Ideal for: Gardens, gazebos, walkways.
1- Remove the soil below the area where the sheet will be laid to a thickness of about 5-6 cm
2- apply gravel to a thickness of about 3-4 cm and compact the foundation
3- Rest the sheets - with at least 1 cm of gap - on the gravel bed and use a rubber hammer to eliminate any unevenness.
A
B
C
A
B
A. Tile
B. Fine gravel or sandy laying bed
C. Ground
A
B
C
A
B
C
Laying with closed joints
Laying with open joints
A
A
B
B
Ideal for: gardens, patios, courtyards, pedestrian walkways, beach resorts, perimeter areas in pools.
A
C
C
1- Compact the level of the resting layer (sand or gravel)
2- Lay the sheet on the bed of gravel or sand, maintaining a minimum gap of 1 cm or wider
3- Use a rubbeAr hammer to eliminate any unevenness
C
4- Fill in the joints between the sheets with gravel or sand to provide greater stability to the surface
A
B
C
C
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C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
Fine gravel or sandy laying bed
Concrete screed (may include electro welded mesh)
Reinforcement layer
Concrete screed
Loose stone foundation (gravel)
Soil
G
B
B
A
A.Tile
F
E
A
B
C
A
B
C
A
A
B
C
A
A
B
B
C
C
B
LAYING DIRECTLY ON GRASS
H
C
D
C
A
A