The enviable longevity is the speciality of the earthy red-oxide flooring . M. R. Satheesh, (Home Tech Associates) a contracting consultant for construction materials says the market for red-oxides are limited to those who have an for earthy interiors . He vouches that "you have no maintenance headaches, it only requires a daily mop. Every walk on a red-oxide floor is a smooth friction akin to a round of extra polish.
Perhaps open and wet areas may not take it as atmospheric changes can bring in light fissures," he says. If colours speak of an era, red-oxides on your floor are the resplendent reds consciously transporting you back to nearly seven decades of some rich tradition. Several parts of South India, especially Kerala, coastal Karnataka and interior Tamil Nadu saw a gleaming spread of the oxide in shades as cherry, crimson, ruby or scarlet.
"Its appeal is in its uniform finish, joint-free seamless stretches and the glow that the colour exudes with every passing year, throwing up a seamless wonder," says Suri Sastry who deals with flooring solutions.
Forgotten market
Red oxide flooring cannot withstand the vagaries of nature in open areas or the high traffic load of commercial applications, say experts, as calcium and magnesium are sensitive to direct radiations. It is roughly a quarter-to-half-an-inch thick spread of a specialised measure of oxide-cement-water with deft hands dealing with the slurry mixture on plastered concrete. It is later trowelled evenly by highly skilled masons.
The polish used to be coconut oil smeared and rubbed with a husk, some even used egg shells, later mansion polish appeared, but now French oxides are mixed to get a permanent sheen.
Kerala, especially Thrissur, has this skilled labour proliferating, as the floor still is being done up with the expert mix of colour oxides. There are few companies as Home Tech Associates and the HUDCO sponsored Masonry Training Program teaching the nuances to masons in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Says Padmini S. Sundar, Architect and Interior Designer, "Although there are telling aesthetic disadvantages with colour choices in these oxides, independent houses are trying it yet again to get an earthy appeal. "It is this makeup that brings in red-oxide for thinnais, sunken drawing and stairs.
In an age where you pay a premium to get the vintage look, red-oxides help you save money. It costs between Rs. 55 to 75 per sq ft, ."
Source: The Hindu
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