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The concrete flooring consists of two layers: The concrete flooring consists of a topping of cement concrete 2.5–4 cm thick laid on a 10–15 cm thick base of either lime or cement concrete. The actual construction operation consists of: 19.3.4.1 Merits 19.3.4.2 Demerits 19.3.5 Tiled floor covering Clay tiles of different sizes, shapes, thickness and […]
Floor coverings are provided to improve the appearance, cleanliness, noiselessness and damp proofing. Various types of materials are used and different treatments are done. The following types of floor coverings are generally employed. 19.3.1 Mud flooring This is mainly used in unimportant buildings, particularly in the villages. They are cheap, hard, fairly impervious and easy […]
The various types of floor commonly used are as follows. 19.2.1 Basement or ground timber floor Timber floors are constructed on ground floors, generally in theatres. Several sleeper walls or dwarf walls of half brick thickness or full brick thickness are constructed at an interval of 1.5 m to support the timber floor. Wall plates […]
Each type of floor has its own merits and there is not even a single type which can be suitably provided under all circumstances, and more so when floors have to serve different purposes in different types of building.