly to laying the tiles.
Adhesive mortar is applied to a small area of the wall, the first tile is taken and applied to the wall, it is pressed. Under it are placed plastic wedges. After this, the construction level verifies the vertical and horizontal plane of the tile relative to the wall, the differences are equalized by tapping a rubber mallet.
After stacking the first row, all subsequent ones are laid out in a similar way. If the tile is tiled, then after a day, you can start grouting the joints, if the installation was carried out in a seamless manner, then everything is ready for operation.
