Healthy alternative wall tile in the kitchen is a glass apron. Expressive glass canvases with the original pattern inside allow you to avoid most problems, because skinali is durable, hygienic and resistant to aggressive environments. Well, tell me, is it really not a dream of every mistress?
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Glass apron in the kitchen
The stylish solving the kitchen design can be the installation and installation of a glass apron (skinali). For the manufacture of such apron use the following types of glass:
• Transparent
• Matov
• Toned.
In the manufacture of apron, a glass of 6 mm thick is used., For significant areas, it is possible to use glass up to 10 mm. The maximum size of glass skin cans can achieve 3 meters size. An apron can be made to the kitchen from one solid canvase or several panels. On the opposite side, the apron apply drawings made using high-quality photo printing.
Glass apron with photo printing
Figure with photo printing on glassbugs is reliably protected from moisture access, dust or any dwelling pollution. Working with glass involves accuracy of performance and reliable mounting methods when mounting. Therefore, for the correct placement of the glands, preliminary measurements are needed and wall markup.
The original option for the kitchen can be a glass apron with backlight.
To do this, it is necessary to choose the LED tape, which gently highlights the kitchen furniture and apron from the inside, winningly emphasizing the photo printing pattern.
To arrange the backlight behind the panels, it is recommended to withstand the distance for UV printing to a light source of 70 mm, and for artistic triplexes - 30 mm.
Features of the manufacture of drawing using high-quality photo printing and installation of glass apron are shown in the video.
Methods for fastening glass panels apron
Massive and heavy glass skinali glass require special mounting and fastening.
These are such types:
• Hinged way with using passage fasteners
• With silicone glue
• With velcro.
The main method of fastening the fiberglass to the wall of the kitchen is mounted and passing fasteners.
Hinged fasteners is the fasteners in which the glass in the picture is mounted. Hinged fasteners allow you to accurately cut the panels and docking the angular elements. With a mounted attachment method, the fasteners from the outside are practically not visible. Only metal plates of minor sizes will be noticeable (0.5x1 cm).
In some cases, it is possible to install only the top fastener of the glass. The lower part is installed using a transparent silicone sealant. Sealing the junction between the glass and the tabletop is the perfect option.
Fasteners are carried out using the collapsible passage of fasteners. Fastening holes are performed for fastening fasteners. As a rule, these are four fasteners with a diameter of 2 cm. The fasteners in this case are noticeable on the surface of the fiberglass. However, this type of fastener allows you to hide irregularities or wall defects, because the mounted fiberglass will be located 4 mm from the wall.
Installation of glass apron
The process of mounting a glass apron for the kitchen will consist of thorough preparatory work.
It is necessary to make sure that the working surface of the wall in the places of fastening of the fiberglass, has no protruding acute fragments
The correspondence of the sizes of the opening sizes of the opening and the installation surface is checked.
The diameter of the hole drilled in the apron should be a little more (1-2 mm) than the diameter of the screw for fastening to the wall. Holes on the panels need to be placed symmetrically.
The permissible distance from the edge is 50 mm. For a total area, less than one square meter requires the minimum two pairs of fasteners. For a large area, the apron is added another pair of fastening.
For the angular parts of the apron, the verticality of the walls is checked and the provision of an angle of 90 degrees is checked, which should ensure a uniform gap of the angular connection of the fiberglass.
The correspondence is checked by the number of twisted holes in glass panels with the number of fasteners.
If there are household electrical outlets, switches and other elements, a decorative lining is removed from them. Steaks of sockets push the size of the thickness of the fiberglass (up to 10 mm).
installation of glass apron
Installation of glass apron is recommended after installing kitchen furniture, electrical outlets and plumbing equipment. Thus, you exclude the possibility of shocking or mechanical damage to skinali.The glass is applied to the working surface of the wall, and openings are placed. It is recommended to exclude the slip panel on the wall.
A hole is drilled in the wall equal to the diameter of the plastic dowel to the diameter. The standard fastening element supplied in the kit is a plastic dowel with a diameter of 6 mm.
A plastic dowel is clogged into the drilled mounting hole in the wall.
A protective film is removed from the panel, the panel presses against the wall.
To work with a glass panel, a special device with suction cups and comfortable handles is used.
Bill each glass on the mounting elements in the wall.
In the fastener of the glass inserts a silicone damper, eliminating the contact of the assembly self-press with glass.
Inserts a brass threaded sleeve, into which the self-tapping screw is applied.
Not releasing the panel, decorative caps for fixing are fixed on top of the panels. Fasteners should not be screwed hard.
The perfect option is a glass apron hanging on the fastener, but will not be squeezed between the wall and fastener.
Recorded sockets or switches are installed.
Another way of fastening the apron is the use of polymer high-strength glue. In this case, the apron is glued directly on the wall.
Mounting specialists can be seen here.
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