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Cement
concrete flooring :
It consists of 1:1.5:3 cement concrete laid
to a thickness of 3” to 4”,
over a strong sub base. Top surface is smoothened
with cement punning. It has got good wearing
properties and can be easily cleaned and
maintained. If thickness is less, the size
of stone aggregates is limited to ½”. |
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Terrazzo (Marble
chips) flooring : It consists of
an under layer of cement concrete 1:2:4
(stone aggregates size limited to ½”)
of around 1” thickness, and a top
layer of containing marble chips of thickness
¼’’ to ½”.
The under layer is laid over base concrete,
generally, of 1:5:10 or 1:4:8 of 4”
thickness.
The mix for the topping shall consist of
cement with or without pigments, marble
powder and marble chips and water. Marble
chips would be of size 1mm to 10mm. The
proportions of cement and marble powder
shall be 3:1 by weight. Ratio of chips to
binder would be 1.5:1 to 1.75:1.The floor
is ground and polished after 7 to 10 days
of curing.
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Tile flooring
: It consists of ceramic, vitrified,
terrazzo and cement tiles. Tiles give very
pleasant appearance to floors. Also, it
can be executed fast. Vitrified and Ceramic
tiles have gained popularity over mosaic
tiles because it doesn't require grinding
and polishing and the appearance is good
and the tiles are quite strong. |
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Natural Stone
Flooring : It consists of Marble,
Kota stone, granite, Shahbad stone etc. |
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Vinyl Flooring
: The least expensive type of flooring,
vinyl tile comes in a wide variety of colours
and patterns. Since it is quick to install
and replace whenever desired, it is commonly
laid in drawing rooms. The life of vinyl
floor topping is limited. |