Paving tile is made under special technology. If you plan to build on his garden plot path, using this material, you might be interested in all the details of its creation at home. To do this, you need the drawings and the scheme phased implementation.
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Garden tiles: doing it yourself or buy a ready?
Of course, the factory pavers have a long service life. If you want to track, which will be subjected to daily stress, you can do independent of its manufacturer. This option is considered to be more budget, but require significant time costs and effort. The advantage of self-production of tiles is obvious - you can create your own hands exclusive items, place them on a logo or monogram decorate.
We do tile: preparing the necessary
So, if you work, you will have to prepare a specific set of tools. This list includes:
- Drill Mixer (for stirring the solution);
- Trowel (for surface smoothing);
- capacity of the basin or bucket (for kneading the composition);
- the form.
Council. If you decide to engage in the manufacture of paving stones for the purpose of its further sale, we recommend that you get a vibrating table. With it, there is a uniform filling, all the layers are obtained by homogeneous, microvoids and cavities are absent.
Some models of such equipment have a thermal effect that accelerates the hardening process of the solution. Durability you created pavers depends on what quality of materials you use, so save them undesirable. As the "ingredients" required:
- Cement. An essential component of the solution. Prefer cement proven brands. Builders with experience recommend a look at the 500 mark. As for cement labeled 300, it is cheaper, but is also suitable for creating tiles.
- Sand. It is important that it was clean, so it should be sifted. If your goal - getting textured tiles, do not take for sifting fine sieve. Small pebbles will not affect the quality of the composition. Moreover, many masters and did fall asleep in the gravel solution.
- Water. Note that it must be clean, with no signs of blooming. The water from the swamps and puddles taboo.
- Pigment. This substance is added if there is a desire to give the tile a certain color. If you use it, the gray cement will have to be replaced by white, because as the first able to distort the color. As additives may be used: superplasticizer (chemical substance makes a paving solid, increases its resistance to freezing temperatures), gruss (tile making firmer), oil forms. For this purpose, it is also suitable special emulsion or dishwashing detergent.
Important! Note that a pigment intended for outdoor finishes, should be characterized by improved resistance to alkaline environment surrounding influences, sunlight.
Molds for tiles: store bought or homemade (made of wood and plastic)
For casting of paving stones required shape. To purchase such a device can be in the hardware store. If for some reason, failed to buy the form, you can use the materials at hand. Generally, as the shapers artisans use plastic containers. But keep in mind, they should be flexible, taking a predetermined shape, they do not crack. This form is able to withstand repeated filling. Do not need to ask searching containers intricate form, it is desirable that all parties pavers were straight, which in turn will simplify the process vymeschivaniya.
To sett without problems depart from the form, you can grease it with any oil. You can cast a tile on the spot. You need to remove the grass from the track, leveled surface. In order not to grow weeds and grass between them, the surface will have to lay a polyethylene. Next you need to engage in the manufacture of formwork. Its shape may be different: triangular, square, hexagonal. But with regard to height, then it should be at least 6 cm. Place the formwork on the prepared site. Fill it with a concrete solution, tamp, level. Let the solution solidify. It will take 2-3 days. Then remove the form and place it in another place.
To close the space between the tiles can be different ways. You can use this sand slurry with a contrasting pigment. If the track will pass through the garden, the space can be filled with soil and sow decorative grass in it.
Bridge pavement: cement, concrete, tile
First you have to make a solution that will be poured into molds. Use a basin or bucket. Take cement and sand in a ratio of 1: 3. Connect ingredients, pour them into the water. All this time, stir the composition. He must find a dough-like consistency is unacceptable that it flowed with a trowel. Even if you add half a cup of extra water, it will negatively affect the strength of the tile. Universal recipes for does not exist. The amount of ingredients depends on their quality, how the mixing is intense. Great importance is the humidity of sand.
Now take the form of tiles. As already mentioned above, lubricate it with any oil. Pour the solution, and smooth out tamp. If at your disposal there is a vibrating table with responsibility for all further action. You can also simulate such equipment. For example, you can put a form to fill in the washing machine (set the "spin" mode). You can put it on an old tire and walk through it with a hammer. All these manipulations help remove air bubbles from the solution, which adversely affect the strength of the tile.
Then you need to do drying out. Send paving stones in a place where it will be excluded heating sunlight. If it is impossible to avoid such influences, the drying period of the loan concrete moisture. This can be done by spraying the paving stones from the sprinkler. Do not forget to spread on top of her polyethylene. After 5-6 days you can remove tiles and pave a path out of it.
Important!Do not rush to expose the newly made path to high loads. To become a more durable concrete needs time. As a rule, this takes a month.
Production of tiles: a few tricks
- If you plan to purchase ready-made forms, pay attention to the material from which they are made. Polyurethane form allows you to cast 100 tiles. The one that is made of plastic, can withstand up to 250 castings. The most durable is considered a product of the rubber under her power to cast about 500 copies.
- If there are complications with the withdrawal of the tile, place the shape in hot water. Thus, it will expand and push out the product.
- To remove excess air from the solution, you have to expose him to a 5-minute vibrations. This kind of "shaking" can be organized manually.
Creating a paving stone - a difficult process. However, if you do not just have to deal with concrete, it will not be so difficult for you. With factory product this tile compete not in force, but the pros independent of its manufacturing consists in financial savings and the opportunity to create a unique design.
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