Installation of porcelain floor tile finishes / Mohamad Hairi Daniel Arba'i

• Main Author: Arba'i, Mohamad Hairi Daniel
• Format: Monograph
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Perak 2022
• Subjects: Details in building design and construction.Including walls, roofs
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83881/2/83881.PDF; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/83881/

As a result, this report will go through how to install porcelain floor tiles, what equipment and tools to use, and how to maintain porcelain floor tiles. Finishes are particularly significant in our homes for a variety of reasons, including comfort and enhanced look. The objective of th is report on case study are to determine the installation of porcelain floor tile finishes, the equipment and tools required to install porcelain floor tile finishes, and finally, the maintenance required while utilizing porcelain floor tile finishes. For this case sh1dy, there are two methodologies which are primary and secondary methods. This approach was used to obtain information on tile installation, tools used, and tile maintenance. The primer is divided into two methods, which are observations and interview method. The observations were come through from the site visit to project site. Additionally, for the interview method part, interviewed the person who was in charged to install porcelain floor tiles which are site experienced, supervisor and the contractor. The finding of this report includes how to install that floor tiles finishes type which are starts setting out, rendering floor, set up layout, apply adhesive and lay mortar, set the tile, cut the tiles if needed, place spacers, grouting joints part and cleaning part. Then, the tools used for the installation such as trowels, tiles cutter, tile mortar mixer, grout floats, tile spacers, measuring tape, and identify maintenances using the porcelain floor tiles finishes. Hopefully, the reader of this report obtains some knowledge and advantages on how to install floor tiles finishes and the tools required for installation that tiles type, as well as how to maintain them.