Floor Tile Cleanouts

Such systems are installed at the base of foundation walls or under the footer of a home to help remove water from around.

Floor tile cleanouts.

Abrade the existing adhesive off the tile and from the floor and ensure the floor is smooth and clean. Most tiles comply with astm c648 breaking strength standards. Tops are available with a shallow depression to receive vinyl or similar types of floor tile figure 3 or with a deeper design to receive terrazzo or ceramic tile fill figure 4. In this test floor tiles are run through a machine that exerts loads on an unsupported 1 inch square area.

Square secured cast nikaloy access frame cover. Round hinged nikaloy wall or floor access frame cover. Be careful when doing this so you do not crack or chip the tile. Cleanout tops should be of the correct shape to blend with the surround ing floor and wall area.

You can usually clean the foundation drain tile using a sewer snake routing out the dirt that has gathered in the pipes to make the way clear again for proper water drainage. Older homes sometimes have clay or concrete weeping tiles which do tend to deteriorate collapse and become blocked with dirt and roots as they age. You may need to replace the whole system with modern plastic weeping tile or in some cases you can simply replace the damaged sections. I am thinking this is where the stack is.

Round cast iron frame w anchor flanges heavy duty cover. In fact the tileman notched two tiles such that the raised square knob fit perfectly into the square notch. Foundation tiles clogged with dirt or debris will begin to drain the water slowly or not at all. A round top fig.

Drain tile systems consist of pipes with weep holes. Grab a chisel to carefully pry the tile from the floor. Square scoriated secured nikaloy frame hinged cover. The cleanout was covered with a pvc cover with a raised square knob.

There is a cleanout about 18 to the right of a urinal and about 12 off the floor. 1 is easiest to orient in most floors since it will not con flict with most floor designs or require alignment to adjacent walls. Suffix t u ts or usin floors where a minimum amount of metal is desired to be shown cleanout tops are available with a recess to receive the floor materials. The tile work was done very neatly.

Most tiles meet the 250 pound minimum.