IDFX materials and specifications

Strip Flooring

thin flooring with tongue and groove edges

Parquet Flooring

Made of preassembled units of several small, thin slats of wood in a variety of patterns.

May be finished or unfinished.

Usually sold in 12" squares, 5/16" thick, for mastic application.

Easier and cheaper to install than other types of floors & wide range of designs.

Environmentally friendly wood

- Bamboo

- Palm wood

Quarry Tile

Really durable, great for back of house spaces

Thick - set

Used when subfoor is uneven or when stone varies in thickness

Thin - set

Less expensive, cheaper install. Good for uniform thickness

Resilient Flooring

Generic term describing several types of composition materials made from various resins, fibers, plasticizers, and fillers.

Formed under heat and pressure to produce thin material, either sheets or tiles.

Applied with mastic to subfloor of concrete, plywood, or other.

Some may be installed only on floors above grade, others may be placed below, on, or above grade.

Common types: Vinyl, rubber, cork

Vinyl flooring

Durable to abrasion, grease, water, and alkalis.

Rubber flooring

Made from synthetic rubber. Good resistance to loads, but not resistant to oil or grease

Wool carpet fibers

Natural, durable, resilient

- expensive

Nylon carpet fibers

Economical carpet material that is very strong and wear resistant

Wilton carpet

complex patterns into carpet and can create different levels of cut-pile, multilevel loop

Axminster carpet

range of patterns/ colors but same pile height

Tufting

pile yarn is punched through the backing with rows of needles, like a sewing machine

Carpet installation

Direct glue-down

stretched in installation

Carpet Methenamine pill test

Test measures the response of a carpet sample to a burning methenamine tablet

Ceramic Tile

Made from clay or clay mixture

pretty durable, easy to clean, and install

Porcelain tile

Lighter in color and denser than ceramic tile

- more durable, and less porous than ceramic tile

Laminate Flooring

Printed sheet with fiberboard core, backing, and wear layer

Seamless Flooring

High performance flooring, used when extreme hardness, severe stain & chemical resistance or excellent water resistance needed

industrial floors, commercial kitchens, factories, clean rooms, laboratories, hospitals, correctional facilities, parking garages

coefficent of friction

number that serves as an index of the interaction between two surfaces in contact ranges from 0 to 1

higher the COF the less slippery

ANSI A137.1

Ceramic tiles for level interior spaces expected to be walked upon when wet must have a minimum value of greater than or equal to .42

Paint Binder

Gives paint film integrity, holds pigment together

Pigments

finely ground natural or synthetic materials that give paint its color and concealing abilities

Additives

Impart certain attributes, (prevent mildew, break bubbles, affect thickness)

Oil Paints

Durable, but have strong odor when applied

Latex paints

Water based, with ninyl or acrylic resins as binders. Epoxy can also be used as a binder

VOCs

"Volatile organic compounds; REALLY BAD emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids

Type 1 Vinyl Wallcovering

Light duty

Type 11 Vinyl Wallcovering

Medium duty

Type 111 Vinyl Wallcovering

Heavy duty

Vinyl wallcovering installation

Double -cutting or tight butt joint

Acoustic Panels

Walls that help reduce noise levels within a space, need to be covered in a permeable/ hydrophobic material

Roller Shades

Inexpensive, block light but interfere with ventilation

Roman shades

Pull up with cords into accordian folds

Austrian Shades

Fold into scallops

Venetian blinds

Adjusted with control cord, pulled up with another cord

Mini blinds

Horizontal slats of aluminum like Venetian blinds but they are only 1/2 to 1" wide; the angle of the slats is controlled with a plastic rod; they can be pulled up to expose the entire window area

Drapery

Made from a variety of fabrics, pleating. Commonly attached to a traverse rod

Curtains

Closely hung within the window frame

NRC

Noise Reduction Coefficient

How material absorbs sound

Colorfastness

the resistance of a finish to change or loss of color when exposed to light, most commonly the ultraviolet light of the sun

Crocking resistance

Mateirals resistance to the transfer of color when rubbed

ASTM E84

Steiner Tunnel Test.

developed for flame spread and smoke