The features of the modern era dictate new trends in the design and decoration of residential premises. Owners of apartments and country houses are becoming more demanding on the issue of choosing the interior. For a replacement for many years, modern finishing materials come to the wallpaper, such as decorative plaster, textured painting, wall decoration with wood and artificial stone. A special place is taken by decoration of walls with decorative brick. The use of this material allows you to create interiors of various styles. For this purpose, manufacturers produce a decorative brick of various colors and sizes.
Design options:
- Loft. Very fashionable and in demand lately option for finishing the premises. After decoration, the wall acquires a kind of coarse raw brickwork. The Loft Style History originates at the end of the 19th century, when the huge empty premises of abandoned factories gave rise to poor families who have no funds for decoration. Oddly enough, today this style is an indicator of wealth and bohemility.
- Minimalism. Separate walls and zones are facing a monophonic brick in combination with the same calm decoration of ceilings and floors.
- English style. Looks like Loft style. But instead of textured brick and the deliberate rudeness of masonry, stones with a smooth surface are used. The seams are also thoroughly align and the walls look in English flawlessly.
- Country style. Masonry under the antique is combined with a finishing with natural wood and looks very cozy.
Brick species
According to the type of material allocate:
- Clinker. Clay is used for production. It is usually used for the outer finish of the base, balconies and other individual elements of the building, as it turns out completely imitates the brickwork. The difference from the construction brick is a big accuracy of surfaces. It is possible to use this material and for internal work.
- Gypsum brick. It is made of building gypsum, usually one-photon shade. The material does not have moisture resistance, so it can only be used for internal work.
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Installation
Laying brick on the wall is largely similar to the tile laying and performed by professional specialists of the finishers. The big advantage of such a finish is the lack of the need for careful preparation of walls. Therefore, if you wish, you can make installation yourself. To improve adhesion, the wall must be pre-primed. Bricks are glued onto the wall, starting from the bottom row to special glue. The solidity of the masonry is necessarily controlled by the construction level.
Installation of decorative brick on the wall - the process is creative! You can not make the seams at all and get more monolithic on the type of masonry.
At the end of the seams between the rows fill the grout with the help of a sleeve or a construction pistol. After drying, the so-called seaming extension is produced - an excess solution to a depth of 2-3 mm is removed from the space between the rows. So the surface will acquire a more embossed form, the game of light and shadow appears.
Alternatively, decorative bricks can be selected part of the wall, separate the niches, corners, doorways and arches, cooking areas in the kitchen.
And what option finishes prefer - completely depends on the imagination of the owner.