The antique terracotta floors date back to several centuries ago, this material was always presented in Italian homes with new and fascinating finishes that suited any type of furniture, modern or classic, creating a fascinating contrast with the furnishing objects.
Terracotta is certainly the preferred ancient building material for rustic environments, one of the most valuable and which lends itself to the most particular processes, performed by the skilled hands of master craftsmen.
In addition to giving the environment a rustic effect, antique terracotta is also synonymous with elegance and uniqueness, because it is one of the very few materials that is still made today with entirely manual processing methods.
The creation of ancient terracotta starts from manual processing and uses natural materials to produce an eternal, timeless product.
The clay is extracted from the quarries and then dried in the open air for a period of forty days, in which the material undergoes a natural processing, thanks to the intervention of atmospheric agents.
After this time interval, water is added to the clay mixture and the whole is then pressed into a mold.
The mixture remains pressed in the mold for three days and finally the bricks are fired at a temperature that exceeds 1100 ° C.
The ancient terracotta, precisely because of its composition of clay and water, is one of the biological materials.
Ancient terracotta floors are suitable for both external and internal cladding, although the latter are more suitable.
The antique terracotta floors, although fearful and considered difficult to combine with the modern style, are instead excellent allies for small spaces, such as children’s rooms, but also for a large living room embellished with design objects, even eccentric and extremely far from the classic style, all balanced by good taste.
In addition to the floor covering, for those who own a swimming pool and want to give continuity between the internal environment, covered in ancient terracotta, and the external environment, they can very well opt for an ancient terracotta coating of the pool edges.
In this regard, for a more pleasant effect in contact with the sole of the foot, it is advisable to leave the terracotta in its raw state, a choice that is able to give a tone and a pleasant aesthetic effect to the environment.
To clean and treat antique terracotta floors it is good to follow some “tips”, some suggestions.
Antique terracotta must not be treated with generic products, as the risk of compromising the natural beauty of the surfaces would be high.
The correct cleaning of this material must only be done using natural products specific to the type of terracotta and the doses and methods of administration indicated by the product must be respected.
If cleaning and treatment are carried out periodically and with great care, the antique terracotta floor will not only be aesthetically as good as new for a long period of time, but it will be, above all, for this reason, a safe investment.
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