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Floor coverings
Published in V. Ramesh Babu, S. Sundaresan, Home Furnishing, 2018
Glazed (shiny) ceramic tile is virtually stain-proof, but unglazed (matte) ceramic tile is porous and must be sealed to resist stains. A new unglazed ceramic-tile floor needs to be sealed with a commercial sealer and a water-base wax. Both types of tile are installed with grout. Some advice for tending to your ceramic tile3:Never use harsh abrasive cleaners that might scratch the glaze.Do not clean unglazed ceramic tiles with acids, strong soaps, or abrasives.Damp-mop ceramic tile with an all-purpose cleaner. Dry the floor with a soft cloth to avoid streaks.Use car wax on ceramic tile walls and countertops to make sparkling.
Slip conditions of floor surface finish in selected public places in Kumasi, Ghana
Published in Cogent Engineering, 2022
Yesuenyeagbe A. K. Fiagbe, Divine K. Ahadzie
In Ghana, various floor surface finishes are in use. However, since the beginning of the new millennium, especially, most building floor surfaces are finished with tiles of different kind (Lucht, 2019; Smith, 2011). The development in the construction industry in Ghana, spurring increasing use of tiles for floor finishes. These tiles may range from Quarry tile (extensively used for floors where durable material is required and usually used in a sunroom, entryway, or even a kitchen), Rustic tile (used in a variety of home applications), Marble tile (porous and can be stained, scratched and worn easily), Ceramic tile (typically made from red or white clay and used in several areas throughout the building) and porcelain tile (a type of vitrified tile made from more dense ceramic material and also popular with homeowners). Other commonly known floor finished materials are Acrylic and Terrazzo tiling. These surface finishes may all be considered as potential for slip fall at various places, especially in public buildings if appropriate conditions are not maintained. In the area of interest, ten facilities with eight types of floor surfaces were selected. The floor surface finishes are: quarry tile, rustic tile, marble tile, porcelain tile, ceramic tile, acrylic painted and terrazzo. Here, cement and sand screed, though not technically a tile floor finish, have been included as a control measure. This is because cement and sand screed have been a traditional floor finish with long history before tilling emerged for use in floor finish construction in the late 1980s and/or early 1990s (Schenkenbach & Abankwa Jackson, 1984). Indeed in housing projects, cement and sand screed are still popular with, especially, low income earners. Table 1 displays facilities with respective floor surface finishes that were used as unit of analysis for the study.