Wednesday, September 10, 2008

FLOOR


A floor is the bottom surface of a room. A floor often has a "subfloor" beneath its walking surface, which may include floor heating, and conduits for water and electricity. Installing a floor covering is called "flooring".

FLOOR COVERING-is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface.

1.CARPET is a floor covering woven or felted from natural or man-made fibers.

2.LAMINATE is a floor covering that appears similar to hardwood but is made with a plywood or medium density fiberboard core with a plastic laminate top layer.

3.WOOD flooring any different species of wood are fabricated into wood flooring in two primary forms: plank and parquet. Bamboo flooring is also available. While bamboo is technically not a wood, bamboo flooring is installed and functions much like wood flooring.

4. CERAMIC TILE includes a wide variety of clay products fired into thin units which are set in beds of mortar or mastic with the joints between tiles grouted. Varieties include quarry tile, porcelain tile, terra cotta tile, and others.

5.TERRAZZO consists of marble or other stone aggregate set in mortar and ground and polished to a smooth surface.

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