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This instruction concerns the gluing of elevation slabs imitating stone and clinker also natural sandstone of one size of given kind which can be used for outside and inside of buildings. Particular information cannot be applied to some types of slabs and it is important to read the given instructions before gluing (especially concerns using fugue in elevation, also conditions of gluing and the application of glue). Before approaching any type of work it is important to count how much slabs will be needed to glue the given surface of the elevation and add to calculated amount from 6 to 10%. Proper glue and fugue should be bought and eventually a conservational chemical suggested by the producer. If there is a possibility of buying the corners add to the calculated amount on tolerance wastes, 5%.  Buying one-time of all wanted materials guarantees repeatability of the colors of slabs and fugues, because producers do not take into consideration colors and difference of materials after it has been bought. Before gluing the wall should be aligned with an aligning mortar, the surface must be sufficiently stable and exactly clearcoled.  Construction concerns constant dimensions where X is the height of the slab and Y is the width of the slab.
If the whole building will be done then the building should be outlined with a defining leveled line, from which subsidiary lines will be drawn to help the gluing of slabs. It is best to draw the line with the assistance of a paint string with dry dye, water leveler or a regular leveler around the whole building and the line must “close”. This line is most important; if the line is bandy then it causes bandy-glued slabs.  This is somewhat labor consuming, but it will considerably facilitate with gluing. After painting the baseline with the assistance of paint string, we appoint lines for gluing the wall with the following recommendations:

  1. Lay the width of the fugue (most often 10mm)
  2. Height of slab X is added to 10 mm fugue and we end up with the space in between slabs, which must be maintained, 10 + X mm
  3. During the gluing of the elevation we stick, every other row of slabs and from such distance we draw horizontal lines on the wall every 20 + 2*X mm from the top to the very bottom based on our baseline around the building

The elevation should be glued every other row, because after gluing these rows according to the lines we fill in the missing spaces, and then the fugues are aligned “on eye” and there is no chance of the slabs being glued on bumpy. Gluing should be started from the corners from the most representative place, which in this place there will be no cut-fitting slabs. After gluing the corners down the gluing of slabs will go automatically. On walls that are longer than 5metres, are also outlined for keeping one distance of horizontal and vertical fugues.
After gluing.

 
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