Technical characteristics of Venetian floors

Thickness

min. 7-8 cm overall

Insulation

from the bottom: various thin sheaths, nylon, bituminous felt from the walls: polyethylene foam strip or other compatible material

SOTTOFUND

Composition

Materials

Dosage

Surface

To be carried out preferably by the terrace workers and in any case under his responsibility.

Concrete reinforced with electrowelded mesh or synthetic fibres.

Cement 32.5R NHL 2 hydraulic lime, washed medium crushed sand 03

kg 250. of bastard mortar per 1 cubic metre of aggregate

Rough planar

SURFACE LAYER

Installed on consolidated substrate

Stabilisation

thickness 2.5 – 3.0 cm

COMPOSITION

Binders

Dyes

Granulates

52.5R white cement, 42.5R; NHL 2 or NHL 3.5 hydraulic lime, NHL 5 white hydraulic lime, pozzolan lime;

dyestuffs

marble, recovered terracotta powders and granulates with a grain size ranging from no. 0 to no. 4

Sowing

Insertion of larger grits by manual, accurate and homogenous seeding of marble and pebble grits, which must be screened, washed, of grit sizes from No. 4 to No. 6 in a single round. Using larger flakes for granules larger than No. 6 and out-of-sieve, sowing is performed in successive rounds.

FRESH PROCESSING

Rolling and Beating

Tools

Decorations

to incorporate the earthenware into the stabilisation to achieve a smooth and compact surface

metal rollers, trowels, trowels and heavy irons in general

friezes, ornaments, cornices, to be executed with templates of wood or other material. Surrounded on the edges with regular tiles, pebbles or flakes of regular size and shape.

FINISH

Sanding, Stuccoing

Polishing

Treatment

carried out at least 10 days after the terrazzo has been laid.

with commercial sanding machines, abrasive and polishing material, at least 30 days after installation.

Executed with natural wax, with linseed oil/straw oil