Facade - ceramics

This finishing material is made of a mixture of cement with sand, with the addition of special components. Ceramics is good because immediately after its laying the result is visible, the performance characteristics are also at a sufficiently high level. In addition, ceramics for facade cladding can be different, and we will get acquainted with these varieties below.

Decorating the facade of the house with ceramics

  1. A tile with an intricate name " boar " is considered affordable and quite competitive. It's all about her similarity to an animal's nickle. But not this became the reason for its popularity. The facades of the houses were decorated with ceramics back in the Soviet times, and their appearance could be preserved until today.
  2. Quite a different matter, when the facade is decorated with ceramics, namely clinker tiles . In addition to its high strength and durability, it is the clinker that boasts a variety of shapes, colors and designs. Most often it is used for finishing the socle or steps. The facade of the house looks incredibly impressive when it is decorated with clinker, picked up at the construction stage, and combined with landscape design.
  3. The decoration of the facade of the house with ceramic cotto also has cardinal differences. Invented her French masters, and the structure of the tile is porous. At the manufacturing stage, it does not cover the glaze or paint, but after finishing the facade, you can pick up the final paint coat at your discretion. Rarely it is decorated with ornaments, usually tiles of pink or red, sometimes yellow flowers.
  4. The so-called flexible ceramics for facade cladding is a novelty in the building materials market. Here already modified clay is used, which gives higher strengths, and also plasticity. The facade from such ceramics can be made absolutely any, regardless of the presence of a layer of foam plastic for insulation.