Equipping the site, each owner expects on that he was well-groomed and attractive not one season. The increasing number of people gives preference to paving slabs for paving of garden paths and other territories. And as every year to shift paving slabs is quite expensive and dreary process, it is necessary to choose such material which will serve belief and the truth not one season.
The range of paving slabs presented at the modern market increases every year. In every year more and more beautiful and quality construction materials for landscaping appear. The perfection does not have limit, but if you wish to lay out paths tile right now, then it is necessary to choose from what is in hardware stores at the moment.
To choose qualitative tile, it is necessary to conform to several rules because to choose simply, based on its exterior, stone blocks it is impossible. However, even exterior can help. For example, if you see beautiful smooth bright tile in the market, then to you it is not necessary and to approach it. It is beautiful, but is not strong at all. The bright coloring says that by production of this material large amount of dyes has been used, and, therefore the manufacturing techniques are broken and the composition of solution is changed. Such tile will serve to you not long. It is good unless to lay out beautiful mosaic on wall of the house or protection. To go and furthermore to go, on such tile it is impossible – it will very quickly become useless.
By the way, the glossy surface of tile can also serve as quality indicator. Excessively glossy surface says that at tile manufacture too much water or the condensing substances have been added to solution. The first option of tile, besides, suits unless for decoration of wall, and here tile as a part of which large amount of sealants quite will be suitable for paving of pedestrian paths and platforms for rest. And how to recognize what tile is presented at the market – strong or not? The friend is enough to strike in the friend with two fragments. If at blow the deaf sound, then tile low-quality is distributed, and you can not carry out further inspections, and here if the sound was distributed ringing, then can safely buy such material.
By the way, glossy and color tile of various forms which is put in the market – that vibrocast stone blocks. It is more expensive as it is made most often manually in small volumes. For production of such tile the liquid structure which is filled in in special forms is used, and then condensed on special vibrotable. Such tile can be made even in house conditions if you have time, materials and tools.
There is one more method of production of tile – vibropressing. This method demands the expensive and dimensional equipment, and therefore is applied only industrially. The vibropressed tile costs slightly cheaper, than vibrocast, but has not too priglyadny grayish shade. But it differs in high strength and quality. In principle, you can lay out, of course, paths vibrocast paving slabs with beautiful drawings and texture. But the fall, and paving slabs will come from bright, brilliant and attractive will become gray and unattractive. So what stone blocks to buy – to solve only to you.
The choice of tile depends in many respects on what application you prepare for it. If you intend to use stone blocks only in the decorative purposes, it will not be exposed to heavy load, then you can carp at its quality not especially.
And here the tile for the parking or paths which will experience intensive strain has to be strong and qualitative that you had not to replace it already in few months.