5 min
How to lay 3D concrete wall tile on site
Cast relief tile is heavy, dimensional and unforgiving of a bad substrate. Substrate, setting out, adhesive, corners and lighting, from walls we have laid.
- 3d wall tile
- installation
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Notes from the works
What we learn pouring, grinding and laying surfaces in Karachi, written for the person who has to put a code on a drawing this week. No product announcements.
- 5 min
Marble or terrazzo for a high traffic lobby
Seams, batch variation, repairability and maintenance decide this, not appearance. A working comparison, with two delivered Karachi projects as evidence.
- terrazzo
- natural stone
- specification
- 5 min
How cement jali handles daylight and air
A screen block wall is an environmental device before it is a decorative one. What jali does to light, air and privacy, and how to detail it properly.
- screen block
- climate
- specification
- 5 min
How cement surfaces behave in Karachi heat
Heat, humidity and salt air work on a cement floor differently than a catalogue suggests. What Karachi does to terrazzo, and what to detail because of it.
- terrazzo
- climate
- specification
- 5 min
Polished or washed terrazzo: choosing a finish
The same terrazzo mix can leave the works polished flat or washed to expose the aggregate. How each one is made, how each behaves wet, and where each belongs.
- terrazzo
- specification
- 5 min
How to read a terrazzo code before you specify
A terrazzo code holds three decisions: base colour, aggregate and chip grade. Here is how to read one, and what each part changes on a finished floor.
- terrazzo
- specification
- 4 min
Terrazzo or porcelain for high-traffic floors
Terrazzo and porcelain can both serve busy floors. Compare body, joints, repair, batch variation, maintenance, slip testing, lead time and design control.
- terrazzo
- porcelain
- specification
- 3 min
Pakistani marble tiles and slabs: how to specify
Pakistani marble varies by block. How to select slabs or tiles, read vein and tone, approve the actual block, choose a finish and write a useful order.
- marble
- natural stone
- specification
- 3 min
Why terrazzo lasts: material, repair and reuse
Terrazzo can be a long-life floor when its mix, installation and care are resolved. A look at durability, repair, material use and environmental tradeoffs.
- terrazzo
- durability
- specification
- 3 min
3D concrete wall tiles: relief, shade and heat
3D concrete wall tiles change a surface through relief and shadow. What the concrete face can and cannot do for solar gain, insulation, lighting and fixing.
- 3d wall tile
- climate
- specification
- 3 min
Roof heat insulation tiles: build-up and benefits
A practical guide to layered roof heat insulation tiles: what the wearing face, EPS core and concrete base do, how field readings behave, and their limits.
- roof tile
- insulation
- climate
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Reading about it is not holding it
Pick the codes out of the terrazzo library, tell us the room, and we will come back with samples and a quote.