Brick wall with your own hands from plaster: how to make brick imitation

Of the plasters, foam or tiles - the decorative wall of the brick is quite realistic to do quickly and without much costs. Our instruction will help.

How to make a brick wall in the apartment:

From plaster

• Marking
• Preparation of the solution and application
• Adjustment of form
• Painting

From foamflast

• Marking
• Laying
• Painting and decor

From tile

• Elastic clinker
• Solid materials

Tips for design

The brick wall with your own hands from the plaster is the most popular way of registration, but far from the only one. Consider each other?

We make a wall of plaster

• Inexpensive way. Such a coating will not require financial investments.
• Eco-friendly. Plaster does not contain harmful impurities.
• Simple. There are no special skills and tools. Only a little accuracy and patience.

Marking

Before starting to the main work, it is necessary to prepare the surface - remove the old finish. If it is not smooth, leveling the plaster and cove your primer. Another option is to use drywall, this is a dry alignment method. However, if the area of ​​the room is small, this method is unlikely to suit, because the sheets will "eat" the space.

Please note: if the apartment in a new building, you can start a room for a decor no earlier than 1 year after the house. Otherwise, the walls can give shrinkage and cracked.

After the surface is prepared for operation, you can proceed to markup. And there are two options here.

PER: In some construction stores, they sell a finished mesh shape, such a way is simpler, but also more expensive. Second: independent markup. How to make a brick wall imitation with your own hands?

• Standard brick size - 250 mm x 65 mm, seam size is about 15 mm, although it is not fundamentally, and of course, they can be changed.
• Cut from cardboard bricks with seams around.
• Denote a brick center, also considering the seams. There should be a blank as in the photo below.

The markup starts from the left corner. In advance, refine indents from the ceiling and floor - at least 5 cm. First, you can place the area on the principle of the lattice, designating the grid, and then - to draw half the bricks through the row. Circle the resulting stones, and you will have a standard brickwork.

It is convenient to use greasy tape with a thickness of 15 mm. The jumper of the glue of the shoulder, at the edges, be sure to leave "tails" so that the ribbon subsequently was easily removed.

If you forgot about the primer at the processing stage, it can be applied right on top of the scotch now.

Preparation of the solution and application

You will need the following tools:

• Capacity for breeding solution;
• Wide, narrow spatula;
• Gloves, oil gloves.

The most reliable solution is plastering plaster and tile glue. It is possible to knead it using a special nozzle on a drill (mixer) or manually. What is important to consider? If there are no repair experience, do not mix a large amount of the mixture at once. You will not have time to apply it - she dries off.

You can apply plaster both with a spatula and manually. But it is better to equalize the solution with a wide spatula toward upwards.

Scotch should be discussed immediately, without waiting for the complete pouring of the gypsum! Otherwise, it will later be impossible.

Adjustment of form

To imitation of the brick wall with their own hands looked naturally, it is necessary to correct it a little. This is relevant if you did not align the surface before removing the scotch.

When bricks froze, you can walk once again on them emery paper or, for example, make neat small chips. The surface texture depends only on your wishes.

Painting

Before applying paint, the surface must be prepared: walk the dry brush, remove the dust not only with stones, but also from the gaps.

Then the primer goes. It is also important not to forget about the intervals. After that, proceed to painting.

You can only paint the stones, and the seams leave in original form. Or to cry and seams. In this case, be careful, take a thin brush so as not to stain brick, if the paint is contrasting. It is advisable to choose such that you can wash. Especially if you make repairs in the kitchen. One of the appropriate options is an ordinary water-emulsion.

By the way, instead of plaster, you can take a plaster putty, the principle of operation will be the same.

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We make a decorative brick wall of foam

• Such imitation is well held on the wall.
• Polyfoam is easy to cut and process.
• He will not be dust, which is important when internal work.
• Cheaper plaster.
• The main minus: low impact resistance, it is easy to think and breaks at shuffles.

In this case, it is better to purchase a dense foam with small grain, it does not break and does not crumble when cutting.

As glue for single bricks, it is more convenient to use liquid nails, for a solid sheet - mounting foam.

Marking

How to make a brick masonry imitation on the wall as natural as possible? There are two ways to create such a masonry.

Separate elements

The size of the bricks is exactly the same - 250 mm x 60 mm. If you are a sheet of polystyrene foam (foam), then the optimal width of one product is about 12 mm.

The material is easy to cut the usual building knife with a sharp blade. In this case, each detail will have its own texture.

Sheet

Instead of individual bricks, you can make a decorative leaf that imitates the masonry. Because the foam is easily melted, for this you use a soldering iron. They are carried out on the seam by controlling the depth of the press. Especially neatly with the corners - they should be even, without roundings and bevels.

I must say, this way this method is suitable for those who are already familiar with the material; Make perfectly from the first time it is hardly possible. It is necessary to practice.

Burning, be sure to wear a mask, do a good room! Polyfoam during melting allocates harmful pairs.

Laying

Starting bricks always from the corner, then pave the door and window openings.

You can attach them directly to the wall using liquid nails or - on a sheet of plasterboard or plywood. Subsequently, such a sheet can be fixed on the self-tapping screw. This method is more convenient because the sheet lies on the floor, the work is carried out on the horizontal surface.

Painting and decor

Some leave the texture of foam, others are covered with a putty - to give a special structure of stone.

In any case, before painting, the material must be primed. Carefully choose the paint, it can spoil polystyrene foam. Paints are suitable without solvents, for example, a water-emulsion. The result can be fixed with matte acrylic varnish.

Read more about creating bricks from foam in the video below.

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We make imitation from tile

Today in the construction store you can find several options for tiles. This is not only a standard ceramic, but also a modern mild is an elastic clinker based on polyacryl.

Work with elastic clinker

• Very flexible material, falls on any surface, envelopes even sharp corners.
• Easy to cut with long scissors, you can give any form.
• UV and frost-resistant, does not fade, breathe.
• Suitable for both finishing of interior and facades of houses.

Preparation of the surface in this case is the same: it is aligned and soaked. The difference is in the materials used. Most often, the clinker is planted on the tile glue, but the seller can advise you to purchase a special, from the manufacturer. This composition will make the tile more stable and solid.

1. First, the marking of the rows is carried out using a simple pencil and ruler.
2. The glue is applied with a toothed spatula, a layer of 2-3 mm is sufficient. Do not completely cover the whole area! Fill small areas so that the adhesive substance does not have to dry out.
3. Apply the tile gently, without strong pressing. Make half the brick is easy, just cut it with scissors.
4. After the main stage is completed, glue on the seams are aligned with a thin brush, slightly moistened in water.
5. Elastic clinker does not require the use of grout. This is the undoubted dignity of the material.

Features of solid materials

• Gypsum hard tile is cheaper analogs. However, its main minus - it is not at all resistant to humidity, so it cannot be laid in rooms with an aggressive medium, for example, in the bathroom, in the kitchen. However, there are products with protective coating.
• Another kind of cement. Inexpensive, but durable, it is often used to create a decor both indoors and outside. Interestingly, it can be made even independently. The solution is simply poured into a special form.
• Finally, the third type is clinker tiles. She has the highest characteristics of operation, but also the price is suitable. It is rarely acquired to finish the premises inside.

Installation

The principle of working with hard material is similar to work with elastic. The main difference is that solid bricks will have to cut, and without the relevant tools there is no need to do. It will take a circular saw or grinding machine with a disk.

In addition, after laying it is necessary to lure the seams with a special composition. It is necessary to do it very carefully, so as not to get on the stones, because it is difficult to rub it.

In general, if there is an experience of laying a tile, there will be no problems.

Tips for design

The more light falls on the brick wall, the more natural and the natural it should look like. The highlighted decorative brick wall attracts attention, and fulfilled inaccurately or poorly, heshes the interior.

Choose a color based on the overall room design. A standard terracotta, cold gray is suitable for warm interiors - more brutal. By the way, it is better to add a little ocher to neutral white, so it will not seem flat and lifeless.