CHAPTER
ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
A tile is a manufactured pieces of hard
wearing materials such as ceramic, stone, metal used as a finishing floor and
walls or other object such as table top used as ornamentals that add beauty to
the surface applied either in buildings, offices and so on. Another category is
the ceiling tile, made from light weight materials such as wood and mineral
wool.
Tiles are used to form wall and floor
coverings and can range from single square tiles to complete mosaic. Tiles are
most often from ceramics, with a raft glazed finished, and also same other
materials which are available such as glass, marble, granites, slates and
reformed ceramic slurry which is cost in a mould and fired.
In the past 20years, the technology surrounding
porcelain and glass tiles had become more efficient, allowing for mass
production. Similarly the invention automated tile line that used diamond, to
cut and finished stone slabs into tiles has made stone tile more available.
This is in term as allowed these tiles to move from beings riche items into
broader markets.
The ceramic tile demand index has shown
a growth of 55% annually for the year 2000-2005 periods. The OSAN world demand
for finished granite index has shown a growth of 14% annually for the year
2000-2005 periods. Hence, OS market for ceramic is about 3billion.
1.1AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The
main aim of the project is to remodelling the conference room using tiles as
the floor finishing and with the following objectives.
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To improve the floor surface finishing by
laying tile on the floor.
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To carry out investigation on various type of
tiles which are available for used.
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To provide the bill of quantities floor tiles
construction with estimation of each materials used.
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To know the various methods involved in laying
floor tiles.
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Also to know various materials, equipment and
tools used in floor tiles construction.
1.2 SCOPE
OF STUDY
This project entails the production of bill
of quantities and construction of offices floor tiles and the processes of
construction of floor tiles finishing.
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To allow for routine maintaining of a floor
surface
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To improve the floor surface damp proofness