VIDEOTUTORIAL.- IMITATION OF RUSTIC STONE FOR DECORATION OF WALLS USING EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE (EPS). DO IT YOURSELF AND DECORATE YOUR HOUSE.- (FOR ITS MANUFACTURE MEASURE YOUR WALLS AND PLEASE REQUEST PLATES OF PLUMAPHON 2 m. X 1 m. OF HIGH DENSITY, 25 or 30 Kg/m3 OF 5 cm. OF THICKNESS)
EPS, a light but hard material
Technological progress puts new and secure construction systems on the market. The materials that lighten the structures take strength.
While the use of the traditional slab system remains, new methods include the use of expanded polystyrene for dwellings characterized by lightness.
Santiago Fajardo, of Expanded Polystyrene, explains that expandable polystyrene (EPS) known as foamaflex, has low weight characteristics, compression capacity and ease of cutting. It is a constructive element with advantages. Its applications are: soft slabs, prefabricated walls, construction systems, architectural elements and more.
In the plan of the construction can be made ceilings, fixed and recoverable casetons, interior and exterior cenefas, architectural details, decorative columns, molds for special forms, among others.
“In the subject of the ceilings, for example, the traditional have been the plates covered with different types of finishes; today we can make figures on the smooth surface, which allows us to develop different ideas. Within the conceptual, on the other hand, the material allows different architectural designs on the beds, to improve the harmony and highlight the idea of the designer architect”.
Decorative moldings or polyformes are elements that are applied on facades quickly and easily. Fajardo adds that they are extremely light, allowing to secure their Anchorage by mechanical means or with cement adhesives on surfaces of new or pre-existing masonry constructions. The outer and inner polyformes with high density EPS soul are manufactured in any design and size. Its production is carried out in lengths of 200 cm, by means of a machine that allows to execute the work with precision and speed.
Regarding the relief of the slabs, Fajardo comments that solid polystyrene blocks are used as passive fillings. “They do not alter their dimensions by dilation and have a stiffness and capacity to withstand the compression stresses to which they are subjected in work. They are industrially manufactured to the measure of the planes, with flexibility of shapes and sizes”.
EPS is also a material which, although derived from oil, is not flammable. It reduces the eviction of waste and waste generated, making it a cleaner work. It is also light and economical.
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