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Foundation in concrete

The foundation in concrete is obtained by mixing sand, fine gravel, water and cement in measure of 2 quintals for cubic meter, laid for 10/15 cm on the foundation, by drowning in the foundation an electro-welded net of mm 6 x 20/20.
A) ADHESIVE/MORTAL LAYER
B) CONCRETE
C) GRAVEL

BEDDING LAYER
The bedding layer must be made up of cement mortar prepared with a mixture of water, sand and cement type R 325 in the measure of 250 kg for cubic meter. The thickness must be approx. 4/6 cm.

Expansion joints
Already during the planning provide for suitable expansion joints according to the size and geometric shape of the floor. The joints have to cut the foundation, the cement floor and the paving, in order to have the possibility to “absorb” eventual expansions.

Slope
Realize the paving by paying attention to arrange an appropriate slope of 1cm per meter in order to guarantee a good water down flow and avoid (especially in cold areas) that the paving remains “in immersion”.

Laying
Dust with cement and lay the tiles, leveling them with a wooden board and rubber mallet.
Maspe recommends to pay attention to not dirt the paving with mortar (if this happens clean immediately before the cement sticks).

Joint-sealing
For mountain areas we advise the laying with cement joint in order to guarantee a better seal.
Carry out the joint of the tiles by being careful to fill it up till the chamfer (as you can see also on the scheme), in order to correct possible light unevennesses of the tiles‘ chamfer.
We advise to realize a cement joint, in order to seal the interstices between one tile and the other and for preventing that water stagnates between the cement layer and the tiles, in order to avoid separations in case of freeze and to contrast the efflorescence phenomenon.
In case they are laid with a joint, we advise a width of the joint of approx. 8 mm.
Sealing can be done with normal grout or with other preparations available on the market.
It is advisable to wet the tiles thoroughly before grooving and clean them immediately afterwards with a moist sponge, by paying attention to rinse it often.

Joint-sealing
For mountain areas we advise the laying with cement joint in order to guarantee a better seal.
Carry out the joint of the tiles by being careful to fill it up till the chamfer (as you can see also on the scheme), in order to correct possible light unevennesses of the tiles‘ chamfer.
We advise to realize a cement joint, in order to seal the interstices between one tile and the other and for preventing that water stagnates between the cement layer and the tiles, in order to avoid separations in case of freeze and to contrast the efflorescence phenomenon.
In case they are laid with a joint, we advise a width of the joint of approx. 8 mm.
Sealing can be done with normal grout or with other preparations available on the market.
It is advisable to wet the tiles thoroughly before grooving and clean them immediately afterwards with a moist sponge, by paying attention to rinse it often.

Cleaning
When the paving has been finished, carry out a cleaning of the yard.
In case of obstinate dirt use MaspeClean as detergent.
In particular cases we suggest the use of a monobrush polishing machine to lay the MaspeClean and to remove mechanically the dirt
Otherwise scratch the paving by using a manual brush.