Glass blocks in the interior: where, how and why they should be applied

One of the most ambiguous finishing materials - glass blocks. We tell you whether it is worth using this material at home and how to work with it.

Choose glass blocks in the interior

Views and features

Advantages and disadvantages

• pros
• minuses

Glass blocks in design: how to combine

General tips on the use of glass blocks in the interior

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• Using a solution
• Using the carcass
• on the basis of glue

Glass blocks - material experiencing a second birth. How to turn it on in the interior and what should I learn about the glass tile before going to the store? We understand below.

Types and features of the material

So, what is this finishing material and how do glass blocks do not look in the interior? If we say simplistic, then this is a kind of hollow inside the "sandwich" of two thick centimeter glasses combined with each other. In the Soviet Union they were made according to the standards that smoothly moved themselves in our day. There are only two dimensional rows: 19x19x8 and the second - more - 24x24x8.

The indicators remained the same:

• "Stuffing" from the air makes it possible to get rid of external noise indoors by almost 70%;
• They perfectly skip the light, leaving what is happening inside the house closed from prying eyes;
• Accordingly, this tile can be compared with the brick, it is warmly spent better than its fellow, but it weighs one detail significantly more bricks - up to four kilograms.

That today has undergone significant changes - this is the appearance of the tile. The design and form on the market today will not find anything lazy: with a pattern and monophonic, with backlight and without, in the form of stained-glass windows or installations, decorated with flowers, corals and all than the soul. Choose and conquer.

The form also has undergone significant changes. Today you can meet not only classic rectangles and squares, but also triangular, and even round options.

Advantages and disadvantages of finishing material

pros

Garmoniously enter the glass, given its characteristics, you can practically in any room.

• Strength - a wall of glass blocks will look good in the interior and guaranteed to serve you for many years.
• Moisture resistance - that is why the glass blocks love to use in the bathrooms.
• Easy in cleaning. Special means for glasses, rag and five minutes of time - that's all you need.
• Noise isolation. Water noise, screams on the street or loud music - you can forget about these irritating factors.
• Heat resistance. Glass blocks work well and with air temperature in the room: holding the necessary heat level, they make your home even more comfortable.
• Light traffic. The thickness of one layer of glass is more centimeter, but it does not prevent almost all sunlight from the outside to the house - up to 90%.

Minuses

Almost an ideal finish option, right? But what's the trick? It usually turns out at the installation phase.

• The thing is that in order to build a design, you just need professional skills. And if you do not have them - be prepared to spend money on a specialist, otherwise you risk the whole aesthetic constituent issue.
• Weight. As already mentioned, it is about 4 kilograms for one square. This not only complicates the construction process, but also is a significant load in the overall engineering plan of the room. Speaking easier - if you do not want to fall into the neighbors from below, you should not decorate the surface of more than 15 square meters.
• If you are a lover decorate the walls with pictures or photos, this item is for you. The fact is that it is impossible to screw the screws from the glass into the wall of the glass or knock down nails. Hang the shelf, decorate the picture or fasten the hooks - all this is not about glass blocks.
• Material can not cut. This means that you will have to fully accept those conditions that the source size prejudices.
• In such a wall, it is impossible to make wiring.
• The design does not allow to circulate air. That is why it is not necessary to draw up window openings - the apartment will not breathe.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Glass blocks in design: how to combine

First of all, it is necessary to immediately divide the concepts of "glass wall" and "classic style". The classic does not tolerate similar trips and, as a result, glass blocks can not be used in the interiors decorated in the Baroque spirit, Renaissance, Ampira - in any classic. Not always combined with Country and Provence. If you do not have professional knowledge, it is better not to risk not to get a blessing.

That's where such structures fit perfectly - these are the styles of High-tech, modern, modern and, with a certain coincidence, minimalism. Beautifully transparent cubes will complement the space of the loft, shade and emphasize his brutality.

General tips on the use of glass blocks in the interior of the apartment

• So that the living room does not turn into an office, add to the interior of the paints.
• Making the space blocks, add metal, wooden parts or textiles - it will very comfortably look, for example, a carpet.
• Ideal to use glass blocks in the bathroom interior. You can even make a whole partition in the shower. See ourselves: such a finishing material will well induce, does not darken the space, "removes" the noise of water. And if you add colored parts, backlight and sea decor inside the block - will come out just wonderful.
• The pro believe that the total amount of glass tiles to all other materials should be approximately 1 to 10. Adhere to this rule - the redundancy has not yet been on your hand.
• In no case do not replace the bearing walls in the house and do not turn on separate squares into such designs. Glass in the interior is exclusively about decor and beauty.
• Need to distinguish between several active zones in the same room? Translucent Wall is the perfect option for this.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

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All ways to lay a glass tile three.

1. Using a solution

The first row of tiles is attached to the profile installed on the floor. The work is similar to the installation of ordinary tiles: it is conducted from the angle, and plastic strut plates are inserted into the joints. But there is also its own feature - after every three laid out of the rows, it is necessary to make a breather and wait until heavy slabs are firmly connected to the solution. And again, by analogy with ceramic tiles, the work of the grouting of the seams end.

2. Using a frame

On all the surfaces and the perimeter of the square on which the laying will be kept, the frame is mounted. This grille with cells made of wood and plastics. For each block there is a pocket with a rubber gasket. The main plus is that all items can be replaced if necessary.

3. Laying based on glue

Probably one of the most labor costs. It is not necessary to do without preparing and skills to work with specials. The principle of work, in general, as when laying a brick.

Glass blocks are not a new word in interior design. They are firmly rooted in our consciousness since Soviet times, in the context of the clinic, schools and public baths. But today this material needs to be read in a new way, thanks to designers from all over the world, he got a chance to a new life.