We tell what the advantage of decorative bricks for finishing the facade, how much this material will cost and what nuances should be taken into account when laying.
Photo: White Hills
The predecessor of the brick in Russia from x to the XV century. There were wide and thin (2.5-4 cm) clay plates, which called the Greek word "Plinth". Today, thin facing tile under the brick is used for the exterior decoration of various buildings, including country houses.
Leading brick manufacturers offer clay tiles "brick" color gamut with a smooth and smooth surface. Among them are products of the Golitsyn Ceramic Plant. Format of elements - 285 × 85 × 18 mm, price - 18.9 rubles. For 1 pc. or 785 rubles. For 1 m². The clinker facade tile is more diverse. The cost of 1 m² begins with 650 rubles., Like the production of ADW Klinker, and comes to 3555 rubles. Like Brickhoff. Not inferior to them on the operational properties, but more interesting from the point of view of design decorative facing stone from a slight concrete. It skillfully reproduces the appearance of clinker and silicate bricks, ancient and modern. Prices for material Democratic: 790-1300 rub. For 1 m². Among the manufacturers of EUROKAM, KR-PROFESSIONAL, WHITE HILLS, "Ideal Stone", "Camelot".
If the "brick" cladding is installed on a very dry base or carry out installation under hot weather conditions and dry weather, then the working surface must be moistened. Photo: EUROKAM.
The durability of the finish and the impression that the "brick" facade will produce largely depend on the quality of installation of thin-walled elements. They can be attached almost to any base, for complex (wooden, insulated insulating materials), additional surface preparation will be required. As a result, the base should be dry, durable, smooth, not exposed to shrink or deformation.
Trimming elements arising during installation, do not need to be disposed. They are used in places of adjoining to windows, doors, decorative inserts, where anyway, the stone has to be written, configuring in size. Photo: White Hills
Reliability of fixation is determined by the quality of the adhesive composition, the qualification of the master and even weather conditions. It is best if the temperature is above zero, or rather, from 5 to 25 ° C. From the moment the thermometer column fell below 5 ° C, it is necessary to use special "winter" materials and special technologies.
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The cost of installation of decorative brick on the prepared basis begins with 700 rubles. For 1 m². If cleaning and alignment of walls is needed, including the deposition of soil, plastering, reinforcement, the price increases to 990 rubles. For 1 m². Among other factors that increase this importance is the construction of scaffolding, lifting the material, the decoration of arched outlooks, the individual character of laying.
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Computer simulation will help to imagine how the house will look like after decoration, and accurately calculate the number of required consumables (glue, grouting, hydrophobizer). The cost of visualization begins with 100 rubles. For 1 m² of the facade area and is about 4% of the total cost of material and facing work.
Before starting work, we recommend decomposing on the floor next to the prepared surface of at least 2 m² of decorative bricks from different packages, alternating elements in color and texture, to get a natural look of facing. Special attention is paid to the observance of horizontal lines using a construction level for this. Follow the corners in the crossbar of vertical and horizontal seam lines. They should be equal to 90 °. When laying bricks with a seam extender, the process leads from top to bottom so as not to pack already installed material. In seamless masonry, moving upwards, pressing the upper rows to the bottom.
Alexander Domnikov
KR-PROFESSIONAL Group Companies Group
Resistant brick
Decorative brick is a kind of facing stone made of cement, sand, various fillers and pigments. Due to the small mass of the "brick" cladding (up to 20 kg / m²), it does not require the enhancement of the foundation. Among other merit merchants are sufficient frost resistance and resistance to aggressive atmospheric influences, which is extremely important when the facades are cleaned. Despite the fact that the decorative thin-walled brick tolerates the increased humidity without any problems, in complex zones, for example, in the base part of the structure, it is treated with an additional moisture resistance to the addition of additional moisture resistance. To create a natural look of "brick" masonry, the elements of two types are used: plane, measured in square meters, and angular, measured by route meters.The main requirements that make to thin-walled facing brick for finishing facades: strength, wear resistance, attractive appearance
"Chester" ("Camelot")
The facade with the decorative brick collections "Chester" - a variation on the topic of buildings of old good England. Once the real prototype of this facing brick was done by hand to build urban walls, where its surface gradually changed from wind, rains and fogs, gained characteristic traces of time. Today, the elements of the Chester collection are an expressive agent for historical stylization.
Brick size 22.5 × 5.5 cm, 2 cm thick. Mix them with seam 1 cm.
890 rubles / m². Photo: "Camelot" (3)
Bergamo Brick (White Hills)
The Bargamo BRIC collection is named after the Italian city near Milan. It consists of extended facing bricks with moderately expressed texture. Each element is scratched manually, and the laying has a natural appearance of the brick. Adding dark shades in the form of subpalin creates the appearance of products made by the old manual molding method.
Brick size 22.5 × 4.9 cm, thickness 1.2-1.4 cm.
From 837 rubles / m². Photo: White Hills (3)
"Argo" ("Perfect Stone")
Graphic, but at the same time carelessly uneven, as if tens of years old, the edges of the argo's lengthened bricks recreate the masonry of the old, but still durable walls. The textured surface of the stones has irregularities, dents, potholes and perceived as a wall of an old clay brick.
The size of the brick is 28 × 6 cm, the thickness is 1.5 cm. They laid them with a seam of 1.2 cm.
890 rubles / m². Photo: "Perfect stone" (4)
The view of a specialist The popularity of artificial facing brick is explained primarily by wide decorative possibilities at a relatively low price. It is cheaper than clinker 1.5 times. According to technical indicators, this is a frost-resistant facing material that can withstand the harsh winter and sharp temperature differences are not susceptible to burning, is environmentally safe and durable. A wide range of decorative brick allows architects and designers to exercise fantasy fully, the color solution is the maximum variation. Each WHITE HILLS brick collection is available in 11 colors. If you wish, you can always create a unique color, based on the preferences of the customer and the design of the architect. Before the acquisition, you should visit the showroom, as the images on the Internet do not always give a complete picture of the color and texture of the material.
Sergey Schetinin
WHITE HILLS Marketing and Advertising Department
"Zelaandsky Brick" (KR-Professional)
Decorative stones from the collection "Zelandan Brick" are made in the old Scandinavian style of the brigade brick. Dummy bricks can be combined in any proportions. Their mix creates a complex pattern with a bizarre game of light and shadow. The mass of 1 m² of facing is quite impressive and ranges from 70 to 100 kg.
Brick size 52 × 4 cm, thickness 3.5 and 5 cm. Stacked the stones of the jack or with a 1.2 cm latch.
From 1408 rubles / m². Photo: KR-Professional (3)
Those plans to make decorative facing bricks all the facade or its large area, it is advisable to order from the company's specialists - the manufacturer of the stone development of the design project
"Tivoli Brick" (White Hills)
The elements of the collection "Tivoli Brick" imitate an ancient flat brick - Plingsta, which was widespread in Byzantine architecture. Modern elements can be used to create various decorative masonry: diagonal, in the form of a Christmas tree, step or traditional.
Brick size is 25 × 2.5 cm, 1.5 cm thickness. They are laid with a seam of 1.2 cm.
From 899 rubles / m². Photo: White Hills (4)
