Choosing the Material For Your Floor
July 31st, 2010 | Author: admin
Beside the wall and the roof, the floor is also an important element of the formation of a building of your house. The choice of the floor’s material that is going to be used also depends on the taste of the inhabitant of the house or could be adjusted with the pattern of a building in order to look aesthetic.
1. Ceramic, there are many different types of ceramics, there is ceramic that have motifs and there is also that just plain. There are also have many sizes (40 × 40, 20 × 20, etc.) also exist that have rectangular shape (30 × 25, 60 × 30, etc.). Ceramics are arranged according to our will, it can be installed with precision or it can be installed by alternating. Cement is used as an adhesive. Nat can be filled with white or black cement depending on the color that wanted to be appearing.
2. Natural stone, its installation technique is not much different with ceramic. Use the cement as an adhesive. The natural stone is used to be coating in order not to become mossy. Coating with doff or glossy color.
3. Wood / Board, wood or specifically board is can be used as a floor material. It has natural appearance and it is usually suitable for the building floor that has natural looked. The board floor can be arranged in rows. Its installation can use screws or nails. Wood is vulnerable to be eaten by the termites, for that problem, choose the hard wood such as teak or bangkirai. After that, the wood can be finishing with painting or just let it plain.
4. Metal Plates, there are made from iron, aluminum, or light steel. All of them can give a modern appearance. If using an iron, then make sure that this iron is coating with paint or anti-corrosion. Aluminum is more widely used as a material for the sills. (An idea with various changes).
