Granite tiles - briefly about everything
Granite tiles are made of solid stone and are divided into three types.
- Polished tiles .Used for facing buildings, as well as for laying indoors.
- Tile-rock .It is called so because its outer surface is torn and really resembles a rock structure. It is used for exterior cladding of buildings.
- Sidewalk .It is characterized by increased thickness( from 3 cm).To ensure that its surface is not slippery, it is treated in a special way with high temperatures or manufactured using a peg.
The advantages of this material include high strength, wear resistance, high resistance to aggressive media and, as a result, a long service life of the coating. Also attracted by the attention is the rich appearance of this facing material, because it is made of natural stone, and therefore no tile under the granite can replace them.
The main drawback of this type of finish is the large thickness of the tiles( from 3 cm), implying their high weight, resulting in the construction of buildings when facing this material, high demands are made, and for paving tiles, it is necessary to manufacture a powerful base.
Technology of laying granite tiles - what you need to know?
For laying it is necessary to thoroughly prepare the base( correctly plastered or screeded).We will need a puncher, a Bulgarian, a special granite tile cutter, a bubble level, a notched trowel, and a special glue for granite tiles.
When laying granite paving slab requires the following tools: rule, bubble level, rubber kijanka, special cutter, rammer.
The technology of laying granite tiles on a vertical surface is as follows. First, on the previously primed base with a perforator with special screws, a reinforcing steel galvanized grid is targeted.
Then, at an altitude equal to the height of the cell used, minus 3-5 cm, by level, we shoot a 2 cm by 4 cm thick dowel-nail to the wall. It will be the basis for the lower row and will not allow any skewing in the subsequent ones.
Then, with a notched trowel, glue is applied to the base, tiles are laid and tapping is performed with a rubber hammer to ensure better adhesion to the base. To obtain joints of the same thickness, plastic crosses are used, which are inserted between the elements.
We draw attention to the fact that the tiles should lie in one plane, for which the plaster rule periodically presses simultaneously several tiles, both horizontally and vertically. Last, after removing the initial bar, lay the bottom row of tiles, pruning it with a special cutter.
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Granite tiles for floors are laid in the above way, except for using the starting bar.
The paving slab made of granite is stacked as follows. First of all, a backing made of sand of 20 cm in thickness is made on the base with a certain inclination, then it is rammed.
Then, using beacons as iron tubes, the finish plane is set. After that, sand is poured over the lighthouses( but not more than 5 cm), gently pritrambovyvaetsya and covered with a 3-5 centimeter layer of dry cement mortar.
Next, the pipes are removed, and the paving slab should be laid. When using a rubber hammer, protruding from the common plane of the edge, the condition is tracked so that adjacent elements fit tightly together.
Laying granite tiles requires a lot of physical strength and before you do this yourself, you need to soberly assess the level of your physical fitness.