Floor coverings made of quartz pebbles were previously reserved for commercial properties and professional hands. Now there is also a do-it-yourself variant for at home.
The name is program: "Rockies" is the name of the mixture of small ones, hard pebbles and synthetic resin, with which floors stand out from the usual carpet- and have laminate surfaces designed.
The trick: The sticky mass, which you mix from the various components and apply to the floor with a squeegee and smoothing trowel, will within 24 Hours to a bone-hard, heavy-duty flooring.
Due to its composition and this resilience, Rockies can be used both indoors and outdoors, the result is always a rough and therefore non-slip surface. Rockies is for everyone, also unstable soils, but leveling off at the correct height requires some preparatory work and some skill, especially on uneven subfloors. Approximately 70 euros costs a 25 kg ton including resin and hardener, with which you at a layer thickness of 6 to 8 mm about 2,2 come far. From this follows a ‘ square meters, price of scarce 32 Euro.
colors and structures
Overall, the manufacturer offers Rockies in 24 different colors and two different stone sizes. The colors can also be mixed with each other if desired, you have to decide on one stone size. The big stones are optically more appealing, but offer two tangible disadvantages indoors: They cannot be made waterproof even by applying a pore filler, So not recommended in the bathroom or kitchen. Secondly, this also makes cleaning more difficult, You have to vacuum the rough surfaces regularly, instead of wiping them with a damp cloth.
All necessary components are supplied in a precisely coordinated quantity ratio.
1 Kunstharz und Härter geben Sie einfach zusammen und mischen beide sorgfältig mit einem Rührquirl. Then pour the mixture into the drum with the pebbles.
2 Durch einfaches Hin-und-Her-Rollen der Trommel werden das Harz und die Steinchen gleichmäßig miteinander vermischt. Important: You need to carefully close the drum with strong tape and roll for at least five minutes.
3 Die klebrige Masse verteilen Sie auf dem Boden, pull it down to the desired thickness and compact the structure with a smoothing trowel. You should always wet them with a little washing-up liquid, so the stones don't stick to it.