Department of Technical Education

Andhra Pradesh
Name : R.Pandit Rao
Designation : Lecturer
Branch : Civil Engineering
Institute : S.S Government Polytechnic,
Zaheerabad
Year/semester : IV semester
Subject : Construction Practice
Subject Code : C406
Topic : Roofs and Floorings.
Duration : 50 min
Sub -Topic : Floorings.
Teaching Aids : PPT,Visuals, Animations
Revised by : GVVL Satyanarayana

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Objectives

On completion of this period you will be able to

know the

• Different parts of the flooring

• Requirements of a good floor

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Recap

In previous class we discussed

Ceilings

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 Flooring

• The Horizontal bottom part of a Room over which

people perform various activities is known as flooring.

• In case of multi story buildings, floor divide the building

in to different level vertically for creating more

accommodation

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 Parts of flooring
• Sub floor or base course

• Floor covering or wearing course

Wearing course

Sub Floor

Fig. (1)

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 Sub floor or base course

• Serves as base for the flooring

• Provides proper support to floor covering

• Imparts strength, stability and durability to the floor

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 Construction of sub floor or base

• Basement is to filled with Earth and is fully consolidated

with water.

• Porous layer of sand is provided to check the rise of sub

soil water if any.

• Layer of cement concrete(1:4:8) ,using 40-63mm size

aggregates, is laid to a thick ness of 100 - 150 mm and
well compacted.

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 Flooring covering

It provides

• A smooth

• Hard

• Clean

• Impervious and durable surfaces

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 Requirements of a good floor

A good floor should have

• A pleasing appearance
• A smooth and even surface
• Moderate initial cost maintenance
cost

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 Requirements of a good floor

• Sufficient resistance to fire

• Resistance to wear and tear
• Resistance to temperature changes

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Requirements of a good floor

• Noiseless

• Damp proof

• Durable

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 A good floor should not

• Absorb water

• Cause noise

• be slippery

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Summary

In this period, you have learnt about

• Flooring

• Different parts of flooring

• Requirement of a good floor

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 Quiz

1) Sub floor concrete is done to a thickness of

a) 50 mm

b) 75 mm

c) 150 mm

d) 200 mm

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2) A good floor should

A. Absorb water

B. Not Absorb water

C. Cause noise

D. None of the above

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Frequently asked Questions in Examination

1. Define flooring

2. Briefly explain the construction of sub floor

3. State the requirements of good floor

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