The materials for finishing the basement must be easy to use and ensure a long service life of the plaster layer. Most often, mortars made on the basis of a cement binder are used as materials for the exterior decoration of the basement basement. Mortars should be mobile, have good adhesion to the base of the foundation, harden quickly, without giving strong shrinkage. Also, solutions should have some decorative effect. The composition of these solutions in a certain ratio includes astringent components, fine-grained components, water and often various additives. During the preparation of the necessary material for finishing the basement, it is necessary to strictly adhere to the proportions indicated in the instructions, non-observance of which will significantly worsen the quality of the solution, which in turn will affect the quality of the plaster layer.
Materials for finishing the basement. Natural stone
For quite a long time, natural stone has been used to finish the outer surface of the basement part of the foundation. This material, provided by nature itself, successfully competes with other types of decorative finishing of buildings, while combining with them to create delightful compositions. Undoubtedly, natural stone is a beautiful, durable material with a varied range of shades and textures. To that natural stone, you can give a different texture: smooth matte, polished, point, grooved, sawn.
Processing of natural stone using various methods allows using its natural qualities at a high level for finishing the facades of buildings. The textured treatment maximizes the decorative qualities of this material for finishing the basement of buildings.
Sawing a stone on a machine that uses the rectilinear movement of the saw frame, allows you to get the sawn texture of the stone. The resulting surface is characterized by the presence of discontinuous strokes, which are grooves no more than three millimeters deep..
The use of frame and wire saws produces a surface with sharp lines. The unique decorativeness of the texture of the stone is obtained using steel shot, which is used as an abrasive material.
A smooth surface of the stone with barely noticeable strokes will be obtained if you use circular and band saws. To get a stone with a smooth polished surface and subsequently use it as a material for finishing the base, it is necessary to subject it to a fine grinding, successively changing the abrasive tool. At the same time, micro grinding powders are used for finishing, which allows you to achieve a mirror surface.
Any materials you use for finishing the plinth must have a beautiful decorative look and have a long service life..
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