The installation of clinker bricks requires the use of rigid masonry solutions, which are manufactured with a small amount of water and have a low level of mobility.
The technology for the production of clinker bricks provides for adding metal oxides and kaolinic minerals to the feedstock( refractory high-plastic clay).
Due to these components in the production process, the clinker is endowed with additional strength and beautiful shades.
In addition, in production, the clinker product receives two working sides, one of which is smooth, the second has a rough texture.
Which of them is used in the process of laying as a facial, the owner decides. Each side has an aesthetic appearance and can be used for the design of any surface.
For the production of clinker products clay comes from near abroad, which affects the final cost of the product.
But the high quality and various possibilities of using the finishing material in construction justify all the costs.
Due to its universal characteristics, clinker with clinker can decorate facades, as well as roads and sidewalks.
Varieties and features of clinker brick masonry
The universal characteristics of clinker bricks allow the use of a building product for facing buildings of various types and purposes.
In the process of using a variety of clinker, produced in the form of lightweight tiles, which gives the facade a respectable look.
Brick clinker brickwork is carried out by applying a thin layer of viscous solution to the surface of the finishing product, then pressing it against the working surface of the facade or directly to the thermal insulation.
Before the finishing works, cleaning of the bearing surface is carried out, all large foreign particles are removed from it.
Calculation of the required amount of building material is carried out, based on the size of the working area of the facade, dividing the existing figure by the unit of the tile.
The calculation takes a larger number, because in the process of work, deformation of the elements is possible.
In addition to finishing the facades, clinker products can be used as road and sidewalk construction material.
For the blinds of sidewalks and masonry of roads produce a technical clinker brick. In this case, there are differences in the clinker masonry for the carriageway and the pedestrian zone.
In the first case, lay the brick on the edge, which will increase the load by 1 m2 and provide the road surface with a long service life.
In the second case, clinker laying is carried out by the wide part upwards.
With a well laid foundation, the surface adequately withstands the permissible load and, accordingly, fulfills its function for a long period of time.
Before its installation, the soil is cleared of debris and compacted, the base of the future avenue is covered with gravel.
If the working site of the earth is loose, then it is poured with soil over a certain height and carefully compacted.
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With a high level of groundwater and high soil moisture, the construction of a drainage system is recommended.
Due to drainage, storm water will not approach the foundation, which can cause the base to subside and deform the surface.
The laying of paving clinker bricks is made possible by the pre-made marking using a special cord.
The optimum size of the butt weld between the bricks should not exceed 3 mm.
At the final stage of masonry paving clinker fill the seams, as a filler using the same material as in the compaction of soil.
In addition to the above paving and facade clinker products, there are varieties of material that have high resistance to moisture and the ability to withstand the negative effects of external conditions.
The technology for manufacturing this type of clinker provides for the application in the production of high temperatures, around 14500.
Similar products allow imitating the laying of brick, and at the same time not inferior to it in strength.
Our technology of laying brick walls differs from the processes that are common and implemented in European construction.
First of all, the thermal insulation of the walls is carried out with environmentally friendly material, in the quality of which mineral wool can be used.
Minvat is fixed to the supporting base with metal pins or plastic fasteners, after which it is possible to lay the clinker.
Elimination of the formation of condensation allows the laying of waterproofing layer, which is laid with a distance of 50 cm from the ground level.
To supplement the above information will allow a thematic video in the section.
Laying the sidewalk of clinker bricks with your own hands
Having decided to lay clinker brick yourself, it is worth familiarizing yourself with all the nuances of its laying, starting with preparatory work, preparing the mortar mixture and finishing with brick laying and mashing the renovated facades.
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More details about these stages of work, will tell you the subject video subject offered in the article. We will consider how to make the clutch of paving bricks with our own hands.
For work the following set of tools and materials is required:
- rubber hammer and trowel;
- rake and bayonet;
- masonry mixture for borders;
- mixture of sand and gravel;
- clinker brick.
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Step-by-step instruction for laying paving clinker bricks:
- Before laying the path from the clinker, it is necessary to prepare the base. The marking is applied and the top layer of the soil is removed. The turf and other materials are removed, which can impede quality masonry;
- The beacons are set, then a drainage layer is created. As it is used carefully mixed mixture of gravel and sand;
- Sand-gravel mixture watered, then well tamped with the help of improvised means. Its use will prevent shrinkage of paving bricks;
- Mount curbs. The mortar mixture is applied by the trowel to one side of the clinker, after which the products are alternately stacked, tightly attaching to each other. Simplify the process of laying with a rubber hammer. Gaps fill with sand;
- Using a cord, perform a marking that will ensure the horizontality of the future masonry. Small gaps between the brick must be required. Bricks are pummeled to each other with a rubber mallet;
- After the entire surface is laid out, it is necessary to proceed to the process of filling the joints. Butt joints between clinker bricks are filled with fine sand, which will easily wake up in the cracks and compact the space;
- On the finished surface several times pass the tamping device, the procedure of ramming should last until the pavement appears dense and perfectly even.
Clinker products have a rectangular shape, but this fact does not interfere with the arrangement of sidewalks with the original view.
The surface of the track can be decorated with intricate ornaments and simple decorative patterns, in the form of "herringbone" or "parquet" dressings.
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