Facing of the furnace - obligatory stage of its creation. Facing not only gives to the furnace worthy exterior, but also completely protects you from possible leak of combustion products, improves furnace heat emission. Facing of the furnace the hands - difficult, but interesting occupation.
Types of facing
To bake it is possible to revet only with tiles and ceramic tile. As binding solution it is better to use clay or special ready tiled glues for furnaces, and here you should not apply cement.
Tiles distinguish from normal tile in special box-shaped form.
The choice of facing and tile tile is big now therefore you without effort will pick up option necessary to you. Always it is possible to find tile which will answer your esthetic tastes. Main types of tile for facing of the furnace are the majolica on which after laying apply the drawing, terracotta - durable tile with honeycomb, clinker - the tile from mix of clays, porcelain tile - strong nonporous tile is very resistant.
Preparation of the furnace
Before revetting the furnace or fireplace, it is necessary to carry out preparation. The furnace is completely cleaned from plaster and paint, seams between furnace bricks are cleaned too, from them dust is blown, then the furnace is wiped with damp rag. All roughnesses of brickwork need to be closed up, the surface has to be the most equal. On the leveled surface the special close-meshed wire mesh which will allow solution to grapple with bricks of oven laying better becomes stronger. The grid is fixed by means of dowels or nails which are driven in into seams between bricks. Certainly, it is possible to begin facing only if the furnace is cold, moreover, it can be kindled only in week after facing.
Facing of the furnace
At the beginning of facing apply clay or glue on the oven and wait when this layer completely dries. Then pick up the first tile, apply on it solution and paste to the furnace. And so to bake row behind row revet with tile. The most important is to stack tile exactly, it is necessary to be verified constantly with levels. Each laid-out row needs to be checked very carefully as then will late correct it. To put tile more exactly, it is desirable to mark previously surface, using cords with cargoes which will provide stretch, on the ends. It is necessary to begin facing from below. It is necessary not only to press each tile hands, but also to kill accurately with the hammer with rubber shock part.
Seams between tiles should not be hammered with solution, it will reduce esthetic appeal of facing.
Your furnace can have such sizes that it will not manage to be laid out completely the whole tile, in some places it is necessary to use pieces of tile, they are spread in the last turn. After the furnace is completely revetted, it needs to be cleaned from residues of solution carefully.