Terrace floor and method of constructing same

Claim 2

A horizontally level terrace floor comprising: a plurality of solid blocklike support elements, each element comprised of a single pedestal, said pedestals being fabricated of a heat shearable material, said pedestals being directly affixed in spaced apart relationship onto a non-horizontally level substructure, said pedestals being of non-uniform heights having been sheared to produce upper surfaces so that all said upper surfaces are horizontally level and parallel with respect one another and wherein said upper surfaces are non-parallel with respect to corresponding pedestal lower surfaces; a plurality of joint dividers, set upon the upper surfaces of said pedestals; and a plurality of paving blocks laid directly on said pedestals, and abutting against said joint dividers.

Claim 3

The terrace floor of claim 1 comprising further a drain cover system comprised of a plurality of drain cover elements, wherein each drain cover element comprises: a plurality of small support posts affixed in a spaced apart relationship to one another adjacent to a drainage hole in said substructure surface, and said small support posts being smaller in all dimensions than said pedestals; spacer support means, supported on said small support posts, for providing a brace with an upper surface horizontally level with the upper surfaces of the support pedestals; a joint divider, set upon an upper surface of said spacer support means, said spacer support means allowing support of a paving block directly above a drain hole while allowing liquid access to the drain hole.

Claim 4

The terrace floor of claim 2 wherein said spacer support means comprises: a paving block; and a thin section of pedestal.

Claim 5

The terrace floor of claim 1 wherein said substructure comprises: a bottom layer of concrete floor slab; a layer of waterproofing membrane; and a layer of protective, insulating board.

Claim 6

The terrace floor of claim 1 wherein said substructure comprises: a bottom layer of concrete floor slab; a layer of waterproofing membrane; a layer of protective board; and a layer of insulating material.

Claim 7

The terrace floor of claim 1 wherein said pedestals are comprised of polystyrene.

Claim 8

The terrace floor of claim 1 wherein said pedestals are affixed to said substructure by means of a polystyrene adhesive.

Claim 9

The terrace floor of claim 1 wherein said joint dividers are cruciform in shape.

Claim 10

The terrace floor of claim 1 wherein each pedestal has a single joint divider set in a central position on the upper surface of said support pedestal.

Claim 11

The terrace floor according to claim 9 wherein each said joint divider remains unaffixed to each said pedestal.

Claim 12

A horizontally level terrace floor comprising: a plurality of solid blocklike support elements, each element comprised of a single pedestal, said pedestals composed of a heat shearable material, said pedestals being adapted to being directly affixed in spaced apart relationship onto a non-horizontally level substructure, said pedestals being of non-uniform heights, having been sheared to produce upper surfaces so that all said upper surfaces are horizontally level and parallel with respect one another, and wherein said upper surfaces are non-parallel with respect to corresponding pedestal lower surfaces; a plurality of joint dividers, set upon the upper surfaces of said pedestals; and a plurality of paving blocks laid directly on said pedestals, and abutting against said joint dividers.

Claim 13

A horizontally level terrace floor comprising: a plurality of solid blocklike support elements, each element comprised of a single pedestal, said pedestals composed of a heat shearable material, said pedestals being adapted to being directly affixed in spaced apart relationship onto a non-horizontally level substructure, said pedestals being of non-uniform heights, having been sheared to produce upper surfaces so that all said upper surfaces are horizontally level and parallel with respect one another, and wherein said upper surfaces are non-parallel with respect to corresponding pedestal lower surfaces; a plurality of joint dividers, set upon the upper surfaces of said pedestals; and a plurality of paving blocks laid directly on said pedestals, and abutting against said joint dividers.

Claim 14

The terrace floor according to claim 11 further comprising a drain cover system comprised of a plurality of drain cover elements, wherein each drain cover element comprises: a plurality of small support posts affixed in a spaced apart relationship to one another adjacent to a drainage hole in said substructure surface, and said small support posts being smaller in all dimensions than said pedestals; spacer support means, supported on said small support posts, for providing a brace with an upper surface horizontally level with the upper surfaces of said pedestals; a joint divider, set upon an upper surface of said spacer support means, said spacer support means allowing support of a paving block directly above a drain hole while allowing liquid access to the drain hole.

Claim 15

The terrace floor according to claim 11 wherein said spacer support means comprises: a paving block; and a thin section of support pedestal.

Claim 16

The terrace floor according to claim 11 wherein said pedestals are comprised of polystyrene.

Claim 17

The terrace floor according claim 11 wherein said pedestals are affixed to the substructure by means of a polystyrene adhesive.

Claim 18

The terrace floor according to claim 11 wherein said joint dividers are cruciform in shape.

Claim 19

The terrace floor of according to claim 11 wherein each support pedestal has a single joint divider set in a central position on the upper surface of said support pedestal.

Claim 20

The terrace floor according to claim 17 wherein each said joint divider remains unaffixed to each said pedestal.