floor tile and wall tile
Objective:
To perform wall and floor tiling with correct practices and resources.
Apparatus and Materials:
1.
Tiles
2.
2 nos. of buckets with ¾ volume of cement.
3.
Sufficient amount of water
4.
2 nos. of shovels
5.
Timber board
6.
Angle square
7.
Spirit level
8.
2 nos. of Groove trowels
9.
2 nos. of brick trowels
10.
2 nos. of scrapers
11.
Sufficient amount of lime grout
Procedure:
Mixing of screed (15minutes):
1. Shovel was used to mic the cement and water on a damp timber board.
2. A well was make in the middle of the dry cement for the water. Added some water, not too much as it was easier to add more water later, if needed. All was mixed together.
3. The screed was kept mixing until looked like sticky paste, there should be no pockets of dry cement showing in the mix.
Wall tiling (30 minutes):
4. The tiles were sock in water to reduce suction before they were placed in position.
5. Angle square, spirit level and chalk were used to draw grid lines on the timber board which serve as wall to guide the tiling pattern.
6. Tiling was began from the horizontal base upwards.
7. Groove trowel was used to butter a layer of screed at the back of the tiles which were then pressed or tapped into position. Thickness of the screed shall be about 10mm.
8. Spirit level was used to check that individual tiles were going up accurately both vertically and horizontally.
9. For a small tiles on a stable background, a minimum joint of 2mm between the tiles must be provided to allow a degree of micro-movement.
Floor tiling (30 minutes):
10. The tiling pattern was set out directly on the floor with the grid lines drawn to give an accurate guide.
11. Groove trowel was used to render the floor surface with screed to a thickness of 10mm.
12. The lightly buttered tiles were then pressed or tapped to the rendered floor surface. The tiling were began from the horizontal base upwards.
13.
To perform wall and floor tiling with correct practices and resources.
Apparatus and Materials:
1.
Tiles
2.
2 nos. of buckets with ¾ volume of cement.
3.
Sufficient amount of water
4.
2 nos. of shovels
5.
Timber board
6.
Angle square
7.
Spirit level
8.
2 nos. of Groove trowels
9.
2 nos. of brick trowels
10.
2 nos. of scrapers
11.
Sufficient amount of lime grout
Procedure:
Mixing of screed (15minutes):
1. Shovel was used to mic the cement and water on a damp timber board.
2. A well was make in the middle of the dry cement for the water. Added some water, not too much as it was easier to add more water later, if needed. All was mixed together.
3. The screed was kept mixing until looked like sticky paste, there should be no pockets of dry cement showing in the mix.
Wall tiling (30 minutes):
4. The tiles were sock in water to reduce suction before they were placed in position.
5. Angle square, spirit level and chalk were used to draw grid lines on the timber board which serve as wall to guide the tiling pattern.
6. Tiling was began from the horizontal base upwards.
7. Groove trowel was used to butter a layer of screed at the back of the tiles which were then pressed or tapped into position. Thickness of the screed shall be about 10mm.
8. Spirit level was used to check that individual tiles were going up accurately both vertically and horizontally.
9. For a small tiles on a stable background, a minimum joint of 2mm between the tiles must be provided to allow a degree of micro-movement.
Floor tiling (30 minutes):
10. The tiling pattern was set out directly on the floor with the grid lines drawn to give an accurate guide.
11. Groove trowel was used to render the floor surface with screed to a thickness of 10mm.
12. The lightly buttered tiles were then pressed or tapped to the rendered floor surface. The tiling were began from the horizontal base upwards.
13.
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