Feasibility of using a vibrating machine for laying ceramic tiles

Abstract

Inadequate practices are still present in the day-to-day of the works when performing the ceramic tile laying service. The coating laying machine comes as a proposal to improve the execution process of this service, guaranteeing higher quality. The general objective of this work is to verify the quality of the ceramic tile laying service using a vibrating laying machine. Eight pieces of porcelain tiles measuring 60x120 cm were laid in order to verify the differences in the quality of laying the pieces using the vibrating machine and the rubber hammer. The quality was verified following two requirements, mortar compaction and the adherence resistance of the pieces. The use of a vibrating machine for installing ceramic tiles improves the quality of the service, as well as makes its application viable in laying coatings. The mortar compaction was better in the pieces settled using the vibrating machine. Adherence to the pieces laid using the vibrating machine was, on average, twice that stipulated by the regulatory standard, whether using one or two layers of mortar. It is noteworthy that there were no cases of rejected values. The use of the vibrating machine proved to be high compared to the traditional laying method, which makes it legitimate to lay pieces with surface area dimensions greater than 900 cm², using only a single layer of mortar. Adherence to the pieces laid using the vibrating machine was, on average, twice that stipulated by the regulatory standard, whether using one or two layers of mortar. It is noteworthy that there were no cases of rejected values. The use of the vibrating machine proved to be high compared to the traditional laying method, which makes it legitimate to lay pieces with surface area dimensions greater than 900 cm², using only a single layer of mortar. Adherence to the pieces laid using the vibrating machine was, on average, twice that stipulated by the regulatory standard, whether using one or two layers of mortar. It is noteworthy that there were no cases of rejected values. The use of a vibrating machine proved to be high compared to the traditional laying method, which makes it legitimate to lay pieces with surface area dimensions greater than 900 cm², using only a single layer of mortar.