Preparation before laying
The facing tiles for the stoves must be fireproof. Before starting work, you need to calculate how much you need. Having made approximate calculations, when buying to this amount add another 10-15% of the total. This additional tile is useful when cutting or damaging the material. Those tiles that will remain will be needed to replace the decayed elements during operation. In addition, crosses are bought for 2.5 millimeters, cement, glue, rubber staple, cutter and trowel with trowel.
Note! Buying everything necessary in advance will make the work as fast as possible.
The tiling of the stove begins with cleaning the surface from excess plaster. Also, all the seams deepen, and the dust is removed. The plaster of the fireplace is made with sand-cement mortar, which is kneaded in a ratio of one to three. Before starting the plaster, the entire surface is abundantly wetted with water using a brush. Be sure to use the plumb bob and level at work, so that the layer is even, because it affects the ease of facing.
Finishing
The next step is to install a special grid with cells 50x50 mm. For its fastening, metal anchors or self-tapping screws can be used. They are screwed into pre-prepared holes. Often a wire is used to fix the grid, which is laid in the seams. It is put in steps of 15 centimeters. Facing the oven with tiles is done using heat-resistant glue. Experts recommend adding glue to table salt. Kneading is done in the proportion of kilogram of salt per bucket of glue. This will allow the adhesive composition to retain water, which will enhance its quality.
Laying is carried out on a preheated oven. A certain temperature should be maintained for the duration of the operation. Installation starts from the bottom. In order for all the seams to be the same, tiles are installed between the tiles. After putting several rows of tiles, you need to check them with a plumb or level. Masonry is best to adjust immediately, since after drying the solution to do this will already be unrealistic. If you first need to perform the finish, then to understand how the facing of the stove is done with tiles, the video of the process on our site will help in this.
Note! The furnace temperature during the finish should be the same as for heating the room.
How to tile a stove with gypsum tiles?
The use of gypsum tiles for facing furnaces in recent years is gaining widespread acceptance. This material has the following properties:
- Strength;
- Thermal insulation;
- Sound insulation;
- Aesthetic beauty.
Gypsum is environmentally friendly, non-flammable and maintains a good microclimate indoors, which makes it an excellent material for facing furnaces. The thickness of such tiles is from 6 to 8 millimeters. Finishing with gypsum material has its own characteristics. Stacking is a joint in the joint, without a seam, as when decorating with ceramic tiles. Mount it can be standard glue mixtures and mastics. After laying it can be painted in any color. For this, water-based, alkyd, acrylic, oil paints and varnishes are used.
Note! To get different colors of tiles, you can first lay out the elements that will be painted in one color, paint them, and then paste the remaining elements.