Finish Materials Flashcards
Brown Coat
The second coat of plaster in a three-coat application.
Finish Coat
The final coat of plaster.
Gypsum
Hydrous calcium sulfate
Gypsum Board
drywall, plasterboard or sheetrock
An interior facing panel consisting of a gypsum core sandwiched between paper faces.
Environment: Gyp cannot be reused for original purpose.
- Recycling plants
- ground and wored into ground as soil additive
Laminated Flooring
A variation of plastic laminated material. Composed of a clear-wearing sheet over a melamineimpregnated decorative printed sheet with core layers of phenolic-impregnated kraft paper.
- hard
- durable
- resistant to staining
- economical
Lath
A base material to which plaster is applied.
Linoleum
A resilient floorcovering material composed primarily of ground cork and linseed oil on a burlap or canvas backing.
Parquet Flooring
Flooring made of preassembles units of several small, thin slats of wood in a variety of patterns.
Plank Wood Flooring
Wood flooring laid in random lengths with the end joints staggered.
Typically used in residential.
Plaster
Finish material made from various types of cementing compounds, fine aggregate and water. A cementitious material, ususally based on gypsum or portland cement, applied to lath or masonry in paste form, to harden into a finish surface.
Resilient Flooring
A manufactured sheet or tile flooring made of asphalt, polyvinyl chloried, linoleum, rummer or toher elastic materials.
- Little more difficult to install
- Fewer seams
- easier to clean
- more hygienic
- more resistant to poisture spills
Scratch Coat
The first coat in a three coat application of plaster.
Applied to lath create a bond to the surface.
Strip Wood Flooring
Wood finish flooring in the form of long, narrow tongue-and-groove boards.
Stucco
Portland cement plaster used as an exterior cladding or siding material.
Terrazzo
A composite material consisting of concrete with an aggregate of marble, quarts or granite chips selected for size and color, which is ground and polished smooth after curing.
poured in place or precast
Tile
A fired clay product that is thin in cross section as compared to a brick, either a thin flat element, a thin curved element or a hollow element with thin walls.
Benefits:
- durability
- water resistance (if glazed)
- ease of intallation
- ease of cleaning
- range of colors, sies and patterns
- fire resistance
- fade resisance
- ability to store heat for passive solar collection
Types of Tile
- Ceramic Tile
- Quarry Tile
- Ceramic Mosaic Tile
- Dust Pressing
Finish Work
The methods, materials and treatments that comprise the interior and exterior finished surfaces of a building.
Types of Gypsum Board
- Regular board
- Backing board
- Insulating board
- Type X board
- Moisture-resistant board
Vitrification
The fusion of tile after firing, a measure of tile density. Classified by moisture absorption.
