I would want tiles to be no more than 1/2 - 3/4 in thick. I would pour them into a laminate lined mould. The under surface would be the face of the tiles. Tiles will not take much weight except those on the hearth, Can I just use cement, perhaps with fiber additive or should I stick with stone aggregate. Thanks
2006-12-27 16:10:03 · 4 answers · asked by Robert W 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
To use concrete or more correctly a cement product to make concrete you will have to use an aggregate. The type of aggregate you use will depend on the strength you desire of the finished product. If you are making thin tiles then you obviously cannot use a course aggregate if you want a smooth surface. If you do not mind the stones showing you could use a smooth and more decorative stone for your course aggregate such as river rock. You will also need a fine aggregate, sand. Fiber for reinforcement could also make your tiles stronger. The purpose of the aggregate is to give the cement something to bind to making the final product stronger.
2006-12-27 16:29:24 · answer #1 · answered by htwired2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have a product made especially for this application. It's called Zbrick. I used it once to cover a hearth at a company which photographed furniture and fireplaces.
Check the site below, I'm pretty sure that you can get this stuff at your local hardware store.
When I put the stuff on, we used caulking for it. But that was temporary, if you're going to make this a long term solution you should probably use the aggregate/mortar.
I'm sure that this stuff would be much easier than having to make all of the tiles like you're describing!
2006-12-27 16:16:24 · answer #2 · answered by somewherein72 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the weight you are going to place is not too much then you can use gravel with sand and cement and mould it the tile lenght should not be more than 1 feet by 1 feet area so that it can take reasonable load
2006-12-27 17:43:36 · answer #3 · answered by sb r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can just use the morter recipe which requires no gravel it is just cement and sand, but why would you want to make cement tiles? when if ya shop you can get ceramic tiles fairly cheap and they would look alot better
2006-12-27 18:41:54 · answer #4 · answered by wyzrdofahs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good question is really what will happen upon enitial firing. i would us the aggregate, and a nice glaze. better to bond now then repair later.
2006-12-27 16:24:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋