Concetti Chiave
- Flooring is a crucial home surface, typically finished or covered with various materials like terrazzo or marble for durability and aesthetics.
- Terrazzo floors are easy to clean, strong, and suitable for high-impact areas but can be costly and require specialized installation skills.
- Marble floors are hard, durable, and capable of a high polish, offering a luxurious appearance, though they can be slippery when wet and are expensive.
- Daily cleaning of terrazzo involves sweeping, while weekly maintenance includes scrubbing with detergent water and thorough drying.
- Unpolished marble requires gentle daily care like sweeping and dusting, with weekly scrubbing using non-abrasive materials and soapy water.
Importance of flooring
The floor is an important surface in the home. Floors are normally finished with different types of materials. The floors can also be covered wig special materials generally known as floor coverings.
As part of your home-making activities you should be able to take good care of different types of floors and floor coverings.
Terrazzo is made from marble ships set in coloured cement.
Advantages of terrazzo floor:
1) it is easy to clean.
2) it is strong and hard wearing.
3) it is suitable for all rooms in a house, especially toilets, bathrooms, kitchen and hall-way that receive a lot of impact.
4) it has attractive appearance.
Disadvantages of terrazzo floor:
1) it is expensive.
2) it requires specially trained manpower for construction.
Cleaning terrace flooring
Cleaning of terrazzo floor
Daily cleaning:
- sweep with broom or brush to remove surface dust.
Weekly cleaning:
- sweep the floor.
- scrub with warn detergent water and a floor brush.
- rinse thoroughly and dry with clean mop.
Marble Floor
It looks like terrazzo floor. It however has a smoother and more expensive appearance than terrazzo.
Advantages of Marble floor:
- it is hard.
- it is long lasting and durable.
- it can takes high polish.
- it looks very beautiful if well maintained.
Disadvantages of marble floor:
- it is very expensive.
- it can become slippery when wet.
- it requires specially skilled manpower for construction.
Cleaning unpolished marble
Cleaning unpolished marble floor
Daily cleaning:
- sweep with soft broom or brush.
- dust with a soft cloth.
Weekly cleaning:
- sweep the floor.
- scrub with non-abrasive material and soapy water.
- rinse thoroughly and dry wig lintless clean cloth.
Cleaning polished marble floor
Daily cleaning:
- dust with a soft cloth to remove surface dust.
Weekly cleaning:
- remove surface dust.
- clean with damp clean lintless cloth wrung out in soap solution. Do not use synthetic detergent.
- use alcohol or acetone or any dry cleaning fluid to remove any stains.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the key advantages and disadvantages of terrazzo flooring?
- What are the recommended cleaning practices for unpolished marble floors?
Terrazzo flooring is easy to clean, strong, hard-wearing, and suitable for high-impact areas like toilets, bathrooms, kitchens, and hallways. It also has an attractive appearance. However, it is expensive and requires specially trained manpower for construction.
Daily, sweep unpolished marble floors with a soft broom or brush and dust with a soft cloth. Weekly, sweep the floor, scrub with non-abrasive material and soapy water, rinse thoroughly, and dry with a lintless clean cloth.
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