What is the recommended thickness of the under and the top layer of terrazzo tile flooring?
This floor type consists of two layers.
- The under layer is made up of cement concrete in 1:2:4 Ratio (1-Cement,2 coarse sand, 4 stone aggregate ) and is around 1" thick (stone aggregates size limited to 1/2"). This layer is laid over base concrete.
- Base concrete is generally in the ratio of 1:5:10 or 1:4:8 //specify the names of ratios with 4" thickness.
- The top layer consists of marble chips of thickness from 1/4"to 1/2". The mixture for topping consists of cement with or without pigments, marble powder, marble chips and water. Marble chips are generally 1 mm to 10 mm in size.
- The proportion of cement and marble powder is 3:1 by weight and the ratio of chips to binder (can be porland cement) is 1.5:1 to 1.75:1//specify the names .
- The Terrazzo topping is laid while the under layer is hardened . This hardness is normally achieved within 18 to 24 hours.
Tools for Terrazzo Flooring--WOODEN MALLET:- Usually used to knock wooden pieces together, or to drive chisels into stone.
Standard size of tiles in terrazzo tile flooring
Tolerance on length and breadth of Terrazzo tiles should be above or below one mm
Terrazzo flooring (marble chips flooring) should be 40mm thick into panels of size 1.2m x 1.2m, rubbed and polished to granular finish
Raw materials recommended for terrazzo tile flooring--Terrazzo tiles ,Cement, Lime Putty
The quantity of cement should be around 4.4 Kg
If any tile is not in perfect square shape, it will spoil the entire flooring.
Make sure that the floor to be tiled is solid, hard and leveled.
Where the use of machine for grinding is not executable as in lavatories, skirting etc., rubbing and polishing should be done by hand.
Base concrete on which the tiles are to be laid should be cleaned, wet and wiped.
The finished floor should not sound hollow when tapped with a wooden hammer
The floor gets harder when it is kept wet
There is an endless variety of colors available for terrazzo tile flooring
Whether proper cement concrete under layer is provided in cement concrete flooring
What is the recommended proportion of cement, concrete of bedding mortar for terrazzo tile flooring?
Recommended proportion of cement, concrete of bedding mortar for terrazzo tiles flooring
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