Many users have replaced the old plates, fireplaces and stoves with electric and gas heaters, but they can not completely be replaced. Even in the 21st century, the warmth of a real home can never be replaced by any modern heater or ultramodern fireplace. Therefore, the technology of furnishing stoves on solid fuels, as well as their lining, are still topical issues.
Which tile is suitable for facing the oven?
When purchasing this material, the following principles should be followed:
- strength of tiles;
- heat capacity;
- refractory qualities;
- stiffness of the material;
- environmental friendliness.
Based on the characteristics listed above, the most acceptable choice is the purchase of terracotta or clinker tiles. In addition, an important role is played by the additional fastening of the lining material and the quality of the building mix.
Facing the stove with terracotta tiles
- First, prepare the wall surface. We wet the masonry with water.
- We clean the seams with a metal brush or other tool, deepening the furrows to 1 cm, and again we wet the wall with water.
- Further it is desirable to treat the surface of the brickwork with a primer.
- Roller or brush, we apply the mortar to the brick .
- For facing works, you need to buy special building heat-resistant mixtures.
- Find a suitable container and pour into it the necessary amount of the mixture to dilute it with water, strictly observing the instruction that is always present on the package.
- Mixer whisk the solution, which must be cooked no later than 15 minutes before the start of work.
- We put the prepared building mixture on the brick surface of the furnace. Spread the mortar with a spatula.
- Cladding the oven with ceramic tiles will be more reliable if you use a metal mesh with cells 50x50 mm in operation. Mount it is most convenient for self-tapping screws, previously screwed into a brick.
- The surface is prepared, leveled, strengthened and ready for facing. The tile itself should be laid from the bottom up, starting from the most visible angle of your stove. To achieve a smooth gap between the bricks, you should use crosses or other suitable patterns.
- Modern terracotta tiles for facing stoves and fireplaces are a great material for work. Even a beginner can create a beautiful flat surface. Now on sale there are special corner elements, which greatly facilitate the laying of the material.
- The solution should be applied to the tile a little, just enough to provide the thickness of the layer specified in the instruction.
- Aligning the corners first, and then filling the space in the middle of the wall. If desired, you can make the wall finishing not completely, but fragmented, laying on the surface of the original patterns.
- Facing the oven with ceramic tiles Terracott almost completed. At the last step, fill the grout with mortar using a spatula or syringe.
- The syringe works more conveniently, especially in hard-to-reach places under the ceiling. At the end, we rub the seams, removing the remnants of the solution with a sponge or rags.
- The work on the facing of the stove with ceramic tiles is finished. You can light it and rest near a warm hearth.
