How to make a brick wall of plaster with your own hands?

Today, the use of bricks or its imitation in design is very popular. It is used in various rooms and styles: loft, industrial, Scandinavian. The idea to give wall coverings an imitation of a real brick is liked by many, and there is nothing complicated in its implementation.

There are two ways to do this finish. The first is facing with gypsum tiles that falsify bricks and applied to wet plaster. The second method is the imitation of brickwork while creating a relief surface. This kind of masonry will bring originality and freshness to the interior.

The surface of the walls, finished in brick, unites the strict lines of the rows and highlights the special decor of the texture of each square.The natural surface of a brick is rough and uneven, therefore many use its imitation. This method of finishing is preferred to the natural brickwork, and it belongs to the architectural style of a loft.

When choosing a material for this finish, the following criteria are taken into account: aesthetics, pricing and harmlessness.

In this case, plaster to imitate a brick is the most suitable option, with a number of advantages:

• Buying this material costs without large investments of funds.
• Wall cladding takes relatively little time.
• This coating is applied in a thin layer, and do not have to worry about the narrowing of the room.

• This coating is easy to apply with your own hands, without attracting experts and avoiding additional expenses.
• Brick plaster can decorate not only the surface of the wall, but also an apron in the kitchen, corners or doorways.
• Such plaster imitates the finishing of expensive clinker tiles.

Before starting work it is necessary to purchase all the necessary materials in advance. In terms of imitation of brickwork gypsum plaster is most acceptable, while When purchasing, attention should be paid to the following material characteristics:

• It should be easy to apply and have elasticity.
• It is important the absence of shrinkage properties after curing.
• Before use there should be no preliminary and additional putty surfaces.
• The material must be environmentally friendly and harmless.

But you should still give preference to ready-made mixtures, they have greater elasticity and simplicity in use. This material, diluted to the desired consistency, is sold in ready-to-use form. This mixture is a homogeneous mass, which can be immediately applied. The advantage of such plaster is that the container with the remaining mixture is tightly closed, and it can be used even after a long time.

Dry mixes can be diverse and heterogeneous. They include various components, for example, an additive in the form of a large stone crumb. For this, the manufacturer indicates on the packaging for which surface the composition is suitable.

For priming the working surface is also produced a lot of different compositions in liquid and paste form. But before this type of work, it is better to process the wall with a liquid compound of deep penetration.

Before you start creating a simulated brick surface, you need to find out if the walls are suitable for such work. They should have a flat surface and not a “tumbled” state; a suitable wall relative to the floor has an angle of 90 degrees. It is important the absence of large pits, mounds and failures. In the case of such using a cement mortar, beacons and plaster grid should be made alignment.

You can estimate the state of the surface by attaching a long rule to it. If there are gaps of more than 3 cm per meter of length between the rule and the surface of the wall, proceed to leveling.

If there are small defects (cracks, small irregularities) on a straight wall, it is not necessary to plaster it, just fill the defects with cement or putty. After complete drying, the surface should be treated with a deep penetration primer, pre-mixed with glue.Priming is required, otherwise the decorative layer of plaster will eventually peel off and fall off.

Before work it is necessary to impose plaster, prepare auxiliary tools, so that it is always at hand if necessary: ​​a roll of adhesive tape, a wide and narrow spatula, a rule or a laser level and a cord for an exhibition of beacons. The mixture is very convenient to direct the drill, which is attached to the mixer - a special nozzle for thorough mixing. In order not to spoil the flooring, lay an oilcloth.

After completing all the necessary conditions, you can begin to induce plaster mix. The simplest and most applicable method involves the addition of color to the induced solution. You just need to dilute the dry solution, as indicated in the instructions for use, add a coloring element there and mix everything thoroughly using a mixer.

If you have never encountered such work, in this case you should not get too much solution. After some time, it is necessary to try to work it out, otherwise it will grab and become useless for application.It is necessary to induce the solution to a certain viscosity, until it acquires the consistency of thick sour cream and begins to slide off the spatula evenly, without falling into pieces.

The induced solution is taken on a spatula and placed on the surface, while smoothing upwards. If you want the surface to imitate a brick, do not try to smooth out the applied solution too smoothly. The brick does not have a smooth surface, it is usually uneven and rough.

When decorating a brick, it is necessary to take into account the width of the seam; if this condition is not observed, the appearance of the trimmed surface will be unnatural. In this case, the dimensions of the most common brick are not very important, since this material is made both elongated and square.

Currently, textured and embossed non-standard bricks are being produced. And this look can imitate this plaster. Starting to perform such work, it is preferable to have a certain experience gained in the finishing of imitation of the usual standard brick.

When applying the seams between the forged bricks, use a ruler, or better - the rule.Then the line will be perfectly smooth. If you want a curved line, you can draw it by hand. The seam must have time to do before the solution hardens on the surface. When conducting bands will appear surplus, which is well cleaned with a dry cloth.

Thus, each applied pattern is “drawn” alternately. A prerequisite is that the coating must be wet, and the decor must be applied before the mortar sets or hardens. After this process, the surface is allowed to harden, and it is not recommended to touch it during drying. To obtain the original texture of bricks can be done on the decor with a dry and hard brush.

After drying the wall covering and gaining strength, use sandpaper and sand the decor, but it depends on your preferences. The last point is the removal of all unnecessary plaster elements that spoil the drawing. The subsequent processing of the obtained decorative surface will depend on the type of the applied solution and the presence of coloring elements in it, which are not always added.

Plaster, imitating brick, it does not make sense to leave in a natural light gray tone.To do this, it is painted. In this process, there are many design options and complete freedom of choice, it all depends on your taste. Natural brick has different shades, so you can mix several variants of colored pigments, achieving a better visual similarity.

You can first apply a layer of paint of the same color, and after a few minutes create a different color or give the individual bricks a brighter look. In natural brickwork there is a variety of shades, so a decorative coating that imitates brick can have many tones.

You can experiment with coloring without fear of spoiling it., bricks of various colors are currently being produced - from bright to dark. And very few people will be able to guess that the “laying” is false. The only thing that can spoil the look of the interior is the discrepancy between the imitation of the masonry and the color scheme with furniture or floor covering. Therefore, when covering, select matching tones.

Also, a decorative coating that imitates brick is made with the help of adhesive tape. For this process, a construction tape is needed in a width equal to the seam in laying.Then on the wall covering, which is finished with brick-imitating plaster, horizontal and vertical lines are drawn along the ruler, corresponding to the connecting seam. It should be noted that the vertical lines through one horizontal row are shifted by a half-brick. The completed stripes are painted over the entire length with a paint similar to the color of the applied mixture, and after drying, the adhesive tape is stuck on the painted lines.

Then put a layer of decorative plaster on the stuck tape, smoothing it and leveling it. Smoothness will depend on your preference for embossed or perfectly even decor.

As soon as the applied solution begins to harden, remove the scotch tape. Enough little effort to pull over the horizontally glued strip, and the whole design will easily come off. After complete drying, you can apply any method of finishing the decorative wall under the brick.

The decorative brick wall looks more realistic when painted in a tone that is lighter than the material itself. After drying the paint becomes darker.

Decorative decoration in new buildings can be carried out at the expiration of a year after completion of all works and commissioning of the object. The buildings shrink in the first months and cracks may appear in the decor.

When painting hardened plastered surface, water-based paints, water-dispersion or emulsion compositions are used. They are available for sale in different colors, and to obtain a certain color, you can add a specific tone to the dye.

Hardened and painted surface is recommended to varnish, preferably not one layer. Due to this, the decorative coating will increase the period of resistance to various mechanical influences, and it will serve a longer period.

There are many interesting wall decoration techniques using brick plaster.

You can use the technique of contrast, combining the dark gray areas of the "brick" surface with light.

Sometimes the interior is given additional negligence by adding strokes of a contrasting color to the plaster.

If similar sections of the wall are combined with other coatings, a combination of similar in color but not absolutely identical shades will be successful.

If you decide to apply the plaster yourself, it is recommended to strictly follow the instructions provided and the advice of professionals.

How to make a brick wall with your own hands, see the following video.