Features and application of clinker bricks for interior decoration

The term "clinker brick" has appeared relatively recently, although it has been used in construction practice for more than two centuries. What is this material and where is it used? We will talk about this in the article.

The historical homeland of this material is considered to be the Netherlands. For the production of clinker bricks, a special clay is selected. After processing, it becomes harder than natural stone. This material began its movement around the world from the territory of Europe at the end of the last century and reached our country. The scope of use of clinker is wide. Garden paths are laid out for them on personal plots, they are used for interior wall decoration and more.

Natural dyes are used to produce products with different colors.that do not pose any threat to human health.

The manufacturers of these products guarantee that such a brick will serve for more than a dozen years without losing its operational properties.

There are several versions of clinker bricks on the construction market, they differ from each other by the type of surface. It can be smooth or rough.

The firing, through which the clinker brick passes, ensures its durability and quality.

This building material has the following properties:

• long service life;
• high resistance to the action of fungus and mold;
• the ability to withstand temperature extremes and the effects of ultraviolet radiation;
• is easy to care for and clean.

In order to speed up the work and reduce their labor intensity, construction industry enterprises have mastered the production of clinker panels. This allows work to be done at high speed. The panels are distinguished by their relatively low cost and high durability. It should be noted that in addition to obvious advantages, clinker bricks also have some disadvantages, in particular, the complexity of production.

The use of bricks for cladding allows you to create optimal microclimatic conditions in the room.

Clinker bricks are often used by designers to decorate the design of premises. With its help, an imitation of masonry made of ordinary bricks is performed. In particular, it is often used to decorate corners, fireplaces, arches.

Aged brick allows designers to realize the most fantastic ideas. It is often used to delimit space into certain zones. White clinker bricks are laid to visually expand the space. It looks very good in conjunction with a coating made of wood or metal.

By the way, interior design experts recommend using light-colored materials.

Before you start laying bricks of this class on the wall, you need to make and fix on it a crate made of wooden bars or a special metal profile, lay engineering communications and only after that you can start the work itself.

To fix it on the base, cement rasters or a special adhesive are used.

Products of this type are produced by a large number of enterprises both in our country and abroad. One way or another, all manufacturers adhere to certain standard sizes. The dimensions of the brick can be found from its name.

• NF is a single stone, with dimensions 250 * 120 * 65 mm.
• There is 1.4 NF - this is a one-and-a-half stone, with parameters 250 * 120 * 88 mm.
• In addition to these samples, there is a double stone 250 * 120 * 140 mm (2.1 NF).

In addition to the listed sizes, manufacturers produce the so-called European brick, it is marked with NF 0.7 and NF 1.3. It has corresponding dimensions 250 * 85 * 65 and 288 * 138 * 65 mm.

The clinker appearance makes it possible to produce original design solutions in the interior decoration of the premises. Four styles are extremely popular among consumers.

This style originated in the first half of the last century, it was then that Bohemia began to use studios, abandoned buildings, attics and other premises for housing. As a rule, in such dwellings the walls were lined with bricks and not processed. Clinker brick allows you to imitate old masonry. This style is characterized by the fact that the brick is, as it were, aged.

This direction implies that the room will be decorated in the style of a country house. In our century, a style called "Ethno - country" has appeared. Rooms are decorated in the traditions of different nations. This version of the wall design involves the use of a brown tone.

This word is called an avant-garde style that can combine incongruous things. This option is characterized by straight lines, simplicity and the presence of metal. When finishing the premises in this direction, concrete, glass, metal are used. The main color for such rooms is white. Accordingly, the clinker is also coated with a white tint.

This design recreates the atmosphere of good old England at the end of the 19th century. When decorating a room in this style, wood panels, ceramic tiles, wallpaper and, of course, clinker are used.

If we are talking about specific projects, then this decorative material is used:

• for decorating fireplaces that are installed in country houses;
• the design of the kitchen apron or the layout of the column on which the countertop will be installed;
• decoration of the walls of the bedroom or living room, so the tiles can be in harmony with the ceiling covering made of modern materials.

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