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BRICK FLOORING
BRICK FLOOR
Brick floor is used in cheap construction specially where
good quality of bricks are available.
This flooring is specially suited to warehouses, stores,
godouns, etc.
Well burnt bricks of good colour and uniform shapes are
used.
It creates any good looking pattern.
CONCRETE FLOOR
CONCRETE FLOOR
Concrete floor is used in residential, commercial,
industrial buildings.
It is cheaper, durable, and easy to construct.
RUBBER FLOOR
CERAMIC TILES
RUBBER FLOOR
It consist of sheets and tiles of rubber in variety of
patterns and colours with thickness varying from 3mm to
10mm.
The sheets or tiles are manufactured by mixing pure
rubber with fillers such as cotton fibers, asbestos fibers,
etc.
The sheets fixed to concrete base or wood by means
of appropriate adhesives.
Rubber flooring are resilient and noise proof.
However they are costlier. They are used only in office
or public buildings.
TILES
The method of fixing tiles is as simpler to that of flag
stone flooring.
But more care is to be taken here.
MARBLE FLOOR
WOODEN FLOOR
MARBLE FLOOR
Marble is a stone which is as floor covering.
It creates pleasant and rich look.
WOODEN FLOOR
Timber floor is either be suspended type or supported on
ground.
Dampness is the major problem in timber flooring.
But it is sound proof and thermal insulated as it has
cavity in between.
It is aesthetically pleasant.
ASHPHALT FLOOR
MOSAIC FLOOR
ASHPHALT FLOOR
Flooring mastic asphalts are manufactured to achieve
MOSAIC FLOOR
Mosaic floor is made of small pieces of tiles of china glazed
or of cement or of marble arrange in different pattern.
These pieces are cut to desired shapes and sizes.
TERRAZZO FLOOR
GRANOLITHIC FINISH.
TERRAZZO FLOOR
It is very decorative and has good necessary
properties.
Due to this it is widely used in residential building.
Also used in hospitals, offices, school and other
public building.
GRANOLITHIC FINISH
In industrial building hard surface is sometimes
required.
It is very hard and tough.
The thickness may be 25 mm.
CORK FLOOR
GLASS FLOOR
CORK FLOOR
Cork is sound insulating material so this type of flooring
is perfectly noiseless.
It is used in libraries, theaters, art galleries ,
broadcasting stations, etc.
Cork is the outer bark of oak tree.
Cork tiles and carpets are available in various sizes and
colour.
GLASS FLOOR
It is available in the form of tile.
The thickness of the tile is 12 mm to 30 mm.
These are fixed in frames so that glass and the frames
sustain load.
It is very costly.
Framing is done before the fixing of glass tile.
LINOLEUM FLOOR
P.V.C. FLOOR
LINOLEUM FLOORING
It is covering which is available in rolls.
It is directly spread on the flooring.
The sheets are either plain or printed and available in
2mm to 6mm thicknesses.
Linoleum tile also available which can be fixed or glued
to the flooring.
P.V.C. FLOOR
It is made of plastic material called poly vinyl chloride
(P.V.C.)
It is available in different sizes and colors.
It also available in the form of tiles.