Patologias de revestimentos cerâmicos

Abstract

Ceramic covering is part of Brazil’s constructive culture, because they are capable of aggregating value to the building, due to the esthetic increment they add, besides the fact that they have been used in national construction for decades. That is why the covering must be chosen and executed according to well controlled processes to guarantee the system’s final quality. This paper has the intention to individually describe the materials involved in the ceramic covering system, including the correct manner of storing and handling these components, besides describing the proper manner of handling and applying grout and setting ceramic plaques, including the necessary tools and useful tests for the process. Based on the aggregated knowledge, then, the most common pathologies will be described and characterized, including possible explanations to the origin of each one of the pathologies and how they are connected to the individual characteristics of the elements and/or to the executive process and/or to the weather actions to which the covering will be submitted to.