Nowadays, most people tend to prefer finished houses when buying houses, which are what we call hard-decorated houses. However, many people tend to ignore many details when inspecting and accepting houses, and many owners will be upset for a few days. What Zhongtaojun introduces to you is the Acceptance Standards for Tile Paving. Let’s take a look!
Punching, cutting, cornering, jointing... As a craft, the quality of ceramic tiles most tests the professionalism of the tiler. Today, let’s talk about how we, as laymen, can check and prevent workers from cutting corners when laying ceramic tiles.
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Inaccurate drilling affects the aesthetics
To install shower heads, faucets, sockets, etc., you need to drill holes in the ceramic tiles. A good tiler will accurately calculate the dimensions and even draw the locations before drilling holes. If the hole is drilled off-center or too large, it will affect the appearance.
▲Punched holes just right
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Pay attention to the slope of the tiles at the floor drain
When installing a floor drain in the bathroom, keep the surrounding tiles at a certain slope. Otherwise, water cannot flow smoothly to the floor drain, which may easily cause water accumulation.
Generally speaking, the tiles at the floor drain will be processed by trapezoidal cutting: the tiles are cut diagonally into four pieces, and a groove is formed at a certain inclination when paving, and the floor drain is embedded in the center.
Check the verticality of the yin and yang angle
The vertical deviation of the yin and yang angle is too large, and gaps will appear when placing furniture and installing cabinets in the future. Therefore, after the tiles are laid, it is necessary to check whether the verticality of the yin and yang angles still meets the standards.
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Check the verticality of the yin and yang angle
The vertical deviation of the yin and yang angle is too large, and gaps will appear when placing furniture and installing cabinets in the future. Therefore, after the tiles are laid, it is necessary to check whether the verticality of the yin and yang angles still meets the standards.
A square ruler is generally used to detect the yin and yang angles. If you do not have professional tools, you can also use local materials to detect the yin and yang angles with ceramic tiles.
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Align the corners as much as possible
At the corners of the wall, bricks with patterns such as grids and stripes must be aligned by the workers, otherwise they will look obvious.
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Ignore seams
Don’t use white cement to joint the tiles to save money, otherwise the joints will easily turn black. Comparison before and after using seam sealant:
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The brick surface is exposed at the sun corner
Generally, craftsmen with more experience and good craftsmanship use corner processing on the external corners to make the joints look more beautiful. However, if you encounter a bricklayer who does not have a strong sense of responsibility, he may directly use bricks for bricks to save trouble. This treatment will cause the bricks to be directly exposed, which is not good-looking.
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The angle is not really a 45° angle
The sun angle touches the angle, but it does not really have to be a 45° angle. Correct collision angle construction cannot really cut the edge of the tile to 45°, but about 30°. This leaves a gap between the two tiles for filling with mortar or adhesive.
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Pay attention when cutting corners
When the outside corner hits the corner, do not cut directly to the edge of the tile, otherwise a sharp edge will be formed, causing hidden dangers. Leave a certain distance and a certain thickness on the edge, preferably 2mm, to ensure the hardness of the edge of the tile and prevent the porcelain from being knocked off.
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The bathroom threshold stone needs to be edged
Since the bathroom door stone is required to have a certain water-blocking effect, it is generally higher than the ground. It is recommended to be at least 5mm higher than the bathroom floor. The exterior can be level with the floor of the living room. If it is not the same height, pay attention to chamfering and grinding one or both sides to make the effect more beautiful.
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Check the hollow drum after paving
There are many hidden dangers in tile hollowing. The gradually expanding hollowing will cause the tiles to lift or fall off. It will also make it difficult to drill holes in the wall in the future, and it is easy to break the tiles (such as when installing water heaters, mirrors, pendants, cabinets, and bathrooms). cabinet).
To check the hollow drum, it is not necessary to use a professional hollow drum detection hammer. A small metal spoon for eating can be used instead. Knock on the wall and floor. If the sound is dull, it means that the tiles are firmly attached; otherwise, if there is a crisp "dong-dong" sound, it means that the tiles are not firmly laid and there are hollows.
The above is the article introduced today about Tile paving acceptance standards! Next time you go through a house inspection, you might as well try following the above acceptance standards. Well, that’s it for today’s sharing! Mr. Zhongtao will slip away first!
