Plain clay or ceramic floor tiles

Plain ceramic floor tiles are used in the case study. These are similar to quarry tiles but are produced from refined natural clays, which are pressed after grinding and tempering into the desired shape before being fired at a high temperature.Plain clay floor tiles, being denser than quarry tiles, are made as smaller and thinner units ranging from 50mm x 50mm to 300mm x 300mm in thicknesses of 9.5 -13mm.

Types of floor	Location	Floor finishes
Tiles floor	· Living room · Dry kitchen · Bedroom 4	Porcelain tiles
Tiles floor	· Wet kitchen · Utility · Laundry	Ceramic tiles
Tiles floor	· Bathroom 1 · Bathroom 2 · Bathroom 3 · Bathroom 4	Ceramic tiles
Timber floor	· Bedroom 1 · Bedroom 2 · Bedroom 3 · Family area · Staircase	Timber laminated floor
Concrete	· Driveway · Car porch · Apron	Stamped concrete

Wall finishes

Case study

Plastering, wall tiles and paint are used as wall finishes in the case study.

Plastering

The plaster used was a lime plaster, which generally has been superseded by gypsum plaster.

The disadvantages of lime plastering are:-

· Drying shrinkage, which causes cracking

· Slow drying-out process, which can take several weeks, causing delay for the following trades

· Need to apply lime plaster in several coats, usually termed render, float and set, to reduce the amount of shrinkage.

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