“To be high-end, install big boards!” This is not just a slogan, it is the truth! Since large-tile tiles became popular in 2019, those who can afford large-tile tiles and use large-tile tiles are tasteful high-end customers.
Large boards bring so many benefits, such as grandeur, simplicity, fashion, nature, cohesion, cleanness, tidiness, connected lines, comfort, and fun, etc. Large boards are simply incompetent for home decoration applications, just like The heroes of the Three Kingdoms killed five thousand enemies, were omnipotent, and struck with thunderbolts in all directions. Now, after using large boards in your decoration space, the visual effect will be broad, the space can be extended well, the texture is realistic and natural, and the paving effect is multi-faceted, the texture and color are not repeated, and there are few gaps in the paving. It is simply high-end and good-looking. , a home of high standards.
However, paving large boards requires a few tricks, otherwise the results will not be achieved even with all the effort, and it is possible that the place will be ruined when the time comes. What details should we pay attention to? How to lay the pavement without fear of hollowing? How to transport it effortlessly? Today, the editor will answer the questions that you are very concerned about! Let’s look at it together, where do we need to start when paving large slabs?
Mobile Artifact
The big board is bigger! You can't just move it! If you want to do your job well, you must first sharpen your tools! Compared with small bricks, large slabs require special handling and pasting tools. Prepare transport wheels, shifters, transport suction cups and other tools in advance, and use professional tools to transport the large panels to the construction location, or use suction cups and transport rods to transport the large panels. When moving the large panels, you can use the mobile frame to transport them. It will save labor and time, and also prevent the damage of large ceramic tiles.
Necessary for pasting
The foundation and wall foundation are the key. They must be leveled first to ensure that the tiles are not hollow! If you want the large slab to stick firmly, you must use tile adhesive. There are liquid and solid tile adhesives. The tile adhesive must be evenly applied on the base layer and the back of the tile. Because tile adhesive is a polymer-modified cement-based interface treatment material that can improve the bonding strength between large slabs and tile adhesive.. Therefore, in order to stick the large slab firmly, special materials and tile adhesive must be used.
Empty Drum Check
When paving a large board, be sure to use a toothed scraper to apply the adhesive evenly on the back of the large board, wall or floor. Pay attention to scraping the tooth pattern along the short side of the large board when scraping glue, and the wall The surface and the large plate need to be scraped in the same direction to facilitate air discharge and avoid the problem of falling off due to hollowing of the tile glue. One hour after paving, check whether there is hollowing. If you hear a "hollow" sound when tapping the surface of a large ceramic tile, you must try to re-pave it. Caulking construction can be carried out 24 hours after the tile paving is completed.
Pave and compact
The stress-bearing area of large ceramic tiles is very large. You must ensure that the large ceramic tiles are flat when laying, and cannot be uneven in height. In addition, the large ceramic tiles must be fully combined with the tile adhesive, otherwise unevenness or gaps will appear. Drum, this is very fatal for paving. Lay the ceramic tiles flatly on the base layer, and use a vibrator to pat the ceramic tiles firmly and flatly to facilitate the discharge of air bubbles and improve the slurry rate of the brick bottom to avoid hollowing. While using a vibrator to flatten the tile surface, measure with a level to ensure the tiles are laid level.
Leveling treatment
Leveling is a very critical step, because there is no national standard for large slabs, and the flatness of the slabs has not yet been determined. The slabs must be leveled before deformation. Use a leveler to flatten the large boards. Insert the leveler base every 60cm on the edge of the positioned large board. After checking the leveling, insert the leveling wedge and clamp the leveler to adjust the surface flatness of the adjacent large boards. And adjust the gap between the large plates to about 2mm to facilitate subsequent seam sealant treatment. In this way, the large tiles laid out will be beautiful.
Large-sized ceramic tiles are becoming more and more popular. The tiles in your home are not only grand, but also have a unique charm. By changing the unchanging tiling method to a changeable paving method, the original high-looking home space can be reflected in such a simple way. Therefore, if you master the tricks of paving large boards, paving is very simple!
Image and text source: Bystander Hu Jun
