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    The document discusses different types of flooring materials classified by their hardness, porosity, and material of origin. The main types discussed are ceramic tiles, natural stone, wood, linoleum, rubber, thermoplastic, and vinyl. Specific flooring materials like granite, marble, terrazzo, and different wood floors are also outlined. Considerations for flooring selection include aesthetics, comfort, durability, cost, ease of cleaning, and safety. Proper maintenance and care is important to preserve different flooring materials.

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    The document discusses different types of flooring materials classified by their hardness, porosity, and material of origin. The main types discussed are ceramic tiles, natural stone, wood, linoleum, rubber, thermoplastic, and vinyl. Specific flooring materials like granite, marble, terrazzo, and different wood floors are also outlined. Considerations for flooring selection include aesthetics, comfort, durability, cost, ease of cleaning, and safety. Proper maintenance and care is important to preserve different flooring materials.

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    FLOORS AND FLOOR

    FINISHES
    CHOOSING FLOORING
    Factors of selection of flooring:
    •Aesthetic appeal
    •Comfort
    •Durability
    •Life Expectancy
    •Safety
    •Ease Of Cleaning
    •Cost
    Classification Of Floorings

    Floors
    Hard Finishes Semi-Hard Finishes Soft
    Marble Cork Carpets
    Sandstone Rubber
    Brick Linoleum
    Wood P.V.C
    Stone Vinyl Asbestos
    Concrete
    Ceramic
    By degree of porosity

    Floors
    Porous Semi-Porous Non-Porous
    Wood Vinyl Ceramic
    Cork Linoleum Stone
    Magnesite Rubber Marble
    By origin of materials

    Vegetable Plastic Stone


    Wood Rubber Marble
    Cork Thermoplastic Concrete

    Linoleum Bitumastic Slate


    Magnesite
     Cementatious Flooring:
    -- Granolithic-
    These flooring can be placed in situ. It has
    Granite chips,
    can be used near laundry areas, cloakrooms
    (entrances) & entrances of the hotels.
    -- Terrazo-
    It has marble chips, different colours
    can be placed in situ or precast tiles if the marble
    chips are bigger
    Used in areas like lobby/ decorative areas
     Ceramic tiles
    -- Quarry (clay)
    Base is clay, Size available- 10, 15, 23 cm Square.
    available in browns, red, blues.
    these tiles form an impervious, hard wearing surface
    used in kitchen areas, cloak rooms

    -- Tessellated tiles are small ceramic tiles often used


    as mosaics, giving a highly decorative floor (Tumbled
    mosaic).

    Ceramic tiles with hard glaze & a wide range of colors can
    also be used as more decorative flooring.
     Natural Stone: Kota, Marble, Granite, Red
    sand-stone, Quartzite & slate. Widely found in
    churches public buildings, institutions, etc.,
    Laid on screened concrete sub floor & bedded in
    a mortar or cement grout.
     Bitumastic : It is with gravel, joint less flooring
    with asphalt content. It absorbs water & is not s
    very resilient flooring.
     Magnesite: combination of burnt magnesite &
    sore wood flour. Laid in situ in the form of small
    blocks. Extremely porous, harmed by water,
    chemicals.
    Italian Marble

    Thassos

    Verde Alpi Issogne Verde Guatemala Thassos Rosso Levanto

    Statuarietto Statuario Extra Rosso Verena, Rosa Norvegia,


    Verena red
    Norwegian Rose
    Contd…
    Perlino Bianco Noir St. Laurent Giallo Reale

    Noir St. Laurent

    Calacatta Gold, Calacatta


    Fior Di Pesco Carnico Crema Valencia
    Oro

    Bianco Venatino
    Botticino Fiorito Botticino Classico Contd.
    Bianco Carrara D

    Bianco Carrara C

    Arabescato Vagli
    Wood Flooring
    Types of wood

    Hard Wood Soft Wood

    •Soft wood was used as sub floors for rooms.


    •Wood can be used as sheets, patterns, tiles.
    • Wood cannot be used in wet areas of the guestrooms
    Wood Flooring
    •Strip Wood Flooring
    •Consists of lengths of hard wood strips less than 10 cm wide.
    •The strips are fixed to joists or to timber insets in concrete.
    •Has resilience and is very suitable for ballroom floors, gymnasia etc.

    •Wood Block Flooring


    Consists of either hard or soft wood blocks often laid in a herringbone
    pattern or panels about 45 cm square.

    Parquet Flooring
    Consists of rectangular pieces of wood (23x 7.6 cm and less than 10
    mm thick).
    Patterns
    Patterns Of Parquet Flooring
    Designs and Sizes Of Parquet Flooring
     Linoleum: combination of powdered cork,
    resins, linseed oil & pigments, put on a jute
    canvas & subjected to heat & pressure. Further
    treatment given to harden it. Can be used in
    places like linen rooms, offices.

     Rubber: responsible for sound insulation, gets


    damaged by heat application, sunlight. Used in
    areas like bars,entrance halls, etc.

     Thermoplastic: combination of Asphalt &


    have inert fillers & pigments, can be found in
    sheet form, tile. Used in bathrooms, corridors,
    offices.
    Shades Of Vinyl Flooring
    Maintenance and Care

    Daily Cleaning
    Special Cleaning
    Maintenance/Upkeep
    Sealing
    Finishing
    Stripping

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