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1. FLOORING
By:-PRANSHU MITTAL

2. INTRODUCTION
• Floors are horizontal elements of building structures which divide building into different
levels for the purpose of creating more accommodation with in the restricted space, one
above the other and also provide support to the occupants, furniture and equipment of a
building.
• A floor finish is a liquid which is applied to a resilient tile floor and dries to a hard, durable
and smooth film. This film is about the thickness of waxed paper and is expected to protect
and extend the life of the floor while providing an attractive appearance and slip resistant
surface.

3. CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD
FLOORING
•
• • It should be durable
• • It should be easy to clean
• • Noiseless
• • Have Good Appearance
• • Free from dampness
• • Fire Resistant
• • Low Maintenance cost

4. TYPES OF FLOORING
• Mud flooring
• Brick flooring
• Stone flooring
• Cement Concrete flooring
• Terrazzo or Mosaic flooring
• Marble flooring
• Tile flooring
• Wooden flooring

5. MUD FLOORING
• Mudhasbeentheeasiestformofmaterialavailableforbuildingconstruction.Ithasbeenadoptedforvariouselementsinthehouseindifferentforms.Flooringsinmudhavemostlybeenadoptedinvillage
housingasbesidesbeingeconomical,mudisreadilyavailableandtheflooringiseasytoconstructandmaintain.

6. BRICK FLOORING
• BrickshavebeenthemainstayofbuildingconstructioninIndiasincetimeofMohenjadaroandHarappa.Ithasbeensuccessfullyusedforfoundations,walls,roof,floorsetc.Brickflooringisadvantageousinareaswherebricksare
availablelocally.Suchflooringsareeasytoconstructwiththehelpoflocalmasonandarealsoeconomical.

7. STONE FLOORING
• Stoneareavailableinplentyacrosstheentirestretchofthecountry.Manyofthesearesuitableforprovidingfloorsinresidentialconstruction.Stonessuitedforthepurposeshouldbestrongandabletoresistabrasionandimpact
besidesgivingapleasingappearance.Someofthestoneswhichisusedforfloorconstructionaregivenbelow.
• Kotastone
• Granite
• Sandstone

8. CEMENT CONCRETE FLOORING
• Cementconcreteflooringisoneofthemostcommontypesofflooringprovidedinhouses.Thistypeofflooringisquitedurable,easytoconstructandmaintainbesidesbeingeconomicalascomparedtotile,
marbleandothersuchtypeoffloorings.

9. TERRAZZO FLOORING OR
MOSAIC FLOORING
• TerrazzoflooringisyetanothertypeofflooringthathasbeencommonlyusedinIndia.Asthistypeofflooringgivesapleasinglook,ithasbeenextensivelyprovidedinlivingrooms,bedroomsetc.

10. MARBLE FLOORING
• Marbleflooringhastraditionallybeenprovidedinreligiousplaces,palaces,havelisetc,asitenhancesthelookofthestructure.Latelysuchflooringhasbeenusedextensivelyinresidentialbuildingsalso.
Marbleflooringsarecostlyandcanbeusedpreferableforlivingroomsandbedrooms.

11. TILE FLOORING
• FlooringtilesinIndiahaveovertheyearsgainedpopularityoverthecementandconcreteflooring.Tilesareavailableindifferentpatterns,designsandutilityoptions.Usuallytheyarecostlierthanthe
cementconcreteflooringanditscostdependsuponthetypeoftilebeingused.Varioustypesofflooringtilesareasfollows.
• Chequeredtile
• Glazedtile
• Vitrifiedtile
• PVCtiles

12. WOODEN FLOORING
• Woodenflooringismostcommonlyusedinhillyregionsofthecountrywherethetemperaturearequitelow.Atpresenttheyarealsobeingprovidedinfloorsofhighendhousingtogiveagoodappearance.

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