How to lay paving tiles

Described a simple technique laying paving slabs. Provides advice on planning, choosing tiles, the preparatory work.

Many have the desire to somehow transform and equip a central part of his yard - a business card, a country house or villa. But by circling look this dreary spot which places had once been concreted and not once patched - does not know where to start. I suggest that decorate this part of the paving tiles. The result of this work will exceed your expectations. Neat, perfectly smooth surface of the yard will look attractive. If the patio has an angled or multilevel surface, you can keep the previous topography or to arrange a stage or terrace. This work can be done on their own.

Planning should begin with the choice of paving slabs. Manufacturers offer a wide range of tiles of various shapes, sizes and colors. Besides the quality of her may also be different. Many manufacturers save on technology, using cement of low grades, not the technologies fillers and do not use chemical additives to promote longevity and quality products. When you select should also be borne in mind that if you like tile has a curly shape, then to the right and beautiful laying there doborki - part of the tiles, made an industrial way.

By choosing a particular type of tile you need to determine the number of tiles of different colors and the number of additional items. Do it exactly by using the layout, made on paper or computer.

The next step will be to prepare and leveling the site. For this purpose, it is quite suitable pre-shredded old paint. Careful planning will allow the surface to some extent, reduce the consumption of imported materials (gravel, sand and cement). In the case of multi-level surface, it is necessary to break ground on the side, making the need for steps. The correctness of the calculation can be checked by putting a few rows of tiles on the prepared surface.

A few words about the instrument. For laying tiles is desirable to use a special tool. Handy rubber hammer, Angle grinder (Bulgarian) with a disk of stone, six-foot level, string, trowel, spatula, brush, shovel, and a capacity for mixing.

Laying

Tiles can be laid on dry cement-sand mixture, which eventually turns into a monolith. With its preparation should not cook a lot, the dry mixture. Two buckets of sand and half a bucket of cement - that's enough material for mixing. First, put the sand, and on top - cement. All material is three times gently move in small portions from one side of the container to another. Everything! Mixture is ready. Work on laying the following way. On the surface planned to pour the dry mixture and leveled it. For this purpose you can use the rails of the wooden bars and rule. Tiles laid on a layer of the mixture, and leveled a rubber mallet to level.

Particular attention must be paid on the first series. Stack them desirable for the cord, strictly observing the linearity and squareness series. The ends of tile best fix solution - it will provide them with the fixation and durability of the coating. Seams between the individual tiles are also filled with a dry mixture with a brush. On the tile, laid in such a way you can walk almost immediately, and fix errors found within a few days. The new coating is not dusty, not crumbly and has an attractive appearance. Thick jets, heated for a warm summer day the sun for a long time to cool in the evening hours, creating a pleasant climate in the yard.