Decorative stone on the wall: types and instructions
The stone in the interior decoration always looks good, solid. It can be natural and artificial. It is possible to use decorative stone on the wall in any place - for exterior, interior decoration, in various residential, non-residential premises, designing a kitchen apron, doorways, decorating terraces, fireplaces, window sills, building socles.
The cost of this product is very different, depending on what materials it is made of. Real granite, marble is much more expensive than artificial imitation of gypsum, ceramics, etc. On the types of decorative stones for walls, installation inside different rooms, methods of self-laying in detail in the text of the article.
Like all existing design options, there are positive and negative points here.
Pros:
It looks beautiful, expensive;
durability, frost resistance;
fire safety;
strength, wear resistance;
resistance to chemicals.
Minuses:
gypsum is not suitable for wet rooms;
natural is expensive.
Other finishes should match the look of the stone - a heavy oak door looks great with granite, bricks can be stuck even above it - then the color of the ceiling also needs a suitable one. The lower parts of the walls are formed most often.
Types of stone for wall decoration
Natural is harder to stack, due to its greater weight, artificial is softer, lighter. Natural stone is mined under natural conditions, mainly crushing rocks. "Fake" is made from colored concrete, gypsum, acrylic, polyester resin, mineral additives. Also in its composition is often present clay, stone chips, elements of fiberglass, steel, all kinds of pigments. Natural for interior decoration is used less often than artificial - due to the fact that most species are cold. Small fragments, drawings from it will decorate any room.
Artificial
What artificial stone exists:
porcelain tile - matte, glossy, textured. It is produced by pressing with firing of feldspar, clay, dyes. Resistant to temperature extremes;
agglomerates - consist of polyester resins, marble and granite chips, quartzite. Natural material in the agglomerate up to 90%. Not resistant to high temperatures (even from the side of heating radiators), abrasion, but they look whole;
brick or tile made of concrete - consists of Portland cement, dyes, sand, expanded clay, pumice, plasticizers.Water-repellent, reinforcing components may be added;
gypsum-based - consists of high-quality gypsum, slaked lime, coloring matter, water. Such bricks can be made independently by casting them into molds by treating them with waterproof coatings. It is very light, cheap;
flexible - looks like a wallpaper. This is a textile on which a thin section of sandstone is applied. Suitable for decorating hard-to-reach spots, vapor permeable, wear-resistant;
based on acrylic - consists of crumbs of jadeite, coil, jasper, amazonite, granite, mixed with acrylic resins. It is eco-friendly, waterproof.
Using the right option, any room is turned into a beautiful work of art. The above types of this raw material are maintainable, safe, visually pleasing, strong, and durable. They are easy to handle, transport, and weigh less than natural ones.
Natural
Natural stone for internal work differs in the methods of formation, methods of extraction. Such a facing will last for more than one decade, even a century. His views:
granite - in the composition of the rock has quartz, mica, feldspar. It is considered the hardest, strongest, wear-resistant in the world, but it is relatively easy to process. It has frost resistance, moisture resistance, dielectricity. The term of operation for wall decoration is from 150 years;
marble - rock, mostly composed of calcite, various minerals. By color - beige, gray, black, yellow, blue, etc. It is solid, antistatic, abrasion resistant, moisture resistant, environmentally friendly. It’s difficult to process and mine, but the price is reasonable - the technology is constantly being improved;
travertine is a calcium carbonate, an intermediate link between soft friable limestone and strong marble. It is formed near mineral springs that carry calcium salts, limestone, carbon dioxide to the surface. It is easy to harvest, pale green, red-red, beige, milky white in color.It has low thermal conductivity, excellent frost resistance, low price;
shale is a rock of medium-temperature, low-temperature minerals. Suitable for use material is coated with special varnishes. It has hygiene, bactericidal activity, resistance to water, temperature changes. May have streaks: brown, beige, blue-green;
talchochlorite - from chlorite, magnesite, talc. For the design of surfaces used in the form of bricks, tiles. It is used most often in baths, saunas, as they quickly heat up, maintaining a constant temperature, humidity. Its thermal stability is more than + 1500С. Color - graphite, gray-green;
jadeite - consists of sodium oxide with aluminosilicate, silica. Very similar to jade, it is emerald, graphite, yellow-gray, red. Sold in the form of tiles, bricks, mosaics. It is durable, heat-resistant, waterproof;
onyx is a fibrous variety of quartz with impurities. This is an ornamental stone that is excessively difficult to process, expensive, and can burst if overheated. The lining of it looks gorgeous - as if glowing from the inside. The material is durable, warm to the touch, the color is sunny amber, emerald, reddish brown;
coil - magnesium oxide silicate on water. It looks good, it is sold in the form of tiles up to two cm thick. It is dense, safe, similar to jadeite, but the lining of both of these stones is relatively not durable - about fifteen years;
dolomite is a carbonate of magnesium, calcium, has impurities of iron, clay. It happens yellow, red, white, shiny pearl, satin, matte. It is durable, wear-resistant, environmentally friendly. It has healing properties - it can calm the human nervous system.
Some stones are believed to be radioactive. This is not entirely true - materials on sale go through strict radiological control.
Mounting Features
Installation of decorative finishes is carried out on pre-aligned walls, using cement, adhesive mixtures. Sticking tiles, pebbles on your own is not difficult, you only need high-quality raw materials, tools. In a newly-built house, the cladding is made only after the building shrinks, otherwise it can quickly fall off. The “wild” stone is laid arbitrarily, square, rectangular in uniform rows.
How to choose a stone
Wall decoration is divided into internal, external. Artificial stone is usually used for interior work - it is lighter in weight, cheaper, easier to lay. It is very popular now under brick, under granite or marble, sandstone, bassoon and others. Of the natural ones, limestone, shell rock, slate are used, less often marble, granite, onyx. Natural ones are suitable for creating expensive, almost "eternal" interiors.
When choosing material for decoration, you should decide in which room it will be used. Different places require stones with various properties - water resistance, heat insulation, heat resistance. For a kitchen apron, it is not recommended to use a coating with a complex texture - to clear of drops of fat, pieces of food it is extremely problematic.
Load calculation
The wall load is calculated independently or using special online calculators. It is necessary to consider what the wall is made of, its thickness. If the weight per square meter of the tile is within 25 kg, then excessive loads are not imposed on the surface. OSB plates withstand significant weight. The smaller, lighter the pebbles, the more likely they are to hold on for a long time, tight. The material consumption depends on the area of the treated surface, which is calculated by multiplying the length of the wall by height. Repair experts recommend buying a stone with a margin of 5-10%, especially if you have to cut it off in some places, adhere to a certain pattern, or it is simply excessively fragile.
Surface and stone preparation for laying
Before you start spreading the surface with pebbles, you need to align the walls - carefully, as if under wallpaper.All previous coatings should be removed - the remains of old paint, wallpaper, are cleaned with an iron brush. Next, the base must be carefully primed, after which tiles can be laid. Of the materials you need the stone itself, tile adhesive. The heavier the lining, the more glue is needed, the “stronger” it should be. There are two types: gypsum based and cement. On the packaging they usually write what kind of work this or that composition is intended for.
Essential DIY Tools
For DIY styling, you will need many tools:
spatulas - ordinary and serrated;
metal roulette;
building level;
rubber mallet;
square;
syringe gun;
glue mixer;
grinder with a stone disc;
brush or roller;
brush with iron teeth;
block of wood, lighthouses;
containers for grouting, glue;
brush for smoothing seams,
spray gun for water repellent,
adhesive mixture.
Stone laying
When all the finishing materials and tools are prepared, proceed to gluing.
Her stages:
glue application;
tile laying;
rustication;
protective coating.
First, the glue is kneaded, applied to the wall in small portions - it should not dry out, be thick, but not crumble. The adhesive composition is distributed with a smooth spatula, and smeared on the tile with a serrated one. You can use "liquid nails", cement. Each part is pressed tightly against the wall. After gluing is completed, all excess is removed from the surface and seams. It is desirable that the solution does not get on the front part - it will be difficult to clean it. The bricks are firmly attached to the wall of wood, drywall, aerated concrete using proper bonding with a special compound. If the tile is glued to the cement mortar, then you first need to fill the paint grid, plaster on it. If necessary, the parts are cut with a hacksaw, grinder.
Laying should start from the corner, from the bottom up, row by row.Usually, fastening is done under the joint, that is, the tiles will be slightly removed from each other, the spaces between them are filled with a solution, the excess of which should be removed. The width of the seam is supposed to be about one and a half cm. If no seams are provided, then the bricks are placed as tightly as possible, close to each other.
Finishing
The final finish includes the removal of excess mortar from the joints, staining them in the color of a brick or tile, applying a protective layer.
The coating must be applied if:
the house has children, pets;
the wall is in a humid room;
the stone is painted;
cheap bricks of low quality.
Protection is applied when all the tiles have already been attached, the seams have dried out. The composition is applied with a roller, brush, spray. Facade parts of the building “decorate” only in dry weather.
Decorative stone in the interior of different rooms
For the design of the bathroom they use natural onyx, marble, a mosaic, a “cascade” of different stones are suitable. Corridor walls cover them partially, completely, lay out the arch. Correctly placed light sources look good - so the stone looks more profitable. When used without additional lighting, in places that are not visible from the street, a cave effect is obtained.
In the living room there are often indoor plants - they are also originally combined with walls. Glass vases, metal furniture, clay flower pots will be very "in the subject." It is not recommended that you completely lay out the space of the bedroom, another living room, with a stone - it is very cold, it is better to limit yourself to a brick or stone doorway, partially decorate the partitions (if any) between the bedroom and another room from chipboard, plywood.
A protruding corner is finished in the corridor, onyx illumination with LEDs creates magical compositions.The stone in the interior composition is combined with decorative plasters, stretch ceiling, textured wallpaper. You can lay out a brick drawing that resembles a tree, a city, figures of living creatures, abstractions. The balcony is finished partially or completely, but heavy materials should be avoided to avoid collapse.
The use of any stone, especially textured, in the nursery is categorically not recommended - children often run, falling, they can get serious injury from hitting a stone wall.
When the area being finished is very small in area, it is better to completely abandon the stone, since it “takes” part of the usable area. As an option - use flexible artificial or natural thin tiles - up to five millimeters. In spacious rooms, this material is used without restrictions.
From time immemorial, stones have been decorating dwellings on vertical planes. These are external front, internal walls, door slopes, surfaces of furnaces. However, an overly cramped apartment will clutter this material. With proper installation, it will last for many years, all this time pleasing to the eye. You can make a tile, as well as glue it correctly, yourself or by contacting professionals for help. This material is appropriate to apply for the style of loft, gothic, classic, Empire, art deco, African, English, Scandinavian, vintage, fusion, minimalism.
The stone in the interior decoration always looks good, solid. It can be natural and artificial. It is possible to use decorative stone on the wall in any place - for exterior, interior decoration, in various residential, non-residential premises, designing a kitchen apron, doorways, decorating terraces, fireplaces, window sills, building socles.
The cost of this product is very different, depending on what materials it is made of. Real granite, marble is much more expensive than artificial imitation of gypsum, ceramics, etc. On the types of decorative stones for walls, installation inside different rooms, methods of self-laying in detail in the text of the article.
Content
Benefits of Stone Finishing
Like all existing design options, there are positive and negative points here.
Pros:
Minuses:
Types of stone for wall decoration
Natural is harder to stack, due to its greater weight, artificial is softer, lighter. Natural stone is mined under natural conditions, mainly crushing rocks. "Fake" is made from colored concrete, gypsum, acrylic, polyester resin, mineral additives. Also in its composition is often present clay, stone chips, elements of fiberglass, steel, all kinds of pigments. Natural for interior decoration is used less often than artificial - due to the fact that most species are cold. Small fragments, drawings from it will decorate any room.
Artificial
What artificial stone exists:
Using the right option, any room is turned into a beautiful work of art. The above types of this raw material are maintainable, safe, visually pleasing, strong, and durable. They are easy to handle, transport, and weigh less than natural ones.
Natural
Natural stone for internal work differs in the methods of formation, methods of extraction. Such a facing will last for more than one decade, even a century. His views:
Mounting Features
Installation of decorative finishes is carried out on pre-aligned walls, using cement, adhesive mixtures. Sticking tiles, pebbles on your own is not difficult, you only need high-quality raw materials, tools. In a newly-built house, the cladding is made only after the building shrinks, otherwise it can quickly fall off. The “wild” stone is laid arbitrarily, square, rectangular in uniform rows.
How to choose a stone
Wall decoration is divided into internal, external. Artificial stone is usually used for interior work - it is lighter in weight, cheaper, easier to lay. It is very popular now under brick, under granite or marble, sandstone, bassoon and others. Of the natural ones, limestone, shell rock, slate are used, less often marble, granite, onyx. Natural ones are suitable for creating expensive, almost "eternal" interiors.
When choosing material for decoration, you should decide in which room it will be used. Different places require stones with various properties - water resistance, heat insulation, heat resistance. For a kitchen apron, it is not recommended to use a coating with a complex texture - to clear of drops of fat, pieces of food it is extremely problematic.
Load calculation
The wall load is calculated independently or using special online calculators. It is necessary to consider what the wall is made of, its thickness. If the weight per square meter of the tile is within 25 kg, then excessive loads are not imposed on the surface. OSB plates withstand significant weight. The smaller, lighter the pebbles, the more likely they are to hold on for a long time, tight. The material consumption depends on the area of the treated surface, which is calculated by multiplying the length of the wall by height. Repair experts recommend buying a stone with a margin of 5-10%, especially if you have to cut it off in some places, adhere to a certain pattern, or it is simply excessively fragile.
Surface and stone preparation for laying
Before you start spreading the surface with pebbles, you need to align the walls - carefully, as if under wallpaper.All previous coatings should be removed - the remains of old paint, wallpaper, are cleaned with an iron brush. Next, the base must be carefully primed, after which tiles can be laid. Of the materials you need the stone itself, tile adhesive. The heavier the lining, the more glue is needed, the “stronger” it should be. There are two types: gypsum based and cement. On the packaging they usually write what kind of work this or that composition is intended for.
Essential DIY Tools
For DIY styling, you will need many tools:
Stone laying
When all the finishing materials and tools are prepared, proceed to gluing.
Her stages:
First, the glue is kneaded, applied to the wall in small portions - it should not dry out, be thick, but not crumble. The adhesive composition is distributed with a smooth spatula, and smeared on the tile with a serrated one. You can use "liquid nails", cement. Each part is pressed tightly against the wall. After gluing is completed, all excess is removed from the surface and seams. It is desirable that the solution does not get on the front part - it will be difficult to clean it. The bricks are firmly attached to the wall of wood, drywall, aerated concrete using proper bonding with a special compound. If the tile is glued to the cement mortar, then you first need to fill the paint grid, plaster on it. If necessary, the parts are cut with a hacksaw, grinder.
Laying should start from the corner, from the bottom up, row by row.Usually, fastening is done under the joint, that is, the tiles will be slightly removed from each other, the spaces between them are filled with a solution, the excess of which should be removed. The width of the seam is supposed to be about one and a half cm. If no seams are provided, then the bricks are placed as tightly as possible, close to each other.
Finishing
The final finish includes the removal of excess mortar from the joints, staining them in the color of a brick or tile, applying a protective layer.
The coating must be applied if:
Decorative stone in the interior of different rooms
For the design of the bathroom they use natural onyx, marble, a mosaic, a “cascade” of different stones are suitable. Corridor walls cover them partially, completely, lay out the arch. Correctly placed light sources look good - so the stone looks more profitable. When used without additional lighting, in places that are not visible from the street, a cave effect is obtained.
In the living room there are often indoor plants - they are also originally combined with walls. Glass vases, metal furniture, clay flower pots will be very "in the subject." It is not recommended that you completely lay out the space of the bedroom, another living room, with a stone - it is very cold, it is better to limit yourself to a brick or stone doorway, partially decorate the partitions (if any) between the bedroom and another room from chipboard, plywood.
A protruding corner is finished in the corridor, onyx illumination with LEDs creates magical compositions.The stone in the interior composition is combined with decorative plasters, stretch ceiling, textured wallpaper. You can lay out a brick drawing that resembles a tree, a city, figures of living creatures, abstractions. The balcony is finished partially or completely, but heavy materials should be avoided to avoid collapse.
The use of any stone, especially textured, in the nursery is categorically not recommended - children often run, falling, they can get serious injury from hitting a stone wall.
From time immemorial, stones have been decorating dwellings on vertical planes. These are external front, internal walls, door slopes, surfaces of furnaces. However, an overly cramped apartment will clutter this material. With proper installation, it will last for many years, all this time pleasing to the eye. You can make a tile, as well as glue it correctly, yourself or by contacting professionals for help. This material is appropriate to apply for the style of loft, gothic, classic, Empire, art deco, African, English, Scandinavian, vintage, fusion, minimalism.