The boar tile allows you to beautifully decorate a kitchen apron or bathroom walls. Due to large seams and a rectangular shape with a chamfer, it resembles brickwork. In this material, we have collected photos of interiors using a wild boar, and told what pitfalls may occur during installation.

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A bit of history

Facade cladding example

Previously, a boar was called a facade lined tile. The decoration imitated brickwork and was most often used on the facades of buildings of the Art Nouveau era of the early twentieth century.

The informal funny name "boar" was strengthened due to the fact that the blank, covered with glaze, had two through holes at the end, which made it look like a pig's penny. After being hit with a hammer, the blank was split into two equal halves, having a smooth surface on the front side and a rough surface on the wrong side. Thanks to this shape, the tiles were easy to stack and transport.

"Boar" in our time

The modern "boar" is an elongated tile resembling a brick, with beveled chamfers (bevels), giving it an interesting, convex look. Its dimensions vary from 120x65 mm to 250x100 mm and even 300x100 mm.

Now this type of tile is used to finish the kitchen apron, bathroom, loggia. In addition, it can be found in some interiors of public spaces: cafes, restaurants, beauty salons.

Finishing a beauty parlor with a large glossy boar Example of installation with a small seam Kitchen apron The walls in the toilet are lined with half a beige boar Tula CeramicAlcora collection 10x20 cm

Kitchen apron

Ceramic tile "boar" is usually laid on an apron with an offset. You can diversify the overall look by including individual tiles with a pattern and framing with borders in the layout.

Apron with the addition of decor and contrasting elements

For practicality, tile joints in the kitchen should not be made too thick. To make them easier to wash, it is better to use epoxy grout, but it will be more difficult to work with it.

When laying on an apron, there is a feature: the plinth will not fit exactly to the hog if its edge falls on the center of the tile. There will be gaps at the vertical seams. Therefore, for a snug fit of the skirting board, its edge should fall on the lower or upper part of the bevel in order to minimize the gaps at the vertical seams.

When marking an apron from a boar, you need to consider:

• The height of the washing machine;
• The thickness of the countertop (usually 28 or 38 mm);
• The height of the plastic plinth;
• The dimensions of the bevels on the tile;
• Dimensions of tiles and decor. For example, if the background is 10x30 cm, and the decor is 30x30 cm, you may not have seams with thick crosses.

Bathroom decoration

Hog tile makes bathroom interiors clean, fresh and modern. If you look at the options for tiling bathrooms with this tile, then most of them are made in light colors (white, beige) without unnecessary decorative elements.

White tile boar in the interior of the bathroom

But you can also find interesting options, for example, a combination of a chocolate-colored boar and dark turquoise paint on the wall.

Chocolate turquoise interior Tile only the shower stall in a contrasting color White boar goes well with wooden surfaces Wooden vanity top Bathroom in turquoise brown

Another example: the walls in the bathroom are half-tiled.

The cladding level is just above the bathtub and washbasin

Styling features

Inner corner

The main difficulty in laying the boar is the docking of internal and external corners. Since this is a beveled tile, it is difficult to cut it at 45 degrees for the outside corner without chipping. Therefore, for precise cutting, several flexible diamond grinding wheels (turtle No. 100 and 300) are used at low speeds (about 3000).

For internal corners, you have to make a recess with a grinding wheel on a stone. After sawing the corners, you need to check their perpendicularity. Usually the laying of the boar starts from the corners to the edges, so the inner corners do not need to be filed.

How this is done is shown in the video:

Trimming with a manual tile cutter will also not work. This can only be done with a grinder or with an electric tile cutter.
It will be more difficult to install sockets, installation buttons, mixers on a convex surface. You need to try to install them along a horizontal seam and adjust the position so that the edges do not fall on the chamfer, otherwise they will hang in the air. The gaps in the horizontal seam can be left or covered with sealant. It's even better to try to fit them in the center on one tile, but this rarely happens due to the small size of the boar.

Sockets in retro style

Incorrect installation of sockets

To maintain a uniform distance between the tiles, plastic crosses are used. This type of cladding is characterized by wide seams. Can be found.

Conclusion

The boar looks beautiful on the wall, but for high-quality styling, you can not do without a grinder for trimming corners. The presence of a chamfer makes it difficult for beginners to lay, as there are problems with junctions.

The edges of the product are most often chamfered, which gives it a bulge and volume. The lining is available in several sizes. The most popular of them is 75X150 mm. This tile in mini format looks very good. It is used quite rarely, because it is especially difficult to lay. A feature of the cladding is considered to be a large thickness, which must be taken into account during installation.

Difficulties when laying the material

Mounting the hog is quite complicated, especially if there is a chamfer on the tile. Models without it are easier to paste. That is why imitation cladding is so popular. It is a product of standard sizes, divided by beveled chamfers into fragments. However, the imitation does not look so impressive. If you plan to lay the boar yourself, you need to be prepared for the following difficulties.

Careful preparation of the wall

Any base before gluing tiles requires some preparation, but in the case of a wild boar, preparatory work is carried out especially carefully. This is explained by the fact that, despite their compact size, the plates are quite weighty and thick. For high-quality laying, the wall will have to be leveled and dried. It is also desirable to degrease it, and then primed. This will significantly increase the adhesive characteristics of the base, which is necessary for heavy tiles.

There is nothing surprising in the fact that when they first see the “boar” tile in a photograph or “live”, many simply fall in love with it. But not everyone decides to purchase such ceramic tiles, since the “boar” is ceramics, which requires a certain skill when laying.

The main difficulties in laying this tile arise precisely because of its features. Ideally, the "boar" should be laid by a specialist who has experience in working with such ceramics and has special equipment that allows you to cut a fairly thick tile without chipping at the edges.

Let's take a look at some of the more difficult aspects of laying boar tiles and how to avoid mistakes.

Surface preparation

Before you start laying ceramic tiles "boar", make sure that the surface of the walls is well prepared. It must be free of old paint and plaster, which can peel off under the influence of tile adhesive. Then the walls are puttied and primed, leveling.

Since the convex “boar” tile has a large thickness, and therefore weight, tilers recommend applying the adhesive to both the wall and the tile. In this way, the adhesion will improve and your tile will serve you for many years.

Options for laying out the "boar"

The most common way of laying out a "boar" is laying "in a row", that is, with an offset, such as, for example, imitation of brickwork. This method is not only logical, because the “boar” has an elongated brick shape, but is also the easiest to perform. The master will need to clearly keep only a horizontal line.

At the same time, the “boar” laid in the “seam-to-seam” way looks very impressive. We are used to seeing this laying method when laying standard ceramics, but the “boar” with its convex shape and beveled chamfers adds volume to the overall picture. This is where the main difficulties arise. The seams at the “boar” focus on themselves, so the master needs to try to lay out the tiles perfectly evenly.

Experts advise applying marking lines to the wall before laying the tiles, which will need to be followed when gluing. Instead, you can use a laser level or stretched string. One of the controversial points in this matter is the thickness of the seam between the tiles. Sellers of ceramic tiles are advised to leave a gap between ceramics of 5 mm, but not all consumers agree with this, because a large joint thickness does not always look aesthetically pleasing in practice.

It is very easy to explain this position of sellers. The fact is that even an experienced master, when laying, allows an error of 1 - 1.5 mm. Plus, the error in size gives unrectified tiles. On thin seams, and even when working with a “boar”, this error becomes very noticeable. Therefore, the optimal thickness of the seam can be considered a seam of at least 2 mm.

Beautiful corner with a "boar"

A lot of questions when laying the boar tile are caused by the formation of a beautiful angle. The joints of two walls and the outer corners of ramps, boxes, doorways are always in sight. They are a stumbling block when laying ordinary ceramic tiles, and even with the "boar" the matter becomes more complicated due to its convexity.

If you are not confident in your abilities, then you can use a special device - a plastic corner, which is brought under the tile and covers the junction of the two tiles with the upper part. Thus, the corner is closed.

Another option for laying out joints is trimming tiles. In this case, the whole, uncut side goes to the corner, and the cut tile is masked inside the row.

You can replace the undercut with smaller tiles. For the same purposes, collections sometimes contain special square inserts (halves of tiles). Don't be discouraged if you don't find any. In this case, you can change the layout of the tile in difficult places and put it “on the butt”.

In any case, you are unlikely to be able to completely do without trimming the tiles. Surely there will be sockets on the surface to be tiled, or the width of the wall will not be a multiple of the size of the tile. Therefore, for cutting complex-shaped ceramics, you will need a special cutter.

When purchasing ceramic tiles, do not forget to add 5-10% to your calculations for its quantity for trimming and possible marriage during work, this way you will protect yourself from forced downtime while searching for the right ceramics in stores and from possible color differences if the batches do not match.

Grouts for joints

It can be very disappointing when a tile laid with such difficulty suddenly loses its appearance due to darkened seams. This can happen if you use the wrong or poor quality grout. To prevent discoloration, some experts recommend using epoxy grouts. They practically do not absorb water and dirt, and therefore retain their original color.

But working with such material requires skill and experience, as the grout hardens quickly. For the same reason, the tiles are rubbed in small areas in order to have time to remove the material from the surface before it “stands up”. To remove epoxy grout from the surface of the tile, a special compound is used, which can later be used as a detergent for cleaning the ceramic surface.

The case of the master is afraid

For laying such a demanding tile as a "boar" requires experience and some ingenuity. Therefore, to obtain a good result, we advise you to invite a good master tiler. In addition, it is necessary to strictly observe the technology of laying ceramic tiles and use only certified materials: putties, primers, tile adhesives and grouts. Do not save on high-quality finishing materials, then you will not have to regret the wasted money and time.

Do not be afraid of the difficulties of laying the "boar", because all of them are overcome, and the result is so good that over time you will forget about them and admire the beautiful design of your room.

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Apron boar(aka metro) is a ceramic tile, shaped like a brick. Tile boar on the apron it can be flat, but convex tiles with beveled edges are more popular.

The wild boar has the most popular sizes of 7.5x15 cm or 10x20 cm. For a kitchen apron, this particular tile is best suited, in addition, it has affordable prices and can be found in the assortment of most manufacturers. At wild boar there are other sizes, length 12-30 cm, and width 6-10 cm.

It makes sense to take a closer look at the imitation of a brick if you want to choose a tile for an apron simpler and cheaper. Usually this is a simple tile of standard sizes with recesses on the surface or chamfers. Of course, it cannot be compared with a real boar, but it looks quite nice and is cheaper to style.

What style will fit the ceramic tile boar

Tile for the kitchen boar best suited for classic style, as well as country. White tile boar very popular in the Scandinavian countries, so if you decide to prefer, then this color will suit the apron as well as possible, like on these photo tiles boar:

"Brick" will look very relevant on or industrial, it is good for modern, as well as modern style.

Choosing hog tile for kitchen backsplash, first of all, look at the prevailing style in the interior and textures. Glossy bricks will not always be appropriate; you can choose a material with a matte surface or with craquelure.

The most common colors for the boar are white and shades of beige. These colors are neutral on their own, so they are suitable for any style and will be combined with all the colors of finishes and furniture in the kitchen.

If you want from ceramic tile boar riot of colors, take a closer look at the Spanish-made material - it has bright and saturated colors, as well as candy shades (mint, pink pearl, purple, etc.).

Boar on an apron it can be black and at the same time matte or glossy, it will look especially impressive with black and white furniture or with wood of different shades, both warm and cold, as shown photo of a wild boar:

The practicality of the apron boar

Tile boar on the apron fits just as well as other types. A ceramic brick in beige shades is practical, against such a background stains and dust are practically invisible, but black and colored bricks will have to be wiped more often, because any spots on them are immediately visible and catch the eye.

The pig has one drawback, these are the seams between the tiles. Due to the chamfers, the grooves become deeper, which makes it difficult to wash the kitchen apron. If this is important to you, it is better to choose a smooth boar.

Layout of the hog tile on the kitchen apron

There are several installation methods:

• Brickwork is the classic brick tile layout - it's simple and versatile. It is important to follow the horizontal line when laying, if it is broken, the masonry will go askew, which will be very noticeable later.

• Horizontal stacked - this layout is best chosen for a Scandinavian interior. The tile is simply laid evenly butt to joint. If this masonry seems boring, try using a contrasting color of grout.

• Herringbone is an interesting layout. Done neatly, it looks very impressive. Tiles are laid strictly at an angle of 45 or 90 degrees.

• Diagonal masonry - laying tile boar on the apron diagonally, you will achieve the original effect. Unlike classic brickwork and stacks, the diagonal layout looks really original.

• Vertical with offset - roughly speaking, this is the same brickwork, only the tiles are not laid horizontally, as usual, but vertically. To make such a masonry look good, choose a smaller size. This option looks better in spacious kitchens with high walls.

• Vertical stacking - in order for such a layout for a kitchen apron to look neat and stylish, the laying must be flawless, and the seams must be perfectly even.

Do you want to make the apron calm and not distracting from the main interior? Then for the seams it is worth choosing a grout to match. And if you want to dilute the monotony, then it is better to choose contrasting shades for grouting.

Since the kitchen is characterized by high humidity, especially during cooking, choose a waterproof grout made with epoxy resin. Such a mixture will retain its color for a long time, so do not save money, cheap materials will quickly turn yellow and become an ugly dirty color.

Boar laying rules

At laying tiles for the kitchen boar, follow a few 8 simple rules:

1. Always purchase tiles with a small margin of 8-10%. This will be your insurance in case some of the material is damaged, for example, when cutting. A little extra tile can come in handy later when you have to replace the damaged one.
2. Even seams are very important for the boar, so the styling should be done by a professional, especially for unusual and complex styling.
3. Apron boar will be more durable if the wall is well prepared. The laying surface must be perfectly leveled, so the wall must be primed, puttied and leveled strictly according to the level. Only having achieved a perfectly flat wall, you can start laying.
4. A convex boar is somewhat thicker than a classic tile, and therefore heavier, consider this when choosing an adhesive, there should be more of it. To improve adhesion, apply adhesive to both the wall and the tile.
5. The seam between tiles should not be thicker than 5 mm. You can make the seams very thin and invisible, but only a professional who has already dealt with laying a boar can do such work.
6. The boar is not very convenient for facing corners or boxes, so in such places it is better to use paint to match.
7. To apron trim with boar looked neat, the tiles in the corners are sawn at an angle of 45 degrees. To close the joint, do not use plastic corners, they will greatly reduce the cost of the apron, it is better to use ceramic corners.
8. Choosing tile boar on the apron, take a closer look at the small square tiles with chamfers. It is convenient to fill the corners with such tiles so as not to cut the main one once again. If there are no such ceramic squares on sale, use your own cut tiles in the corners, but make sure that the factory edge goes towards the corner, and not the sawn one.

Where to buy a hog for the kitchen

If you want brightness in the finish, opt for the Spanish boar Monopole Ceramica.

From domestic manufacturers, give preference tile boar Kerama Marazzi(Kerama Marazzi - collections of Wedgwood or Nottingham, Gamma, etc.). A tile imitating a wild boar is available from Azori or Cersanit.

Here are a few more photo of the apron boar:

Baked Potato Three Layers

Russian people have always loved potatoes in any form, fried, boiled, baked, stewed, in their skins, and some even love raw. We all love to get together with friends or family and go to barbecues. And almost every such trip is not complete without potatoes cooked in a fire. Even at the end of the twentieth century, potatoes were not very popular among Russian culinary specialists. Before the advent of potatoes, the Russian people liked to eat turnips from vegetables.

Previously, potatoes were even banned due to certain properties. He was not trusted and considered dangerous to health. But over time, potatoes became number one among their vegetable companions. There are a lot of recipes in which this vegetable appears in the first place. For your attention, I will provide a recipe for oven-baked potatoes with meat and cheese. If you do not want to cook yourself, then you can order the delivery of baked potatoes to your home.
To prepare potatoes "Three layers" you will need:

• 1 kilogram of potatoes.
• 500 grams of meat (which meat, choose according to your personal taste).
• 1 bulb.
• 1 medium carrot.
• 200 grams of cheese.
• 2 large eggs.
• Mayonnaise.
• Salt.
• Spices.
• Butter.
• Food paper.

Cooking method:
We clean and carefully wash the potatoes, be sure to remove all the "eyes". We cut it into very thin circles so that the circles are translucent in the light. There are even special graters with one blade, with which it is much easier to make thinly sliced ​​​​potatoes. So that it does not turn black (and it turns black because proteins and ash substances react with oxygen), we put it in a saucepan with warm water. Then we clean the carrots and onions. Cut vegetables into cubes.

We heat the pan, put the vegetables and fry for five minutes, add boiled water and simmer for ten minutes. My meat, beat off, cut into strips, about three centimeters thick. In a deep plate or bowl, break the eggs, put three tablespoons of mayonnaise, add salt and spices, beat with a whisk. Put the meat straws, mix everything with your hands and set aside. We take cheese, three on a grater, preferably on a fine one, so that the cheese melts faster. We take out a baking sheet, put food paper in it and grease it well with butter. We heat the oven to 200-280 degrees. We put the meat with the sauce made in the very first layer, the second layer is overcooked onions and carrots (without water), the third layer is potatoes, salt and pepper it, then sprinkle everything with cheese and put in the oven. . The combination of potatoes with meat has long been loved by the Russian people. Enjoy your meal.

Initially, boar tiles were used for facade cladding. But today it is often used instead of ordinary tiles when decorating the interiors of kitchens, bathrooms and bathrooms. In addition to the classic “brick with a seam” of 85x285 mm, the interior version is also available in other sizes. There are even square glazed products that look especially impressive not only in the photo, but also in reality.

Tile boar

The decorative tile "boar" got its name because the original version of this cladding had two holes on the side, resembling a pig's snout. Modern tiles do not have such holes, but the designation remains and is fixed. At the same time, in Europe, a similar finishing material for interiors is usually called the metro (metro).

In terms of composition and manufacturing technology, a wild boar is a classic glazed ceramic tile. The only difference from the usual tile is the presence of a 45-degree beveled edge along the perimeter of the “brick”. This chamfer emphasizes the seams and makes the wall look more like brickwork, and also adds a bulge with dimension to the tiled surface.

The tile in question is used most often when forming an apron in the kitchen above the countertop of the headset and when finishing corridors or bathrooms. The brick wall inside the house always looks unusual. And if it is also emphasized by bright glaze, then the decor turns out to be especially catchy, refined and original.

Varieties of tiles "boar"

Advantages and disadvantages

Among the advantages of tile boar:

• excellent water resistance of glazed ceramics;
• durability (facades with similar cladding have been standing for more than a century);
• no need for excessive alignment of the walls under the tile sticker;
• glaze resistance to elevated temperatures;
• resistance to scratching and splitting.

To stick a "boar", you do not need to have highly specialized skills. Installation of tiles is carried out according to the usual technology for tiles. The walls are leveled with the removal of potholes and mounds of more than 5 mm. And then the ceramic cladding is glued with an adhesive solution.

Of the shortcomings of the boar tile, it is worth mentioning only the higher cost than the standard tile without bevels, and the small size of the elements. On the one hand, ceramics, small in width and height, simplify the sticker, and on the other hand, it increases the time of facing work in the kitchen or in the bathroom. The chosen layout method is also important here, but it always takes longer to clad walls with small details than large ones.

Brick tiles are more often used for facing a kitchen apron.

Dimensions, color layouts and view in the interior

In stores, wall tiles with beveled edges are offered in a variety of sizes from 50 to 450 mm in height and from 100 to 450 mm in width. But the most common options are products 75x150, 75x300, 100x200 and 100x300 mm.

According to the coloring, the “metro” interior tiles are monophonic (most often - white, black, beige or brown) and with a pattern imitating wood, stone, mosaic, etc. At the same time, light options are usually used as the basis for design, and dark options are used only to add an accent to it. However, for example, ceramics with blue or blue glaze also look good in bathrooms.

With the help of well-chosen collections of boar tiles, you can create an interesting pattern on the wall.

The method of laying tiles boar

The boar tile is laid in the following ways:

• traditional (with an offset, a la "brickwork");
• stacked horizontal or vertical;
• diagonal;
• herringbone (zigzag).

For an apron in a small kitchen, it is best to choose a traditional or zigzag layout. This installation option will look most advantageous in a small room cluttered with furniture and household appliances.

Tile layout options

If preference is given to the stacking method, then special attention is recommended to be paid to the seams and the color of their grout. Here you need a contrast - a grout composition of a dark tone, and a light boar. In this case, it is not worth doing the entire lining in the same tone, as the entire visual effect of the convex shape of the tile will simply be lost.

Sticker "brick" tiles on the wall is made in six steps:

1. Surface preparation with leveling and primer.
2. Trying on tiles and marking the first row by level.
3. Exposing a support rail from a bar or profile.
4. First line sticker.
5. Gluing the rest of the tiles.
6. Two days to set the glue and grout the seams.

On the Internet there are photos with boars on the floor. Nothing prevents you from using this glazed ceramic as a floor covering. However, its convex shape will interfere with walking. Glazed "bricks" are more of a wall decor. Just as roof windows are designed for installation in the roof, this tile is best used only when facing vertical surfaces.

The sticker of such tiles on the wall does not differ from standard works

It is not difficult to create an apron from “metro” tiles in the kitchen or paste over the walls in the bathroom with it. There are no special tricks here. Self-adjustment of plastic windows according to the season or expansion of the opening for non-standard sizes of interior doors can cause big problems.

The main thing in the sticker of the tile in question is the perfect evenness of the seams. Any inaccuracy in leveling it will be clearly visible on the wall. It's not a wallpaper