TERRAZZO TILES

Source:www.stonediamondtool.com Date:2018/3/2 Read:506

errazzo skirting 100 mm or 200 mm higher with chamfered top edge shall be produced in the same way as for tiles using the same mixes.

Terrazzo tiles shall be laid and bedded with adhesive tile bond premix of approved quality on concrete sub-floor (1:4 cement and sand screed, 25mm thick). All tiles shall be laid with square joints.

All tiles shall be flouted up on completed. Care being taken to fill all joints completely. The grout shall consist of neat cement of a color to match the tiling. Any surplus grout shall be cleaned of the face of the tiling and surrounding surfaces immediately and all tiling shall be carefully cleaned off.

All terrazzo surfaces shall be polished on completion. Large area such as floors shall be wet polished by means of approved machines using No. 140 carborundum wheel. Any surface too small for conventional machine polished may be polished by hand using a No. 140 carborundum stone and water. Care must be taken during any polishing operation not to be damage any angles or arises.

Terrazzo covering to items such as sills, thread and risers to steps skirting, etc shall generally be applied in accordance with the foregoing specification.