Bend inflexible: the flexible stone be the universal solution for interior

According to the majority of today's designers, it is a flexible stone is the most successful attempt, allowing error-free transfer of natural texture of the material on an artificial basis. The starting material for its production is a sedimentary rock is a monolith clastic grains (diameter 2 mm), called "sandstone".

According to the majority of today's designers, it is a flexible stone is the most successful attempt, allowing error-free transfer of natural texture of the material on an artificial basis. The starting material for its production is a sedimentary rock is a monolith clastic grains (diameter 2 mm), called "sandstone".

RysikMuru (privately owned FORUMHOUSE):

Flexible stone - it's not plastic. It is the thinnest slice of natural sandstone, deposited on a flexible basis - fiberglass.

Available material presented in the form of wallpaper (coils 2 to 2.8 m) and a tile (50 × 600 200 × 300, 600 × 300, 800 × 400 mm), which is the skillful application demonstrates enviable on its aesthetics results.

Like any other building material, flexible stone has its own advantages and disadvantages. And, considering that the first had more than a second, first enumerate its merits.

Advantages of flexible stone

• Flexible stone is considered harmless building material - due to the fact that it practically does not emit noxious compounds during operation.
• Installation of flexible stone is relatively simple, this material has a low permeability, while its composition is considered to be fireproof.
• Given the fact that the flexible stone has a relatively small weight (3... 4 kg / m²), with its successfully used for the decoration of various building structures - elements of the facade, the interior etc.
• The presented material is simple to use and requires no special activities associated with caring for them.
• High durability (guaranteed service life, according to experts, is 35 years old) only adds to the popularity of the submissions.
• A wide range of temperatures at which the flexible stone maintains its main quality (as manufacturers claim, it is from -45 to + 650 ° C).
• The ability of a flexible stone to take the most unexpected configuration allows to realize on its basis the unpredictable designs.

The disadvantages of a flexible stone

The only significant disadvantage of a flexible stone is its high cost. If the consumer prefers quality products from trusted manufacturers, the purchase cost of the material for his worth, starting from 1300 rubles per 1 m². Although this price is correlated with the value of natural stone material in a flexible manner, even in this respect shows its exclusive features.

fgh (participant FORUMHOUSE):

Sometimes the deciding factor is the weight of the structure. Here flexible stone has no equal - a lightweight material. And, of course, there are natures natures product.

The technology of applying a flexible stone in the interior

In general, the technology of decorating the surface of a flexible stone is much like ordinary wallpaper pasting walls. Basic tools that you need to use at the same time - is: a broad brush, smooth trowel, brush, squeegee, trowel, construction hairdryer, a knife and a paint roller for priming works.

To mount flexible stone on a wall, use special mixtures and solutions based on the adhesive, recommended by manufacturers of this material. In any case, given the high weight of the material, the glue should be chosen with good adhesive ability.

Particular attention should be paid to the preparation of the surface. The decorated wall should life smooth and thoroughly cleaned from dirt and moisture. Performing pre-coating surface, it is possible to start the preparation of the adhesive.

Glue is applied to the flat wall spatula, whereupon on the surface, with a flexible spatula, made special grooves. Such a technology recommended flexible stone producers and enables reliable connection with the material to be decorated surface.

After the adhesive is applied to the wall, the roll (tile) should be spread on the floor of the front surface down. This will (with a spatula and brush) thoroughly clean the reverse side of the material from foreign impurities and sand.

Adhesive should only be applied to the wall. The surface of the material before assembly should remain dry.

In rare cases, the flexible mounting is carried stone lap (which requires additional sealing seam after complete drying of the material). But it is always preferable to have the fragments (both sheets and tiles) butt. In this approach, a smooth, seamless surface. In this largely saved and the material itself.

In order to be able to smooth tile or wallpaper paste on the wall, the surface must first mark with a pencil.

So, after the preliminary operations on the adhesive-coated surface of the wall mount web of flexible stone. Material attached to the wall top to bottom (assembly starts from any upper corner). After this operation, the flexible stone surface should further smooth rubber roller. When the excess material protruding edges should be removed with a knife construction.

Pruning stone flexibility should not be thrown away, t. To. They need to grout and to obtain uniform texture to the surface to be decorated.

In order to smooth the edges of the flexible stone (and the need often arises when gluing material butt), experts recommend using a hair dryer building. Incidentally, with this device can easily be decorated arch room corners, columns and other surfaces having a complex geometric configuration.
For example, during the finishing angles building dryer heats the corresponding area of ​​the web. The web is wrapped tightly and pressed with a wooden spatula.

In the case of breaks cloth should be re-press it to the wall and smooth pressure roller. Grouting, which will be made in the future, it will help you easily eliminate the consequences of such troubles.

After the blade assembly will be finished and the glue is dry, you can begin priming. To do this, use a special hydrophobic compound that is included in the package with a flexible blade stone. He will protect the surface from moisture and other adverse factors. The primer should be applied with a roller or brush in the general direction of the bottom-up, completely impregnating the surface.

While the primer did not have time to dry, in case you can put the excess material left over after installation. Moisten the surface of the sand scraps primer, they can wipe received stitches, bumps and breaks. Grout should be made as long as the joints do not merge with the rest of the surface. After 15 - 20 minutes, it is possible to brush away from the surface of the individual grains remaining after grouting. To do this, use a soft brush with a handle.

After performing all the above operations can be happy to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Similarly, you can decorate not only the walls, but also other surfaces that require a special approach to the creation of aesthetic appearance. Take, for example, fireplaces. Some fear that exposure to high temperatures will damage the decorative coating. But given the performance of the flexible stone, as well as the opinion of people who managed to practice to test its capabilities, this material even for decoration can be easily applied warming up surfaces.

GibkiyKamen (member FORUMHOUSE):

But one of our recent work - finishing the fireplace flexible stone. According to reviews of the owners, who uses it in full, nothing comes unstuck from November, not deformed, the heat keeps just fine. Apparently, the whole thing in a high quality flexible stone. We work only with German material. Complaints did not have the last 7 years.

fgh (participant FORUMHOUSE):

Flexible stone well tolerate high temperatures. Wall to the furnace - 20-25 centimeters, keep your hand on the wall impossible - burn, stone costs him nothing and done. Also revealed an interesting feature - high humidity does not condense moisture on it, it breathes. Neighboring ceramic wet and dry flex stone. So far, everything is fine! I will take another, now on the street.

Incidentally, with regard to the street, the technology of applying a flexible stone on the facade of the building is almost the same as that used during the interior finishing. The only thing you should pay attention - this is on the ambient temperature (it should be not lower than 12 ° C) and the final priming surface, which must be performed in 2 layer.

To learn how our users have adapted to use flexible stone fireplacesYou can learn from the corresponding threads on an open forum. On such a decision finishing as the liquid wallpaperYou can read the corresponding article. And for fans of the video dedicated to the interior decoration, we have an interesting story on refractory walling panels.

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