Covering element for floor and a floor covering
A covering element for floors includes a tile made of ceramic material and a reinforcing element attached to the tile. The covering element has a lining along an edge of the tile.
1. A floor covering comprising a plurality of covering elements, wherein each covering element comprises a tile made of ceramic material and a reinforcing element of ferromagnetic material attached to the tile, and
wherein the covering comprises one underlay placed between multiple covering elements and a sub-base to be covered;
wherein said one underlay is magnetic and capable of magnetically attracting said reinforcing element;
wherein the covering elements are spaced apart by a distance, the covering comprising a grout capable of occupying the distance;
wherein the covering is configured to prevent adhesion between the grout and the underlay;
wherein a gap is formed between the grout and the underlay, the gap separates the grout from the underlay to impede contact therewith.
2. The floor covering of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing element comprises a metal sheet compressing the tile.
3. The floor covering of claim 2 , wherein said metal sheet has a thickness of between 0.01 and 1 mm.
4. The floor covering of claim 2 , wherein said metal sheet comprises an anti-oxidation coating.
5. The floor covering of claim 2 , wherein said reinforcing element is attached to a lower surface of the tile; and
wherein said reinforcing element is adapted to cover said lower surface only partially.
6. The floor covering of claim 1 , wherein said ceramic material is porcelain.
7. The floor covering of claim 1 , wherein the tile has a thickness of between 5 and 25 mm.