Granolithic Flooring Specification

What is granolithic flooring.

Granolithic flooring specification.

Granolithic is also known as granolithic paving and granolithic concrete is a type of construction material composed of cement and fine aggregates such as granite or other resistant rocks. It comprises hard aggregates cement and sand which are blended with water and sometimes polymers to make a workable mix. The base concrete shall be laid in accordance with the specification. It is generally used as a floor or paving.

For the construction of granolithic flooring first of all the base concrete which is 2 5 cm thick cement concrete over 10 to 15 cm of lean cement or lime concrete is laid and consolidated before laying the topping. Granolithic concrete is made of cement sand and specially selected aggregates like basalt or limestone or quartzite. Granolithic screed is a floor topping which is placed on to an existing hard base usually a concrete slab to form a durable top surface. Description granolithic flooring differs from ordinary concrete flooring in that it uses an aggregate or mix of materials instead of a single uniform cement.

Granolithic screed also known as granolithic paving and granolithic concrete is a type of construction material composed of cement and fine aggregate such as granite or other hard wearing rock. Method of granolithic flooring construction. Although granolithic flooring can sometimes make a room feel cold the infusion of texture color and inlaid design can restore warmth to this masonry flooring. While the newly laid base concrete is still green the topping shall be placed in position as soon as possible but not later than 2 to 3 h of laying base concrete depending upon the temperature and atmospheric conditions.

It is generally used as flooring or as paving such as for sidewalks.