Chinese mosaic: features and secret of popularity

Chinese mosaic is a bright and amazing product. The scope is quite extensive - the premises of bathrooms and bathrooms, kitchen decoration, decor of walls, floors, steps and even external decoration of facades of buildings.

Tile is of several types, it is very strong and durable, and also has a large selection of color and texture solutions.

Chinese mosaic tiles have long been considered one of the most sought-after building materials. Began to use it even before our era. It combines unique traditions, production secrets that came from ancient China, and modern innovative technologies that are used during the manufacturing stages.

The Chinese tile is a refinement and elegance in pure form.Its shape and dimensions allow it to be applied on various surfaces, regardless of shape - a straight base, round, semicircular, corners. At the same time, the work does not require any special tools or additional efforts. Differs in available variety of colors, shades, forms and textures.

The tile happens several types which differ in material basis.

In total, manufacturers offer four types of mosaic foundations:

1. glass;
2. ceramics;
3. a rock;
4. metal.

Glass is a familiar traditional option for mosaic tiles. Due to the huge number of color solutions, you can create unique unique surfaces with different patterns and motifs.

Glass tiles can be:

• varying degrees of transparency;
• matte and shiny;
• rough and smooth.

Rose's Most Popular Mosaic Today, it has long been appreciated by both consumers and experts in this field.

It is made of high quality clay by firing.

This tile is presented in two main solutions:

1. glazed;
2. unglazed.

The first has a completely smooth surface, resistant to moisture and water. The second one is textured, it has roughness, cracks, irregularities. It does not tolerate the action of water. Ceramic tiles have a high resistance to external mechanical influences and a large selection of colors offered.

This type of tile is created when a stone is cut into small pieces. The parts obtained are subjected to a grinding process, then plates that are compatible in shape are selected and the matrix is ​​formed.

The main material is, as a rule, granite, marble, onyx or jasper. Allowed the use of artificial stones.

Such a tile represents the following construction - metal plates are glued on top of a ceramic mosaic. This type has a small selection of colors available, it can be diluted with a spray of bronze and brass.

Small elements of the mosaic, mostly square in shape, are mounted on special bases - matrices.

The main inherent properties:

• durability;
• strength;
• high quality;
• a wide range of textures and colors;
• fire resistance;
• resistance to deformation;
• moisture resistance;
• resistance to high temperature and its variations.

Work with a mosaic does not tolerate haste and inattention. Here it is necessary to show restraint and carefully prepare, then the result will be a long time to please the eye.

The first thing you need is to choose the right glue. It must have high strength and water resistance, as the mosaic is mainly used in places with high humidity. It is advisable to take the glue of white color, it will be a good background for the tile, and will not change the shade of the glass mosaic. It is important to carefully prepare the surface on which the tile will be laid - level, degrease, make white.

The mosaic fragments are laid on the base, which is covered with a layer of glue. They are aligned with the reference point, you can pre-mark on the wall. In the finished coating it is necessary to wipe all the seams, the color of the grout can be any, depending on the desire. A transparent mass will not distract attention from the mosaic pattern, white or black will become a bright contrast on a plain canvas.

For how to properly lay mosaic, see the video below.