Abstract: A composite flooring system, and method of manufacture, including a multi-element flooring diaphragm including a plurality of self-spacing surface elements mounted above a semi-rigid substrate surface using a plurality of flexible adhesive support cushions that define an air space between the multi-element flooring diaphragm and the semi-rigid substrate surface, wherein outer edge surfaces of the self-spacing surface elements are beveled and flexible surface joints of v-shaped cross-section formed between abutting self-spacing surface elements, and wherein the combination of rigid or semi-rigid self-spacing surface elements and the flexible surface joints form a substantially waterproof diaphragm as a finished surface.

Abstract: A modular substrate system for use in the support of a flooring surface including a plurality of elongate substrate members which can be rapidly assembled to provide a semi-rigid support surface for a floor. Various flooring elements can be adhered to the semi-rigid support surface using an adhesive to, in cooperation with the modular substrate system, provide an enhanced composite rigidity to the assembled floor. The substrate member itself includes an upper surface, side surfaces, and lateral flange portions, the lateral flange portions of the substrate members maintain adjacent substrate members in parallel spaced apart relationship to each other defining substrate channels therebetween. The substrate channels strengthen the assembled modular substrate system and provide routes of egress for water from below the flooring surface disposed thereon.

Abstract: A composite flooring system, and method of manufacture, including a multi-element flooring diaphragm including a plurality of self-spacing surface elements mounted above a semi-rigid substrate surface using a plurality of flexible adhesive support cushions that define an air space between the multi-element flooring diaphragm and the semi-rigid substrate surface, wherein outer edge surfaces of the self-spacing surface elements are beveled and flexible surface joints of v-shaped cross-section formed between abutting self-spacing surface elements, and wherein the combination of rigid or semi-rigid self-spacing surface elements and the flexible surface joints form a substantially waterproof diaphragm as a finished surface.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing and installing a textured cementitious tile flooring product, wherein sodium bicarbonate is used to texture the tile surface and a polyurethane caulking material provides flexible joints between tiles.

Abstract: A metal-stone floor or wall covering, more particularly a “hard surface” floor covering is created in plant by stamping large panels from sheet metal with an interlocking reversing notched edge. This allows each large panel to lock into additional panel sufficient to cover a floor area, whereupon the sheet metal in plant is covered with cross linking polymer cement mixed with crushed powdered stone and the resulting slurry is applied over the surface of the sheet metal in a thin layer and allowed to harden. Grout line grooves are carved into the mixed overlay and filled with a latex grout which is then allowed to harden after which, the tile is colorized, and then sealed with a clear coat, dried and shipped to site for bonding in place by beads of a foamed adhesive which allow some flexing of the floor as an integral structure.