Decorating a balcony with decorative stone: design ideas
In order for the balcony or loggia to look attractive, you need to qualitatively finish them. Today, there is a large amount of finishing material that is used specifically for these purposes.
The decorative decoration of the balcony with stone is very popular.
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What is a decorative stone
This is a very original way of decoration, which dramatically changes the entire interior of the room. Decorative stone in its appearance resembles natural and in its quality is not inferior to it.
The material has a large number of colors and a choice of sizes, which makes it possible to create a unique design for balconies and other rooms. Decorative stone has its advantages and disadvantages.
Decorative stone is a type of tile, which in its external characteristics strongly resembles natural natural stone. It has the same colors.
Using decorative stone, you can create an imitation of the laying of natural stone. The only difference between artificial stone and natural will be the price, which is affected by the quality of this finishing material.
The composition of the decorative stone includes:
- Cement.
- Expanded clay.
- Sand.
- Perlite.
- Composite additives.
Tiles, which include expanded clay, are lighter, but can serve a shorter period of time. What can not be said about decorative stones, the structure of which includes sand fillers.
Special dyes give a certain color to such a finishing material.
Their cost is very diverse. The cost of the material itself will depend on it.
Cheap dyes, which are used to make artificial stone, more quickly lose their color and fade. It will be quite difficult to determine the quality of decorative stone, especially if you do not understand this issue.
Tip. When choosing a decorative stone, it is worth paying special attention to its surface, which should be smooth, pores should not be present on it.
Plaster-based artificial stone is very popular. This is due to its low cost.
However, on the balcony as a decoration, a decorative stone of this type is not recommended. The material is able to respond to any temperature fluctuations and soak when moisture gets on it.
Tip. In order to preserve the appearance of gypsum-based decorative stone, its surface is varnished. This protects the material from damage.
The advantages of decorative stone
Decorative stone is a strong and durable finishing material. It has high heat capacity.
It does not burn and does not deform under the influence of high temperatures, is practical, does not violate the structure under mechanical action.
With its help, it will be possible to make decorative masonry, make a “highlight” in the interior design. Installation of this material is very simple, and you can do it yourself.
It is for this reason that finishing with artificial stone balconies is economical. There is an instruction, following which the whole process will be quick and easy.
The disadvantages of decorative stone
The disadvantages of such a finishing material include:
- Requires special care.
- The surface may become deformed after use for cleaning abrasive products.
- Decorative stone is not an environmentally friendly finishing material, as it may include a variety of chemical additives.
Preparation of surfaces for the installation of decorative stone
In order for the loggia to be finished with artificial stone of high quality, it is first necessary to level the surface for this. Fasten such finishing material it will be possible on any material, most importantly, its surface should be flat.
Surface leveling can be done using plaster or drywall:
- Drywall is often preferred. All this is due to the fact that during the installation process there will not be a lot of garbage, and the installation process itself will not take too much time.
What can not be said about the use of plaster. Before you attach a decorative stone to it, a certain period of time must pass, during which the layers of such a finish must completely dry. - Drywall is mounted on a metal frame from special profiles. The frame is a crate with the main guides and additional. It is mounted on the surface of the wall with dowels and screws.
Everything will depend on the building material from which the wall is laid. Internet video shows this process.
Tip. It will be necessary to level the surfaces if there are large irregularities and significant surface defects.
Mounting decorative stone
Balconies artificial stone on the plastered surface implies the use of a stucco mesh, which will fix such a finishing material on the wall surface. If there is no plaster on the surface of the wall, then special glue will need to be used.
Tip. If heavy decorative stone is used in the finishing work, it will be necessary to use a reinforced mesh, which is attached to the wall with cement mortar, regardless of the type of surface and building material.
There are two ways to use decorative stone:
- With jointing.
- Seamless.
Stone finishing of a balcony using the seamless method of stone laying is not as popular as stone finishing of a balcony with jointing. In the first version, each stone should be laid close to each other.
Seams should not be formed. Small gaps between the tiles may appear, but this is all because of the not perfectly even angles of such a finishing material.
In the masonry with jointing there is a distance between each stone. Over time, it should be treated with decorative putties that are designed specifically for these purposes.
So:
- On the balcony, not only wall decoration can be carried out, but also slope finish and windows with stone. To do this, it will be necessary that the balcony or loggia are already glazed.
Only then it will be possible to carry out high-quality finishing work. The installation process of decorative stone on the slopes is similar to its installation on other surfaces.
If the slopes were aligned during glazing, then finishing the window slopes with a stone will be a very fast process. If such actions were not carried out, then it will be necessary to level the slope with plaster or drywall. - It is possible to carry out finishing work with decorative stone not on the entire surface of the wall. Such material allows you to divide the room into zones and with the help of a variety of masonry is able to decorate the interior.
Very often, more than one type of artificial stone is used on a balcony or loggia. On the walls, as a rule, stone is used, which has more even forms.
The bottom of the wall can be made with another variation of this finishing material.
Decorating balconies with stone allows you to not carry out insulation work.All this happens for the reason that the stone and cement mortar on which it was laid are not able to pass air and moisture, which makes it possible to maintain a constant temperature regime in this room.
Interiors with decorative stone
With the help of artificial stone, it is possible to create a unique design of the balcony room. There are various sizes and colors of this finishing material, which allows it to be used in any color scheme of design.
To give solidity to any room, very often they use decorative stone in finishing work.
Due to the fact that it does not differ in appearance from natural stone, it can be used to create a rich aesthetic appearance of the entire room. There is a large selection of stone sizes.
For low walls, it is recommended to use a small artificial stone to visually expand and enlarge the wall.Decoration with decorative stone becomes more interesting and looks very neat.
The photo shows an example of finishing a balcony with artificial stone. Such a finishing material can combine very well with ceramic tiles.
That is why, in most cases, tiles are used as flooring on the balcony, where the walls are decorated with decorative stone.
