Any repair of apartments, even if cosmetic will not do without building, finishing materials; skirting, a corner or something like that will definitely need you during even the simplest repair. Building materials are necessary when working on the facade, roof, with heat and waterproofing, and t. D. Finishing materials are mainly used as a decorative coating or in order to hide the flaws of construction. Materials, in their composition, can be natural (natural) and artificial. Natural building and finishing materials include such materials as: wood, brick, cement, steel; And the artificial ones include plastic.
Depending on the purpose of the premises, the necessary materials are selected for construction and repair, with the necessary properties and qualities. Such qualities include thermal conductivity, strength, durability, ability to hydro — and sound insulation. In addition, an important quality is the environmental friendliness of the material and its price is not the last place. In order to choose the material that is suitable in quality and price, you need to visit the shops of building and finishing materials, and there are a few better, in order to be compared and selected. The variety of building materials is not as large as finishing, and therefore we will dwell on the second.
As already mentioned, when choosing finishing materials, it is necessary to pay attention to such aspects as: the strength of the material, its durability, environmental friendliness, heat and waterproofing properties. And of course, when choosing materials, you need to remember what external picture you want to see in the end. Finishing materials are used for internal and external wall decoration, for flooring, ceiling, windows and passages. So, let’s start with the main thing — with the foundation. The foundation is inseparable from the house itself and its appearance, inseparable from the overall external picture of the construction. Over the long years of research and practice, considerable experience of finishing the foundation has accumulated. Today it can be plastered or finished with a natural or artificial stone. To understand how to finish the foundation with a natural stone, you need to know some decoration rules:
1. Tightness of the structure; Moisture should not fall between the foundation and the finish. Otherwise, over time, as a result of the temperature difference, the finish will simply exfoliate from the basis.
2. The stone of light rocks should be mounted in a solution of white cement.
3. Heavy plates should be mounted on Portland cement; Filling the seams with white cement.
4. Before performing the finish with soft rocks of the stone, the first layer of stamp of a stronger breed should be made.
There are several ways to buy finishing materials: a store in the city, an online store of finishing materials, finishing materials on order, wholesale and retail. After you finish with the foundation, you can proceed to wall decoration. But before moving directly to the decoration, the walls may be insulated. We use the wet facade in this case. The method of wet facade is a set of works on the insulation of the building with a thin layer of heat -insulating plates. The name «wet» is explained by the use of adhesives and solutions. After the facade is insulated, you can proceed directly to the decoration.
For outdoor decoration, today, various finishing coating can be used: plaster, siding panels, facing brick, decorative stone or wall finishing tile. Each of the types of coatings has its advantages.
Siding is almost not needed, because its use is designed for extreme conditions. Plus plaster in the simplicity of its use. The stone will provide you with durability and reliability. And facing brick has strength, frost resistance and low thermal conductivity.
For decoration of facades, dry finishing mixtures can also be used, which include: cement, plaster, lime, gypsum; Moreover, the most used is cement. Dry finishing mixtures (cement), the price of which is low in comparison with other facing materials, are used, as a rule, as a basic coating for subsequent cladding.
Facing tiles for external decoration of facades can be of any kind, design and texture; You just have to choose. To do this, you just need to visit finishing materials or online stores of finishing materials. Facing tiles can imitate brick, stone or marble; It is not subject to the negative impact of environmental factors; easy to install and does not require additional designs.
Facing tiles or finishing tiles, can also be used for interior decoration of the premises; it can be made under a stone or under a brick. Stone tiles are usually done if there is a fireplace at home, and as a rule, part of the wall or one wall is finished.
Brick tile for interior decoration, the price of which, by the way, is almost always 500 rubles./sq. m. can be used to finish any part of your home. Brick tile has increased strength, high frost resistance, as well as a variety of colors and textures.
Although at first glance, it seems that the windows are only a small part of the building, the finish of plastic windows also requires attention. Before finishing the windows, you should remember a couple of simple tips:
1. In warm weather, the windows are always easier and more convenient.
2. Recall the Russian proverb: measure seven times — cut off once. Proper measurements are one of the main conditions for installing windows.
However, it is better not to take on plastic windows yourself, but to invite specialists to work.
And another important detail of any house is the passages between the rooms. If you install doors in the house, then there will be no special problems, but how to finish the arch? In fact, everything is simple; The same finishing material is often used for arches as for walls. Finishing materials, the sale of which is carried out by various companies, and for arches can be very diverse: wallpaper, paint, tile, wood, etc. D.
As for the supply of finishing materials and the sale of finishing materials, this can help: an online store of construction, finishing materials or just a specialized construction store.
Building and finishing materials in Moscow can also be found in almost any area, in addition, many stores are supplying construction and finishing materials.