I believe that many people do not understand many things when decorating their houses, so they search for relevant information online or ask friends around them if they are familiar with it. However, don’t worry. Zhongtaojun has sorted out the Common problems in house decoration and they are as follows. Then follow Zhongtaojun to learn about them together!
1. How much seam should be left in the tiles?
A gap should be left between tiles. This is because the tiles will undergo some deformation (thermal expansion and contraction) after they are laid. With the tile seams, the tiles will be cushioned during the deformation process, preventing the entire piece from falling off.
So the size of the ceramic tile seams has a great relationship with the degree of deformation of the ceramic tiles. For example, the low water absorption rate of ceramic tiles and the large size of individual tiles will reduce the deformation of the ceramic tiles. Therefore, for ceramic tiles with low water absorption rate, or some oversized ceramic tiles on the background wall, smaller gaps can be reserved, and the minimum can be made to 1mm.
For ordinary floor tiles (0.5% < water absorption ≤ 10%), the size is 80mm square, and 1.5mm is enough. Small ceramic tiles, such as kitchen and bathroom, balcony floors, or wall tiles, have a relatively high water absorption rate and a relatively small size, and often require a 2mm gap.
Not to mention tiles that need to be shaped with tile gaps. There is only a minimum limit on tile gaps, but there is no maximum limit. For example, for the now popular small white tiles on the wall, 5mm needs to be reserved for the tile seams.
2. Does the wall press the ground or the ground presses the wall?
In a room like a bathroom, where the walls and floors are made of ceramic tiles, you need to consider whether the wall is on the floor or the floor is on the wall. In fact, there is not much difference between the two methods in terms of use - some people say that pressing the wall to the ground is conducive to drainage, but this is actually nonsense.
The biggest difference between the wall on the floor and the floor on the wall is the appearance. When the wall is pressed against the ground, the gap between the wall and the ground will be smaller▼
So if you are a newly renovated user, it is more recommended to use the wall to press the floor. Although this method looks good, the process is a little more complicated. During construction, most of the wall tiles need to be pasted first, leaving the bottom row unpaved. Then lay the floor tiles, and after all the floor tiles are laid, add the last row of wall tiles.
3. How to choose between dry stickers, wet stickers and adhesive stickers?
These three are all ceramic tile laying techniques. The wet laying method is the most traditional. First, make the cement and then apply it to the tiles.on the wall, and then stick it on the wall.
Dry cement is currently the most popular method. Simply put, dry cement is laid directly on the ground and compacted with ceramic tiles. Then pick up the tiles, sprinkle water on the cement, and finally cover them with tiles - the step is relatively complicated, but it can eliminate the problem of hollow tiles.
Although the dry paste technology is good, it can only be used on floor tiles - you can't lay dry cement on the wall! Therefore, today's floor tiles are generally dry-pasted, while wall tiles are mainly wet-pasted.
Adhesive pasting is a more special method, which is to use tile adhesive directly, or add tile adhesive to the cement before paving. Tile adhesive looks similar to cement, but it is actually glue. This stuff is more sticky than cement, but the cost is higher. Therefore, this method is currently used only for ceramic tiles that are not easily fixed by cement - such as ceramic tiles with a water absorption rate of less than 0.5%.
4. How to choose a seaming agent?
Caulking products are divided into two types: caulking agents and caulking agents.
Caulking agent used to be white cement, and when filled in, it would appear white. Later, with the advent of caulking agents, there were more choices in color. However, whether it is caulking agent or pointing agent, the common disadvantage is that it is easy to fall off, especially when it encounters water, it is easy to be washed out by water.
The biggest upgrade of the beautiful joint agent is that it is not afraid of water. It can be understood as using glass glue to block the ceramic tile joints. Later, there was porcelain caulking agent, which had a better texture and felt like the surface of ceramic tiles.
So, you see, there are so many things to pay attention to when laying ceramic tiles. Therefore, we must do enough homework before decorating the house and solve these Common problems in decorating the house Understand them all, so that when the decorator asks you these questions when renovating the house, you will look very professional. Well, the above is what Zhongtao Jun has shared with you. Zhongtao Jun will leave first!
