Finishing a home stove - how to save on plaster

Alexander Vorobyov

Modern home furnishings

Decorating a home stove has always previously been done only by whitewashing or stucco. This is due to the fact that at that time there was no such choice of finishing material. At the moment, such a design can be made using modern materials.

Furnish Options

The most important thing - furnace lining material must be heat resistant. It is also worth considering its practicality and durability. Moisture resistance in this choice of materials does not matter.

For such furnishings, ovens can be used.:

• Ceramic tile.
• Decorative rock.
• Heat-resistant siding panels and so on.

Material Details:

• Quite often used decorative plaster with various impregnations.

• The most affordable is ceramic tile. Its range is quite wide.

• A decorative stone will be a little more expensive, which in appearance does not differ from natural material.

Note. Heat-resistant siding panels are a common option for decorating the outside of the furnace.

Properties and advantages of ceramic tiles

Tile home furnish

Ceramics are quite durable and reliable. On its surface there are various imitations of masonry of brick, stone or other material.

Characteristics:

• The dimensions of such a material can be 10x10 cm or standard 30x20 cm.
• There are other options for the parameters of ceramic tiles, but these two have become the most practical.
• With such sizes, it is quite simple for beginners and professionals to work.
• Tiles can withstand very high and low temperatures.
• It does not fade and has been in operation for 20-25 years.

Ceramic surface must be prepared.

Surface preparation and ceramic tile masonry

The main criterion for the installation of ceramic tiles will be flatness of the surface. If it is plastered qualitatively, then such work will not need to be carried out. It remains only to primer it for a stronger bond of the mortar for the installation of ceramic tiles with the surface.

Training:

• If the surface is not treated with plaster, then it is necessary to use the starting and finishing mortar, which is applied to the surface using spatulas and a building level.
• After complete drying, they are treated with sandpaper.

Installation of ceramic tiles, for such work you will need:

• Concrete mortar or special glue.
• Cruciform lighthouses.
• A decorative putty of a certain shade to mask the masonry seams.
• Tile cutter for cutting tiles and grinding the ends.
• Building level.
• Tape measure and pencil.

Work:

• The process itself is quite simple and it is necessary to start installation from one of the corners of the structure, which is located closer to the entrance to the room.

• Mortar or glue is applied to the back of the ceramic tile and to the surface. Moreover, its quantity should be small.

In order not to use decorative putty after full installation of the material, it is possible to apply a coloring pigment during the preparation of the solution and give the seam immediately a certain shade.