Abstract: A structure of tiles comprising numerous tiles which together form a surface covering, wherein at least part of each tile rests on a piece of underlay that lays between the surface covered and the tile. The piece of underlay had previously been fixed to the tile (having pressure-sensitive adhesive). In the embodiments of this invention, the underlay, optionally and preferably, is still attached to the tile forming an underlay which is permanently fixed to the tile. The surface covering of the present invention comprises tiles, each tile being square or rectangular, and having two opposed surfaces, wherein the tile has edges A, B, C, and D, between the surfaces and further has a coating of a pressure-sensitive adhesive and an underlay fixed to the surface having the coating of pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A composite floor covering having an upper decorative layer, a stabilizing layer, and an optional cushioning layer is characterized in that the decorative layer itself comprises a fabric base and a plastic matrix having a transparent portion. The plastic matrix may include an opaque portion. At least the transparent portion of the plastic matrix has discrete fibrous structures embedded therein. The plastic matrix material is selected with melting and rheological characteristics such that the plastic matrix is prepared and applied to the fabric base in fluid form and solidifies under conditions at which the fabric base and embedded fibrous structures remain substantially intact. The fabric layer may be totally embedded within the plastic matrix or may form the lower surface of the plastic matrix. The decorative layer may include (i) fabric fragments, (ii) groupings of multi-oriented individual fibers, or (iii) mixtures of fragments and individual fibers.

Abstract: The welding rod is a laminate structure in which a print layer is disposed between a first thermoplastic layer and a second transparent thermoplastic layer. Preferably the welding rod is in the form of an elongated element having a half-round cross-sectional shape. The welding rod is used to join two pieces of thermoplastic sheeting, particularly flooring, together. If the welding rod has a pattern similar to the printed pattern of the sheeting the resulting surface covering looks seamless.

Abstract: A wall or other surface is coated by applying a multiplicity of tiles to adhere to the surface, the edges between adjacent tiles being separtated by grouting materila comprising a vitrifiable particulate material incorporated in a binder, and applying local heat from a source of heat to the grouting material to cause vitrification of the particulate material thereby to weld the tiles together.

Abstract: A dance floor of assemblable square sections that are held together magnetically and are aligned by male/female couplers and ramp members attachable to the outer perimeter of the assembled square sections.

Abstract: Vinyl heat welding rod for seam sealing vinyl resilient flooring, whether in sheet or tile form, are used to obtain a homogeneous, monolithic appearing surface. This rod is specifically made to duplicate the appearance of the flooring material. For a chip-image flooring structure, a sheet of multicolored chips having a similar, but different formulation from that of the flooring material is prepared and the sheet is cut into suitable strips, heat pressed in a rod mold, end adhered or further molded to form the desired length, and used as a vinyl heat welding rod for sealing seams in flooring. Thus, the chip pattern is evident in the seam area and does not appear different when compared to the adjacent surface.

Abstract: A mask to be used for grouting tile which when utilized eliminates washing and cleaning of the tiles, thereby saving the time and labor required for washing and clean-up of the grout material.

Abstract: Families of rhombus-based two-zoomorph variably assemblable tile sets wherein a single amphographic line delineates different parts of one zoomorph and different parts of a second and different zoomorph as well, and may similarly delineate further fatter or skinnier zoomorphs. All or some of these may, in conjunction with one another, tile the plane in an infinite number of different and interesting ways. These tiles and tilings and patches of tiles may be used in puzzles, in games, for teaching certain aspects of geometry, or for the decoration of fabrics or other surfaces.

Abstract: A method of laying a floor wherein the floor is built up of parts butting together at edge portions thereof and, which are laid on a subfloor. A layer formed of one of an elastic and/or resilient material is provided on at least part of a subfloor in a taut condition. Parts butting against each other are successively glued onto the layer of a resilient material. The layer of one of an elastic and resilient material may at an upper side thereof be provided with an adhesive layer covered by paper or a paper like material.

Abstract: A hardwood flooring system includes an upper layer of hardwood components and a subflooring unit composed of one or more layers of non-wood materials. One or more membranes separate the subflooring unit from the base material upon which the floor is installed and the upper hardwood layer, preventing the introduction of moisture to the vulnerable wood components of the upper layer from any layer below it. The relative positioning of the sublayer with respect to the upper layer and with respect to components of the sublayer, if more than one, acts to reduce or eliminate the damaging effects of negative forces experienced by the sublayers.

Abstract: A flooring system including a first layer comprising a cushioning material with structural integrity, a second layer comprising a material adapted to receive a third layer comprising wooden boards wherein the second layer is adhered to the first layer and the third layer is adhered to the second layer.

Abstract: A modular flooring system having multiple modular flooring units and elongate spacer strips. The flooring units include a rigid base, tiles adhesively bonded to the base, and a frame affixed to the base and extending around the tiles to surround the tiles. The base of the flooring unit is substantially impermeable to moisture, and the frame may be made of a laterally compressible material such as wood for absorbing stresses. The tiles may be slate, granite, marble, ceramic or the like. Slots may be formed in the edges of the flooring units and the elongate spacer strips for receiving elongate splines to join the units and strips. The elongate strips may have a thickness substantially identical to the overall thickness of the flooring units, so that a plurality of elongate strips and flooring units may be joined to define a substantially co-planar floor surface. The strips and units may be provided in different sizes so that the dimensions of the flooring system may be varied.

Abstract: A tile for paving and floor and wall covering comprises a substantially flat body with a polygonal periphery with plural recess and different parallel sides opposite to one another. The tile is juxtaposed by fitting it together with identical tiles in a first orientation to completely cover a surface or a second orientation to define free spaces of substantially identical size and width. The orientation is selectively preestablished according to tile sides to be joined.

Abstract: A tile and mounting mat assembly comprises at least one tile and a mounting mat which is able to receive four tiles. The tile has at least one hole on the back thereof. The mounting mat includes four side walls and a plurality of primary ribs. Two neighboring walls of the four side walls have a plurality of pairs of snap feet and the other two neighboring walls of the four side walls have a plurality of connecting hooks. The primary ribs are crossed within the side walls so as to define at least a first intersection point and partition the mounting mat into at least four frames. Each of the frames has a plurality of secondary ribs. The plurality of secondary ribs are crossed so as to define a plurality of second intersection points, wherein a plurality of positioning posts are respectively formed at each of the second intersection points so as to fit into the holes of a tile when the tile and the mounting mat are assembled, whereby at least four tiles are mounted on the mounting mat.

Abstract: Wooden tiles including a plurality of smaller rectangular blocks, flat grain or preferably end grain, are made by providing in each block at least one lateral groove extending parallel to and spaced inwardly from the end edges of the block, at least one longitudinal groove extending parallel to and is spaced inwardly from the side edges of the block and intersecting the lateral groove(s) at a right angle. When the blocks are aligned in abutting relationship, either side by side, side to end or end to end, to form a tile of the desired pattern, the grooves are aligned to form a grid-like network of continuous, rectilinear channels. The channels are substantially filled with a relatively flexible, synthetic plastic material capable of becoming flowable upon being heated to a predetermined temperature and hardening upon subsequent cooling.

Abstract: A method for producing a laminated tile is disclosed which comprises providing a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces and providing a plurality of ceramic substrates, each having opposed first and second major surfaces. An adhesive material is provided on at least one of the first and second major surface of the sheet of natural stone and the first major surface of each of the plurality of ceramic substrates. The plurality of ceramic substrates and the sheet of natural stone are assembled to form a laminated assembly such that the first surface of each of a portion of the plurality of ceramic substrates faces the first major surface of the sheet of natural stone with adhesive material therebetween, and the remainder of the ceramic substrates face the second major surface of the sheet of natural stone with adhesive material therebetween.

Abstract: Tiles, particularly for a liquid-tight and or acid- and alkali-resistant floor and wall covering. The covering has improved setting and service properties so that they are easy to set while voids are avoided, their leak-proof nature being of a high and long-lasting quality, and the tiles exhibit a high stress resistance. The tiles utilize alternating projections and indentations insuring that the adhesive material completely penetrates even narrow joints since the material enters those areas not only from the bottom but also from the sides and thus flows into narrow joint areas where the distances to be covered are very short.

Abstract: Flooring structure having a rigid horizontal base and a tile or terrazzo top flooring layer. This flooring structure also has a crack isolation layer between the base and the top flooring layer. The crack isolation layer comprises a hard, essentially rigid material which is in load bearing relationship with the base and the top flooring layer and which extends over about 50 percent to about 80 percent of the surface area of the crack isolation layer as measured in the horizontal direction. The crack isolation layer may be in the form of a fracturable sheet or in the form of pilings. The remaining portion of the crack isolation layer may be occupied by a deformable material.

Abstract: A tile structure and method for applying tiles to the floor surface of offices, corridors and various rooms in which the surface of a floor to be tiled is covered with a sheet and peripheral side of tiles to be applied are surrounded with an elastic joint material. The tiles are applied side by side in sequence on the sheet with the elastic joint material forming a joint between adjacent tiles and in a compressed condition so as to prevent such applied tiles from moving each other. The sheet prevents the tiles from sliding along the floor surface.

Abstract: An overlay brick deck system (10) is provided which includes a base surface formed of slat members (20). A liquid pervious layer (24) is sandwiched between an upper surface (22) of slat members (20) and a lower rim surface (34) of brick or tile members (26). The brick or tile members (26) include a hollowed out under portion defining an internal chamber (32) which lessens the weight of individual brick or tile members (26) into an acceptable range for deck use purposes. Brick or tile members (26) are mounted adjacent each to the other and include recesses (36) at least partially filled with granulated composition (38). In this manner, there is provided an overlay brick deck system (10) which upon exposure to an external environment extends the useful working life of a deck over that of commercially available wooden deck systems.

Abstract: A method for producing a laminated tile is disclosed which comprises providing a sheet of natural stone having opposed first and second major surfaces and providing a plurality of ceramic substrates, each having opposed first and second major surfaces. An adhesive material is provided on at least one of the first and second major surface of the sheet of natural stone and the first major surface of each of the plurality of ceramic substrates. The plurality of ceramic substrates and the sheet of natural stone are assembled to form a laminated assembly such that the first surface of each of a portion of the plurality of ceramic substrates faces the first major surface of the sheet of natural stone with adhesive material therebetween, and the remainder of the ceramic substrates face the second major surface of the sheet of natural stone with adhesive material therebetween.

Abstract: Artistic tile designs are mass produced with precut tile pieces from commercially available square tile units. An initial tile design is created with the tile pieces to serve as a pattern. Thereafter the tile designs are reproduced by placing a transparent, semi-transparent or translucent sheet-type substrate or backing over the initial design, and by securing matching tile pieces to the substrate, as viewed through the substrate. The substrate is of the type that is sufficiently rigid to substantially maintain its shape while handled. The tile design can be repeated on the reverse side of the substrate using the design on the front side as the pattern to provide a double-sided design. If an opaque substrate is to be used, the front faces of the tile pieces are temporarily secured to a readily removable substrate, and the adhesive is thereafter applied to the back of the tile pieces to be permanently mounted.

Abstract: A floor structure having good resistance to the passage of water vapor and gases comprisesa supporting structural substrate,a water-based adhesive layer coated on the structural substrate,a synthetic resin-metal foil laminate sheet in contact with the adhesive layer,a layer of water-based mastic applied to the resin-metal foil laminate, anda finish floor layer in contact with the mastic layer, or intermediate supporting layer(s) adhered to the mastic layer, with a finish floor layer secured to the supporting layer.

Abstract: An elongated floorboard is formed by finger jointing together in endwise fashion a plurality of relatively short sections of wood. The finger joints are formed at an oblique angle to the elongation direction of the floorboards to provide a repetitive series of visible joining lines. Floorboards having their joining lines in different orientations may be arranged adjacent to one another in various combinations to form floors having a variety of different patterns.

Abstract: The flooring structure herein comprises a rigid base or substrate (typically wood or concrete), an outer course of ceramic tile or other fracturable material, a high impact strength crack isolation sheet interposed between the base and the tiles. The crack isolation sheet is a thin rectangular sheet, typically of plastic material such as high impact polystyrene, having a flat base portion and a plurality of dimples arranged in a regular geometric pattern and projections extending in one direction (i.e., upwardly) from the base portion. Both the base portion and the projections have holes. The base portion of the crack isolation sheet is adhesively bonded to the base or substrate. A substantially incompressible compression bed material, e.g., mortar or concrete, fills the space between the crack isolation sheet and the tiles but not the space beneath the projections of the crack isolation sheet. The latter space is essentially an unfilled air space.

Abstract: The invention relates to a portable, foldable dance floor having a top surface of parquet panelling mounted on a flat plywood base, and composed of identical half-sections which open horizontally on a flat surface and close vertically parallel to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new method for the installation of building tiles without any adhesive materials (fine grained sand and cement or glues) or joint fillers (e.g. stucco), directly onto a bare wall or floor without any prior preparation of the latter. This method shows substantial advantages and is implemented using frame-plates mountable onto the wall or floor and standardized tiles with engagement means, suitable to match corresponding engagement means of the frame plates.An illustrative view of the installation process with the frame plates and tiles of the invention is presented in FIG. 16.

Abstract: Flooring and/or tiling with golden arabesque designs is configurated by three square pieces with sides ( ##EQU1## ) which are able to function through any combination of one, two or three pieces. The first of these pieces has one of its diagonal lines with a length of "a". The second square bears an identical representation of its diagonal, and a parallel tracing to the diagonal at a distance from a vertex closest thereto of ( ##EQU2## ) while the third piece has both diagonals measuring "a" illustrated thereon, and several tracings parallel to one of its diagonals, at a distance of ( ##EQU3## ) "a" being any real number.

Abstract: A fast-setting magnesium phosphate one-component adhesive/grout is used to bond tiles, e.g. ceramic tiles, to a substrate, e.g. sheet-rock. The grout comprises an activator prepared by e.g., mixing diatomaceous earth with at least a sufficient amount of an ammonium phosphate solution to form a paste then heating the paste to coat the pores of the diatomaceous earth and result in a dry solid which is then milled to yield the activator, magnesium oxide, diammonium phosphate, boric acid, and sufficient water to form a paste. This grout is applied to the surfaces to be bonded which are then brought together to form a composite which is allowed to set at ambient temperatures forming a durable bond in about three hours.

Abstract: Resilient tile within 0.005 inches of square and having sides within 0.005 inches of each other may be produced by positioning unfinished tile on a continuous belt. One edge adjacent the trailing edge of each tile is made to contact a stop means while the trailing edge is made to contact two independently adjustable dogs on the continuous belt. The tile is held down by hold-down rollers while the tile is so positioned. The two edges adjacent the trailing edge are edge finished, preferably by two cylindrical shaper routers. The tile is then positioned on a second continuous belt with one of the finished edges becoming the trailing edge and the remaining two edges being edge finished.

Abstract: Tiles are laid using a tile adhesive which is based on a polymer dispersion and conventional additives and contains, as a thickener, a compound of the general formula I ##STR1## where R is a radical of dihydric to hexahydric alcohol of 2 to 10 carbon atoms, which radical is bonded via oxygen, R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkoxymethyl or alkenyloxymethyl or a mixture of these radicals, each having 16 to 30 carbon atoms in the alkyl, alkoxy or alkenyloxy radical, A is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O-- (=EO) alone or as a mixture with ##STR2## --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 --O--, where A is not less than 50, preferably not less than 70, mol % of --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O--, x is from 12 to 500, y has a mean value (averaged over a large number of molecules) of from 0.3 to 5, preferably from 0.5 to 2, and n is an integer from 2 to 6.

Abstract: An acoustically insulating floor panel comprises a top board having an underside. Spacing laths are mounted on the underside of the top board. A layer of fibrous, mineral wool is glued on the top board underside between the spacing laths. The panel is adhered to an already existing, supporting floor through pads made of resilient, high density polyurethane foam, self adhesive on both sides thereof, and interposed between the laths and the supporting floor.

Abstract: A flooring board assembly comprising a plurality of board parts, each board part having generally opposed tongue and groove formations thereon engageable with the groove and tongue formations, respectively, on an adjacent board part of the assembly. Each board part is further formed with a first notched surface below the tongue formation thereon and a second notched surface below the groove formation thereon. The corresponding first and second notched surfaces of any pair of adjacent board parts form a groove-like cavity upon engagement of the corresponding tongue and groove formations thereof. Each groove-like cavity is filled with a hot-melt resin which adheres to the corresponding first and second notched surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A tile product is disclosed which comprises a ceramic substrate having opposed major surfaces, a layer of natural stone and an adhesive bonding the layer of natural stone to one of the major surfaces of the ceramic substrate. The layer of natural stone preferably comprises a plurality of strips made of fossilstone and the substrate is preferably made of an unglazed ceramic bisque.

Abstract: An aqueous styrene-acrylic type polymer dispersion useful as a wet strength adhesive contains at least one copolymer consisting of 0.5 to 5% by weight of N-allylacetoacetamide monomer (A) and 99.5 to 95% by weight of a mixture of monomers (B) consisting of 90 to 99.9% by weight of styrene and of at least one monomer selected from C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl(meth)acrylates and 10 to 0.1% by weight of at least one monomer selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylamide and methacrylamide.

Abstract: A method of laying tiles to maintain uniform spacing between rows and columns of the tiles is disclosed. The method comprisesspreading a mastic material on the substrate to which the tiles are to be applied;placing the tiles in columns and rows on the substrate and in contact with the mastic on the substrate;placing spacer elements between the corners of adjacent tiles as the tiles are laid, wherein the spacer elements are made of a solid, semi-rigid, foamed polymeric material;allowing the mastic to set and firmly adhere the laid tiles to the substrate;applying a flame to the spacer elements between the tiles after the tiles have been firmly adhered to the substrate to melt and burn the polymeric material of the spacer elements so as to create substantially open channels between the adjacent tiles; andfilling the channels between the tiles with a grout. A single piece spacer element is also disclosed for insertion between corner joint spaces between tiles for uniform spacing of the tiles.

Abstract: A step silencing board parquet, in which the sound of steps which are perceivable from one room to another is silenced by using a surface-pressed, non-homogeneous fibre board in the supporting construction layers (2 and/or 3) provided underneath the wear surface layer (1) of the board parquet.

Abstract: A wooden tile which is preferably used for floor covering is formed by a number of individual members which are bonded together. The wooden tile is made by knife cutting a sheet of wood from a substantially stressless piece of timber and then cutting the individual members from the wooden sheet. Adhesive such as ureaformaldehyde is applied to the edges of the members to bond them together. Alternatively, the individual members are adhesively bonded onto a mesh and some adhesive seeps between the edges of the members. The tile so formed is flexible, durable and economic to manufacture.

Abstract: An article of manufacture which is a conductive floor tile for control of generation of static electricity and method of installation. The tile includes a thin, hard layer of plastic material having bonded to it a lamination which is an electrically conductive mesh screen which is bonded to the top surface lamination by an electrically conductive adhesive. The product is a tile, the tiles being adapted for being bonded to a surface adjacent to each other with electrically conductive strips positioned beneath the joints between adjacent tiles to provide electrical continuity. The method includes the fabrication of the tiles and the steps in the installation of the tiles as described by being bonded to a surface or subsurface.

Abstract: An array of gravity-held-in-place-load-bearing-horizontal-modular-accessible-tiles with flexible joints between adjacent modular-accessible-tiles in which the flexible joints are cuttable and reassembleable to provide accessibility to flat conductor cable disposed above or below one or more horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layers which require flexible joints between adjacent modular-accessible-tiles to be dynamic-interactive-fluidtight-flexible-joints to assemble the modular-accessible-tiles by gravity, friction, and accumulated-interactive-assemblage into a floating finished floor array without adherence to the horizontal-base-surface, wherein the horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layer provides accommodation to the thickness variations cause by termination and crossing over of layers of flat conductor cables and the horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layer also provides improved impact sound isolation.

Abstract: A resiliently-cushioned adhesively-applied floor system is comprised of a plurality of floor panels secured to a support base by an adhesive which is spread on at least one of the support base or the floor panels with a generally uniform thickness. A plurality of elongated support members fabricated from pre-cured elastomeric material are positioned between the floor panels and the support base. The floor panels are forced toward the support base so that the adhesive forms a bond between the floor panels and the support base or between the support members and the support base.

Abstract: A flooring system comprising a first substantially rigid layer overlying a foundation, a plurality of resilient pads disposed between the first layer and the foundation, a layer of resilient material overlying the first layer, a second substantially rigid layer overlying the resilient layer, a third substantially rigid layer overlying the second layer, and a floor board overlying the third layer.

Abstract: A method of installing marble panels on a flat wall, includes the steps of cutting a slab of marble having a front face and opposite ends, into a plurality of thin marble sheets; attaching a backing panel to opposite sides of each marble sheet; cutting each marble sheet in half to define two marble panels, each comprised of a marble layer and a backing panel; installing the marble panels on the flat wall such that marble layers which represent successive cuts from said slab of marble are adjacent to each other and such that adjacent side edges of adjacent marble layers are in abutting relation and correspond to the same end of the slab of marble, to form a continuous pattern on the flat wall.

Abstract: A gravity-held-in-place-load-bearing-horizontal-tile-array over a horizontal-base-surface, typically a floor, which comprises an array of rigid tiles set on a horizontal-base-surface. The rigid tiles have edges positioned adjacent to the edges of adjoining tiles in the array, with the array of rigid tiles being separated from the horizontal-base-surface by at least a 1/8 inch thickness of horizontal-disassociation-cushing-layer. The tiles are adhesively joined at their edges to adjacent edges of adjoining tiles with an elastomeric sealant with adhesive properties.

Abstract: An improved prefabricated building panel for mounting on the exterior of a building including a plurality of spaced, parallel support members or studs preferably formed by metal channels. A five strand layer wire mesh formed by a plurality of interwoven wires arranged at right angles to each other is attached to the support members and spaced therefrom by a plurality of spacers. The wire mesh is encapsulated with cement to form a ferrocement panel and decorative facing tile are secured to an outer face of the ferrocement panel by a layer of grouting. The ferrocement panel provides the structural load bearing component for the prefabricated panel for supporting the facing tile and eliminates the need for a separate substrate which heretofore spanned the support members and provided the structural support. The invention also includes the method steps for forming such a prefabricated panel.

Abstract: In a waterproof floor formation, in which an asphalt-coated sheet with a covering of ceramic tiles thereupon is laid on a supporting base (or floor pavement), the asphalt covering on the asphalt-coated sheet facing the supporting base is less thick than the asphalt covering located on the other side, and the ceramic tiles are provided with a relief structure on the side facing away from the visible side. Thus, a waterproof floor formation is proposed which rules out the danger of the waterproof sheets being damaged when the tile material is laid and, furthermore, by which an even, smooth visible side of the floor covering can be obtained in every case.

Abstract: A decorative surface arrangement for an article of furniture includes a plurality of tiles, at least some of which carry decorative matter on their exposed surfaces. The edges of each tile have retaining means cooperable with retaining means on the edges of other tiles to maintain the tiles in engagement with one another while permitting relative sliding movement between the tiles in the plane of the decorative surface. The tiles move within a frame fixed to the furniture and engage retaining means carried by the frame. There is space available within the frame for accommodating one tile more than the number of tiles within the frame. The retaining means may include tongue means projecting laterally from part of the circumference of each tile and groove means in the remaining part of the tile circumference.

Abstract: A composite floor covering comprising a rubbery backing strip or layer in intimate contact with the floor, ceramic tiles placed over the backing layer and flexible grouting between the tiles.

Abstract: An array of gravity-held-in-place-load-bearing-horizontal-modular-accessible-tiles, composite-modular-accessible-tiles, and resilient-composite-modular-accessible-tiles with flexible joints between adjacent modular-accessible-tiles in which the flexible joints are cuttable, accessible and resealable to provide accessibility to conductors disposed above or below one or more horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layers, requiring fluidtight-flexible-assembly-joints between adjacent modular-accessible-tiles to assemble the modular-accessible-tiles by gravity, friction, and accumulated-interactive-assemblage into a floating finished floor array without adhering the modular-accessible-tiles to the horizontal-base-surface. A horizontal-disassociation-cushioning-layer provides accommodation for the thickness variations caused by termination and crossing over of layers of conductors and also provides improved impact sound isolation.

Abstract: A unitized floor panel is formed having at least one row comprising a plurality of unattached wooden tiles assembled in generally abutting relation. A layer of pressure sensitive adhesive covers at least a portion of the upper surface of the tiles and is in turn covered by a flexible and removeable support and protective sheet which covers the adhesive and tiles. The adhesive bond formed between the sheet and the adhesive is stronger than the bond formed between the adhesive and the tile so that the sheet and adhesive can be easily stripped from each panel when desired. The wooden tiles can either be finished or unfinished and can be formed from acrylic wood tiles arranged in parquet fashion. The cover sheet is preferably formed from either transparent plastic film or paper having a printed design corresponding to the design and arrangement of the tiles onto which it is positioned. The sheet can include perforations to control cure rate of the sub-flooring adhesive onto which the panels are placed.