Convex ceramic tiles, known to many consumers as “wild boar”, are starting to be popular in the market. Its use allows you to make the room more voluminous, spacious and original. Most often it is used for wall cladding in the kitchen or in the bathroom.
To ensure the proper level of comfort in the kitchen should be a sufficient number of outlets designed to connect electrical household appliances. At the same time, installing electrical outlets on a convex ceramic tile can cause some difficulties. Therefore, you need to either entrust the work to professionals, or familiarize yourself with the technique before installing it yourself.
Stages of work
At the initial stage, it is necessary to determine where the sockets will be installed. Before laying the ceramic tiles, you need to prepare the bases in it for the subsequent installation of the sockets.
When cutting holes, it is recommended to make cuts in the center of the tile. If they are adjacent to the seam, a crack or chip may form. Also, with this installation method, it will be difficult to achieve a snug fit of the frame of the outlet to the surface of the tile.
Professional craftsmen recommend paying attention to overhead sockets. In their opinion, they will be installed on the “boar” tile without unaesthetic gaps. To install overhead elements in the surface of the tile, it is enough to make a small hole for electrical wiring. For this reason, the material is almost impossible to spoil.
What you need to know for a quality installation?
Convex ceramic tiles have a large weight when compared with ordinary standard material. For this reason, it must be securely fixed to the wall using special adhesives. Particular attention should be paid to places on which electrical outlets will subsequently be installed. Additional load can cause delamination and destruction of the tile.
Before laying the material, make sure that the base of the wall is carefully prepared. It must be cleaned of any traces of old materials and degreased.
Due to the convex surface, this tile focuses on the joints. Therefore, during installation, you need to well lubricate and rub the seams. Particular attention should be paid to the seams that will be in contact with the places of installation of electrical outlets.
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