Ceiling slopes with ceramic tiles are relevant for rooms with high humidity - where this material is most often used for wall and floor cladding: in bathrooms, bathrooms and kitchens. The tile on the slopes of the window will perform not only a decorative function, but also a practical one - in quality it can be compared with natural or artificial stone.
Material Description
In the interiors of living rooms you can find slopes of openings decorated with mosaics - it always looks unusual and bright. Such an interior is distinguished by individuality and special beauty. The tile can be ceramic or figured imitating an artificial stone.
Ceramics
Decorative ceramic tiles can be decorated with slopes of windows and doors in the bathroom and in the kitchen. Due to the high hygienic qualities, this material is used to create a kitchen apron.
Ceramics has many positive qualities:
- strength;
- high wear resistance;
- durability;
- minimal water absorption;
- hygiene;
- she does not pass electric current;
- fire safety;
- environmental friendliness;
- affordable cost;
- decorativeness and a wide selection of colors, shapes and sizes.
Tile
Tile is a type of ceramic, from which it differs by its durable glossy glazed surface. The cost of these products is higher than ceramic, but the lifetime is measured for decades..
Tile:
- possesses high durability;
- resistant to chemicals and alkali;
- withstands temperature extremes and exposure to direct sunlight;
- retains its appearance and quality throughout the entire operational period;
- waterproof;
- easy to care and has a high level of hygiene;
- has a wide range of colors, patterns and shapes;
- distributed and affordable.
Stone tile
This finish perfectly imitates the masonry of any natural and artificial stones. This material is based on fusible clay and quartz sand. Thanks to this, the products have a small weight, unlike ceramics and tiles. Finishing windows with such tiles will avoid excessive load on the window opening. In a private house, this material can be used to trim the external slopes. Only you need to choose products for exterior cladding.
Tile on the slopes of a window with imitation stone is different:
- low weight;
- various surface options - textured, matte, glossy;
- compactness;
- simple installation and ease of processing;
- can be used when door arch trim is required;
- firmly fixed to the tile adhesive.
Products that mimic old masonry are expensive. This must be taken into account when choosing a material..
Mosaic
The decoration of windows with ceramic mosaics looks unusual and original. With its help, you can make interesting doorways in living rooms.
This type of window decoration is made using ceramic elements of small size, from which a strict ornament or a chaotic pattern is formed.
Slopes made of ceramic tiles under the stone
Slopes made of tiles imitating masonry made of natural or artificial stone for windows and doors can be done by yourself.
Before starting work with this material, you can not level the surface. This material is convenient in that in addition to flat elements, you can purchase corner parts to make the opening look neat.
- To achieve good adhesion between the product and the surface of the slope on the last make notches.
- Slopes are primed.
- The adhesive solution is applied not to the wall, but directly to the product.
- Lay the tiles start from the corner. When laying, the masonry elements are pressed tightly against each other, leaving no seams. If there is a desire for seams to be, then plastic pegs are inserted between the parts.
- The joints are filled with grout mixture using a building syringe.
- Grout is distributed along the seam with a brush.
To trim some fragments that connect to the window frame, you can use a conventional hacksaw. At the ends of the tile can be laid out in a free form.
Tiled or ceramic slopes
If necessary, trim the slopes of windows or doors with elements with exact geometric dimensions, you must follow the instructions below.
Stacking
Before starting work, the slopes must be carefully leveled. The tile will be laid only on a smooth, level surface.. It is necessary to control this with the help of a building level.
There are several methods for leveling slopes: using plaster, drywall or particleboard.
Below we will explain how to lay the tiles on a previously plastered and primed slope.
Before gluing tiles, lay out the details on the prepared slopes to assess their future position. Lay out the tiles starting from the corner. The principle is the same as when laying tiles on the wall - first the first lower row is laid out.
Glue is applied to the wall with a metal spatula. The texture obtained in this case will contribute to better adhesion of the adhesive and tile. Grouting is done a day later using a rubber spatula.
How to do corner docking
At the stage of preparation for the plaster mortar, it is necessary to install metal or plastic perforated corners to give the angular edges of the window opening a clear geometric shape.
The layout scheme should be selected so that the width of the tile on both sides coincides and the inter-tile seams coincide in all planes.
Finishing the corner can be done with grout. Therefore, fixing the tiles at the corners should occur in the manner shown below.
In another case, you can use a decorative corner.
Slopes from a mosaic
For the device of mosaic coating on the slopes of windows and doors, you can use special soft cloths on which ceramic pieces are glued. The base may be paper or mesh. Their convenience is that you can cut the canvas of the required size.
The laying process is simple. The surface of the slope must be dry, clean and even. At the preparatory stage, preliminary marking is done on the slope, in accordance with which the mosaic canvas is then glued.
- glue is applied with a notched trowel;
- when gluing a mosaic cloth, it is not necessary to put too much pressure on it so that the adhesive does not squeeze out through the seams;
- for grouting, it is recommended to use an epoxy-based grout;
- using a rubber spatula, grout is distributed in an even layer;
- after the grout dries, its excess is removed with a damp sponge.
Window and door slopes, finished with one of the listed materials, will become an adornment of any interior and will retain their original appearance for many years.