Floors, Walls, Ceiling and Plenum Flashcards
Most expensive finish selected, in maintenance cost alone.
Floors
Most conspicuous architectural elements. Conceals building services like communications, hvac, plumbing.
Walls
Overhead interior surface, covering the upper limits of a room. Not considered a structural element, but a finished surface.
Ceilings
Separate space provided for heating, ventilation, and air- conditioning (HVAC)
Plenum
Flooring that closely resembles elements found in nature. Durable, practical and can last the life of a building
Hard flooring
Flooring that combines comfort underfoot and quietness associated with textile floor coverings, with the imperviousness of hard floorings
Resilient flooring
Type of flooring that uses: Carpet is unmatched among floor coverings for a luxurious feel underfoot
Soft floor covering
Floor that is already waterproof and impervious to most household liquids
Ex: Slate, ceramic, quarry tiles
Nonporous floors
Flooring that is waterproof and resistant but not impervious to oil and grease
Ex: marble, terrazzo, rubber, linoleums, vinyl, asbestos, thermoplastic
Semi- porous
Flooring that is not waterproof or greaseproof and are likely to stain. Should be sealed to be non- porous
Ex: unsealed wood, cork, concrete, chipboard
Porous floors
Natural material made from sand, clay, water with some kind of organic material
Adobe
Block of ceramic material, used in masonry construction
Brick
Tile that has. The lowest absorption level
Impervious
Glasslike, tile that is slightly more absorptive than impervious tile
Vitreous
Tile that has an absorption level of more than 3.0% but not more than 7.0%
Semivitreous
Tile that is most absorptive at a rate more than 7.0%
Non-vitreous
Tile is double fired
Bicottura
Tile is single fired
Monocottura
Type of ceramic tile that is:
After firing, a thin coat of liquified glass is applied over the top surface
Glazed interior tiles
Type of ceramic tile that is:
Usually 6-10mm thick. Sizes are 25x25cm or 50x50cm
Ceramic mosaic tiles
Type of ceramic tile that is:
Suitable for heavy floor service. Made of unglazed porcelain or natural clay
Paver tiles
Type of ceramic tile that is:
Known to be very durable as a flooring material, impervious to moisture, stains, dirt and resistant to abrasions. Made from clay or shale
Quarry tiles
Type of ceramic tile that is:
Fired at high temperature. Generally dense and impervious. Chip resistant and is extremely difficult to cut
Porcelain tiles
Type of ceramic tile that is:
Can be made of any material and is solid throughout
Homogeneous
ceramic tile finish that is:
Composed of the same ingredients and texture throughout
Unglazed tile
ceramic tile finish that is:
Has a glassy surface and is impervious to moisture
2 types is bright and matte
Glazed Tile
Flexible wall covering, laminated to cotton or backed with paper in continuous rolls. Thermal insulation and acoustic. Prone to moisture, stains, easily chips and crumbles in edges
Cork
Oldest wallcovering.
Fabric
Type of fabric wall covering that involves laminating paper to the reverse side of the textile
Paper-backed fabric
Type of fabric wall covering involves stretching the textile in a frame and applying a latex compound
Latex-coated Fabrics
Transparent and translucent material but will likely continue to be windows
Glass