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Natural stones in slabs. They are sold with a square and their price starts with a few euros. The selection criteria vary with each ones taste, and the balls he wants to make available for this job.Investing in natural stones is a relatively easy and enjoyable job where you will not have to pay a lot of money for the craftsmen and you will also be delighted about your own work. A great trumpet to take courage and dare is that the irregular shapes of the stone slabs and their different thickness allow for small "craftsmanship" that will not be perceived by the observers at all. I invest surfaces with natural stone You will need : Natural stones in slabs. They are sold with a square and their price starts with a few euros. The selection criteria vary with each ones taste, and the balls he wants to make available for this job. Ceramic decorations (optional). Washers, spatulas, a plastic hammer, wire sponge, a large and thick brush, containers for water, cement or tile adhesives. I personally prefer adhesives because they have made me face to high altitudes due to their flexibility and ease of preparation. It is extremely durable as an adhesive, and in case of microshores you will see fewer cracks than you would see in concrete constructions. I invest surfaces with natural stone Something I do personally before starting a stone building is to rinse them thoroughly with water. This is what I do to get the powders to go, but also to loose their fad parts. So either on an old water-filled boat I clean one by one with a hard-bristled brush or with a high pressure watering hose I always wash the stones well and let them dry. I invest surfaces with natural stone We will distinguish two cases. Lining on horizontal surfaces (courtyards - corridors - stairs) and in vertical (walls - columns). For lining horizontal surfaces e.g. a courtyard Our first concern is to have as smooth as possible the surface to be invested with stone, because it has to do with the safety of those who walk on it. For this reason we should also choose stones of the same thickness as possible using the construction and spirit level for the best possible result. For such investments, choose thick stones to have a final solid construction. The surface to be coated, if hard, will not need cementitious. However, if it is of soft soil, or it should be pressed by a very heavy roller or even by a small roller, or it should be ironed with an iron grid and then cemented with a layer at least 3 cm thick. I invest surfaces with natural stone In any case, the surfaces should be clean and free from dust and bodies incompatible with our adhesives. Before starting the installation, we should have drained well and the water evaporated. If the surfaces to be covered are large, it is advantageous to use normal cement with gravel. If they are small we do not discuss it, a few tile adhesive sacks is fine. We will make every time so much surface to access with our hands without having to press on the fresh materials. We start by layering a tie layer of adhesive and we employ all our puzzle-making capabilities. Looking for the ultimately fine result, if the sizes of our stone slabs are different, we will not put all the small stones at one point, but we will "scatter" them across the surface between the big ones. I invest surfaces with natural stone I invest surfaces with natural stone Finish with water and brush Make sure to leave 1 - 1.5 cm gaps between the plates and fill these gaps with the cement or glue. It is good to be careful not to crawl the stones too much to get less rubbing in the end. After finishing the surface that we have planned, let the adhesive or cement dry for 3-4 hours (care not to dry completely because then it is not easy to work) and we take the thick brush and a bucket of water. With the brush wet, we work smoothly in all directions on the adhesive materials between the plates and look like a miracle to get an extremely smooth texture. Thats it! We are ready to move on to the next sections of our construction. Finally, with a wire sponge diving it into the water, we rub gently on any soiled stone until it is completely cleaned of foreign materials. We do not forget to roast regularly the first 2-3 days depending on the temperatures prevailing in order to avoid cracks in cements or adhesives. Before the final fill Lets go now to the vertical surfaces. Personally besides the exterior surfaces I have invested dared and indoors. The result was excellent. In the construction you will be very careful if the surfaces were painted or even whitewashed.
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LITHORAMA-Sotiri Brothers Ltd, PO Code GR-37010 Neochorion – Mt. Pelion
Telephones:
(+30) 24230 55277 (+30) 24230 55877
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(+30) 24230 55448
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