Homemade paving tiles with their hands

Independent manufacturer of paving slabs for personal use is no surprise - the technology is known and repeatedly tested. Do Samodelov owners farmsteads often makes the desire to save - when placing large area, the difference of a hundred rubles on the meter translates into thousands. A sound approach to the process and observance umeltsam technology allows to obtain a product, technical characteristics not inferior to purchase tile. Naturally, we are not talking about luxury segments clinker, granite and stone blocks, but compete with the products of small companies have flooded the market, it is a self-made Pavement capable. That's Kostya9undertook production and their experience has decided to share with all members of the portal FORUMHOUSE.

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Kostya9 (User FORUMHOUSE):

I want to share experience in the production of paving slabs by hand. It pushed me forum and the theme that a home-made tile can be a better purchase. The most important thing that I need to do blind area around the house, and of the track would not hurt. From the concrete blind area declined by examining the sad experience of members of the forum and its neighbors. With the paving slabs and if problems arise, the local repair.

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To implement ideas were studied specialized network resources on forms and forum portal, on the process itself - the necessary equipment, raw materials, production technology. As it turned out, plastic, and other forms in the presence of what you want, the basic materials left over from the construction site, and the available units require relatively simple, feasible finishing. Unforeseen complications arose only with the purchase of five hundredth of cement - due to low demand from local merchants it just was not necessary to go to a neighboring town.

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To get the most durable tiles, under the vibrating table has been redone circular saw - the working surface is replaced by a heavy slab (in the spring of devyatochnyh racks) under the slab - the vibration motor. Typical concrete mixer for preparation of a solution ready polymeric forms, with simulated sandstone surface drying - old refrigerator put sideways.

concrete proportions, the ratio was chosen as the forum.

In addition to the existing dropout of washed river sand and cement acquired the necessary mark for tiles needed a plasticizer, the choice fell on the SP-1. It is a versatile additive that improves the characteristics of the solution, its use increases the mechanical strength of the concrete reduces the number of pores on the surface, it gives smoothness and increases efficiency vibration. Although dreamed of colored tiles, the cost of the dye and white cement, to produce rich color, forced to manage natural gray shade.

Mixing proportions were as follows:

• Screenings (crushed stone fractions 0-5) - 38 kg (three desyatilitrovyh bucket);
• Sand (river, washed) - 18 kg (one desyatilitrovoe bucket);
• Cement (M-500) - 17 kg (bucket fourteen liters);
• Plasticizer - 80 grams per batch (diluted liter of warm water);
• Water - 8.5 liters (if the weather is hot, another 0.7 liters).

Mixing Technology:

• The first mixer is put in screenings (all);
• Poured water;
• Added plasticizer;
• The mixture is thoroughly mixed;
• Add cement;
• Again intimate mixing;
• Is added to the sand;
• The latter blending (if necessary, water is added).

The consistency of the solution turns thick enough, reminiscent of wet earth - it is a conscious choice, although many prefer to work with a more fluid solutions.

Kostya9:

Liquid concrete that liquid mud - no strength.

The prelubricated engine oil shapes (corners brush) are exposed on the vibrating table. Pouring the solution should be uniform.

processing time - from three to seven minutes. Vibrations must not only condense the mixture, but also to expel air bubbles therefrom. During the processing of the form are reversed and rotated around its axis - that the impact has been uneven. As shrinkage solution was added until the mold is filled to the end, you can kill hand, to ensure that no voids remain. Since the vibrating table form is sent to more than a day (25-30 hours) in the dryer. On the advice of participating branches old fridge, he's drying chamber, was turned over to the side, on the "back", it greatly simplified the process of laying and groove products.

After this period, the finished tile is easy to out of shape due to the lubrication and hydration due to running processes, supporting raw hot. If you overdo the tile, and it is cool, get it out of the plastic will be more difficult - have to pour boiling water to plastic expanded. However, if you do not overdo it a couple of hours and a couple of days, and she finally has time to cool down, it will be difficult to remove, even using hot water.

Stuffed hand on a square tile craftsman passed to curly and have decided to use chromium oxide as a colorant.

The first sample at a rate of addition of the dye, the rate of 1% of the binder (170 gram batch), the result is hardly given. There was no color and light, almost imperceptible shade, so the dosage was doubled to give the desired greenery. As a plasticizer, a dye previously diluted in water.

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Commander (User FORUMHOUSE):

Tiles laid out its manufacture and a barn and yard tracks to the greenhouses too. Very good and profitable!

And in this case, used a home-made vibration table. Here is the "recipe" for all concerned:

• Motor - from the washing machine (on rubber shock absorbers);
• From her well - a pulley for a belt drive from the motor to the cam;
• Eccentric - a former motor rotor: 1/3 cut grinder, machined cage for bearings, welded holders, the entire structure is fastened to an iron sheet;
• Above the sheet / table - wood flooring 60x60 cm (50x50 cm tile);
• High side - to be able to make a tile thickness of 6 cm.

For economic purposes - track to the shed, garage, along the edges commander makes larger size square 50x50 cm tiles, and for ornamental tracks resembling trotuarchiki - figure. Shape as in the first embodiment, polymeric soft - unlike hard plastic, they do not break a few years.

Composition of the solution and the proportions per batch:

• Gravel - bucket;
• Cement - a bucket;
• Screenings - 3 bucket;
• Plasticizer - 2/3 cup;
• Water.

The operating mixer is filled with water, is added the plasticizer, the following - gravel, after wetting the gravel - cement. When the mixture is smooth, add screenings. The commander does not add sand, as in screenings large amount of dust, which it replaces and prevents the formation of voids. Form prior to use palm oil lubricated, the extent of contamination is easily washed Karcher. But they are contaminated, if break the technology and put the tiles do not withstand a day, so do not rush.

In the discussion technology instead plasticizer been proposed to use detergents, it was argued savings and their excellent performance in masonry mortar. However, in the case of tiles, such savings will sideways - household chemicals and even increases the plasticity of the solution, but is a strong foaming agent. Whereas in tile production task is to get the plastic and dense, with no air bubbles mass. But the cost of the finished additive concentrate by weight of the total amount of the resulting tile, it is not greatly increases the cost.

Compared with tiles, manufactured directly on the ground, which is also quite popular in domestic craftsmen, vibropressed more sturdy and durable. If properly prepared base, it can be laid on the track with high traffic and load. And they prefer to purchase home-made not only because of the economy, but also because the technology for themselves do not break, which can not reliably be said about small artisanal enterprises.

Tile manufacturing details from Kostya9 – in the subject line to FORUMHOUSE. And in the subject, where I put its technology Commander, Not only the details of the manufacture of tiles, but also different variations of home-made vibration table.

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