{"id":1388,"date":"2017-09-25T23:03:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T21:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fornacecottoantico.it\/come-riconoscere-un-pavimento-fatto-a-mano-e-made-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2018-10-16T16:09:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T14:09:02","slug":"recognize-a-made-in-italy-hand-made-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fornacecottoantico.it\/en\/recognize-a-made-in-italy-hand-made-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to recognize a made-in-Italy hand-made floor"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1539698832818{margin-bottom: -40px !important;}”]\n

Italian S Tile<\/h1>\n

Unfortunately, even our sector is not immune from the presence of scams. Over the years, I have seen many examples of clients who have been taken in by inexpert floor layers.<\/p>\n

There are two things clients need to be wary of:<\/p>\n

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  1. The first is that the hand-made floor is in fact machine made.<\/li>\n
  2. The second, is that the floor is not a \u201cMade in Italy\u201d floor.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. Colour
      \nA dull brown terracotta. This is very different from our vibrant pink and red terracotta and is a clear sign that there has been a flaw in the firing process, meaning that the terracotta has not reached the ideal temperature to make it freeze resistant. If you buy a floor like this, you run the risk of the type of damage seen\u00a0 in the photograph.<\/li>\n
    2. Grainy texture
      \nIf the terracotta is grainy to the touch, then it is not an Italian terracotta.<\/li>\n
    3. Smooth Sides
      \nExamine the sides of the tiles (see photograph). Our terracotta tiles are smooth, because after it has set in the wooden mould, we shave the product with a knife to eliminate irregularities. If it does not exhibit this finish it has been machine-made in an iron mould.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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