✔ Veneered (coated) MODULE 1: FLOOR PLANS A floor plan is a drawing to scale, showing a view from above, of the relationships between rooms, spaces, traffic patterns, and other physical features at one level of a structure. Dimensions are usually drawn between the walls to specify room sizes and wall lengths. Things to consider: ✔ Line weights ✔ Furniture layout ✔ Appropriate hatches ✔ Door and window tags ✔ Drawing tags ✔ Dimensions ✔ Specifications ✔ Architectural Materials ✔ Pros and Cons of Materials ✔ Applications of Flooring Materials ✔ Common Problems involving these flooring materials STONE - Stone Finish is very expensive. This material is common in public space inside the house for aesthetic purposes. There are a lot of textures to choose from based on the type of stone installed. Common types of Stone Flooring: ✔ Marble ✔ Limestone ✔ Terrazzo ✔ Travertine Types of Stone Finish: ✔ Natural Cleft ✔ Polished ✔ Honed ✔ Flamed ✔ Sandblasted ✔ Leather Finished ✔ Split Face ✔ Veneer Stone ✔ Antiqued TYPES OF FLOORING HARD FLOORING ☑ WOOD ☑ STONE ☑ TILE SOFT FLOORING ☑ CARPET ☑ RUGS ☑ RESILIENT WOOD - Wood flooring is any product manufactured from timber that is designed for use as flooring, either structural or aesthetic. Wood is a common choice as a flooring material and can come in various styles, colors, cuts, and species. Forms of Wood Flooring: ✔ Strip Flooring ✔ Random Plank ✔ Solid Wood Natural Cleft Unique to slate & sandstones, it has a slightly uneven surface that is still usable for flooring. This finish cannot be created but occurs naturally as the layers are quarried. One side (back side) can be gauged to facilitate ease of "thin set" installation. Some marbles, granites and limestones are available with heavy clefting, suitable for wall installations or paving purposes only. Grinding, sanding, and buffing produces a high gloss, mirror-like surface. Polishing can be done only on crystallized stones. A polished finish doesn't affect the porosity of the stone. This type of finish is used in reception areas, where marble, granite and some harder limestones are laid. The most popular uses of polished stone are in; interior and exterior wall cladding, Interior and exterior paving, Fireplace facing and hearth, Lavatory tops, Residential & Commercial counter tops, Table Tops etc. This is a rough, but tidy look created by applying a high-pressure blast of sand to the stone's surface. A sandblasted finish creates a finely textured surface ideal for use in trafficways. Applying a high-pressure jet of water mixed with sand, this treatment softens the color and characteristics of the original stone. Grinding and sanding produces a smooth, yet not glossy finish. This is best for low maintenance, high traffic applications. Honed finishes unlike polished finishes are not reflective. The honed finish is a satin smooth surface with little light reflection. • This finish is often used on walking surfaces and other areas where heavy traffic would wear off a polished finish. Available only in some varieties of marble & granite, this finish gives the stone a suede looks and feel. This texture is smooth and slip resistant. One of the most popular finishes for external use where slip resistance is a concern. It is produced by applying a high-temperature flame to the surface of the stone which creates thermal shock and causes the inherent crystals to fracture, resulting in deeply textured surface ideal for external surfaces. This finish is mainly used on granites and will hide surface imperfections and tone variations. In stone with yellow shading such as Honey Jasper it oxidizes the iron components and enriches the yellow to making it pale orange/pink, this creates a rich, dramatic effect in originally quiet colors. Mainly used for cladding, this is achieved by splitting stone either by hand or by machine so that the surface exhibits a natural quarry texture. It has a flat back and uneven front surface and creates the uneven look of protruding bricks. The surface evenness varies with the stone and not all stones can be obtained in split face finish. ✔ Quarry ✔Porcelain Tile ✔ Vinyl Tile • Bathrooms, kitchens, entryways • Made from baked clay. Durable, moisture resistant, easy to clean. Can crack if not installed on even surface. Any stone used as a decorative facing material as wall cladding which is not meant to be load-bearing. Veneer may be made from different finishes, such as split face, cleft, honed, polished, flamed or tumbled. • More often on walls • Individual tiles mounted together to keep together and make installation easier. Any stone used as a decorative facing material as wall cladding which is not meant to be load-bearing. Veneer may be made from different finishes, such as split face, cleft, honed, polished, flamed or tumbled. Fired Earth/Clay Warm brown to beige TILES - A tile is a thin object usually square or rectangular in shape. A tile is a manufactured piece of hard-wearing material such as ceramic, stone, metal, baked clay, or even glass, generally used for covering roofs, floors, walls, or other objects such as tabletops. ✔ Ceramic Tiles ✔ Ceramic Mosaic ✔ Mexican Tile