Leather tiles: Universal luxurious finishes for flats and houses

Leather tiles - interior finishing material for lovers of exclusivity. Varieties, specifications, installation technology and care rules

Interior decoration materials market is regularly updated with interesting new products, expand the possibilities of interior decoration. Wallpaper, plaster, textured paints, panels, wood paneling - this is not an exhaustive list is now added, and leather tiles. With this original material can even bring the interior of a typical touch luxury, diluting a natural abundance of plastic trim.

Content

• Leather tiles: versatility, practicality, aesthetics
• Product Benefits
• tiling technology
• issue price
• A budget option

Versatile, practical, aesthetic

Leather tiles used in almost all areas - for the decoration of walls, ceilings, floors, furniture items. It may be a small panel, accent walls covered on the door, stairs, Bar. Wherever used tiles, the skin looks amazing. Appearance material supplemented impressive performance finish that adds to her popularity. Available are two main varieties of leather tiles.

wall

Designed for walls and interior elements, it is also used for ceilings. Most manufacturers offer a tile consisting of three layers - the basis of cellulose (thick cardboard) or MDF (particle board), body lining (foam), a decorative layer of leather. The raw materials for wall tiles is almost any skin - from beef to crocodile and snake. Textures and surfaces, too, are many: the tiles can be smooth and patterned, planar and three-dimensional, natural shades and bright, fancy colors.

The Dutch company, one of the first to master the production of finishing of leather tiles, offers a unique technology - a laser cut segments of any shape and size required thickness of the buffalo skin. Do not use foam rubber base and substrate, only genuine leather with a laser perforation, decorated edges, stitching.

Leather wall tiles can be used in all operating conditions - has a collection specifically for wet areas. A special coating protects the surface from external influences, so the skin in the bath, basin or kitchen will not only look beautiful, but also properly serve without losing the visual appeal.

Manufacturers offer a wide range of shapes and sizes, but the bulk of the brands represented by several standard tile categories:

• Square - 20x20 cm, 30x30 cm, 40x40 cm, 50x50;
• Rectangular - 30x45 cm;
• Hexagonal - faces 20 cm and 23 cm;
• Octagonal - facets 20 cm, plus the connecting square tiles with a side of 8 cm;
• Wavy - 30x14 cm.

Such diversity makes it possible to spread the various panels, tiles combining several sizes. Manufacturing of the material on the patterns of the customer and applying to the surface of the desired patterns.

outdoor

For floor coverings increased requirements, so the tile is mainly bovine leather from the middle part of the carcass - saddle. It has high strength, wear resistance and thickness - at least 3 mm. As a basis for outdoor use granite varieties, and the skin tanning processed composition increases strength. Due to the basis and the treatment, the service life of leather tiles varies between 15 - 20 years, which is comparable to other finishing materials.

Leather floor tiles come in two forms:

• Square - 45x45 cm or 60x60 cm;
• Rectangular - 60x30 cm.

The choice of colors somewhat poorer than that of the wall material - about 10 options, mostly smooth texture.

Product Benefits

This elite, original coating organically combined with various design styles, it completely cover wall panels spread with the help of zoning space. It is not only beautiful and pleasant to the touch, but also practical:

• Eco - when processing natural skin using natural tannins and colorants, the material does not emit into the air dangerous chemicals;
• Durable - if the floor covering is designed for fifteen years, and the wall will last longer than that, and proper care ensures an attractive appearance at all times;
• Unpretentious - just the usual wet cleaning to remove dirt is allowed to use gentle detergent, do not use aggressive chemicals (acids, bleach). To clean the floor of the leather cover, you can use a vacuum cleaner with a brush attachment, but the popular steam cleaner should be abandoned. To save the data attractive leather tiles, every six months, it is recommended to cover the protective shoe polish or special oil.

In addition to the above, in the leather tiles low thermal conductivity and high sound absorption - up to 4.5 dB, "leather" walls retain heat and quenched with sound.

Paving

Another advantage of the leather covering - easy installation and absence of "wet" processes, when it comes to wall variety. It is glued to the "liquid" universal nails or polyvinyl acetate dispersion (PVAc) for any clean, dry, flat surface. This can be a plasterboard, paper wall, the base slab (chipboard, MDF, OSB, DSP) is a tree. To improve the adhesion, before pasting the base is recommended primed with deep penetration composition. For surfaces with high absorbency (plasterboard, chipboard, OSB, MDF), this step is required. Since even a smooth tile has a certain volume, to achieve an ideal flat walls before gluing is not necessary, the material hide small blemishes and minor variations.

Adhesive composition is covered by the rear side of the tile. In order not to stain the front part, it's best to use a brush - to obtain a uniform layer, and application time will be shortened. The tiles can be cut, if necessary, but only the framework and foam - the decorative layer are folded and glued to the rest base, and after this manipulation the resulting segment again covered with glue and attached to already a place.

Stoneware floor tiles on the basis of a standard fit for board materials technology - a special adhesive compound. The difference is that the solution should not be exposed to the skin and does not require grouting. Tiles are mounted end to end according to the selected pattern. A single-layer tile from Dutch buff glued to the floor as the wall. If the skin on the porcelain stoneware suitable and concrete screed, the skin without the foundations of a more demanding on the basecoat. Regardless of the type of leather floor tiles, for it is impossible to walk in street shoes and heels can ruin even the most durable, buffalo skin. Also undesirable exposure to direct sunlight and temperature fluctuations - these factors will not affect the service life, but the impact on the visual component of the material.

issue price

Genuine leather tiles for all its virtues has a significant drawback - it is a luxury material, which not everyone can afford. Wall tiles domestic production in Moscow is about four thousand rubles per square meter, imported - much more expensive. Floor, because of the special materials and sophisticated manufacturing process, it is worth twelve thousand per square. Cheapest exclusive collection of the Dutch - Vintage, valued at 190 euros per tile standard sizes - 30x30 cm or 30x60 cm. If the dimensions of the individual, the price rises to 220 euros.

Budget option finish

When there is no financial ability to fully decorate the walls, and I want leather luxury and exclusivity, can be buy a few squares and put a drawing or a panel, making emphasis on the wall or by selecting a recreation area on the floor. Even a small area covering made of leather will transform the interior, so that the wallet will not suffer much, and soul, to ask the royal glamor, it will be satisfied. But in this case, will have to pay a large sum. To maximize savings on the finish, the tiles can be done by hand, the benefit in specialized stores large variety of materials and consumables.

One of the options for the base layer under the leather floor tile is addressed in Article "Dry screed ...". And for those who are faced with the problem of noisy neighbors - the material on ceiling insulation. Find artists, able to work with unusual materials like leather tiles help video on the interaction of customers and performers.

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