You have planned repairs and plans to make an arch? You do not know how to make her so that she harmoniously fits into the interior? Then this article will be useful to you. The decoration of arches is made when they want to get attractive structures. A variety of materials are used for arches cladding, however the most beautiful artificial stone is considered the most beautiful.
Before finishing the arch, you need to actually choose a decorative stone from which it will be made. It is best if it is narrow plates, since they are easiest and most convenient to fix to the surface of the arch. Do not forget about the color scheme of stone at the same time. Choose the most suitable color variation for yourself, agreed with your other interior elements: the color of the walls and ceiling, furniture, accessories and others. The texture of the stone should also be taken into account and again, based on the other objects of your interior.
Then the surface itself should be treated. If it is even even, then you can make special notches. After that, you must primer the surface. Next, you can proceed to the preparation of a cement mortar. It should be borne in mind that the composition of the solution should vary depending on which finishing material is used. But in any case, the solution should contain cement, lime, glue mixture and sand.
Working on the decoration of the arch, clarify, not only the arch itself, but also the surfaces that adjust it to it. That is, the first element of the finish should lie down on the joint of the wall, which adjacent directly to the arch. All installation should be carried out strictly in level so that the masonry acquires an attractive appearance, but at the same time, a little protruding outside the joint. All subsequent elements of the finish must be mounted. The arch does not have to be symmetrical. If this allows the idea of your interior, make it asymmetric, it will look interesting and will attract attention.
In addition to artificial stone, there are other materials used in the decoration of the arch. These include wood, cork, drywall. The most convenient and reliable option is the cork. This material is soft, bending well in the fold places. First, the cork is glued to the inner surface of the arch, and then the corners are glued. Plug stuck on specialized glue glue. He happens different companies, and therefore ask in a store where you will buy, what you need. The glue is grasped very quickly, you need to clearly adjust the material (the characteristics are written on a jar of glue). The width of the cork can be wider than the arched opening, the excess is cut off with a knife after grasping the glue. After that, you can stick the corners. When gluing, make sure that the glue does not get to the surface of the cork, and so that there is no air under it. The cork can be smoothed with a rag, a dense wallpaper roller or a plastic wallpaper spatula.
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