Nowadays, young people like to lay ceramic tiles on the floor when decorating, especially wood-grain tiles. They are popular because they look like wooden floors, but are more durable than wooden floors and easier to take care of in the future, so you will You will see the "figure" of wood grain bricks in many people's homes.
If something is used many times, it is inevitable that there will be some problems, such as the following:
Is this a situation where the edges warp just after laying? Is it a problem with the wood grain tiles themselves or with the workmanship?
After all, if you want to choose to lay wood grain tiles, don't ignore these three points during construction.
1. Paving method
The reason why the edges appear warped after paving is that the main problem lies in the paving method. Although wood grain tiles are a type of brick, they are long strips with slightly curved ends. If you use the same paving method as ceramic tiles, warping of the edges is inevitable. The correct method of paving wood grain tiles must be staggered splicing. I-shaped paving (you can choose the ratio of 2:8 or 3:7) or herringbone paving are two more suitable paving methods.
Another reason for edge warping may be that the important step of "pressing bricks" is missing during construction. When paving, some of the warped parts must be pressed down with heavy objects to reduce the degree of warping.
2. Leave seams
After all, wood grain tiles are also ceramic tiles, and thermal expansion and contraction also exist. Therefore, when paving, they need to be the same as ceramic tiles, leaving gaps of about 1.5 mm to 3 mm, whichever is acceptable. Now that there are gaps, beautiful seams need to be done, so that the final appearance can achieve the desired effect.
ps: beautiful seam color, dark color can be made into black seam; light color can be made into ivory white or beige seam.
3. Closing details
To have a good effect when laying the ground, in addition to the material itself, some details must be dealt withNaturally, it must be done properly. For the closing details, I suggest that the master start laying from the door, so that there will be no half-brick closing at the entrance. When it reaches the inner corner, it can be obscured by cabinets or beds in the later stage, and it doesn't matter.
ps: If you want to refute it, you can try it yourself and spread it from the inside out to see what the final effect will be.
Wood grain tiles are very popular among young homeowners. If you want to apply them to our homes, please remember the above 3 points. Don’t lay them out at the end and re-pave them with warped edges. That would be bad.
