Ceramic tiles for decoration of different surfaces in the home - this is the usual option. But the interest in texture, color and design of the pattern line is not always available because of the high prices. Plaster tiles - this is a great alternative to ceramic, which not only costs a lot less, but differs enormously wide design possibilities.

What are the advantages of gypsum tiles?

Finishing plaster tiles provides the most simple and convenient operation.

But this is not all its advantages. Among them emit:

• gypsum tile provides a natural sound and high quality insulation;
• full environmental cleanliness and harmlessness to humans, as component composition - is exclusively natural substances without chemical additives impurities;
• fire resistance and fire resistance class is fully meets all the requirements of fire safety in residential building and in public areas;
• the natural regulation of the microclimate in the room and keeping it on the most favorable level for a comfortable human habitation due to the peculiarities of the component composition of gypsum and its structure;
• light weight enables the processing of all types of surfaces, regardless of their carrying capacity and eliminates the need to carry out additional work to strengthen the foundations;
• the absence of any odor material;
• very wide design opportunities - it is easy to create a completely unique decorative coating, making tiles with your own hands;
• easy processing of material during decoration of elements;
• fast and easy installation on any surfaces - stone, brick, concrete, drywall walls.
  
  

  Important! As the only lack of this material, we only note the possibility of using conventional gypsum tiles for interior decoration. But some manufacturers are already delivered to the market an improved version with increased strength and frost-resistant characteristics, which is also suitable for this work spectrum.
  

What is the tile and where to use it?

Speaking about the varieties of plaster tile, it is quite difficult to list all possible modifications. But to highlight the most popular solutions - a sink task. This is a tile for:

• finishes ceiling and walls;
• decoration arches, columns, pilasters;
• design of fireplaces (real and decorative), furnaces, ventilation boxes;
• registration of facades, fences, arbors.
  

  Important! Among all possible design options, the gypsum tile under the brick and natural stone uses persistent demand. It looks very natural, and the price for such a decormaterial is at times cheaper. Consider in detail the features of the style of the decor of the room where the plaster tile is used, in the photo. v

  
  

Depending on the selected fastening method, the tile may be:

• with groove-swindle parts on the sides;
• with smooth edges.
  

  Important! With regard to the texture of the surface and the color of restrictions, it does not exist - it can be smooth, embossed, monophonic and multi-colored tiles of different formats. What exactly to give preference - to solve only you, because it is possible to use a gypsum decorative material both completely for finishing the entire surface, and for combining with other types - plaster, stone, wallpaper.

Buy tile or cook with your own hands?

The range of such products today in construction stores is wide enough, so choosing the suitable for your requirements will not make problems. But if you are not limited to time and strive to make a decorative finish really unique, make all the details do it yourself at home.

To do this, you will need:

• dry gypsum mixture;
• water;
• silicone forms of the desired format;
• polypropylene grid;
• own draft decoration;
• drill with a nozzle, a building mixer or any other tool with which you can prepare a solution.

Make plaster tiles as follows:

1. Measure the desired volumes of water and dry mixture according to the recipe.
2. Mix thoroughly to the homogeneous mass of sour cream-like consistency.
   

   Important! Do not bring the solution to the best, in your opinion, the consistency, adding more water or dry gypsum - this action you break the optimal proportions and as a result of the defective tiles with small strength.

3. Clean the inner surface of silicone forms from dust and dirt.
4. Carefully fill in shapes up to half, watchingly carefully all the embossed grooves filled, and the voids inside the solution are not formed.
5. Squeeze the polypropylene grid to increase the strength characteristics of the part.
6. Fill the shape to the end to the end.
7. Slide the surface.
8. Make a technical pause before setting the mass at room temperature.
   

   Important! Depending on the type of gypsum, the time of solidification of the solution will vary. Most often use the material with which you can get a finished product after 15 minutes. But there are mixtures with a setting speed of 5 minutes and those for which you will need up to 24 hours. Carefully read the instructions before purchasing the material.

9. Paint or create additional embossed lines according to your artistic idea.
10. Wait for the paint complete drying.
    

    Important! Use all the finished tiles no earlier than 48 hours after the full pouring of the decorative layer.

Laying Gypsum Tile: Technology

Installation of plaster tile coating occurs in several standard steps:

1. Selection of technology.
2. Preparation of the surface of the base.
3. Installation tile.
4. Decorating seams.

Methods of laying tile

Gypsum modules are mounted in two ways:

1. Dry - involves the use of rails and bolts.
2. Wet - fixing elements occurs on glue.
   

   Important! Choose the option that will be simpler and more small for you both in time and money.

Preparation for laying

To quickly complete the preparatory process, follow the following sequence:

1. Eliminate large irregularities based on using for this putty.
2. Clean the entire surface from dirt and dust with a wet method.
3. Dry the surface.
4. Sort the tiles, deleting the defective - irregular geometry, with chips, cracks.
5. Make cut the additional elements of the desired size for a complete surface of the surface using the metal for this purpose.
6. Drill connecting holes with a drill.
7. When choosing a wet method, the back of the tiles are treated with fine-grained emery paper - this will ensure an increase in the adhesive properties of the material.

Dry method: technology

To make plaster tile laying on dry technology, do the following:

1. Prepare a tile that has special grooves and protrusions on the sides.
2. From one of the angles, measure the distance equal tile width.
3. Secure the wooden slack vertically in this place.
4. Install the tiles in the resulting opening of the header, fixing them using protrusions and bolts or screws.
5. Measure the same distance from the first rail.
6. Install the next rail.
7. Perform tile laying by a similar scheme.

Wet method: instruction

The wet method will require additional actions. Installation technology in this case looks like this:

1. Make on the surface marking of rows for tiles.
2. Spread the tiles in the desired order if you use relief, color modules or post a specific pattern.
3. Prepare the solution in the amount to have time to use it.
4. Apply an adhesive solution to the surface with a layer of no more than 2 mm, starting from the bottom row.
5. Apply a small amount of mixture to the back of the tile.
6. Stay alternately all the elements in the horizontal direction, starting from the bottom angle.
7. Between adjacent tiles, withstand a certain gap if you use the "with the seam extext" or tightly jack, if the seams are not assumed to the artistic idea.
   

   Important! To ensure the perfect evenness of the ranks, insert special baptics between individual tiles or other location positions of parts.

8. As the tile is laid, be sure to check the lines of lines using a construction level and a plumb.
9. After completing the styling of all parts, half turn the seams with the grout of a suitable flaker.
   

   Important! Before use, make a technical pause until the glue is completely frozen. Bashed to the surface other decorative interior items are recommended no earlier than in a week.
   

Laying gypsum tiles, video

Review the proposed version of the video instruction in order to quickly understand the course of work when installing plaster tiles.

Conclusion

All work on the design of the decorative coating in the indoor selected by you by the gypsum tile can be carried out very quickly. The main condition is to choose the appropriate design in advance and clearly stick to the rules of the selected technology. Create your unique decor masterpieces with plaster tiles and enjoy while relaxing in a cozy and beautiful house.