White Red Oxide Flooring Designs

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White red oxide flooring designs. The unique nature of many harvey maria designs makes it essential to follow the recommended fitting care advice. Red oxide flooring natural flooring method traditional flooring eco friendly nature flooring. White cement too can be used to get different shades but with utmost. Regular sweeping and mopping are enough to keep it in good condition for years.

Coloured cement flooring has been in use in india since ages and can be seen in many of the historical buildings old houses churches etc. In this video i have shown red oxide flooring laying proce. Oxide flooring is introduced in kerala by portugeese and italian pathiris who come to indiafor merchandise and to spread christianity. For 1 part oxide up to 3 parts grey cement gives dark red colour while increasing cement quantity leads to light red shades.

The best example of traditional red and black flooring is found in the 400 year old padmanabhapuram palace in thakkala. It became more or less a poor man s flooring. The cool red oxide floors are ideal for homes located in warm or tropical locations. It is said to be they practiced christians in pavaratty the plaster cement and oxide works and some of such families are still renowned experts in these works.

Red oxide red oxide is popularly seen in kerala and chettinad homes. Mar 29 2016 explore divya havanur s board red oxide floors on pinterest. In kerala the technique of red oxide flooring had arrived much before the use of reinforced cement concrete started. A cost efficient and durable flooring option red oxide floors look elegant and are easy to maintain.

However with the arrival of the multitude of flooring materials such as marble mosaic vitrified and other floor tiles red black oxide fell out of popularity in the seventies. To achieve the unique hand made appearance of the parquet design the pattern is not centralised within the tile so ensure your fitter pays particular attention to section 10 setting out explaining how the tiles should be set out to achieve the optimum appearance. Popularly found in traditional kerala and chettinad homes this elegant flooring option is easy to clean. Red oxide black oxide and other color oxide flooring unique to kerala is back in flavor after falling from grace in the seventies.

It has traditionally been more prevalent in south and east india.