Artificial facing stone in the interior: design methods

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

The use of stone in the interior

One of the most original ways to transform your home is to use a decorative facing artificial stone in the interior. Decorative stone will allow you to create a medieval style or give the interior something natural, natural.

Artificial decorative facing stone, as an element of decoration

If you decide to use the material for decorating the room, then you need to provide some details:

• In the case when artificial decorative rock for cladding is used for the entire wall, it is necessary to take care of additional lighting.

Note. In dim light, this finish will seem too gloomy.

• If it is not possible to make bright lighting, it is recommended to perform a combined finish, alternate the stone with light areas of plaster or wallpaper.
• Artificial decorative stone or artificial brickwork is ideally combined with the organization of fountains, aquariums and indoor plants.
• Also, with the help of decorative stone, doorways and fireplaces can be emphasized favorably.

Tip. It is not recommended to use the stone in small or narrow rooms.

Preparatory work before finishing with artificial stone

We prepare the surface before finishing

Before facing decorative fake diamond to lay it is necessary to carefully prepare the surface. To do this, you need a perfectly flat surface.
Let's consider in more detail:

• In some cases, a certain step of curvature is allowed, this is due to the fact that the finishing work with the material does not provide for an absolutely even laying.
• It should be noted that the material creates a certain load on the wall and the base, so plastering and reinforcing the wall surface will be necessary.

Tip. For alignment, you can use drywall, at least 1, 25 cm with reinforcement in 3 lines located transversely.

• Decorative natural material involves the use of reinforced mesh.
• For installation works of decorative stone, an adhesive composition designed for ceramic tiles or liquid nails is used.
• Sometimes a common mortar of sand and cement is used for these purposes.

Tip. The most profitable solution for such cases is to use special glue for stone or tile adhesive. There is a special instruction for manufacturing.

How to make glue with your own hands and application technology:

• A certain amount of water is poured into any convenient container and a little dry mixture is added and everything is mixed with a construction mixer.
• At the finish, a thick, uniform solution is obtained.

Attention! For a drywall wall, it is necessary to check the compatibility of the adhesive with the drywall and the ability to mount the material with it.

• If there are no contraindications, then it is better to play it safe and perforate drywall using a gear roller.

Further, the surface is carefully primed, after which the finish is made.

Facing artificial stone in the interior: preparation and installation

Material preparation and installation

Before laying, you need to figure out exactly where the artificial facing will be installed stone for interiormake a preliminary sketch.
Installation work:

• Then you should work out the sketch, taking into account the choice of material (its size and installation methods).
• Almost always, decorative artificial stone and tiles have a constant geometry.
• A cut or chip should be made so that the appearance is not affected.
• Once you have decided on a sketch option, it is transferred to the wall.

Tip. In those places where you need to make a flat line, for example, near the floor, you need to make a limiter. Here you will need corners and profiles that are pre-mounted on the wall. This will help to perform high-quality styling even on your own, while the price of work will significantly decrease.

Decorative cladding: artificial stone and laying technology

Photo of the installation of artificial stone

The adhesive is applied to the wall with a trowel or a spatula with special teeth.
Stages of work:

• The first step is to take care of the first row, so the adhesive is applied only to the width of the first row.
• If decorative facing tile made of artificial stone is mounted end-to-end, you can lightly attach a decoration element to the wall and scroll it in the desired direction.

To comply with the seam, you need to use several different options:

• For wide joints, strips of drywall are used. This method is suitable for decorative stone. At the finish, the original finish is obtained.
• Artificial decorative stone, facing tile provides a method with crosses. Crosses are removed from the seams after complete drying.
• Decorative bricks are best laid out with offset, like real brickwork.

Note. Things are more complicated with decorative stone, where the sizes are chaotic. In this case, it is necessary to select elements individually for each row with approximately the same dimensions.

• Cutting decorative stone is done using a grinder with a nozzle for concrete or a special machine for cutting ceramic tiles.

Tip. If a natural decorative stone such as granite is used in the decoration of a room, then it is better to entrust the work to professionals.

Decorative stone of large thickness fits into 3-4 rows, and wait until the adhesive composition grasps. This event is necessary so that the massive finish does not slip.

Final stage

After fully finishing the walls and drying the solution, you can proceed to the removal of various auxiliary parts and structures. All props and additional elements that formed the seam are removed, then excess solution is cleaned.
Then a solution is made to fill the joints and grout. To form even seams you will need a rubber spatula.
You can use a ready-made mixture of silicone and a construction gun to fill the seam. As a final touch, a protective primer is used. For clarity, it is recommended to watch the training video with all stages of work.