Flooring works

Magarey Enosh Universe employs professional foreign workers in a range of skeleton frame and finish trades in the construction sector, flooring by laying, fixing or stabilizing tiles or slabs. Usually we differentiate between indoor flooring that is considered as one of the key finish works in the construction field and outdoor tiling works undertaken in yards, on sidewalks and in open ground, which are considered as development works.

Flooring works – the function of the floor tiler

A professional floor tiler will perform flooring works, involving the spreading of floors, sheets and claddings on various surfaces. Flooring is considered as part of the key finish works in the construction field, which is the source of its importance. The floor tiler will adapt his work to the usage type and specific needs of a given building / project, whether for indoor or outdoor tile application, depending on the specific properties for each type, including water resistance. 

The importance of choosing flooring

A comparison may be made between natural and artificial flooring, whether the tiles are excavated from nature or industrially manufactured. The degree of abrasion of flooring will determine its long-term durability and strength; absorption ability will allow for coping with liquids (water / coffee, etc.); the design and shape of floor tiles, consistencies and colors

What flooring types exist ?

Concrete flooring is effectively the most common flooring type, usually used for Terrazzo type interior flooring, while paving stones are usually used for outdoor flooring.  Earthenware flooring will usually be used for ceramic and porcelain tiles for indoor use, balconies, yards and swimming pools.  Granite porcelain is the commercial name of a common type of rough ceramics existing in a variety of shapes and colors.

Natural stone flooring is used today for indoor flooring and paving of roads and plazas using stones of various types. 

Flooring methods

The flooring methods in use are dry flooring, flooring by bonding, flooring on mortar (known as Jerusalem flooring).

Dry flooring involves laying tiles on a layer of fine gravel or sand of a few centimeters thickness. Outdoors, the tiled area is compacted using a plate compactor to ensure that the tiles remain fixed to one another. This technique may be used indoors too. Instead of a plate compactor, joints between tiles are filled with mortar or another adhesive that prevents the dislodging of tiles after application.

Tiling by bonding, known as wet flooring, is done on hard surfaces such as concrete and steel floors. This involves attaching the tiles / slabs to the surface using a special glue. Often, the glue is applied to the back of the tile before attaching it to the surface. Sometimes the surface has the glue spread on it for the tiles to be attached. And sometimes both the tile and surface have glue applied to them, after which the tiles are applied to the surface and tightened in place.

Tiling on mortar that bridges between the two techniques described above is sometimes referred to semidry flooring or semi-wet flooring. Using this technique, tiles are laid on a gravel / sand layer, above which mortar is applied. The tiles are laid and compacted using a mallet. This technique is commonly used for flooring of homes and outdoor areas such as yards and sidewalks. The mortar used for tiling works is made primarily of cement and sand.