Facing at home with artificial stone: production technology and material properties, decorative capabilities, domestic and foreign products
Photo K. Manko.
Thin and light facing tiles from the "Old Brick" collections and "Ancient Brick" (Chelsea Stone) carries a seal of the long-lasting era
A- brick; B-cement glue; Independent stone
A-tree; B - waterproofing; V- reinforcement grid; G-cement glue; D- artificial stone
Photo K. Manko.
Aberz linear;
born corner;
Corner and linear traverses of windows and doors
For those who are not satisfied with the palette of the proposed collections, the stones of any color will be custom
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Artificial stone on the facade of the house does not require special care - for this, quite natural precipitation is quite enough. If necessary, you can use a weak solution of any detergent (photo 1-4)
Those who have embodied the long-standing dream of their own country house, but not too satisfied with the appearance of a strong brick box, gray and aerated concrete blocks, it is worth paying attention to the facing artificial stone. This material is able to make the appearance of the house poetic, give him unique elegance and maintain it for several decades.
The technology of production of facing artificial stone appeared outside of our country. Some time ago, many acquired the material made in Greece, the Netherlands and even the United States. But soon, taking into account the ever-growing interest of consumers, as well as the problems associated with transportation, Russian companies began to make it independently.
Decorative artificial stone is used to finish interior, but in greater degrees of houses. Walls and base, lined with elements with smooth or sawn, chipped or reservoir textures, imitating river boulders or casts from the seabed, often look more stylish than "dressed" in their natural prototypes. Additional details are decorative inserts and bas-reliefs, eaves and borders, windows framing and doors, window sills, platbands, the design of which is designed in accordance with various architectural styles, help to implement the most complex design projects. Stone decoration is able to give the charm not only the facade, but also fences, gazebos, flower beds. Even the tracks leading in the hidden corners of the garden can be postponed with paving tiles or paving from this material.
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Almost like real?
Artificial stone appeared as an analogue of a natural stone. However, similarity is extremely external. In the same way, it is a qualitatively new product created on the basis of modern technologies. Its popularity is explained very simple. Compared to the natural stone, artificial weighs in 1.5-2, and sometimes 4 times less. Flat running side with a small relief provides easy and fast installation. To secure it on the wall, only a correctly selected adhesive composition. Along with plane tiles to any collection of artificial stone, exterior corners are included. Similar elements of natural stone require large labor costs and are expensive. In case of error in the calculations, the missing number of facing stone of a similar color and invoice can be without any problems a week later, a month, half a year ... It will not be easy to correct this miscalculation with a natural stone, because it is unlikely to choose the plates.
Note that artificial stone is not subject to mandatory certification. However, the leading domestic manufacturers, including Chelsea Stone, Eurokam, Foreland, Kamrock, White Hills, "Perfect Stone", "Stroymaster", "Ecolt Trade", collaborating with large construction companies, have a certificate of compliance with the Gosstroy or Mosstro. It is issued after laboratory examinations, which confirm the stated characteristics of the material. The books include water absorption (5-10%), frost resistance (50-120 cycles), compression strength (25-30 mp), density (1300-1900kg / m3). The hygienic certificate indicates the absence of harmful substances in stone.
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The central part of the house-brick, side extension, concrete blocks.
Collection: "Elite", the stone "Tien Shan" beige and brown ("perfect stone").
Stone dimensions: 48.6 / 29.2 / 19.39.84,5cm (long-grade).
Stone price: 1m2 and 1 p. m- 1320rub. (Discounts depending on the volume).
Correspondence sizes: 258.41.8 cm.
Total cladding area: 245m2.
Additionally: Karnisy "Classic", price- 270руб., Number of- 608 pcs.; bypassing windows "Shamot", the price is 190rub., Number of- 412 pcs.; RUST N 1, the price is 190 rubles, the amount of- 112 pcs.; RUST N 2, the price is 190rub., Number of- 99 pcs.
Glue: ArtStone, 1 UE. - 25kg (330 rub.), Number of UD.- 49 pcs.
Fishing: Artstone, 1 UE. - 25kg (960rub.), Number of UP.- 20 pcs.
Hydropobicator: Artstone, 1 UE.- 5l (750 rub.), Number of UP.- 15 pcs.
Approximate cost of facing work (taking into account preliminary works): 400 thousand rubles.
Work production time: 25-28 days.
Factable prices
The main components of artificial stone cement, various fillers and pigments. All of them contribute to the final product. For example, light types of stone are obtained only from white cement, which is more expensive than gray, and accordingly the cost of their production is greater.
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Collections: Toledo Beige, Yorkshire Brown (White Hills).
Stone dimensions: "Toledo" - 327.51.5 cm, "Yorkshire" - 30122 / 2.5 cm.
Stone price (1m2): "Toledo" - 64., "Yorkshire" - 712 rubles.
Total cladding area: "Toledo" - 580m2, "Yorkshire" - 360m2.
Glue: "White Hills Extra", 1 UE.- 25kg, price- 235rup., Number of UP.- 180 pcs.
Fishing: "Grouting seams for stone White Hills", 1 UE.- 25kg, price- 776rub., Number of UD. - 150 pcs.
Approximate cost of facing: 533 thousand rubles.
Work production time: 45 days.
Punching fillers use clamzit, perlite, pepze, sand or their various mixtures. Each of the fillers has a certain price. For example, the most cost is pumice. It reduces the weight of the stone, without worsening its characteristics. But even one and the same component may vary noticeably in terms of cost.
Mineral dyes have a very significant impact on the cost of artificial stone. The immutability of the appearance of the cladding depends on their quality. Now, the smaller the smaller the content of the dye in the composition of the original mixture, the better (as these substances are not knitting and albeit, but weaken the strength properties of the material). The apparent contradiction is permitted simply. All high-quality dyes are finely dispersed. To get the color of the stone of the necessary saturation, they are required less than the cheapest pigments of unknown manufacturers from the countries of Southeast Asia. However, the collections of a stone made with the addition of expensive and not very dyes look equally. But the facade lined with a stone with cheap coloring substances, after half a year, can change the color. Therefore, when buying, ask what guarantees of the invariability of the color gives the seller. Inesl doubts still eat, remove several elements in a dark place, so that it was with what to compare.
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A series of bas-reliefs in the input zone is made based on the blonde patterns of the Dmitrievsky Cathedral in Vladimir. Each of them is unique. So, SEMARGL (Heavenly Dog) is on guard of good and does not allow evil house (photo 1)
The house is erected from brick.
Collections: "Ancient Plast" - base, "Alpine Village" - Facade (Kamrock).
Stone dimensions: "Ancient Plast" - 18 / 6-39 / 95-162-4cm, "Alpine Village" - 10-452-301.5-4.5 cm.
Stone price (1m2): "Ancient Plast" - 1050rub., "Alpine Village" - 1050 rubles.
Glue: "Facade Professional" Kamrock, 1 UE.- 25kg, price-520rub., Consumption - 5-8kg / m2.
Fishing: "Ideal suture Professional" Kamrock, 1 UE.- 25kg, price- 934rub., Consumption - 5-8kg / m2. Hydropobizer Universal "Hydro-Stop" Kamrock, 1 UE.- 1L, price - 790 rubles, consumption per 150m2.
Approximate cost of facing: 600-800 rub. For 1m2.
Work production time: 2-3 months.
Changes in the shades of stone are possible in the event that the conditions of the temperature and humidity environment are not observed, in which he gained strength after production. So, concrete becomes final strength in 28 days. Mattering, sold 2-3 days after casting, has not yet ended chemical processes, and the stone can become lighter or darker than at the time of purchase. Such a nuance is important here: "Fresh" stone is much more complicated to bring to the destination without damage. Taking the material from the warehouse, find out when it was manufactured. The probability of acquiring just a released product is the most high in the midst of the construction and finishing season.
It should be remembered that some manufacturers score a stone for the whole thickness, the other is only a small surface layer. In the early case there is saving expensive pigments. But any random damage to such a facing of the WMG dispels the "stone illusion", and it becomes clear that we are simply painted concrete.
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Plane elements of cladding are sold by square meters, corner-mounted, and non-standard elements -
Stone dimensions: 21156cm.
Stone price: 1m2-997 rub.
Dimensions of angular elements: 21101.5cm.
Price of angular elements: 1 pog. M-997 rub.
Total cladding area: 500m2.
Glue: "EUROTEKH", 1 UE.- 25KG, the price is 348rub., Number of UP.- 100 pcs.
Fishing: "EuroShov", 1 UP.- 25KG, the price is 980rub., Number of UD.- 60 pcs.
Approximate cost of facing: 425 thousand rubles.
Work production time: 28 days.
The cost of artificial stone increases and components that improve its properties: plasticizers, antiorious additives or fibrovolok, extending the life of paving slabs.
In a word, the price range for facing artificial stone is quite wide: 1M2 costs 560-1400 rub.
Time of creative thoughts
The moment of acquiring an artificial stone is preceded by the most interesting and creative occupation - development of a project of cladding. It seems that choose one or two most interesting textures of the stone of the right color is not so difficult. It is harder to imagine how they will look at the facade of the house. For the optimal solution, it is worth contacting the material manufacturers. Staten architects and designers will create a computer model at home and will offer several facing options. To visualize stone finish, it is necessary to provide photos of the house in different angles, his sketch or working documentation. However, a specialist can come to the venue of future works and get all the necessary information.
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Each stone paving "English Park" ("perfect stone") has a unique picture. Therefore, paths or platforms paved with this material look so natural. Maximum load on which a pavement is calculated - the mass of the passenger car
The architect will take note of the wishes of the owners of the house and with their account will pick up certain types of stone for walls and base, decorative elements. Aexhares will offer for some time a fragmentary or full finish. After the final approval of the project, it will calculate the required amount of cladding and consumables.
Thus, the owners of the house get the opportunity to take a look at their home from the side, compare several options and choose the best. Accurate calculations made on the basis of a computer model will get rid of unnecessary spending on the purchase of excess material or additional trouble when it is short. The more information about the structure you grant, the more complete and accurate will be the project. By the way, for walls of light fuel-concrete blocks, it is worth further to calculate the mass of cladding. In addition to the texture, the mass of 1m2 ranges in the range of 20-50kg. When using heavy stones, it is necessary to thoroughly consider the mounting options.
Stone dimensions: 20-50 10-305.5-8.5 cm.
Stone price: 1m2-1100rub.
The dimensions of the angular elements depend on the variety of matrices.
Price of angular elements: 1 pog. m- 1100rub.
Total cladding area: 50m2.
Glue: "Professional glue", 1 UE.- 25kg, price- 440rub., Number of UP.- 25 pcs.
Fishing: "Professional grout", 1 UE.- 25kg, price- 1150rub., Number of UP.- 6 pcs.
Approximate cost of facing: 60 thousand rubles.
Work production time: 14 days.
A little about numbers
Prices for computer simulation of the object begins from 6 thousand rubles. Extracting firms in this amount included the departure of a specialist in place and providing two facade facing options. By the way, subsequently, these expenses can be counted on the payment of the stone. The cost of more complex projects with the visualization of architectural changes of the facade, the selection of color solutions, printing of calculations and the electronic version of the photomontage may vary in the range of 15-30 thousand rubles. However, against the background of the scale of the upcoming works, these numbers sometimes seem completely moderate.
Transformation of country housing in an elegant home is best to entrust specialists who experience work experience in this area. After all, most facing problems arise due to non-compliance with installation technology, as well as the use of poor-quality adhesive compositions. Do not neglect branded products from artificial stone manufacturers, which offer special adhesives, colored culforal mixtures for the joints of the seams, hydrophobic compositions.
Stone dimensions: 19/30 / 50102-5cm.
Stone price: 1m2- 1300 rub.
Dimensions of angular elements: 17 / 22107cm.
Total cladding area: 60m2.
Glue: CheLsea Stone, 1 UE. - 25kg, price-335rub., Number of UP.- 20 pcs.
Fishing: Shelsea Stone, 1 UP. - 10KG, the price is 500 rubles., Number of UP.- 5 pcs.
Approximate cost of facing: 72 thousand rubles.
Work production time: 7 days.
Warranty on facing stone - 5-10 years, which, you see, quite a few. However, it only acts on the condition of strict followation of installation instructions, the use of consumables and the execution of the manufacturer's recommendations.