Thursday, January 7, 2016

How To Do Marble Flooring Naples FL

By Joyce Stevens


Marble floor in your house or work premises makes the place look nice. The many colors in which these decorative stones come in makes Marble flooring Naples FL easy as any color will simply blend with the theme of the room. The marble stones bring out a classic look to the area and at the same time appealing aesthetically. Their installation is involving but with patience and carefulness, you can do it.

A few things need to be done before getting on the actual flooring activity. Your safety should be paramount. Therefore, make sure that you put on gloves, eye and face protection. In case the ground is already tiled, you should remove the old stones first. A ceramic surface can be hammered to disintegrate it whereas Vinyl tiles should be removed by ripping it with a pry bar.

Ensure that the floor is clean by scrubbing it thoroughly. After that, level it up using a long level. This is important because uneven floor will cause the marble stones to crack. Some flooring contractors in Naples FL use ply wood for the same purpose. Scrutinize the tiles so that you isolate the ones with defects.

With an appropriate scale, have the layout on paper. You can be able to do this only after you have accurately measured the lengths of sides of the floor. By so doing, you will be able to come up with a pattern that suits your taste. Mark accurately spaced lines across and vertically on the floor to form same-sized grid boxes in which the tiles will be fitted.

Place the tiles on grid. This dry run will help you to assess the floor so that you may make the necessary changes to the pattern or where you will start laying them based on the pattern and the dimensions of the area. You are then supposed to apply a thin adhesive on the floor using a notched trowel. The adhesive should be thick enough that it does not show the ground below.

Picking one marble stone at a time, lay them carefully above the thin adhesive within ten minutes of spreading the sticker. It is critical you do not slide the marble stones because it will cause the adhesive to come on top. One disadvantage of this is that will spend too much time wiping it out. Furthermore, the sticker makes the stone vulnerable to breakages.

After placing the tiles, place the spacers on the corner edges. The spacers keep the layout neat by maintaining straight lines between them so you have straight horizontal and vertical running marble stones. To avoid a rough surface, place a flat wood on top of those you have seen to be raised and tap them lightly so that you push them further downwards.

To achieve neatness of work, make sure that after successfully placed the flooring, you remove the excess adhesive that are left between the spacing. Excess sticker mostly come as a result of pushing the tiles down too hard or if you applied too much of it. Leave the floor undisturbed for two days so that the adhesive may completely dry.




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