Carpet, Access flooring and transitions

  • Sheet carpeting- typically what you see in residential use

  • Carpet tile- what you see commercially

  • Makes spaces quieter and comfortable

  • May end up in landfills and require replacement more frequently than other finishes.

  • Because they harbor allergens, it can cause air quality issues.

  • Commonly used in basement due to added warmth it provides.

  • useful i lower traffic areas such as office work stations,

  • Might want to be avoided because of cleanability.

Carpet tiles: Seams become less visible with regular vaccuming and foot traffic

  • Tile direction indicators are located on the bacl of the tile.

TUFTED VS. WOVEN

  • Woven: peel off the seams

  • Carpet can shrink

  • Synthetic fibre comes out of a machine, water bounces off, woven fibre holds some water

  • tufted carpet is made by using a piece of plastic, then they stick through the tufts— stick it through primary backing, then take some latex glue and glue the tufts inside. To give more stability they take secondary backing and stick it on the back.

  • Woven carpet has strands— They take a string and take the strang of fibre (which will become face fibre) and wrap it around the string. This type is more likely to shrink. This is because the fibre is very absorbant. Because it gets fatter, it pulls the carpet in.

  • If we clean a synthetic carpet, the water runs all the way down the fibre and the carpet shrinks.

  • Access flooring: modular flooring system that makes room below for cables. —improves office safety

  • floooring transitions: removes tripping hazards— heat welding and vinyl floor: keeps contaminants and moisture from seeping through into the joints— used in healthcare facilities. STAIR NOSING

CARPET TILES INSTALL

  • Spread the adheasive, put a piece of carpet tile on the tool. The thinner the spread the better (dries faster), let it dry for 30-40 mins

  • Install the carpet tile next. stay on the lines as best as you can. leep arrows going all in the same direction

  • with leftovers, cut the tiles to fit empty spaces. keep doing a pyramid form.

  • take door plates off to place the carpet around the screw holes— apply the plates back afterwards

RESIDENTIAL BROADLOOM CARPET

  • You’ll need: Tack strips, plastic broad knife, carpet pad, shoe covers (optional), nails, hand saw, and brad nailer.

  • select correct padding for longer carpet life, comfortable surface, and better sound and energy insulation.

  • Cut tack strips around the perimiter, nail in the strips with the tacks leavin 2 thirds thickness between the wall and strips.

  • lay carpet down. use masking tape to secure neighboring pieces together then stapke it. trim the pad. measure the room, snap a chalk line that is 6 inches longer and wider than the room. place wood under the carpet. flip carpet over and center it in the room. anchor and tuck the carpet. trim excess carpet. pwer stretch corners and long walls- tucking along the way. seal with glue when carpet comes in contact with other materials

ACCESS FLOOR

Reasons for choosing this:

  • flexibility— good for reconfiguration in the future

  • tidy and simplistic layout— ventilation, pipe work, electrical systems hidden below

  • simple access- loose lay/gravity lay, screw down, finished panels, bare steel panels, and gypsum fibre panels.

  • improved airflow and cooling— equipment generate high levels of heat

  • finshes— various access systems— static dissipative vinyl, HPL, Rubber, and moref