The facade facing clinker bricks with their hands

Today we decided to talk on a topic such as facing brick with his own hands. Every owner of a private house knows how important it is to protect the walls from the negative effects of the environment, but it is not necessary to forget and about appearance of the facade. If house of logs or timber do not require any "frills", with stone or brick will have some trouble.

Range of modern finishing materials diverse from plaster to front panels with ceramic tile, and You do not choose, there is always the question: "Who are facing?"

If you're lucky in life, then you might be lucky to find a construction team that will perform all the work just for the sake of improving their own karma. But usually they all require money, and not small. Often the cost of the house is faced with brick can be commensurate with the cost of the construction. Therefore, the handyman may decide to perform all these works on their own.





And if you are considering cladding the brick with his own hands, we have prepared for you a few tips on what to look for and how to approach this work.

First and foremost you will need a helper. And the more of them you have, the faster you are done with the veneer. Of course, you can turn to friends, but they are unlikely to be able to carve out for you a month or two, and weekends for such work will not be enough. Therefore, it is best for the job suitable own son, especially during the summer holidays. And rightly so, nothing aimlessly playing football in the yard, this time can be spent on exciting batch of mortar and haul bricks. Alternatively, you can invite to the site the entire family from wife to grandparents, everyone must make a contribution.

Second, time it just right. Of course, if in your area the sun shines 24 hours a day, you can go to the building site and after work, otherwise it is advisable to take a vacation. Experienced Mason can handle the wall covering 200 sq. m. in approximately 2 months. You (even if we assume that experience will come with time) can count on a capacity of about 2 sq. m per day. Again, if the whole family decided to take on other responsibilities: preparation of the solution, moving scaffolding, etc. Simple math says that with 200 square meters of wall you can do it for 3 — 3.5 months, assuming continuous operation. So if you have the opportunity to take a vacation haul in three months — be sure to use it. Otherwise, the output will be You only dream about.

Third, consider how and where you will be storing clinker. The longer you are in the area, the higher the risk of short of construction materials. Of course, it is best to hire some neighbor, preferably a non-drinker to at night guarding your property. But on the other hand nobody can guarantee that he will not succumb to the temptation, and to work for "free", he is unlikely to agree.

Solving the previous task you can move on to the process of buying bricks. If You are confident in storage safety and integrity of Your neighbors, get the whole sum at once. Otherwise, you may have to spend extra money on shipping small quantities of brick. In addition, there is a risk that the shades of bricks from different batches can be great. But then, there is a delicious solution: do not pay attention to color, and lay the bricks randomly. In the end You'll have a colorful facade, which is called "Bavarian brickwork".



The facade is lined with ceramic brick by the method of "Bavarian brickwork"

In the end we would like to mention the following things!

The facade of brick (especially clinker) gives a very large load on the Foundation. If you are in doubt, whether will sustain your Foundation, change the lining material to the clinker tiles or facade panels with clinker tiles. The former have much less weight, but it looks indistinguishable from masonry. Second as a Supplement have a layer of insulation, and are installed much faster.

The facade is created not only for beauty but for protection. So if you're not confident in your own abilities, ask for help of expert masons. On the one hand it will save your nerves, and will move into the house You are much faster. And if you put an edge on the price of the mistakes committed by Amateur, then you will save much money. After all, his own house being built for decades, and in its construction every detail is important. published

 

Source: www.diy.ru/blog/klinkerkamen/post/8716/

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