Design 138 #1

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Resilient Floors:
Qualities

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stain resistant
easily cleaned and maintained
broad color range
economical price
smooth surface for easy walking
resilient
water resistant

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Resilient floor topset base

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like a baseboard, sits on top of the product

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Resilient floor types

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tile
sheet vinyl
linoleum

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Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)ingredients

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binders, fillers, pigments

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Solid Vinyl Tile

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not all vinyl
lower percentage of filers and higher percentage of PVC

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Pure vinyl Tile

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homogeneous
very few fillers if any
color is pure throughout and resistant to abrasive wear

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Rubber tiles

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pure rubber
most costly and most wear resistant
sound resistant good muffling of noise
recovers easily from spills, burns, and gouges
maintenance is very minor

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Linoleum

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first resilient sheet flooring
composed of linseed oil, rosins, and powdered sawdust and binders
truly sustainable product
applied in sheet form
does not do well in wet environments

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Inlaid

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wear layer composed of vinyl chips for color and patter that goes to the backing

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Rotovinyl

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made from rotogravure process the combines photography and printing.
A photographic print layer is convered by a pure vinyl wear layer

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positive qualities of ceramic and stone flooring

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stain resistance
easily cleaned and maintained
broad color range
natural material
water resistant
load bearing but not resistant to sharp impacts

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Negative qualities of ceramic stone floors

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hard surface for walking
subject to cracking and breakage
can be very costly
some maintenance problems with mildew and mold, especially in grout joints

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ceramic and stone options

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hand made
matte or glossy
slip resistance
many sizes and shapes

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Dust process

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forces clay into molds and bakes it at a very high temperature to form a bisque
the bisque tile is then glazed and fired a second timeat a lower temp to fuse the glaze to the tile

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Extruded process

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made by forcing clay through a die.
It forms a curder, more hand made looking tile
can be glazed in the same manner as the dust process

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Ceramic tile

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any fired tile product
composed of its "body" or basic clay composition and its "glaze" is the surface of the tile that gives its color and texture

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Porcelain Tile

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unglazed ceramic tile and typically does not contain porcelain clays
tile is infused throughout with color by using stains and minerals
formed by a combination of clays that are pressed from dry powder under prssure and fired at very high temperatures to form a strong dense tile
looks dusty and dull

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ceramic mosaic and porcelain ceramic mosaic tiles

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intefrally colored, but may also be glazed
tiles are fired at a very high temperature, very dense and colored throughout
impervious, stain proof, dent proof and frost proof

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Stone Flooring

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dramatic effect
highly durable floor surface
meaning of stone flooring is associated with timelessness, institutional strength and wealth

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most commonly used flooring types

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marble, granite, slate and travertine

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Travertine

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porous limestone material
holes can be filled with cement or epoxy to create a smooth surface

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Terrazo flooring

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stone flooring with chips of marble or granite

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Terrazzo flooring positive qualities

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extremely durable
appearance of elegance
flexible design potential due to poured format
stain resistance
easily cleaned and maintained

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Terrazzo drawbacks

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costly to install
difficult to make minor changes in layout or to repair
difficult to match colors
does not guarantee a seamless appearance

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Field Tile

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primary tile used to cover a wall or floor area

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Ceramic Mosaic tile

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ceramic tile with a surface area of less than 6 sq. in. and may be porcelain or natural clay composition and are usually less than 3/8" thick

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Quarry Tile

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tile made from the extrusion process from shale or natural clays and are usually 6" square or more and can be glazed or unglazed

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Paver Tile

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ceramic tile with surface area greater than 6 sq. in.

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Porcelain Tile

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ceramic tile made from dry pressed porcelain clay resulting in a dense, impervious, fine grained and smooth with sharply formed face

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Glazed Tile

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ceramic tile with a fused facial finish composed of ceramic materials
glaze is essentially a liquid form of colored glass that provides color and texture
prevents staining of ceramic tile

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Vitreous tiles

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non-water absorption between 3% and .5%
can be used outdoors

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White Body

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fequently "dust press" method with glazed surface, fired twice

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Porcelain

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fine clay fired at very high temperature
(sinks, toilets, tubs)

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Ceramic

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fine clay, high firing temperature

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Mosaic

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form of ceramic with small units
defined by its size cannot be more than 6 sq in

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Quarry

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fine clays, uniform, fired at high temperatures
used in commercial kitchens and lobbies

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Basic types of wood flooring

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plank, strip, prefinished, parquet, cork, specialized, laminate