Pathology in floors and ceramic tiles: a practical approach

The present research deals with the pathologies that happen in the civil construction of floors and ceramic tiles, as well as their causes, preventions and solutions to cure them. The main pathologies of floors and ceramic coatings, whose purpose is to protect the concrete against chemical and mechanical attacks, giving greater ease of cleaning, are delamination, cracks, fissures, efflorescence and deterioration of joints. The damages, in ceramic coatings and floors, are also important from an economic and user satisfaction point of view. The user's concern is usually with the cost of repairing the flooring and also with the unpleasant feeling of being in an environment where the floor is visually damaged and damaged. The objective of the research is to study these pathologies and to present case studies demonstrating the problems and the solutions applied in each case.