FLOORING AND TILES FIXING WORK PROCEDURE

Last updated on February 5th, 2025 at 04:27 pm

FLOORING AND TILES FIXING WORK PROCEDURE

Vitrified tiles are broadly used as ending materials for flooring. These are ceramic tiles with extra immune to scratch, porosity.

They are broadly used for all sort of indoor and out of doors flooring, wall cladding. Vast number of textures, colors out there in market. Tiles play an vital position in aesthetics of any sort of construction.

FLOORING AND TILES FIXING WORK PROCEDURE

Advantages of Vitrified FLOORING AND TILES FIXING WORK PROCEDURE

• Smooth finishes.
• Cost efficient.
  Strong and sturdy flooring/cladding.
• Low upkeep.
• Water resistance and stain resistant
• Prevents development of micro organism and fungi.
• Easy set up and able to use after approximate 4 days of set up.
• Good economical different for marble, granite.
• Available in numerous sizes and thickness.

Step by Step Procedure for Installation of Vitrified Tile Flooring

Step-1: Surface Preparation

Surface must be nicely compacted and cured sufficiently to realize appreciable energy to supply assist. No pockets of free soil must be left.

Step-2: Preparation of Subgrade

Concrete subgrade must be free from any free particle and overseas materials.

The floor must be in SSD (Saturated Surface Dry) by the use of water.

Level pads for completed flooring must be marked , and uniformly unfold ,contemplating required slope ( in case of loo/Terrace . flooring tiles)

FLOORING AND TILES FIXING WORK PROCEDURE

Step-3: Laying of tiles on the Surface

• Mortar bedding of (30-40) mm is ready with ratio of 1:8 (cement:sand) lean combination. Avoid wealthy combine proportions
• Cement slurry must be unfold on the floor at 3 kg/sq.m roughly
• Using reference strains, tiles are positioned in line, degree is checked and proper angle is maintained all through
• Use dot factors to examine the tiling accuracy
• Tiles close to wall are purported to be positioned 12 mm away from wall for skirting
• After laying tile, it must be levelled by mild tamping with wood mallet.
• Spacers must be used to keep up the alignment of tiles
• Spacers are offered for elimination of air under tiles or additional cement.
• Surface is now saved for drying

Step-4: Post Tiling Work

When the ground dries, flooring must be cleaned completely. After curing for 3 days (keep away from pointless foot actions) , cowl the tile flooring with bubble sheet/POP Sheet to keep away from any scratched.

As we strategy possession of unit .grout of shade matching to the tile or white cement is stuffed the tile joints.

Washing and cleansing of completed flooring after fully drying.

Tools Used for Installation of Flooring Tiles

• Steel brush
• Plumb bob
• Levelling tube
• Right angled edge or straight edge
• Strings
• Trowels
• Cutting machine with moist cutter
• Wooden hammers and nails
• Spacers
  Measuring tape
• Tile nippers
• Buckets

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