How to style a platypus? How to put a plover with your own hands

Long gone are the days when people dreamed only of having a roof over their heads. Nobody paid attention to how the building looks outside. Most likely, this was due to the fact that there was no variety of building materials on sale. Now, passing houses, you marvel at their beauty and originality, but helps to create a landscape plastushka. A couple of years few people have heard about such material, but now it is almost indispensable.

What is a bumpkin

Immediately it should be said that at present it is the most popular building material, the most affordable and not very expensive. Before learning how to lay a platypus, it is necessary to understand the origin of this building product.

So what kind of magic is this that helps make the world around us more beautiful? Plastushka, or lacerated stone, is one of the types of sandstone. It was formed in water basins due to a large accumulation of sand. For a long time, it was exposed to high pressure, high temperatures, which led to the compaction of a layer of sand and the formation of a bun. Now, knowing the origin of the material, you can search for the answer to the question of how to properly put a platypus. Among other things, you can also add that this natural material is extracted manually, no heavy equipment is used.

Application of a platypus

It is very diverse:

1. It is used as a filler. A natural stone is added to concrete, road washes, in the production of ceramics and porcelain, glass, curbs, paving stones.
2. Used as decorative finishing of the exterior and interior.
3. Used for facing the socle and the facade of the house.
4. Used to decorate reservoirs, fountains.
5. She laid out the paths and steps of the stairs.

In addition to the above, you can also add that the walls laid out of this material you do not have to additionally trim. In addition, wild stone looks beautiful everywhere. The external and internal environment of your room, thanks to him, will become unique.

All the plusses plus

You think for a long time, weigh all the pros and cons, but still can not decide whether to give preference to this building material or not. Maybe you did not take into account all the positive features of the ragged stone? So we will remind you about them:

1. Excellent grip with the sole of the shoe. Even if the plow-bush has drizzled rain, it will not be slippery.
2. Completely safe during operation.
3. There are no heavy metals.
4. It easily fits.
5. Looks great.
6. Environmentally friendly.
7. Resistant to temperature changes.
8. It retains its original appearance for many years.
9. Yes, and the price of a plush woman is not large.

Of course, this is not all the positive things, you can feel them only if your yard is decorated with such a tile.

Tools used in laying a torn stone

You decided to tackle the process of laying sandstone yourself. So, before you look for an answer to the question of how to put a plushkin with your own hands, you should understand the tools that will be useful for you during your work. In addition to pegs and laces for marking you still useful:

• Electric cutting machine;
• Circles are cut-off;
• Rubber hammer;
• A pickax used by a mason;
• Rule;
• level;
• shovel;
• Tin for glue (it must be rigid);
• Spatulas.
  

You can not do without:

• Cement;
• Sand;
• Special glue;

Preparing for the main job

You already know what tools you will need, now go to the next step, we begin to understand how to lay a bun.

1. Draw a plan, observing the scale. This is useful for you in order to correctly determine the amount of material and divide the territory into small areas.
2. Where there will be a laying of the platypus, the trench is digging. Its depth should be about twenty centimeters.
3. Manually mix the solution and pour it into the excavated trench.
4. Concrete withers, and you begin to carry out preparatory work.

They include:

• Sorting of torn stone;
• Cleaning it from clay, sand, dirt;
• Drying it;
• Alignment.

Main job

Choose a place where there will be a cent of the track or area, put there the most beautiful, large and thick stone. A small stone will not work, as in the future you will have to adjust the rest of the tile under it. The first stone begins to look for the second, the gaps between them should be minimal. You can number the building material or write on it about what kind of stone is next to it. In the future this will facilitate your work. You will not think about how to lay a bun in a final stage of work. Due to the fact that all the stones are numbered, you do not have to waste time on their selection.

For laying the garden path you will need glue. It is applied evenly on the surface of the stone so that there are no air cushions. If the air remains, in the winter water gets into it, it will freeze, and the tile will split. After sanding the sandstone with glue, press it so that the glue remains out. He is going with a spatula.

Plastushka should be on the same level, if the thickness is not enough, then adjust it with glue. Immediately warn, it will be difficult to lay the first five stones, then the work will go faster.

The ragged stone dries out overnight. After the sheath has dried, it should be washed with water. It's okay if the water has washed the glue. Wet the stone until it is completely dry. After drying, the stone will darken and emptiness will not be visible.

Using this method, you can fasten a platypad on the wall.

Conclusion

The work is finished, now you can admire what happened. Doing the path with your own hands, you not only learn, you embody your imagination. Any pattern you can create not only on the path, but also on the wall. I hope this article was useful to you. She helped you figure out how to style a bun. If you are just going to start working, then read the article carefully. Do not be afraid, you will succeed. Have patience and dare.