Work Checklist - Floor Tiling Work

Dnyan Deshmukh

Staff member
Floor Tiling Work
Flooring is something which a owner of that house sees daily and feels it. if it have damages, watta, bends, chips, color variation or any other damages, its not a good sign.
A engineer incharge should check the floor tiling and tick all the points in checklist if done correctly to ensure good quality work.
Checklist of Floor Tiling Work consist of following checkpoints in it;

Procedures to be followed before floor tiling
  • Latest Architectural Drawings available on site
  • All electrical conduting works on slab surface (if any) to be complete in all respects
  • Slab surface cleaned by chipping and wetted thoroughly
  • Thiyas of tiles to be taken at all four corners of room
  • Thiyas of tiles to be taken with reference to stair landing and required offsets
  • Tile layout marked on floor( tile edges being kept at right angles to plastered faces of walls)
  • Finished floor level marked on wall (reference line marked on all walls )
  • Sorting of tiles done for color and shade variation( if any)

Procedures to be followed during floor tiling
  • Recommended mix proportion for mortar bed ( ) used
  • Fixing of tiles started from starting point as per architectural drawing
  • Use of arrow marks at the back of tiles for proper fixing
  • Tile fixing done by tamping of tiles by rubber mallet
  • Proper slopes and offsets maintained as per specification
  • Straightness of tile joints to be maintained throughout

Procedures to be followed after floor tiling
  • Next day joints of tiles slightly raked and filled with matching approved grout
  • Curing of tiles done for 3 days
  • Joints of tiles covered with masking tape to avoid entry of dust/dirt
  • Tiles covered for protection( POP cover with paper underneath recommended )
  • Skirting tiles fixed over floor tiles.(skirting fixed generally after masking of joints is complete)
  • Skirting tile to be fixed in plumb
  • Skirting tile edges and floor tile edges perfectly match
  • Skirting at offsets shall match at 45 degree to show a clean edge
  • Gap above skirting to be filled / trowelled perfectly matching with wall finish surface

Sample checklist is attached herewith for your reference.

Checklist is a important record it helps us in order to get work done correctly and it ensure we do not miss any point to check which is important from aspect of Quality of work.
Checklist attached herewith is just a sample provided for your reference, work carried out as per this procedure may have different sets of standards, material specifications, standard operating procedures and terms and conditions for doing that work. This all parameter or some parameter may not match with one you are executing at your Project.
Kindly use it as reference document only to create Checklist. You are free to modify edit, delete add any content in it and use it as per your requirement.
 

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