You have 15 minutes to finish up your project.

• We are going to move on to Interior Treatments.

• It goes along with Textiles and we will test on Textiles and Interior Treatments at the same time (both sets of assignments will be due that day as well) APRIL 20TH OR 22ND

Flooring 101

Which flooring should be used?

• Durability

• Cost of materials

• Aesthetic considerations

• Noise control

• Fire and building codespg308

Non Resilient/Hard

• Durable and considered permanent

• Wood floors - complements any decor, costly

• Tile - lasts indefinitely, durable, easily cleaned, costly, cold, can crack/break

Pgs 309-314

Non Resilient/Hard

Types of wood flooring

Strip – Less than 3 inches wide, fastened to the subfloor with nails

Plank - More than 3” wide, fastened to the

subfloor with nails or screws.

Screws are covered with wood

plugs,

Parquet - Small pieces of wood arranged in

different patterns such as herringbone or basketweave

Resilient(Example: Vinyl)

• One of most popular flooring choices

• Less expensive than tile and wood flooring

• May have no-wax finishes that make care easier suitable for high traffic area

Pgs 315-316

Resilient

Soft1. Muffles noise, Insulates against drafts2. Quality depends on: 1-fiber content; 2- construction; 3-

depth of pile3. Padding is necessary for: - shock absorption; 2- insulation;

3-decreasing noise; 4- increase life of the carpet 4. Textures – berber, frieze, plush, sculptured, shag5. Fibers – nylon, olefin, polyester, acrylic, and wool6. Density of pile - the closeness with which yarns are tufted,

woven, or tied

7. Pile – Length of the yarns & Density – How close together the yarns are

Carpet Vocab

Types of carpet piles

Plush - Upright fibers under 1”,More resilient in shorter piles, susceptible to matting.

Frieze - An informal cut, curly texture because fibers are highly twisted, shows minimal foot marks, resistant, sturdy, durable.

Loop - Uncut, wears extremely well.

Sculptured - Combine various heights of cut pile and/or level loops, too much variety can cause poor resiliency, most effective when in a specific design

Cost and Calculations

• Flooring is priced per square foot or square yard

• How to figure it– Multiply rooms width by length (in feet)– Divide this number by 9 to find square yardage– Room measures 12ft X 10 feet. What is the

square footage/yardage? • 120 ft/13.3 yd

Don’t forget Installation

Average Costs

• Stone/Tile -- $6.00 or more square foot

• Wood -- $4.00 or more square foot– May need to be finished as well

• Carpet -- $8.00 square yard usually included pad, tack strip and installation

Flooring Assignment

• More information to help fill in the questions can be found in the Interiors Book pages: 309-319

Soft

• http://www.spotscarpetcare.com/carpetselectionguide.php