Resilient Flooring Flashcards
1
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5 Ingredients of Vinyl Flooring
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- PVC (polyvinylchloride) (wear resistance)
- pigments (color)
- fillers (thickness)
- plasticizers (increas flexibility)
- stabilizers (colore permanence)
2
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Types of Vinyl
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- Solid Sheet Vinyl
- Backed Sheet Vinyl
- VCT (Vinyl Composition Tile)
3
Q
Cork
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- natural resilient, granulated pieces of bark, grown in mediterranean areas, self-replinishing
4
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Rubber Flooring
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- synthetic rubber, resistance, comfortable, quiet, slip resistance
5
Q
Linoleum
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- biodegradable, not manufactured in US, bonded to fiber backing (burlap)
6
Q
Flooring Accessories
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- Wall base (conceals joint where meets floor)
- straight and standard cove
- butt cove (applied before flooring)
- reducer or transition strips (smooth connection between floorings of different heights)
7
Q
Solid Sheet Vinyl
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- no backing
- pattern continues all of the way through
- great for health care facilities
8
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Backed Sheet Vinyl
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- vinyl wear layer (thin upper that protects pattern) bonded to a backing (felt) with or without an interlayer (imparts desired performance attribute) between the two
9
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Installation of Vinyl
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- Heat welding: seams formed by melting a vinyl rod btwn sheets
- chemical welding: seams formed by applyaing a one or two part solvent that is mixed on site
10
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VCT
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Vinyl Composition Tile
- most often specified - easy installation and affordability
- installation: adhesive, peel nad stick backing, attached foam backing
