- Before you start the installation, carefully measure the surface to be glued. It is recommended to purchase a little more tiles and corners for waste. Works should be carried out in an ambient temperature between 5 and 25 ° C.
- Place the tiles on a clean, smooth, primed surface. First of all, hack off or tear off remnants of the old cladding (old paint, glaze, wallpaper). Sometimes it is necessary to cover the wall with a levelling mortar. The final stage before gluing is priming.
- Start applying the tiles on the corners and the vertical outer edges of the walls first. Proceeding from the bottom, lean the first row on the skirting board or the levelling bar and move up. Check each tile for damage, then rub the glued surface with a wire brush to remove unevenness and gypsum coatings. Tiles should be selected from different packages in order to mix shades and keep the aesthetics. For installation, use special dedicated flexible adhesives to cover about 80% of the tile surface.
- Having the installation completed, impregnate the tiles with specially designed agents. Impregnated tiles will become much more resistant to dirt and dust. We recommend SILEX-MATT by Schomburg for concrete tiles, or Sarsil for White, Ecru colours.
- Lime efflorescence is a natural phenomenon; in order to protect the panels against lime efflorescence, they should be impregnated and the process should be repeated after a period of 2 years from the application of the first protective layer. Depending on the type and intensity, they disappear over 3 years following the production date.
- Differences in shades of one colour may be due to production in different weather conditions and the variability of aggregate, which is a component of natural origin. Differences in shades are not a product defect and do not constitute grounds for a complaint.
- Before you start the installation, carefully measure the surface to be glued. The panels should be laid out and checked for damage all over, while possibly selecting the colour. Works should be carried out in an ambient temperature between 5 and 25 ° C, and if they are carried out outside, daytime without rainfall.
- Place the panels on a clean, smooth, primed surface. First of all, hack off or tear off remnants of the old cladding (old paint, glaze, wallpaper). It is also important that the wall has adequate load capacity and adhesion. For a weaker surface (substrate), use OSB boards or unpainted plasterboard.
Before sticking, prime the surface with a primer with quartz sand. If in doubt, we can carry out an adhesion test. - Apply the adhesive with a trowel with teeth over the entire surface using the so-called “Comb” style in accordance with the instructions on the packaging.
- After installing the boards, special impregnates for architectural concrete should be used. The impregnated tiles will become more resistant to moisture and weather conditions.
- Lime efflorescence is a natural phenomenon; in order to protect the slabs against lime efflorescence, they should be impregnated and this process should be repeated after a period of 2 years from the application of the first protective layer. Depending on the type and intensity, they disappear within 3 years following the production date.
- Differences in shades of one colour may be due to production in different weather conditions and the variability of aggregate, which is a component of natural origin. Differences in shades are not a product defect and do not constitute grounds for a complaint.
- Measure and plan carefully before starting the installation. The blocks should be laid out and checked for damage all over, while possibly selecting the colour. Works should be carried out in an ambient temperature between 5 and 25 ° C, and if they are carried out outside, in the daytime without rainfall.
- Each layer of the fence should be placed “dry” by pushing the blocks towards each other (any overflows should be polished with a fibre disc to the stoneware). Before laying each layer, it is necessary to check the level and plumbness. Any possible levelling of differences can be done by using wedges.
- Glue the blocks to one another with mounting glue (it is recommended to use colourless roofing silicone for this purpose) so that the arranged blocks will not change their position in relation to one another while pouring the concrete (no more than one block with one pouring) and all joints will be sealed.
- First of all, the inner walls of the blocks should be covered with the EPS type (soft) polystyrene, approx. 1 cm thick.
Empty chambers of blocks should be filled with a properly designed, semi-dry concrete mix of C20 / 25 class, made on the basis of 32.5 R Portland cement.
Dirt formed during the works should be removed from the surface of the block on an ongoing basis. Only one layer of blocks should be placed until the mix is completely dry, it is strictly related to the weather conditions (the estimated minimum time is 24 hours). - When the pouring of VIVENDA blocks is finished, they should be covered with construction foil to prevent water evaporation from the mixture. These activities prevent concrete shrinkage and the formation of cracks. Such a protection should be used until the fence is finally covered with roofs.
- Installation of spans and gates: Drill holes in the post so that the fasteners of the gates and spans are embedded in the concrete core, and then fix them with glue (chemical anchor). The anchors should be installed closest to the centre of the posts to ensure the stability of the gates, wickets and spans to be installed. Drilling the holes should be done without the use of hammering, a tool similar to stone working. Cutting and drilling is only allowed when the filling concrete has been poured and dried.
- Lime efflorescence is a natural phenomenon; in order to protect the fence against lime efflorescence, it should be impregnated and this process should be repeated 2-3 years after the application of the first protective layer. Depending on the type and intensity, they disappear over the time of use (abrasion) within a period of up to 3 years.
- Differences in shades of one colour may be due to production under different weather conditions and the variability of aggregate, which is a component of natural origin. Differences in shades are not a product defect and do not constitute grounds for a complaint.
The warranty covers:
The warranty covers damage and defects caused by the fault of the manufacturer, i.e. workmanship defects found upon receipt of the goods.
The warranty does not cover:
The warranty does not cover damages resulting from:
– improper storage or transport of purchased products
– faulty design and construction of the fence
– improper execution of the foundation, inconsistent with the construction practice,
– improper, inconsistent with the construction practice, assembly of the purchased products.
– the use of concrete with low exposure for fence
– the use of installation materials other than those required by the manufacturer
Failure to comply with the installation rules, in particular by using the wrong concrete mix, failure to observe the time intervals between successive stages of pouring concrete and failure to cover the walls of the blocks with polystyrene, may result in cracks in the blocks due to excessive stress.
- Before you start the installation, carefully measure the surface to be glued. The panels should be laid out and checked for damage all over, while possibly selecting the colour. Works should be carried out in an ambient temperature between 5 and 25 ° C, and if they are carried out outside, daytime without rainfall.
- Place the boards on a clean, even and stable surface. An insulating layer should be made on the screed (heat-sealable felt, bituminous agents or roofing membranes). In order to allow water to drain off, we recommend that you make appropriately profiled slopes of 1-2 cm per 1 meter.
- The panels should be placed on spaced out supports. We recommend that you use 4 supports at the corners plus 1 in the center of the panel. To obtain a perfectly flat surface, we recommend the use of self-leveling heads.
- After installing the panels, special impregnants for architectural concrete should be used. The protected tiles will become more resistant to moisture and weather conditions.
- Lime efflorescence is a natural phenomenon; in order to protect the panels against lime efflorescence, they should be impregnated and this process should be repeated 2 years after the application of the first protective layer. Depending on the type and intensity, they disappear within 3 years following the production date.
- Differences in shades of one colour may be due to production in different weather conditions and the variability of aggregate, which is a component of natural origin. Differences in shades are not a product defect and do not constitute grounds for a complaint.