Ch 5 Flooring Flashcards
The gypsum product used as a base for exterior finishes in wood or steel framing structures is called:
C. Sheathing
For the pull-down type of access tile ceiling systems, tile is removed by using:
B. A specialty designed hook knife.
Which is the most popular installation technique for commercial carpet?
C. Glued down
Solid wood flooring is manufactured from both hard woods and soft woods and includes _____ configurations.
D. Strip, plank and block
The most durable finished floors consist of:
C. Hard materials
Resilient flooring not only recovers well from weight and impact, it is also:
B. less tiring for leg muscles
Providing the advantages of moisture and not resistance, ease of construction, and non combustibility, metal framing is commonly used in the construction of _____ in commercial and industrial buildings.
C. Stud Partitions
Which of the following is not an important consideration when selecting flooring?
D. Supplier
All of the following are elements of carpet durability except:
D Face material
The yarn loops on _____ are all at the same height above the backing, which makes these carpets the best wearing.
A. level-loop carpets
Carpet tiles can be rotated between high-level and low-level traffic areas to:
B. Extend the life of the entire installation
_______ has fair durability under normal conditions of traffic and environmental exposure, but it is less durable than other forms of resilient surfaces, except cork.
C. Asphalt tile
Concrete block, wood or metal studs with gypsum drywall can be used for creating:
D. acoustical barriers
Which type of flooring surfaces are the most difficult to repair?
Wood and masonry
Four elements of carpet construction determine durability:
Face weight, face density, fiber type and texture
Oak is the most popular hardwood
Softwoods wear poorly and include white and yellow pine.
Resilient flooring:
Various smooth floor coverings that can return to original shape after external loads have been removed.
Asphalt tile:
Composed of asbestos fiber bound together
Insulating wallboard:
Wallboard with a bright finish aluminum foil boned to the back
Fire resistance wall board:
Special core with glass fibers
Water resistance wallboard:
Known as green board used for bathrooms and utility rooms. Achieved by using multilayered covering of chemically treated paper.
Gypsum sheathing is used for:
Base for exterior finishes in wood and steel framing structures.
Four types of framing:
Cold formed, rigid furring, suspend grid and resilient furring.
Materials for sound control:
Concrete block, wood or metal studs with sheet rock on each side. movable wall systems.
Exposed grid systems:
Used in shopping centers, general office spaces , non-public and storage spaces
Two main types of access tile systems:
Pull down and push up
Plaster or Dry Wall
areas the do not require acoustical absorption.
Fire rated system typically found?
Under structural members requiring extra thermal protection and in fire rated partitions in multi-tenant office buildings..