artificial marble has a hardness inherent in natural stone, is easy to process, that allows to give the article a desired shape.Artificial marble is warm, pleasant to the touch, has a high resistance to wear.The main advantage is that its production can be done at home, it is enough to carefully study the technology of manufacturing a nice substitute for natural marble from concrete.
Stone Concrete
Facing stone is a natural and unnatural.Called artificial material obtained from concrete.Its appearance differs little from the natural stone.The production technology is different.Depending on this, the following types of artificial stone:
- agglomerates.
- ceramic granite.
- Artificial stone made of concrete.
This article discusses the latter kind.
Using artificial marble
This material is most often used for external cladding of buildings.It is used as an alternative to ceramic tiles for bathrooms, flooring, manufacture of countertops for kitchen countertops, sinks and sinks, stairs, decorative fountains and sculptures, bank, office and bar counters, fireplaces and many other subjects.This material is decorated with fireplaces, hearth serving comfort in the house, and more recently - a sign of wealth and luxury.The artificial marble of concrete, wherever it has been applied, is a sign of refined taste.
artificial stone.What is its popularity?
decorative concrete, artificial marble, colored concrete, artificial stone, decorative marble called the same material, which is the basis for the production of cement-sand mixture, which is characterized by high quality.Products from it are highly artistic look.
example, made of concrete marble, found the widest application in the production of construction and facing works.
Features
Marble - special natural material, giving the grandeur and beauty of any construction.Recently, it is often used in the interior of the house.But natural stone is expensive, not everyone has the opportunity to buy it.Therefore, experts have developed a technology to produce artificial marble of concrete, appearance and quality of which are identical to the natural stone that has the following advantages:
- Finishing tiles and decorative elements made of imitation marble used for exterior and interior decoration and construction.
- This stone does not burn, does not conduct heat and electrical current.Therefore, it is widely used as a finishing material radiators, ovens, stoves, and so on. D.
- has a high resistance to household chemicals, including to acetone, gasoline, alkalis and acids.This is due to the structure of the material and gives the artificial marble shock resistance.
- products from it are not subject to rot, are not stratified, resist pollution, easy to wash off, even plain water.
- durability.
- This marble is water-resistant and highly eco-friendly material.It does not emit harmful substances.
- artificial marble of concrete several times lighter than natural.In operation, it is not necessary to further strengthen the surface to which it is put.
- Variety appearance.It is possible to embody in stone the incredible imagination, experimenting with colors.
- Manufacturability.This means that receive concrete artificial marble by easily.
- relatively small cost.
Materials
To make marble from concrete with their hands in the home, you need to stock up on:
- fine sand.
- cement.Better use M500.
- Water.
- pigment.For this purpose, suitable oil paint.
- plasticizer which is added to the concrete to improve its characteristics.
- forms for pouring the solution into them.It is better to use special polymer.If they do not get to buy, you can use any plastic.The forms can be made independently by means of bonding plastic panels.
- polyethylene film.
- vibrating table to seal the solution.Then the material will be more dense.But if you plan to make a one-time concrete marble, you can do without it.The mixture was shaken by hand.
Types of concrete for the production of artificial marble
- cement and sand mixed in equal proportions by weight.This mixture is used in ofakturivanii brick and foam blocks.
- One part of the cement is mixed with two parts of sand (by weight).This mixture produces wall tiles and decorative products: windowsills, stairs, railings and more.
- mixture of one part cement, three parts sand (by weight) is used for the production of tiles for sidewalks, curbs, basement slabs.
Technology of marble
After preparing all the necessary materials can be safely started.Production of marble from concrete starts with the preparation of the solution.It should be kneaded in a ratio of 1: 3.The best filler is gravel.Although you can use other additives: expanded clay, ceramic chips, pumice.
marble concrete technology involves the following steps:
- in the resulting solution is added to the dye.The procedure does not require mixing his great zeal.On the contrary, non-uniform mixture with typical divorce more like a marble.It is possible to carry out the experiment and added to a solution of paint of different colors.This stage of the creative work, it opens up limitless opportunities to express their imagination.
- After staining solution it is necessary to shake up or put on a vibrating table, if you have one.
- The solution was then poured into molds and covered with plastic wrap.To increase the strength of the material, it must be reinforced, which solution was poured into a recessed wire.
- Once obtained from the concrete hardens the marble, it is removed from the molds and fine tuning the surface angle grinders with diamond wheels.The surface becomes smooth and most resembles natural marble.
Marble from concrete, with his hands made
- polyurethane molds fill one part of dry cement and two parts fine sand, previously passed it.
- Adding pebbles, marble chips or some other filler.All the mix.
- Then take some dyes and gradually add the dry mixture.Thus, the addition will provide various pigment spots, streaks, stains, dots.The dye should be 1% of the dry weight of the cement mixture.
- Add water: 0.2 parts by weight of the dry mixture.First, 80% of the pouring liquid and mixed.Adding plasticizer rate of 1% of the mixture, mix again.Half a minute later, and the plasticity of the solution will become "float."Then pour the remaining water and mixed.Cover the mold with a mixture of polyethylene and leave to harden.Marble from concrete production technology which was tested at home, ready.
