PRESENTED BY AMEENA H HONYAL

TYPES OF FLOORING

FLOORING TYPES

Soft Flooring

CarpetRugs

Resilient

Hard Flooring

Wood StoneTile

WOOD - MOST POPULAR

• Strip Flooring• Tongue and groove• Nailed to sub floor• Pre-finished or unfinished

• Random Plank• Wider than strips• Screwed to sub floor• covered with wood plugs

STONE

• Marble• Various colors depending on origin• Verdigris (vər-də-grēs) : marbles that have a

green color• Limestone: most common, usually white

but may have cloudy streaks

STONE• Terrazzo formed using marble or chipped stones

embedded in full concrete. • artistic and very reliable• best for outdoor spaces such as verandas or patios. • strong but 50% chance of breakage at quarry

STONE

• Travertine: porous limestone used on floors or walls• Comes from mineral springs• Holes from escaping gas• Holes filled with resin which may or may not be same color

                    

   

CERAMIC TILE• Bathrooms, kitchens, entryways• Made from baked clay• Durable, moisture resistant, easy to clean• Can crack if not installed on even surface

OTHER TILES• Ceramic Mosaic

• Individual tiles mounted together to keep together and make installation easier

• More often on walls

• Mexican• Made from clay• Shaped by hand• Dried in sun

• Quarry• Fired Earth/Clay• Warm brown to beige

VINYL

• Vinyl Tiles• 12 in. X 12 in.• Sticky backing • Place together like a puzzle

CARPET• Insulates against drafts• Decreases noise• More comforting feel• Quality

• Pile (nap): visible surface of carpet• Density: how close the tufts are made together,

more important than depth• Heat setting• Twist• Depth

CARPET FIBERS

• soft• durable• long lasting• expensive

• moth sensitive• shrinkage• allergies• hard to clean

Wool:

BACKING OR CUSHION

• Extends life of carpet• Shock absorber• Less than ½” thick

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