How is paving slab made at home?

Today it is quite possible to manufacture pavingtiles at home. What is required for this? If you want to set up the production of tiles, then you need: concrete mixer, tile molds, vibrating table, gravel, sand, cement and, of course, plasticizer. And those who wish only to equip their yard - the concrete mixer will be replaced by hands and a shovel. Or you can use a drill and a special mixer. A vibrating table can be built from improvised tools, even a plastic construction bucket is suitable for this.

Production of paving slabs at home

First, you need to know about whichconsistency should be obtained solution. The mixed solution should not blur, it is necessary that it "stand" on the trowel. If the mixture easily slips into the sausage, and the shape spreads even with manual vibration - then this is exactly what you need. Only such a consistency will allow to carry out high-quality production of paving slabs at home. Now about the forms. If you have made or purchased new forms, they are simply lubricated, for example, with used engine oil or any vegetable oil. But it's the oil that does not need to accumulate in the form. If they got to you from someone, they should be thoroughly cleaned, and then also oiled.

In principle, each has its own technologyproduction of paving slabs at home. Take at least the composition of the solution. Someone takes sand with cement (3: 1) and water with a plasticizer dissolved in it. Someone uses sand and cement mixture at the rate of 4: 1 and water with a plasticizer. Another make a two-layer tile. For the first layer make a solution of cement with sand (1: 1), they fill the molds slightly above the chamfer. Then a solution of sand, cement and crushed stone (3: 1: 2) is made and the rest of the mold is poured. Which solution to use is up to you. You can try all three and choose the most suitable method for you.

What if there is no vibrating table?

It should be said that the manufacture of paving slabsat home can do without it. You need to take any hard surface, even a bucket with a wide bottom will do. Pour the solution into the mold, but do not top up until the end. Put it on a hard surface and start shaking it, lifting it in turn for different angles. You can not shake the shape, but tap lightly on the surface of the table. Do this no more than a minute. Then fill the form completely with a solution, level it and leave it to freeze for 2 days, not less. To this way to make enough tiles you will have one or two dozen forms. We made two dozen tiles, then proceed to the next batch.

How to knock out a tile from the form?

Here, too, there are several ways. You can lower the molds in warmed up to 50 ºС water for a few minutes, and then gently knock out the tile, using a rubber mallet. If the whole process occurs in the summer, you can take out the forms in the sun, turn them upside down and leave to warm up. Then tear the tiles out of the mold with the same rubber hammer. Or use a normal hair dryer. Warm it up with a shape and knock out the contents.

Manufacture of paving slabs in householdconditions can be considered complete. Before laying it is desirable to withstand even one more week. By the way, if you need a colored material, then color additives are added during the manufacture of the solution. And without them the tile turns white-gray. And further the process of laying will require from you a little creative abilities.