Many owners of summer cottages in the yard track spread natural or decorative stone.The ideal material for this is plastushka.Or, as it is called builders with experience, "a stone-savage."Thanks to him, section looks natural and harmonious.Not everyone knows how to put plastushku correctly.This will be discussed in this article.
Species stone
stone exterior looks like a kind of raw tile irregular geometric shape.Normally they have the same thickness, but different resolution.This stone - one of the cheapest in its segment.For it is easy to look after.In addition, they put in the yard will be able to track every since putting plastushku very easily.
There are several types of natural stone.The most popular is the sandstone.It got its name due to the composition.It is found different thicknesses.For those who do not know how to put plastushku in the yard and what size to use, prompt - for tracks in the garden and suburban areas is better to take the sandstone thickness of 3 to 5 cm.
Plastushka can be of different colors, the most frequent stone gray.When the tile gets wet, it can become dark green.Less likely to get the stones red or yellow hues.
How to put plastushku?It can be used as polished tiles, stones and wild.Another advantage of this material is that it is more durable compared to their counterparts.However, the technology installation "savage" a little more complicated than that of pavers or concrete, but it does not prevent plastushke occupy leadership positions.
advantages of tile-plastushki
Owners gardens the finishing material is in great demand.The advantages of this stone include:
- ease of processing (to use grinders);
- low cost;
- natural and environmentally friendly material;
- practicality;
- resistance to impact (mechanical, chemical, and others.)
- high strength.
How to unload stone without pallets?
When buying sandstone usually interested if you have any special pallets to unload.If those are not available, do not worry.We must follow the instructions:
- choose a place to unload stone;
- flatten it;
- make the boundaries of the future packs;
- start to spread around the perimeter of the stones is strictly designated areas;
- large tile is better to lay in the middle, and then score the void.
A stack of stone must not exceed 1.5 meters in height.
tools for self-putting some plastushki
Since lozhit plastushku should be neat and beautiful, it is advisable to use with the following tools:
- pick and a rubber mallet;
- level and roulette;
- grinders;
- shovel;
- pegs and string to mark;
- spatula and brush for glue.
for preparing a solution useful cement and sand, as well as adhesives for laying natural stone.
Preparations
Before stacked stone-plastushku, you need to determine the place.It is desirable to draw the layout plan to scale.This is necessary in order to properly calculate the required amount of consumables.Plus, the drawing will distribute the tracks to pieces.
Before laying the immediate need to sort the stones, that is, to clean them from dirt, dust and sand.If you need to create some form of tiles - use the grinder.Before laying plastushku should be thoroughly dried.
next stage of the preparatory work is to create a trench at the future site of the garden path.It is necessary to dig a hole depth of 30 cm. Then the cement and sand mix the solution and pour it there.
Technology laying
Every specialist knows how to put plastushku.However, conventional gardeners or owners of suburban real estate are not familiar with all the secrets of technology work with the stone.Begin laying the tiles from the middle of the track should be, in this case, talking about the trench with concrete solutions.In the center put the biggest rock on which will go "snapping" the others.It is desirable that he was very thick and beautiful.Subsequent plates will rise to his level with glue.
Pick up rocks with a minimum distance and a gap with respect to the master.For the convenience of the tiles can be signed chalk so as not to get confused.Some are advised to indicate the number of a nearby stone, in order to understand with what exactly he is on the border, such as 1/5, 2/3, and so on. D. During the work, you can cut the tiles under the right size.
This method of installation experts call "dry".At first tile is laid out on a dried up the solution and, if necessary glued.
This will require a special blend for working with natural stone, which is not cheap.But experienced builders have learned to save.First mix the glue to the consistency of liquid sour cream, then add sand to cement.Then the solution was mixed thoroughly and placed on a prepared surface.Place installation must be thoroughly clean off, you can even vacuum the working foundation.
to plastushka looked nice and smoothly, the mixture should be applied evenly, without lumps and air bags.The presence of the latter is unacceptable, as frozen water, which gets there, will be able to easily split the stone.
When the adhesive is applied, tiles can be laid.We must press down firmly so that all excess glue came out.They can be removed with a spatula.First you need to put pressure on the edge of the tile, which is closer to the next.Use the glue mixture customize the height of the stones to the track was flat.As the tiles are numbered in the process of laying leaves not much time.
final stage
Once tracks are made, you need to give them dry.Before you start to walk on them, should take 1-2 days.The next day, you can wash your finished track.Do not worry, because of the ingress of water glue dries.That will not happen.A couple of days between the stones formed depression in the ground, and tiles Sandpiper darken.To achieve the "wet" effect can, covering the road surface polyurethane varnish.At the completion of the sidewalk curb and sidewalk is made from the remaining material.Do not make them very high, the optimal size - 4 cm.
Tips and warnings
reading the above instructions, you learned how to put a stone-plastushku correctly.However, the advice of experienced builders will not be superfluous:
- correctly calculate the amount of material, so as not to spend the extra money.
- The nature and intensity of the operation depends on the thickness of the stone, for the automotive track is better to use 5-6 centimeter plate, for pedestrians - 2-3 cm.
- Pay special attention to the training grounds.If the ground is too soft, it is better to replace it with a layer of gravel.Above all sprinkled with sand and leveled.
- plastushku can put as close as possible to the place of installation.
- For contrast, use white cement.
- Void necessarily fill with cement mortar.
- Be careful when buying: the seller has to add you to a certain number of stones, the so-called "factor in the void."Normally, it is equal to 0.9-1% of the total number of plates.
Having plastushki garden paths of their own hands, you will definitely be happy with the result.
