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A tessellation or tiling is the covering of a surface, often a plane, using one or more geometric shapes, called tiles, with no overlaps and no gaps. In mathematics, tessellation can be generalized to higher dimensions and a variety of geometries.
A periodic tiling has a repeating pattern. Some special kinds include regular tilings with regular polygonal tiles all of the same shape, and semiregular tilings with regular tiles of more than one shape and with every corner identically arranged. The patterns formed by periodic tilings can be categorized into 17 wallpaper groups. A tiling that lacks a repeating pattern is called "non-periodic". An aperiodic tiling uses a small set of tile shapes that cannot form a repeating pattern. A tessellation of space, also known as a space filling or honeycomb, can be defined in the geometry of higher dimensions.
A real physical tessellation is a tiling made of materials such as cemented ceramic squares or hexagons. Such tilings may be decorative patterns, or may have functions such as providing durable and water-resistant pavement, floor or wall coverings. Historically, tessellations were used in Ancient Rome and in Islamic art such as in the Moroccan architecture and decorative geometric tiling of the Alhambra palace. In the twentieth century, the work of M. C. Escher often made use of tessellations, both in ordinary Euclidean geometry and in hyperbolic geometry, for artistic effect. Tessellations are sometimes employed for decorative effect in quilting. Tessellations form a class of patterns in nature, for example in the arrays of hexagonal cells found in honeycombs.
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I have spent a bit of time looking at the website and have found it very useful for general information and tips (for which thank you). This is my first post. I am having a new kitchen floor laid with Tavella Anticata terracotta tiles from Terrafirma Tiles ). Terrafirma say these tiles...
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hello, i am looking for some expert help.
i want to deep clean and reseal my kitchen floor.
first how do i tell if it is terracotta or quarry tiles.
each tiles is 11 inches sq. they have a very uneven surface and do not appear to be glazed. one broke recently and it had a clay like appearance...
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Cracking NEW Tune from Guetta..
Fergie looks well.. as usual..:thumbsup:
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........... , totally random , works when it wants to , no pattern at all , the car is 18 months or so old and still under warranty , how many times would you let a dealer look at it and pronounce no fault found before you wanted a new car , i should add it is a motability car so it would be...
Hi Everyone, Restoring A what looks like french terracotta floor,they where second hand then, the tiles have been down for 25 years (I know this as was labouring on the house at the time )The tiles were nearly black with dirt and waxes when first started, Used aquamix products to get them to the...
I have Fired Earth pammets that had linseed applied and a fired earth seal...told we didn't need to wax etc if we did this.
They have never looked great...but now they look even worse.
I cleaned the walls with sugar soap and some of it dripped on the floor...consequently there are pale splash...
Not sure how many of you lads use Monty's or if you have already seen this device:oops:But just thought I'd show this in case it's handy for anyone needing to cut thicker than normal tiles:thumbsup:
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The marriage of an 80 year old man and a 20 year old woman was the talk of the town. After being married a year, the couple went to the hospital for the birth of their first child. The attending nurse came out of the delivery room to congratulate the old gentleman and said, 'This is...
I've got a job in terrocotta, a front door step. Theclient has bought a very light coloured tile and wants it to be a deeper colour and 'aged' effect!
Is there any thing on the market that does this? Cheers, Fred.
Now this would be handy for my work with stone..etc,..even paint removal , making the fein even more useful..
I will ask TT if he can get these..:thumbsup:
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Hi,
Be grateful for some advice before it's too late :smilewinkgrin:
I've got some Nerea wall and floor tiles from Tile Giant: crema and noce scored on the wall and noce on the floor (photos attached)
The scored tiles have a sort of rusty red 'grout' line in them, so to match we're thinking...
I have just managed to get back on line after 30 minutes trying.
I had a warning that my pc was under attack from a virus. I have AVG and Microsoft security essentials running all the time. The message says attack from 222.92.185.146 port 19861, attacked port 31064, Threat; Bankerfox.A
I am then...
Help please. I have an internal terracotta floor that has been badly damaged by an underfloor leak in an area which is rented as a holiday rental - the water has been absorbed by the tiles and pulled all sorts of salts up on to the surface of the tiles - the tiles are also stained with water...
I have a Fired Earth terracotta floor. I had it laid and properly sealed with linseed oil etc and then waxed & buffed to a sheen.
However, I have 3 large dogs so I have to mop the floor every other day, but the normal tile products that won't remove the wax aren't strong enough to take off the...
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I've just moved into a 1930's semi and the windowsills in the living and dining room have big 9 inch square tiles which are 1 inch thick, and I think they are terracotta. I would like to replace a few of them as they are damaged but can't find any matching ones on line......any suggestions would...
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hi all , i have some raw terracotta to lay tomorrow .have washed and let them dry for 2 hours and then applied ltp mattstone which was absorbed superquick as expected.is this enough to protect the tile during laying or should it have another prior ?which is best way to cut ?wet or with...
There are lots of schemes out there most of them not worth the paper they are written on but just a few are like the Federation of Master Builders and to me (as a multi-trader) the TTA seems like it would be worth it.
So how many of you are members?
If you are, why?
If not, why not...
Hi. I have an old (approx 300yrs) house with a part concrete, part old lime "crete" floor (ie concrete in the bits where the old lime had presumably broken away) in the sitting room. No DPC. It was sopping wet when we removed the carpet (with thick rubber underlay and hardboard under that). Room...
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