1. Types of Flooring Interior Design

2. Flooring Types Soft Flooring Carpet Rugs Resilient Hard Flooring Wood Stone Tile

3. 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 Parquet –Small pieces arranged in different designs –Pre-finished squares for easy installation

4. Most Popular Wood

5. Installation of Wood Hardwood costs $3 to $8 per square foot, and exotic varieties may be as high as $14 per square foot. Expect to pay $5 to $12 per square foot for professional installation. Care of Wood Floors Wipe up spills immediately. May have to use special cleaners Vacuum, sweep or dust mop your hardwood floor once a week, or more, if needed.... Use interior and exterior doormats at entrances to collect dirt and moisture and prevent it from being tracked onto the floor.

7. 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 Onyx: may have layers of colors or banding

8. 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

9. 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

10. Ceramic Tile Bathrooms, kitchens, entryways Made from baked clay Durable, moisture resistant, easy to clean Can crack if not installed on even surface

11. 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

12. Resilient Floor Coverings Flooring with a semi-hard surface that returns to its original shape after stress Warmer and quieter to walk on Not quite as durable Vinyl and plastic laminate

13. Resists stains, affordable Sheet Vinyl –6, 9, 12 foot sheets –Rotogravure (rō-tə-grə-vyu ̇ r) Top layer covered with clear coating Thin, tears easily –Inlaid Colored chips make designs (heat, pressure) Design all the way to backing Most durable of the vinyl Vinyl

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

15. 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

16. Carpet Fibers Nylon: –most popular, –durable, –easy to maintain, –limited colors Polypropylene (olefin): –strong, –nonabsorbent, –resists stains and static, –colorfast, –cheap, –crushes easily, –limited colors, –heat sensitive 95% made of manufactured fibers

17. Carpet Fibers Cont. Polyester blend (PET) made from recycled plastics, resists stains and fading Acrylic: feels and looks like wool, low static level, resists mildew, subject to pilling

18. Carpet Fibers Cont. soft durable long lasting expensive moth sensitive shrinkage allergies hard to clean Wool:

19. Carpeting Textures / Categories Cut Pile –Formal looking plush, velvet, smooth, may flatten Saxony –Similar to cut but yarns have been twisted more giving less formal appearance Frieze –Informal, curly texture, shows minimal marks

20. Carpeting Textures / Categories Level Loop –Loops are all same height, may have flecks of darker color, durable Multi-level Loop –Two or three loop heights, sculpted or embossed effect, good in high traffic areas Cut and Loop Pile –Sculptured effect from some looks cut and some braided, very durable

21. Backing or Cushion Extends life of carpet Shock absorber Less than ½” thick

22. Laws Flammable Fabrics Act- Federal Govt. protects consumers with regulations. Must follow standards for fabrics, rugs, carpets, mattresses Label must include: –Fiber content and percentage –Manufacturer –Country of origin –Care information

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