Flexible stone: the pros, where to use, how to make their own hands

Flexible stone just not long ago became popular. Flexible stone, marble made from a flexible base layer and granite, beautiful marble or quartz chips. The material consists of a base (nonwoven fabric), the adhesive layer and the fine stone (crumbs).

When manufacturing flexible stone using natural stone chips of marble, slate, granite, travertine. Available flexible stone you will see in the form of rolls (such as wallpaper) and tiles.

Apply flexible marble for decorating fireplaces, finish the bathroom, kitchen apron, stairs, facades, columns and so forth. Flexible stone used as flooring or furniture update.

pros material

- Non-flammable, safe and harmless,

- easy installation. One square. m. The material weighs 2 kg.

- does not need special care,

- is a long time (over 40 years)

- flexibility lets you apply the material in different pans,

- withstand low and high temperatures without deformation.

Marble glued flexible butt. It takes a special glue. After gluing on the surface of the hydrophobic composition is applied. It is included in the package, along with rolls or tiles. The only disadvantage of this material - the high cost (sqm flexible stone is from 1000 rubles).

The material has the unique property of transmitting light.

Tiles can produce lighting fixtures. You can just paste over the surface of the lamp or the fireplace, stone walls flexible.

There is an interesting method of laying under the name - wild stone. You can make the finish on the outside or inside the house. To do this, cut from a web of flexible stone boulders irregular shapes. Then paste prefabricated elements on the wall, leave seams and after rubbing compound, which is sold together with a flexible stone.

How to make your own hands

Everything is possible. And create your own hands flexible marble, granite, too. For manufacturing it is necessary to buy: fiberglass or other nonwoven material. still need small marble chippings or other stone, acrylic adhesive. need drillTo mix stone chips and glue.

Better and easier to manufacture tiles of stone. Spread a glass on the table. It pour stone chips and create the desired image. On crumb apply adhesive. It is necessary that the adhesive soaked into the stone and canvas. Leveled layer. He should get a smooth and thin. Now it is necessary to wait until dry.

Sometimes use natural dye - iron oxides. It improves the appearance of a flexible stone.

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