Wall and Floor Tiler - Fun Activities - Houses and Buildings

Houses & Buildings - WALL & FLOOR TILER

Tiling your house? How hard can it be?

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Numeracy

1. Select one room at your house - the laundry, bathroom, toilet, kitchen or front entrance.

2. Follow the instructions from the Tile Estimator

4. Give your teacher the Report on your room.

5. Using the information below, work out the type of tile you will need - which class?

Tile Ratings

When selecting ceramic tiles, you need to consider the job they are intended for to ensure they are suitable. Most tiles are rated - 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 for the following uses:

Class 1

Floor coverings in areas that are walked on essentially with soft soled footwear or bare feet without scratching dirt (eg., domestic bathrooms and bedrooms without direct access from the outside).

Class 2

Floor coverings in areas that are walked on with soft soled or normal footwear with, at the most, occasional small amount of scratching dirt (eg., rooms in the living areas of homes, but the exception of kitchens, entrance ways and other rooms which may have a lot of traffic).

Class 3

Floor coverings in areas that are walked on quite often with normal footwear and small amounts of scratching dirt (eg., halls, kitchens, corridors, balconies, lobbies and terraces).

Class 4

Floor coverings in areas that are subjected to considerable traffic with some scratching dirt so that the conditions are the most severe for which glazed floor tiles are suitable (eg., entrances, work rooms, restaurants and exhibition and sales rooms as well as other rooms in public and private buildings not mentioned in Classes 1, 2, 3).

Class 5

The maximum resistance achieved for glazed tiles against footwear traffic and resistant to staining agents. Specifically designed for heavy traffic commercial applications and locations.
(Source: Beaumont tiles)

Let's brighten up the garden with a mosaic tile pot

Primary Middle Secondary

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Critical and creative thinking

Australian Curriculum General Capability: Personal and social capability

1. Look at the following two videos about making a mosaic tile pot. After the first video complete the activities in point 2.

YouTube: Easy Mosaic Ceramic Flower Pot, part 1

https://youtu.be/UDgGXWbOGH8 Video

2. Create a design for your pot. Is it going to include a flower or will it be a free flowing design?

Look at the following images to get ideas for your design:

3. Draw your design and choose your tiles. Will you need to cut any tiles? If you are in Primary School, your teacher will need to supervise this process.

4. Look at the second video

YouTube: Easy Mosaic Ceramic Flower Pot, Part 2

https://youtu.be/2QUVB46dTFc Video