Blind spots – beautiful foundation protection
The house surrounded by blinding looks beautiful, neat, architecturally finished. But the decorative component is not the main one among the functions that the blind. Their main task is to protect the basement and foundation of the house from surface waters, as well as take water flowing from the roof of the structure.
The width of any blind area should be 20-30 cm. advocate the projection of the roof and be at least 70 cm. Her slope from the house is 5-10%. In order to make a blind area, it is necessary around the whole house, from its foundation, to remove the layer of turf planned by the width and depth10-15 cm, performing the work neatly and evenly. After that, the deepening is filled with fat clay, diligently tamping and giving it the slope required for drainage. The clay is covered with a mixture of sand and crushed stone, it is again tamped and after that pour a cement solution, which is subsequently smoothed and iron, giving the surface a beautiful, neat view.
Blind frosts decorated with mosaics look original. For this purpose, slices are successfully used with batter ceramic tiles or fragments of porcelain dishes. Having thought out the drawing in advance and selecting the material in color and texture, it is not difficult to lay out a thought -out pattern on even raw concrete, slightly pressing the mosaic pieces into it. It is necessary to ensure that the surfaces of the parts of the mosaic pattern and blind area are at the same level. The lesson is interesting and not troublesome, but the effect is good.
In order for the blind spells to be more durable and frost -resistant, you can add to the solution of PVA glue in the calculation of 500 grams. 10 liters of water. Such a concrete design of the territory around the foundation of the building will last a long time.