Concrete Surface Finishes - Terrazo Finish

(Walls) ----- It is used for floor and based Wood Flooring Finishes
- Stucco or Cement Plaster were durability, resistance to wear - Strip Flooring
Finish and minimal maintenance are - Plank Flooring
- Rubbed Finish necessary. - Parquet Tile Flooring
----- Consist of grinding down the
surface of the concrete a day or two Tile Finishes Ceiling Finishes
after it is poured. - Cement tile - Ceiling board
- Brushed Finish ----- Manufactured by pressing in - Acoustic Tile (Sound
----- Finished is obtained by moulds a plastic mixture of cement Absorption)
scrubbing or brushing the concrete and sand. (1) Cellulose Fiber Tiles
surface with fiber or wire brush and - Ceramic Tile (2) Mineral Wool Tile
water to remove the surface mortar. ----- Are small surfacing units made (3) Glass Fiber Tile
- Tooled Finish from clay or mixture of clay.
----- Concrete surface may be finish Paint Finishes
by tooling by any methods employed * Composition - Wood Stains
for dressing or finishing natural (1) Plastic (1) Oil Stains
stone. (2) Filler (2) Water Stains
- Sand Blast Finish (3) Flux (feldspar) (3) Spirit Stains
----- Very much the same in - Wood Fillers
appearance as that obtained by * Surface Finish (1) Paste Fillers
brushing the concrete while it is still (1) Unglazed Tiles (2) Crack Fillers
green. (2) Glazed Tiles (3) Shellac
----- Concrete should be thoroughly (4) Varnish
hardened before sand-blasting * Manufacture
- Exposed Aggregate Finish (1) Dust-press process * Paint
----- The color is obtained from (2) Plastic Process - Mixture of pigment and a vehicle.
aggregate and not by adding coloring -- Pigment = Color
material to the mixture. * Vitrification -- Vehicle
(Floors) - The measure of the tile’s density ** Binder
- Wood Float Finish and relative absorption which ** Driers
----- The concrete aggregate is forced depends partly on the tile’s ** Thinner
below the surface, the surface is then composition and partly on the
leveled with a straight wood screed degree of burning. Types of Paint
and while the concrete is not firmly +Non-Vitreous - Permits moisture - Oil Paint
set, it is given a float finish with absorption. - Synthetic Latex Paints
straight flat wood trowels called +Semi-Vitreous - Limits moisture - Portland Cement-based Paints
float. absorption. - Enamel Paints
- Steel-Trowelled Finish +Vitreous - Prevents penetration of - Rust-Inhibiting Paints
----- Before the concrete finally sets dirt than cannot easily be removed.
the entire surface is steel-trowelled. +Impervious - Hardest tiles, readily Paint Defects
- Integral Colored Cement Finish cleansed. (1) Excessive or premature chalking
(2) Sagging and running
Floor Finishes Types of Ceramic Tiles (3) Storm Spotting
- Granolithic Finish - Glazed Interior Tiles (4) Washing
----- It is called granolithic because - Ceramic Mosaic Tiles (5) Stains
fine aggregates chips were originally - Unglazed Weather-proof Tiles (6) Checking
used in the aggregates. - Pavers (7) Alligatoring
----- Finely ground corundum may (8) Cracking and Scaling
also be a part of aggregates to Resilient Floor Finishes (9) Blistering and Peeling
produce an enduring and non-clip - Vinyl Tile and Sheet (10) Spot Fading
surface. - Rubber Tile and Sheet (11) Wrinkling
- Linoleum Tile and Sheet