Introduction
The tiles are manufactured like bricks. But the mould differs.
Types of Tiles and Their Uses
1. Drain tiles
2. Floor tiles
3. Roof tiles
Floor Tiles
The floor tiles may be square (or) hexagonal. They are flat and the thickness varies from 12 mm to 50 mm. Square/tiles are 150 mm to 300 mm in size. Floor tiles may also be fixed in the side walls of bathroom.
Roof Tiles
This tiles are used for sloped roof houses. Several roof tiles are used they are
● Allahabad Tile: We can change the tiles manufactured like this to high strength by burning. While manufacturing itself certains projections are provided in the tiles. This projection helps the inter-locking of tiles and they are manufactured according to the necessity such as hip like tiles for hip portion valley like tile for valley portion and ridge like tile for ridge portion. According to the joining of the tiles each other there will be a proj ection in the side.
Hence it is called corrugated tiles. When this tiles are placed on the roof it is enough to overlap two corrugations to join each other. These are made by galvanized irum sheets.
● Flat Tiles: These are like ordinary floor tile. These are used to lay on the sides walls of the Bathroom and Kitchen.
● Flemish Tiles: These tiles are moulded by English letter’S like mould.
●Pan Tiles: These are small & hard. When compared to pot tiles they have minimum undulations. Good quality are manufactured by molding, drying, burning. The length in 33cm to 38cm. The breadth in 23cm to 28cm.
● Pot tiles : This tiles are small handy and comfort to handle. These tiles are easily breakable.