To give an indental area of a natural, but stylish look, now it is fashionable to use the stone of the plastic, or as it is called in a professional environment - a stone-savage. There are several varieties of the reservoir, however, the most popular is sandstone. Sandstone thickness varies from 1 to 5 cm, which is ideal for garden tracks of all kinds. To put the stone, the plastic is not so difficult, the most important thing is to do it right.
Benefits of the stone of the plastist
It is difficult to overestimate the advantages of this inexpensive natural material. Here are the main one:
- The reservoir is not amenable to biological corrosion, which is very important, given the garden conditions of its operation.
- This material has tremendous compression strength, that is, you can install any heavy items on it (for example, a wrought shop) and it does not distort it.
- There is incredible wear resistance in such a stone. It is unlikely that you will be able to find the material that will be as wear-resistant.
- The natural texture of the material gives it a specific charm and style.
- The coating made from the plastic will serve you very and very long. This is a truly durable material.
Preparation for work
To properly put a stone, you need to prepare how to prepare for the work process.
The process of preparation for work consists of three parts: collecting the necessary tools, preparation of the place and the preparation of stone.
We will analyze each of these processes in more detail:
- For work, you can use a wide variety of tools such as the most traditional and ultra-modern. If you decide to take care of your own, without the help of masters, most likely you have no specialized equipment and it does not matter. For laying, we will use what is probably in the road at each dacha. So, we need a shovel, a bucket, a car for transportation of material, a trowel, a rubber hammer, a metal sheet or any other tank for a solution, brush, hose, level and bulgarian. That's all.
- Start the preparation of the area is needed from the definition of the design of your garden plot. If you want tracks not only practical character, but also decorative, then it is worth thinking in detail where and how they will pass. When the design is finished, you need to dull trenches on the places of future paths. From the trench hose you need to pour with water, and then thoroughly tumble. You can do it, of course, and just legs, but it is better to use special equipment to the rambling, as this is an important stage of work. After that, in the trench you need to lay crushed stone and again to catch them. The last layer in the trenches is sand. After both layers are laid out, testers need to pour water again. The last part of this stage is the installation of foaming of polystyrene foam. In this case, the polystyrene is used as a damper material.
- Well, finally, we need to prepare the material. Since the plastic is a natural stone, it needs quite thorough preparation. With the help of a metal brush, the stone needs to be very thoroughly rinsed, washing off all sediments. Sometimes in order to remove especially large deposits, you will have to use even the grinder. However, it is not necessary to worry, such deposits are extremely rare.
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Stacking process
We will lay the stone with a special solution - grazing. This is a dry solution with a very high content of sand. "Pellet" from the galts should be small. It should always be less than stone tiles. If you look at the side of the stone and the galts, they must resemble a mushroom with a thin leg and a wide hat. The seams between the stones should not be too big. Just 0.5-3 cm.
When the main part of the reservoir is laid, you need to make the right slope. It is necessary that during the rain on the track there are no puddles, and water flowed around the edges. The whole complexity of this stage of work is that the track visually looked smooth, but, in fact, it should be the highest part, and the edges - gradually descend.
It is necessary to fill the seams using a solution that builders calls "cement milk". This is a mixture of a very liquid cement mortar with PVA glue, brought to the consistency of cow's milk. To pour this substance in the seams with the help of ordinary watering can.
