What is mesh cloth?
Wall mesh fabric, also known as glass fiber wall mesh fabric, is a new type of alkali resistant product made from medium alkali or alkali free glass fiber yarn, woven into glass mesh fabric as the substrate, and then coated with acrylic copolymer solution and dried. This product has the characteristics of stable structure, high strength, good alkali resistance, anti-corrosion, crack resistance, etc., with the best reinforcement effect and simple construction.
Why use mesh cloth?
If there is no grid cloth on the wall, the wall is more prone to cracking; Especially after living for a long time, installing mesh fabric can enhance the durability of the wall and most likely reduce the chance of wall cracking.
How to use mesh cloth?
New houses are usually delivered shortly after construction, so the settlement of the walls is not very good. At this point, there will be slight cracks at the joints between lightweight walls, beams, and load-bearing walls as they settle. For lightweight walls, kraft paper or Dacron cloth can be used for treatment. The corner joints can be treated with strip perforated kraft paper. Grid strips are generally used for handling slightly larger gaps. Generally speaking, it is unlikely for newly built walls to be cured with cement for more than a month, so the possibility of cracking is relatively high. At this time, when applying latex paint and putty, a mesh cloth is needed. Of course, a mesh belt should be made at the slotted area first. If the original wall is not very flat and the leveling layer is relatively thick during leveling, a mesh cloth needs to be applied. First, level it, and then apply putty to the mesh cloth. For old houses, it is recommended to use a mesh cloth, and if there are many cracks in the base layer, it is also recommended to apply a mesh cloth. If the wall needs to be covered with a mesh cloth, there is no need to apply a mesh cloth.
For the renovation of old or second-hand houses, it is necessary to use grid cloth for wall renovation, because the walls of old houses are usually lime walls or brick walls, which are very prone to cracking and require grid cloth to protect the walls. In addition, load-bearing walls do not require the use of mesh cloth, and lightweight and strong structures require the use of mesh cloth. But it doesn't necessarily mean that the grid cloth wall won't crack, it just reduces the chance of cracking.
The material price of mesh fabric is not too expensive, but the labor cost for construction is slightly higher. But for long-term considerations, it's better to spend more money on internet mesh For walls painted with latex paint, if a mesh cloth is applied comprehensively, it is generally laid before applying putty.
