In order for the premises of the house to look neat and attractive, all the lines and lines of communication systems necessary for comfortable living are usually laid inside the walls. For the installation of electrical networks, water and heating pipes, the latter pre-hollow long channels - strobes. In this case, special tools are used, for example, a grinder. At the final stage, after laying the line, the shutter is closed. Perform this procedure, of course, should be correct. Otherwise, the walls in the future will look messy.
What can be done strobes
Most often, the channels in the walls are grooved during electrical wiring. Water pipes and boiler lines are usually run outside. This provides easy access if repairs are needed. However, sometimes such lines are laid inside the walls.
Strobing for communication systems can be carried out in any building material: concrete, brick, foam blocks. In block or chopped houses, wiring is usually allowed outside. After all, the material is flammable. Strobing in this case is carried out mainly only for sockets.
Hollowing technology
Actually, the very procedure of making a channel for wiring or pipes is technologically simple. However, work is usually laborious and dirty. Before gating, it is recommended that all furniture and floors be covered with cloth, film or paper. There is usually a lot of dust during the passage of the channel. It is recommended that the master performing the strobing wear a respirator.
As a tool for laying a channel, a grinder is usually used. Also, craftsmen often use a special device - a chipper. Previously, two parallel grooves erupt in the wall, the distance between which should be equal to the required channel width. Further, the wall material between the slots is simply knocked out by a puncher.
After laying the wiring or pipes, they begin to seal the gates. This operation is also performed using special devices.
The cost of gating and embedding
Very often, owners of houses and apartments install hidden wiring or pipes on their own. However, sometimes it is more advisable to hire specialists for this purpose. There is work on making a channel for wires or heating pipes is relatively inexpensive. The same applies to the shutoff seal. The price of such work in the complex depends on the width of the channel and its length. One running meter of a shtroba 20x20 mm, for example, costs about 150 r, 60x60 mm - 300 r, 100x100 mm - 700 r.
That's about such a cost and should be guided, deciding to entrust specialists with such an operation as the execution and sealing of the gate. The estimate in this case is usually made without taking into account the material of the walls. And in concrete, and in the foam block, and in the brick, the gates are cut and closed according to one technology.
What tools and materials will be needed
Thus, the prices for embedding the strobes (and their grooving) are relatively low. But to do this work yourself, of course, will cost even cheaper. In concrete, foam blocks and brick, the gates are most often repaired with cement. But if you wish, you can use putty, rotband, etc. for this purpose. Sometimes the canals are also closed with alabaster. However, experienced craftsmen advise using this material only as a last resort. The fact is that when dried, alabaster is able to significantly increase in volume. As a result, the channel walls can simply be destroyed.
Strobes for sockets in a tree are usually corrected with a special mixture consisting of sawdust and PVA glue or paint.
As tools for sealing the channel are used:
- putty knife;
- bucket and scoop;
- hammer drill.
How to close a channel in concrete or brick
In such walls, the shutter seal is most often done using cement mortar. Prepare it on the basis of coarse sand in a ratio of 1: 3. You can also buy a ready-made cement mixture intended for masonry walls or pouring foundations. Dry construction composition is poured into a bucket and poured with water. The amount of the latter is calculated based on the fact that the finished mixture should have a fairly thick consistency. You can check the correct preparation of the solution with a simple trowel. They need to pick up part of the mixture and turn it over. Ready solution should not fall down.
For plasticity, a little lime can be added to the mixture. Actually, the shutter itself is embedded in the wall using a spatula. A little mixture is collected on this instrument, and then it is applied to the shtrob, trying to fill the latter without voids. Each portion of the mortar is carefully leveled along the surface of the wall, moving with a spatula along the channel and across it.
After the solution has dried (about a day later), the surface of the sealed channel is cleaned with a large emery cloth. Next, the plot is further leveled using a finishing putty. At the next stage, you can proceed, in fact, to the decoration of the walls.
The procedure for using putty will be exactly the same. The mixture is first diluted with water, according to the manufacturer's instructions. Further, with its help, the strobe is carefully sealed. Finishing material in this case can not be used.
Socket for a socket in a wooden wall
In this way, shut-in is completed in concrete or brick walls. The price per meter of work in this case, as already mentioned, is relatively low. Installation of hidden wiring in a wooden house is a much more complicated and expensive operation.
Wires in a chopped or cobblestone house can only be pulled open. That is, they cannot be hidden in the walls. This is the safety precaution. In this case, they hide the wires in special ways (for example, passing them through the floors).
Hidden installation of the outlet in a wooden wall is possible in only one case. Its installation should be carried out according to a special technology that ensures safety. First, the nest in the log or bursa is ditched. Then, a thick metal socket is inserted into it. Then the channels for metal pipes for wiring are drilled.
Sealing the strobes with any formulations is not required in this case. A recessed outlet usually by itself looks quite aesthetically pleasing. However, sometimes it happens that ugly gaps remain around the undergrowth. In this case, the situation can be corrected using a special composition prepared using sawdust.
Recommendations: how to make putty on wood
To make such a putty on your own is easy. To do this, you need to prepare small sawdust (you can take the same ones that remained after the chipping) and PVA glue. It is also allowed to use epoxy as a binder. If you wish, of course, you can also purchase a ready-made adjustment mixture for wood in the store.
Putty is prepared for chopped or tiled walls by simply mixing sawdust and glue. The finished composition should have the consistency of sour cream. When preparing putty, glue should be poured into sawdust, and not vice versa.