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You are getting a  new contemporary material called vitrified lam ( Just 3mm thick ), this is so strong that it is recommended for flooring

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Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior designers
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Hi Praveen,

Can we use vitrified lam for the flooring of a semi-open terrace? Got ceiling and wall on one side and it gets full sunlight on mornings and partial during the afternoon.

Can you give more details of this product, I tried to google search and couldn't find much information.

Regards,
Sabarish

Hi Sabarish,
Vitrified lam can be used for exterior floor , indoor floor but given the thickness is less you need to have existing hard flooring. You cannot use this materialf for fresh flooring using mortar cement. Since thickness is only 3mm it attains strength only after laying on a solid surface. Since this is current OEM supply it's difficult to find a vendor for the same in the retail market . The price range is 400 - 500/- per sft. Any specific reason you are looking for this in a semi-open terrace ?

In case you need any help for sourcing, mail me at ardesarchitects@gmail.com.

Regards,
Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior designers
ardesarchitects@gmail.com
www.ardesarchitects.com
https://www.instagram.com/ardesarchitects

[Visualizer]

Thanks a lot Praveen.
Is vitrified lam similar to stone polymer composite?
Some time back I received brochure of Wellspun Indian limited who manufacture SPC in 1'x3' size with click and lock mechanism similar to wooden flooring.

[ardesarchitects]

Hi,Visualizer
Vitrified lam is not a polymer base at all. It is the same as vitrified but in 3mm thick and 8'x4' sheet format. Regular vitrified tiles come in 8-12mm thick. Vitrified lam comes in 3mm slim there by dead weight on wall claddings will be less, using furniture cladding, marginal bending will be useful to apply in curved areas, floor renovations without increasing the dead weight on the old slabs etc.
It needs to be fixed the same as any other vitrified only.
sabarishm,
For your semi open terrace i would suggest going for WPC deck flooring, it gives a very organic look and easy maintenance.

Regards,
Ar.Praveen.N
Ardes Architects and Interior designers
ardesarchitects@gmail.com
www.ardesarchitects.com
https://www.instagram.com/ardesarchitects

[sabarishm]

sabarishm,
For your semi-open terrace I would suggest going for WPC deck flooring, it gives a very organic look and easy maintenance.

Thank you so much for the suggestions, Praveen. I will definitely look at WPC deck flooring.

I had tiles earlier and then when the tiles started cracking, I thought I will get red oxide done and had Housejoy guys promising me they have workers who know how to do this. In the end, they did a big mess and it is left as concrete flooring with some cheap red oxide pigment mixed. Doesn't look anything like red the authentic oxide floor. Since only made half payment, they are behind my back to get tiles done so they can get their money. Due to pandemic that's on halt. So was looking for something better than tiles.

I have attached the picture of the earlier and current state of the terrace floor. They scraped the concrete and laid new for the red oxide. For tiles, they said, they have to remove a layer which I was trying to avoid by using some other solutions, but durable! When you said vitrified lam, I assumed expansion of "lam" is laminate and thought would be ideal for finishing the concrete floor.