Mick Scherdel, HML Lecture 4
Today’s lecture by Mick was on flooring.
Types of floor finishes;
- terrazzo
- granite
- ceramic tyle
- timber boarding
- entrance matting
- laminate
- sports flooring
- vinyl
- non-slip vinyl
- carpet
- resin
- linoleum
- conglomerate
- rubber
- marble/natural stone
- concrete
Properties to consider when designing floors
- fire
- acoustics
- services – heating/lighting/ventilation
- roman underfloor heating
- thermal insulation
- structural stability and loading
- maintenance
- impact resistance and durability
Floor structures
- timber
– advantages; lightweight, adaptability, flexibility, prefabrication, cost.
– disadvantages; labour intensive, short spans/structure, deflection/rigidity, no thermal mass
- precast concrete
- insitu concrete
– advantages; weather resistance, security, structural stability, infinite size and shape, self finished, fire protection, robustness/impact
– disadvantages; labour intensive, wet trades, adaptability, health and safety, flexibility to change, impact sound transfer, environment, hygiene
- steel
– advantages; weather resistance, speed of erection, lifespan, prefabrication, texture and profiles, size and shape
– disadvantages; fire protection, no thermal mass, adaptability, flexibility, costs, acoustics
- glass
– advantages; prefabrication, hygiene, high precision, size and shape, visibility and aesthetics
– disadvantages; cost, maintenance, secondary support, robustness/impact, fire protection, security, thermal mass, privacy, acoustics
- raised access floors
Floor abutment details
Floor junction details
- sheet flooring to hygienic PVC wall cladding junction
- carpet tile to painted concrete floor junction
- sheet flooring finish to concrete stair
- carpet to sheet flooring junction with timber skirting detail
- recessed entrance matwell to carpet tile with timber skirting detail