Repair & Renovation Guide 201 COUΧRΡTΩYAΜRΑD or TERRACE FLOORS Renovations - Floor Renovation on a courtyard or another floor surface è Lining with tiles è L ining with slate or stone è Lining with microcement è L ining with quartz aggregates QUARTZ DECO (stone carpet). è H ighlight and protect the existing lining elements (taking care of marble, stone, or other types of surfaces, and waterproofing them as well). The floor renovation of the courtyard of a house may relate to the caring/polishing or the replacement of existing floors that may already be installed or with the installation of new ones in conjunction with the remodeling of its spaces. What should you know? The floors of the courtyard receive heavy loads of moisture (also depending on their substrate), from rainwater, from human actions and interactions, from the soil (rising damp), as well as from their contact with open planting areas around the courtyard (if any). Care must be taken to ensure (or create) appropriate drainage solutions - regardless of origin - and to ensure that the drainage pipes are always clean of leaves or other foreign objects that might impede the proper drainage of the water through them and away from the courtyard.
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