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| Decorating the walls of houses with ceramic motifs has advantages over wallpaper |
Decorating walls with ceramic motifs such as mosaics with appropriate motifs and colors have advantages over wallpaper, its just how to install it more complicated and expensive
Over time this time the wall into decoration with some motifs displayed in accordance with the theme and the concept used. Generally during this time many homeowners decorate the walls with wallpaper but now have available ceramics with motifs that can be installed on the walls of the room in your home.
Unlike the wallpaper that is easier to peel but using ceramic will be more durable and the motif can be made with homogeneous materials, and as is known ceramics made with temperatures reaching 1200 degrees Celsius so that more powerful and durable addition ceramic wall will also be easier to cleaned on top surface and waterproof. A simple way to clean the ceramic is soap dissolved with water we can clean the ceramic with an ordinary cloth. When installing ceramic for wall can saves expenses because we no longer need to smooth the surface of the wall that we will install ceramic.
As for the ceramic wall we must spend two to three times when compared to using wallpaper for the wall of the house but he we count again then the expenditure will be balanced with the power of ceramics than wallpaper so the motif on the wall will lasts long.
To install ceramic on the wall we must require special skill because incorrect installation such as vertical upright from the floor surface will requires higher precision when installing it, so that the results obtained are really straight and symmetrical this of course affects the length of working hours needed by someone doing the ceramics rather than just installing wallpaper and it affects the cost to pay for professional services.
In the installation of ceramics on the wall the other way is a mosaic technique with a ceramic way that is arranged according to the groove that we make itself so that the result will form an object on the wall. Can be a person's face or form of writing or other things in accordance with the wishes of the maker.
But such work is only for people who have the imagination like an artist because the process requires precision and accuracy in placing the arrangement of ceramics to form a beautiful decoration.
If you are interested to install your own ceramic wall house steps that must be done is to prepare tools and materials needed such as ceramic motifs, cement, sand, water, bucket and sponge.
Note that the surface of the wall to be installed ceramic. If some are not flat, immediately flatten and cleaned to remove dirt that can reduces the power of ceramic adhesive on the wall.
While we clean the walls, ceramic motif should you soak approximately than 30 minutes then make with a standing position for the water to soak down. This is done to increase the ceramic adhesion on the mixture used to attach ceramic to the wall.
Create a mortar and sand with a ratio of 1 to 2 add an adhesive if necessary layer with the surface of the wall with a mixture we have created with a thickness of between 0.5 to 1 cm before installing ceramic wall coated two rear ceramic with a mixture of sand cement so ceramic can be installed starting from the bottom of the wall and hold it up. Note that the ceramic is really on the wall is coated with a mixture of cement and sand earlier. It is also to get an evenly tiled surface after it is attached. Barak for 3 hours then wipe gently using a wet sponge after it can be used if it lasts at least 24 hours. When finished re-clean the tiles with wet sponge and water.
