Floors

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Floors

• Barrington High School
• Mrs. Parmar

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Floor Coverings

• Most Expensive
• As Foundation of room
• Quality floor coverings pay off in years of good
  service
• Durability Importance
• Floors are subject to wear--dirt, spills,
  furniture weight, heavy traffic

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Floor Finish Materials

• Such as Wood, Brick, Ceramic Tiles, Stone
• Laid over structural flooring
• Part of the floor
• Installed when home is built
• Provide durable, long lasting surface
• Not always desired for every room
• Such as the unfinished basement, or the garage

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Types of Floor Coverings

• Which type to choose? Depends on
• Purpose of room
• Traffic flowthe type how much
• Maintenance requirements
• Coordinating w/ rooms decorating scheme
• Lifestyles of the Occupants
• Can choose from
• Resilient flooring, carpeting, rugs, amongst
  other types

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Resilient Floor Coverings

• Flooring w/ SEMI-HARD surface which RETURNS to
  its original shape after stress
• Resist denting
• Warmer, quieter, BUT not as durable as hard floor
  materials such as wood or ceramic tile
• Most often used areVinyl Plastic
  Laminateconsidered temporary more likely to be
  replaced several times during the homes life.
• Wood, brick, ceramic finish are considered
  permanent part of the floor

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Vinyl

• Resists many stainsgrease bleach
• Durable easy to clean
• Several variety of colors, patterns, even
  textures
• No-Wax with built-in luster/shine
• Sold in Tile Sheet (Roll) form
• Tiles12ft X 12ft
• Sheets/Rolls6ft 12ft Widths

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Plastic Laminate

• Made of Fiberboard covered w/ photo
  reproduction of wood grain or other material.
• Plastic Top Layer for Protection
• Installed as floating floors over foam padding
• Durable Comfortable to stand on
• Resist dents scratches

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Asphalt, Rubber, Cork, Others

• Still Available
• BUT used less often today, because we have better
  technology providing better options choices for
  us.

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Carpeting

• Preferred by many often the obvious choice for
  part of their home
• Insulates floor against cold drafts
• Reduces Noise
• Feels Comfortable Warm
• Almost accident-free
• Less Slips Falls if well-anchored than just a
  base floor.

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Technological Impacts on Carpeting

• Newer manufacturing techniques, technology,
  advancements in fiber chemistry
• More durability, attractive, easier maintenance
• Can choose light-colored without fearing soiling
  or staining
• Some provide permanent stain protection

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Carpet Selection

• Color
• Texture
• Pattern
• Durability
• Striped, Floral, Plaid, even glow-in-the-dark
• Examine Performance Ratings (provided by the
  manufacturerbut not required)

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Size Installations

• Unify Design with Same Color Carpeting
• Wall-to-Wall Carpeting
• Spacious, Unbroken color/texture
• Standard Rolls12ft wide
• Broadloom Rolls15ft wide
• Taped/Sewn Seams
• Fastened w/glue (on bare concrete floors) or
  tackless strips/stapled (on wood floors)

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Quality of Carpet

• How is carpet quality determined?
• Density of the carpets pile
• Fiber Content
• Construction

• Pile / NapCarpets Density for quality
• Pile is the VISIBLE surface of carpet
• Amount of PileAverage Pile Yarn Weight
• Enough to avoid crushing
• Increased carpet depthdoes not make it any more
  durable, but definitely luxurious

• How to test carpets density???
• THE GRIN TEST
• Bend back piece of carpet, notice amount of SPACE
  between yarns and how the yarns are ATTACHED

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QualityConstruction Fiber Content

• 95 of todays carpeting is made up of
  manufactured fibers
• Higher-quality created from WOOL
• Most popular fiber material for carpeting is
  NYLON POLYPROPYLENE
• Example Berber from Olefin
• PETnew polyester resisting stains fading
• From RECYCLED plastic containers
• Padding---Some materials give off VOCs--volatile
  organic chemicals (evaporate from carpet as gas
  can be harmful to health in especially large
  amounts)
• Some materials as polyester contain toxic
  chemicalsderived from petroleum!!
• Carpetcollects VOCs released from cleaners,
  paint, glue, etc.
• Major cause of ALLERGIES, ASTHMA, other health
  problems

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Carpet Texture Construction

• Pastwoven on looms
• NOW, 90 is tufting
• Yarn inserted with threaded needles into the
  backing
• Then these tufts are glued to backing
• Can be knitted into uncut loop pile
• Needlepunchfor lower cost products, for
  indoor-outdoor carpet
• Flat surface NOT pile

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• Yarns can betwisted, looped, or cut for
  different texture, pattern, and to effect carpet
  quality
• EXPLUSH carpetingupright loops cut for EVEN
  surfaceprovides luxurious feel
• Refer to P. 421, Visual Guide to Carpet Texture
• Cut Pile
• Saxony
• Frieze
• Level Loop
• Multi-level Loop
• Cut Loop Pile

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Carpet texture--impacts color. Same fiber can
appear slightly darker in a cut pile carpet than
if in a level loop.
Source http//antron.net/content/performance/ant
04_06_04.shtml
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Carpet Measuring

• Refer to P.402 403
• Ex Room of 12ft x 30ft
• Measure length of each wall, multiply length by
  width 12 x 30 360 total sq ft
• Carpet sold by SQ. YD.----Divide total sq ft by
  9 360 / 9 40 sq. yd.
• Rugs come in standard sizes
• 2x4, 2x8, 4x6, 6x9, 9x12

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Carpet Color Pattern

• Your decorating scheme often determined by carpet
  colorSO choose carpet color CAREFULLY!!!
• Color looks different in different lighting, so
  study carpet sample at different daylight times
  interior lighting
• Use light color to make area appear larger
• Use SMALL pattern in small room, Large pattern
  for large room
• Use pattern carpeting for hiding dirt
• High traffic areasTWEED carpetmulticolored,
  looped yarnshides dirt footprints

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Carpet Padding / Cushion

• Thicker feels luxurious, comfortable
• Absorbs shock
• Insulates keeps carpeting/rug in place
• Polyurethane, Rubber, Foam, and/or Fiber
• Recommended1/2 or less
• Thinner padding for high traffic areas
• Some carpet come with attached padding

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Carpet Examples
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Interesting Websites

• http//www.carpetbuyershandbook.com
• http//antron.net/content/performance/
• http//www.improvenet.com/HomeOwner/ProjectTools/C
  alc/carpet.html
• http//www.improvenet.com/HomeOwner/ProjectTools/C
  alc/carpet.html
• http//www.leescarpets.com/site/lee_cat_broadloom_
  as.asp
• http//www.solomonsflooring.com/
• http//www.capricarpet.com/carpet1.htm
• http//www.earthweave.com/RUGGRIPPER.html
• http//www.shawfloors.com/FloorChoices/Carpet.asp