The beautiful path from paving slabs looks accurately and will decorate landscape of any seasonal dacha. It is possible to make tiles completely independently, filling in concrete mix in special forms. In turn, it is possible to make forms for paving slabs of tree or silicone.
Forms for production of paving slabs from silicone
Silicone molds differ in plasticity, with their help it is possible to create various textures, repeating the smallest parts of the drawing. The lack of this material can be considered elasticity because of which when flooding by heavy mix the form can will warp. In communication it is necessary to produce forms with rather thick walls.
First of all it is necessary to make tile sample. It can be planed from tree, or to pick up ready tile, it is also possible to cast on sculpture from plaster. This model needs to be oiled vegetable or lubricating that it has easily separated from silicone subsequently.
Then it is necessary to choose container matrix of the suitable size. It can be any wooden or plastic box without slots and gleams, on several centimeters from each party there is more model. It is necessary to lay sculptural plasticine which does not stiffen over time on bottom, from above — the oiled tile model the decorative party down. It is important that it lay strictly horizontally, otherwise the form will turn out curve.
All components of filling silicone need to be mixed in the recommended proportions, to accurately fill in in capacity to the brim tiles. Silicone approximately stiffens day, upon termination of this time it is possible to sort design and to begin to use form for production of paving slabs for designated purpose.
Wooden molds for production of paving slabs
It is even simpler to make wooden mold. It is only necessary to make square, rectangular or hexagonal frame of wooden bars so that from within there were no joints or slots. Under frame it is necessary to put the sheet of glass, polyethylene film or sheet iron. Then in ready form it is possible to fill in concrete mix.
It is quite difficult to make enough absolutely identical forms for fast filling. Especially, if to consider that for the calculation of path also side and angular non-standard tiles are necessary. Sometimes simpler to buy forms for paving slabs ready prepared, they will serve longer than silicone and will be much more graceful than wooden.