Objective 4 02 CLASSIFY floor treatments Floor treatments

Objective 4. 02: CLASSIFY floor treatments

• Floor treatments are the most expensive background treatment in a room • Floor treatments include flooring materials and floor coverings.

Flooring Materials • Flooring materials are permanent and attached to the subfloor • Types of flooring materials are: • Wood • Tile (ceramic, porcelain, quarry) • Natural stone (limestone, travertine, granite, marble, slate • Concrete • Brick

WOOD FLOORS Pros • Coordinates with all furniture • Durable • Long-lasting Cons • Can be scratched and dented • Expensive.

TILE FLOORS PROS • Wide range of sizes, colors, finishes, and patterns • Durable • Easy to clean • Feels cool to the touch CONS • Slippery when wet • Grout difficult to clean.

Ceramic tile

Porcelain Tile

Quarry Tile

Natural stone, Concrete, and Brick PROS • Interesting shapes and colors • Rough or polished texture • Easy to clean • Cool to the touch CONS • Needs a protective coating

Natural Stone Floors

Concrete Floors

Brick Floors

Floor Coverings • • Placed on top of flooring materials Less expensive Can be changed more often Includes: • Soft floor coverings • Resilient floor coverings

Soft Floor Coverings (carpets and rugs) Made of Manufactured fibers: Nylon Olefin Natural fibers Wool Cotton Sisal Seagrass PROS • Insulates cold floors • Provides sound control • Comfortable to walk on • Adds color and texture CONS

Wall to Wall Carpet

Room Size Rug

Area Rug

Padding extends the life of a carpet or rug.

Resilient Floor Coverings (Vinyl, Laminate, Cork) PROS • • • Give or bounce back Nonabsorbent Durable Easy to maintain Inexpensive CONS • Abrasion can damage the surface.

Vinyl Flooring Tiles Sheet Vinyl

Laminate Flooring (the look of wood at a much lower price)

Cork Flooring

Calculating the Amount and Cost of Flooring

The formulas for calculating the amount of flooring needed: L x W = SQUARE FEET OR L x W = SQUARE YARDS 9

Calculate the number of square feet and square yards needed. • Living room that is 18’ x 20’ ▫ 360 Sq. Feet or 40 Sq. Yards. • Bedroom 12’ x 12’ ▫ 144 Sq. Feet or 16 Sq. Yards. • Bathroom 9’ x 13’ ▫ 117 Sq. Feet or 13 Sq. Yards. • Bonus room 21’ x 25’ ▫ 525 Sq. Feet or 59 Sq. Yards.

Calculate the cost. • If you purchase 28 yards of carpet at $13. 99/yard how much will you spend? ▫ 28 X $13. 99 = $391. 72 • How much would it cost to put vinyl down at $22. 00/yard in a kitchen that measures 14 x 18? ▫ 14 X 18 / 9 = 28 sq. yards ▫ 28 X $22. 00 = $616. 00

Complete: ”Calculating Flooring”