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Aditi Shah
BE- CIVIL , 7th Sem
Laxmi Institute of Technoogy
 Flooring is the general term
for a permanent covering of a
floor, or for the work of
installing such a floor covering.
 Floor covering is a term to generically
describe any finish material applied
over a floor structure to provide a
walking surface.
 Materials almost always classified as
floor covering include carpet, area
rugs, and resilient flooring such
as linoleum or vinyl flooring.
 Materials commonly called flooring
include wood flooring, ceramic
tile, stone, terrazzo, and various
seamless chemical floor coatings.
The floor under the
flooring is called
the subfloor.
This provides the support
for the flooring.
Special purpose subfloors
like floating floors, raised
floors or sprung floors may
be laid upon another
underlying subfloor which
provides the structural
strength.
 The choice of material for floor covering is
affected by factors such as cost, endurance, noise
insulation, comfort and cleaning effort.
 Some types of flooring must not be installed
below grade (lower than ground level), and
laminate or hardwood should be avoided where
there may be moisture or condensation.
 The sub-floor may be finished in a way that makes
it usable without any extra work.
depends upon below factors:
• Initial Cost
• Appearance
• Cleanliness
• Durability
• Damp Resistance
• Sound Insulation
• Thermal Insulation
• Fire Resistance
• Smoothness
• Hardness
• Maintenance
SOFT COVERINGS
• Carpet is a floor covering woven
or felted from natural or man-
made fibre.
•Fitted carpet is attached to the
floor structure, extends wall-to-
wall, and cannot be moved from
place to place.
•Rugs are smaller than the room
in which they are located and are
generally placed over the wood
flooring.
•They may be attached to the
flooring below by adhesive or
other methods.
Flooring
WOOD FLOORING
•Many different species of wood are
fabricated into wood flooring in two
primary forms: plank and parquet.
• Hardwoods are typically much more
durable than softwoods.
•Laminate is a floor covering that
appears similar to hardwood but is made
with a plywood or medium density
fibreboard ("MDF") core with a plastic
laminate top layer.
•Bamboo flooring is a floor
manufactured from the bamboo plant
and is a type of hardwood flooring,
though technically not a wood.
Flooring
Flooring
 Resilient flooring is
made of material that
has some elasticity.
 It includes many
different manufactured
products
including linoleum,
sheet vinyl, vinyl
composition tile
(VCT), cork (sheet or
tile), rubber, and others.
 Ceramic tile includes a
wide variety of clay
products fired into thin
units which are set in
beds
of mortar or mastic wit
h the joints between
tiles grouted.
 Varieties include quarry
tile, porcelain tile ,
terracotta tile, and
others.
Flooring
 Mosaic flooring is
made of small pieces
of broken tiles of china
glaze or of cement, or
of marble , arranged in
different patterns
 This pieces are cut to
desired shapes and
sizes.
 Example of Mosaic
flooring are terraces
and indoor gardens.
Flooring
• New technologies
are emerging since
2004 to produce
hard floorings
having the ability
to light up when
needed these tiles
are called Glazed
tiles.
 Many different seamless
flooring materials are
available. These are
usually
latex, polyester, urethane
or epoxy compounds
which are applied in liquid
form to provide a
completely seamless floor
covering.
 These are usually found in
wet areas such as
laboratories or food
processing plants.
 It is a superior type of
flooring, used in
bathrooms and kitchens
of residential buildings
and in hospitals,
sanatoriums, temples
etc. Where extra
cleanliness is an
essential requirement.
 Marble slabs may be laid
in different sizes, usually
in rectangular or square
shapes.
Flooring
 Such a flooring is used in cheap construction,
specially where good bricks are available.
 This flooring is specially suited to ware-houses,
stores, go-downs etc.
 Well-burnt bricks of good colour and uniform
shapes are used.
 Bricks are laid either or flat or on edge, arranged
in herring bone fashion or set at right angles to
the walls, or set any other good looking pattern.
Flooring
Flooring
 This is a special
purpose flooring, used
in circumstances
where it is desired to
transmit light from
upper floor to lower
areas.
 Glass flooring is very
costly, and not
commonly used.
 E.g. Dance floor or
Home decoration.
Flooring
Flooring
Flooring
 It consists of sheets or
tiles of rubber, in variety
of patterns and colours
with thickness varying
from 3 to 10 mm.
 The sheets are fixed to
the concrete floor with
the help of appropriate
adhesives.
 Rubber floorings are
resilient and noise proof.
 They are costly, hence
used in public buildings
or offices
Flooring
 Sustainable flooring is produced from
sustainable materials (and by a sustainable
process) that reduces demands on ecosystems
during its life-cycle.
 Some think that sustainable flooring creates safer
and healthier buildings and guarantees a future
for traditional producers of renewable resources
that many communities depend on.
Special tools used for flooring include:
 Flooring clamp, a clamp for tongue-
and-groove floors while nailing
 Knee kicker, used to position carpets
precisely and stretch small areas, like
steps
 Concrete moisture meter used to check
a concrete floor before laying flooring
on top
There are a number of special features that may be
used to ornament a floor or perform a useful service:
 Floor medallions decorative centrepieces of a floor
design
 Doormats to help keep a floor clean
 Gratings used to drain water or to rub dirt off shoes
 Tactile or rumble strips to warn of for instance a
wheelchair ramp, these would normally also be
distinctively coloured or patterned.
 Light strips to show an escape route out, especially on
airplanes.
 Mouldings or
baseboards to
decorate the sides of a
floor or to cover the
edge of a floating
floor.
 Anti-Slip Devices The
addition of either
granular or
rubberized particles
that will allow wheels,
shoes, or feet better
traction.
Flooring
 Wood floors, particularly older ones, will tend to
'squeak' in certain places.
 This is caused by the wood rubbing against other
wood, usually at a joint of the subfloor.
 Firmly securing the pieces to each other
with screws or nails will remove this problem.
 Concrete floors are usually so solid they do not
have this problem, but are also much more
expensive to construct, and much heavier,
resulting in further requirements regarding the
structure of the building.
 Floor vibration is a particularly annoying problem
with floors. Wood floors tend to pass sound,
particularly heavy footsteps and low bass
frequencies.
 Floating floors can reduce or eliminate this
problem.
 The flooring may need protection sometimes
(e.g., a gym floor used for a graduation
ceremony).
 A Gym floor cover can be used to reduce the need
to satisfy incompatible requirements.
Types of flooring:
1. Resilient Flooring
2. Wood flooring
3. Carpet & Rugs
4. Ceramic Tiles
5. Seamless chemical flooring
6. Marble flooring
7. Brick Flooring
8. Glass Flooring
9. Stone Flooring
10. Rubber flooring
So there you go Ten types of flooring that you can choose from. These
are just few types of flooring that are hit on the market today.

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Flooring

  • 1. BY Aditi Shah BE- CIVIL , 7th Sem Laxmi Institute of Technoogy
  • 2.  Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering.  Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface.  Materials almost always classified as floor covering include carpet, area rugs, and resilient flooring such as linoleum or vinyl flooring.  Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.
  • 3. The floor under the flooring is called the subfloor. This provides the support for the flooring. Special purpose subfloors like floating floors, raised floors or sprung floors may be laid upon another underlying subfloor which provides the structural strength.
  • 4.  The choice of material for floor covering is affected by factors such as cost, endurance, noise insulation, comfort and cleaning effort.  Some types of flooring must not be installed below grade (lower than ground level), and laminate or hardwood should be avoided where there may be moisture or condensation.  The sub-floor may be finished in a way that makes it usable without any extra work.
  • 5. depends upon below factors: • Initial Cost • Appearance • Cleanliness • Durability • Damp Resistance • Sound Insulation • Thermal Insulation • Fire Resistance • Smoothness • Hardness • Maintenance
  • 6. SOFT COVERINGS • Carpet is a floor covering woven or felted from natural or man- made fibre. •Fitted carpet is attached to the floor structure, extends wall-to- wall, and cannot be moved from place to place. •Rugs are smaller than the room in which they are located and are generally placed over the wood flooring. •They may be attached to the flooring below by adhesive or other methods.
  • 8. WOOD FLOORING •Many different species of wood are fabricated into wood flooring in two primary forms: plank and parquet. • Hardwoods are typically much more durable than softwoods. •Laminate is a floor covering that appears similar to hardwood but is made with a plywood or medium density fibreboard ("MDF") core with a plastic laminate top layer. •Bamboo flooring is a floor manufactured from the bamboo plant and is a type of hardwood flooring, though technically not a wood.
  • 11.  Resilient flooring is made of material that has some elasticity.  It includes many different manufactured products including linoleum, sheet vinyl, vinyl composition tile (VCT), cork (sheet or tile), rubber, and others.
  • 12.  Ceramic tile includes a wide variety of clay products fired into thin units which are set in beds of mortar or mastic wit h the joints between tiles grouted.  Varieties include quarry tile, porcelain tile , terracotta tile, and others.
  • 14.  Mosaic flooring is made of small pieces of broken tiles of china glaze or of cement, or of marble , arranged in different patterns  This pieces are cut to desired shapes and sizes.  Example of Mosaic flooring are terraces and indoor gardens.
  • 16. • New technologies are emerging since 2004 to produce hard floorings having the ability to light up when needed these tiles are called Glazed tiles.
  • 17.  Many different seamless flooring materials are available. These are usually latex, polyester, urethane or epoxy compounds which are applied in liquid form to provide a completely seamless floor covering.  These are usually found in wet areas such as laboratories or food processing plants.
  • 18.  It is a superior type of flooring, used in bathrooms and kitchens of residential buildings and in hospitals, sanatoriums, temples etc. Where extra cleanliness is an essential requirement.  Marble slabs may be laid in different sizes, usually in rectangular or square shapes.
  • 20.  Such a flooring is used in cheap construction, specially where good bricks are available.  This flooring is specially suited to ware-houses, stores, go-downs etc.  Well-burnt bricks of good colour and uniform shapes are used.  Bricks are laid either or flat or on edge, arranged in herring bone fashion or set at right angles to the walls, or set any other good looking pattern.
  • 23.  This is a special purpose flooring, used in circumstances where it is desired to transmit light from upper floor to lower areas.  Glass flooring is very costly, and not commonly used.  E.g. Dance floor or Home decoration.
  • 27.  It consists of sheets or tiles of rubber, in variety of patterns and colours with thickness varying from 3 to 10 mm.  The sheets are fixed to the concrete floor with the help of appropriate adhesives.  Rubber floorings are resilient and noise proof.  They are costly, hence used in public buildings or offices
  • 29.  Sustainable flooring is produced from sustainable materials (and by a sustainable process) that reduces demands on ecosystems during its life-cycle.  Some think that sustainable flooring creates safer and healthier buildings and guarantees a future for traditional producers of renewable resources that many communities depend on.
  • 30. Special tools used for flooring include:  Flooring clamp, a clamp for tongue- and-groove floors while nailing  Knee kicker, used to position carpets precisely and stretch small areas, like steps  Concrete moisture meter used to check a concrete floor before laying flooring on top
  • 31. There are a number of special features that may be used to ornament a floor or perform a useful service:  Floor medallions decorative centrepieces of a floor design  Doormats to help keep a floor clean  Gratings used to drain water or to rub dirt off shoes  Tactile or rumble strips to warn of for instance a wheelchair ramp, these would normally also be distinctively coloured or patterned.  Light strips to show an escape route out, especially on airplanes.
  • 32.  Mouldings or baseboards to decorate the sides of a floor or to cover the edge of a floating floor.  Anti-Slip Devices The addition of either granular or rubberized particles that will allow wheels, shoes, or feet better traction.
  • 34.  Wood floors, particularly older ones, will tend to 'squeak' in certain places.  This is caused by the wood rubbing against other wood, usually at a joint of the subfloor.  Firmly securing the pieces to each other with screws or nails will remove this problem.  Concrete floors are usually so solid they do not have this problem, but are also much more expensive to construct, and much heavier, resulting in further requirements regarding the structure of the building.
  • 35.  Floor vibration is a particularly annoying problem with floors. Wood floors tend to pass sound, particularly heavy footsteps and low bass frequencies.  Floating floors can reduce or eliminate this problem.  The flooring may need protection sometimes (e.g., a gym floor used for a graduation ceremony).  A Gym floor cover can be used to reduce the need to satisfy incompatible requirements.
  • 36. Types of flooring: 1. Resilient Flooring 2. Wood flooring 3. Carpet & Rugs 4. Ceramic Tiles 5. Seamless chemical flooring 6. Marble flooring 7. Brick Flooring 8. Glass Flooring 9. Stone Flooring 10. Rubber flooring So there you go Ten types of flooring that you can choose from. These are just few types of flooring that are hit on the market today.