Bark beetle - decorative plaster with texture

The most famous decorative wall covering is bark beetle plaster. Due to the high quality, the building material in the interior and exterior of various premises is used by modern craftsmen.

Bark beetle - composite coating. It contains pebbles-granules of small sizes, on which the layer and clarity of the pattern of the applied coating depend. Most often, plaster with 2.5 mm granules is chosen.
Plasticity, ease and simplicity of application, resistance to the environment or mechanical damage characterize the bark beetle as a modern, high-strength coating of various surfaces.

Decorative plaster Bark beetle has its name because of the similarity of its relief with the grooves that remain after the bark beetle when eating a tree.

The composition of the decorative finishes is safe for people. It does not contain harmful plasticizers and solvents.

The components of the plaster mixture are marble chips, chalk, polymer fibers and acrylic as a binder. The material is easy to dissolve, it has a pleasant smell. The color of the plaster is white, but there is the possibility of changing it when using dyes.

Characteristics of bark beetle plaster.

Bark beetle is used with different surfaces. Decorative bark beetle plaster is easily applied to walls consisting of stone or slabs, while the consumption is not so great. Surfaces made of fiber boards and chipboard plastered with it also look great.

It does not need additional surface putty, the mixture interacts with acrylic, water-based and tinted paints. Care of mix is ​​easy and simple. Since it is waterproof and resistant to fading under the influence of sunlight, all impurities are washed off with water.

The decorative coating of the bark beetle, in addition to everything, has significant features.

Among them:

• The ability to withstand different weather situations.
• Long-term and invulnerability to mold, steam, precipitation.
• Ease of coating procedure with simple building tools.
• Low cost of materials and application technology.

Therefore, the choice of "Bark beetle" for finishing the room results in the quality, strength, stability and durability of a decorative coating that does not load the walls.

Classification of decorative finishes.

Depending on the scope of application, there is a coating for internal and external works. The first of them is difficult to apply and requires certain skills. It requires the participation of a professional and is more expensive than facade plaster. It would be optimal to choose a dry mineral mixture for indoor work.

This will ensure water resistance, vapor permeability and resistance to mechanical stress of surfaces plastered with bark beetle.

Decorative plaster for external work is used when finishing facades and plinths. It is produced either as a ready-made mixture or as a powder that simply needs to be diluted with water.

Distinctive properties of a high-quality facade bark beetle are:

1. Water resistant;
2. Frost resistance for 75 periods;
3. Lack of susceptibility to ultraviolet rays;
4. Vapor permeability;
5. Weather resistance;
6. Antiseptic characteristics;

Depending on the composition, the bark beetle is made acrylic or gypsum-based. Acrylic coating looks rich and very beautiful on the wall. But its composition suggests certain difficulties in application.

It is best to work with such material by a master who knows all the skills and knows many nuances. Acrylic-based building material is bought ready-made in buckets of various weights. By adding paint of a certain color, you can achieve the desired shade. This requires mixing on a special machine controlled by a computer.

Gypsum plaster is sold as a dry mix. It is packaged in bags of different weights. At a cost, this type is cheaper than acrylic, and working with it is much simplified.

Decorative gypsum-based bark beetle plaster is very easy to prepare: construction workers dilute the dry mixture with water. As a result of such manipulations, a composition is obtained that is applied to the surface easily and simply.

A striking representative of the gypsum mixture is the decorative bark beetle plaster of the Starateli trademark. It is easy to apply by hand, has strength, durability and is inexpensive.

Depending on the binder component, the bark beetle is on a silicone or silicate basis. As part of silicate wall coatings, the main component is liquid glass. It provides excellent vapor permeability and microbiological stability.
Silicone decorative plaster bark beetle in its composition has a silicone resin, which is modified with an acrylic substance. It is resistant to all kinds of chemical pollution, exhaust gases, acid rain, chemical fumes.
There are not many manufacturers on the market that produce bark beetle plaster. The main ones are Ceresit, Knauf, Yunis, Bolars, Prospectors and.

This is far from a complete list. The quality of their products is almost identical in characteristics. The differences are only prices, therefore, when choosing a finish, you must be guided by the level of income and the finished copy of the material.

Decorative plaster bark beetle "Ceresit" is both acrylic and mineral-based. This is the most widely used brand. The price of its products is the lowest, and the quality is at the level of world standards. Decorative coating ceresite with bark beetle texture is used for application on walls made of bricks and concrete. The coating is easy to paint.

Subtleties and nuances of applying bark beetle.

In fact, the process of applying decorative bark beetle plaster is quite simple. But the procedure has a number of rules, the implementation of which guarantees the simplification of work.

1. Since the bark beetle dries quickly, you need to work with it in planes, excluding square meters. The surface, regardless of its size, must be tried to finish. If something went wrong and the procedure for applying the plaster slows down, you must use masking tape and fence off the treated surface. This will avoid the visibility of joints when painting the finished surface.
2. You need to work with a bark beetle with a partner. To speed up the process, it is necessary to separate responsibilities. At the same time, one person can apply plaster to the wall, and the second rub it, creating a certain pattern.
3. Since the bark beetle is a quick-drying decorative plaster, it must be applied at a time of day when there is no direct sunlight. The structure of the finished coating and the presence of cracks on it will depend on this.
4. When painting a bark beetle, it is necessary to use paint from the same manufacturer as the material itself.

SNiP 3.4.01-87 defines the rules for working with decorative bark beetle plaster. It must be applied and distributed on the wall with gloves. This precaution will protect your hands from cuts and cracks.

Material consumption.

The amount of mixture for puttying walls depends on their base and curvature. In order to calculate the consumption of mortar for plaster, it is necessary to calculate the average thickness of the desired layer. Depending on this indicator and the data recommended by the manufacturer, the required amount of the mixture is calculated. On average, the consumption of decorative bark beetle plaster per 1 m2 is from 2.5 to 3.0 kg.

The walls are leveled before applying the plaster. This is done with a simple cement-sand plaster or a foam insulation layer. The second option is very practical, since the house finished in this way will be warm, and the alignment consists only in sewing the seams between the sheets of insulation.

Primer before application.

Next, the surface must be primed. For good adhesion of the material to the surface, a primer with a component such as quartz sand is used. Shortly before applying the bark beetle, a primer is applied to the hay. It dries in about 30 minutes. You need 150 grams of primer per square meter.

It should be noted that the process of preparing walls for puttying and the direct application of bark beetle to the surface is best done with materials from one manufacturer.

The procedure for applying decorative bark beetle plaster begins with the preparation of the mixture. The instructions will allow you to achieve the desired consistency of the material. To prevent lumps, water must be added to the mixture gradually, constantly stirring everything.

The water temperature should not exceed the limit of 20 degrees Celsius. For mixing, the easiest way is to use a construction mixer with a whisk for liquid substances. The speed must be selected 600 or 800 rpm. Ready decorative plaster is used within one hour from the moment of its preparation.
Decorative plaster "Bark beetle" is applied with a spatula. With a plastic falcon, the applied mixture is rubbed to obtain the desired pattern.

With the right coating layer, during its formation, granular grains are felt, which are part of the plaster. But there is another way to apply the coating on the wall. To do this, use a stainless steel grater.

This construction tool is inclined at an angle of 60 degrees to the surface on which the coating is being established. If the mortar stops sticking to the grater, furrows are formed on the surface of the plaster with a wooden or plastic trowel. The pattern of the decorative coating consists of furrows of various directions. The texture of the surface is created with light movements without pressing and pressure.

The optimum temperature for working with this coating are indicators ranging from 5 to 30 degrees Celsius and with a relative humidity not exceeding 80%.

Painting a bark beetle is a rather complicated process, since the texture suggests the presence of numerous furrows, in the middle of which the paint does not get well. For this process, you need to take a thicker roller and a small brush. We paint the main part with a roller, and paint over everything that remains with a brush.

For surfaces finished with this mixture, acrylic-silicone or silicone-based paints are best suited. Acrylic-based paint is suitable for decorative bark beetle plaster, which decorates the room inside.

Elegant luxury at a minimal cost.

Is it possible to carry out wall decoration without having significant income? The answer is very simple: of course, yes!
For a long time, materials for decorative coating of bark beetle have been produced in Russia. Spanish technology provides high quality decorative coating, and our production makes it affordable for people with different income levels.

The price of plaster depends on the manufacturer. In building materials stores, gypsum-based products from Russian manufacturers can be bought for 400 rubles for a bag weighing 25 kg. German bark beetle will cost 1.5 times more.
One of the most expensive domestic ones is bark beetle decorative plaster, the cost of which is 600 rubles per bag. But the price is worth it.
The interiors created by this finish are distinguished by sophistication. It is used for plastering surfaces in museums, shops, luxury villas, business establishments and public buildings.

Marble chips, which are included in its composition, affect the final result: decorative plaster has an ultra-thin layer, especially dense and smooth.
Decorative bark beetle plaster has granules, the size of which affects the consumption of building material per 1m2. For the decoration of facades, plaster with large granules is used. In this case, the consumption of decorative plaster per 1m2 will be 4kg.

For interiors, plaster with granules with a diameter of 2.5mm is best suited. Thus, the less granules the bark beetle decorative plaster contains, the less will be its consumption per 1m2.

Acrylic plaster will cost more. A striking representative of this type of finish is decorative plaster with the texture of bark beetle "Aura". For 1500 rubles you can buy a high-quality acrylic coating, which is enough for a surface of 10 square meters.

You can buy decorative bark beetle plaster either at a hardware store or order it online. The latter option involves additional shipping costs.

Additional costs depend on the choice of whether you will apply the bark beetle yourself or not. You can apply bark beetle with your own hands, but if you are confident in your abilities and capabilities. Otherwise, all the advantages of decorative plaster with a bark beetle texture will turn into disadvantages, and the proverb “The miser pays twice” will become a reality.