TYPES OF FLOORING IN HOTELS

SELECTION OF FLOOR
COVERINGS
 Appearance
 Comfort
 Durability
 Life expectancy
 Safety
 Ease of cleaning
 Cost
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TYPES OF FLOORINGS
 Hard Flooring
Semi-hard Flooring
Soft-floorings

Hard Flooring
 Hard flooring is more
durable but, noisy with
exception of wood
flooring.
 It is cold in feel.
 Fire-retardant.
 Easily cleaned.

Types of Hard Floorings
• Resilient :- It is certain
amount of flexibility
and will give or bend
beneath of feet, it will
come back to its natural
shape.
• Non- Resilient:- Non-
resilient floor finishes
are resist denting
because of their
hardness.

Non-resilience Hard Flooring
 Stone
 Concrete
 Ceramic /vitreous
Magnetic
 Resin

Stone flooring
 Natural appearance.
 almost in-definite life.
 all stone floorings are
very heavy.
 it should be laid on a
solid concrete sub-floor.
 stone floor are resistant
wear, water, and
cleaning chemicals.

Stone flooring
Marble :-
 Available wide range of
colors.
 It is crystallized
limestone.
 Marble is durable, bur
lighter colors
 Marble stains are easily
on coming in contact with
ferrous metals and oils.
 Marble is available in
tiles ranging in size from
12 inches up to 18 inches
square, but larger slabs up
to 5 x 3 ft can be
obtained on special order.www.indianchefrecipe.com

Stone flooring
Slate :-
 This is hard, may be
given polished.
Natural colors of slate
are grey and blue gray.
 for interiors use , slabs
come in standard sizes
of 18 x 9 inches
 larger slabs up to 6.5 ft
x 3 ft available.

Stone flooring
Quartzite :
 It is very hard wearing,
non-slippery.
 It is suitable for both
interiors and exteriors.
 Colors range from silver
gray to olive, yellow and
gold.
 Thickness of quartzite slab
depends on the rock
formation.

Stone flooring
Sandstone, limestone and
granite :-
 sandstone is a
sedimentary rock
composed of compressed
sand.
 limestone is composed
mainly of calcium
carbonate.
 granite is a granular
crystalline rock of quartz,
field par and mica.
 all three stone are good
flooring materials.
 colors are grey, green and
brown.

Concrete flooring
• This is good the areas take
hard wear to chipping and
cracking ,heat and insects.
• It is used for outdoor areas
like parking , garbage rooms,
exhibitions rooms etc.
• Concrete is a mixture of sand,
gravel, crashed stone and
seashells.
• It is easy to clean, but they
can not polished as they can
render for slippery.

Concrete flooring
• Solid concrete sub-flooring
requires all types of concrete
flooring.
1) Granolithic concrete
2) concrete flags
3) concrete tiles
4) terrazzo

TERRAZZO
• Terrazzo is made in a
wide variety of colors
and patterns.
• Terrazzo offers hard-
wearing surface, but
dangerous slippery when
wet.
• It is porous surface and
durable.

Vitreous/ceramic flooring
• Ceramic flooring is primarily
composed of silicon material
that flow to gather and bond
during the firing process to
form a glass like ceramic.
• It is combination of clay,
marble , slate, glass, and flint
are used to make ceramic.
• They are long lasting, hard-
wearing, and easy to clean.
• All ceramic flooring needs a
solid sub-floor.

Vitreous/ceramic flooring
• Common types of ceramic
floorings are quarry tiles,
bricks, glazed tiles, and paver
stones.
• They can be divided into
Two
1) Glazed Ceramic
2) Un-glazed Ceramic

Magnetic flooring
 These floorings are more
durable and more flexible
then concrete.
 These floorings need to
avoid washing because of
porous nature.
 These floorings are
harmed because of
chemicals.

Resin flooring
 This type of flooring is
non –skid and suitable
for kitchens, canteens,
bathrooms, corridors
and laundries.
 These are excellent
wear, usually 2-3 times
that of concrete.

Resilient Hard- Flooring
• wood flooring
• Asphalt flooring
• Bit mastic flooring

Wood Flooring
 Durability wood flooring
is depends up on good
maintenance and the
quality of wood used.
 Wood floors are warm to
touch and tend to be
noisy.
 They are non slippery
unless too much polish is
used.
 Main dis –advantage of
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Wood Flooring
 Wood flooring is damaged
by strong alkalis.
 It is poor conductor of heat.
 Some types of wood
finishes are –
 wood parquet
 Plywood
 Hardwood strip and block
 Wood mosaic

Asphalt Tiles Flooring
 These are composed of
asbestos fibers, pigments
and inert fillers.
 These are bound with
asphalt in case of the
darker verities and some
other resinous binder in
case of lighter colors.

Bitumastic flooring
 Cost of installation is low.
 Soft in texture but
appearance is hard floor.
 It is normally is black , red
or brown.
It is used in public areas,
corridors and other heavy
traffic areas.
 It is damaged by heat and
heavy weight and harmed by
sprits.

Semi-hard Flooring
• Semi-hard floor finishes
are durable , but
normally less permanent
then hard floor finishes.
• These are resistance to
pests as well and are
easy to clean.

Linoleum flooring
 linoleum is available in
Different colors and
patterns.
 It is damaged by extreme
temperatures-
low temp ---- cracks
High temp ---- soften
 Minimum amount of water
should be used for cleaning.
 It is used in linen rooms,
bath rooms and canteens.www.indianchefrecipe.com

Cork flooring
 It is warm and restful
appearance.
 The disadvantage of cork
flooring is extremely
porous.
 It is available in
 Untreated cork tiles
 Cork tiles with PVC
surface

Rubber flooring
 This is made of synthetic
rubber.
 Rubber maintains a good
luster without any finishing
treatments and gas a good
resistance to chemicals.
 Rubber flooring resist
cigarette burns
 it is harmed by sprits,
grease, sunlight and coarse
abrasives.
 It is used in entrance halls,
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Plastic flooring
 A wide range of colors, designs
and textures and prices makes
plastic flooring very versatile.
All types are resistant to wear,
water and most of chemicals.
Various types of plastic floorings are:-
 Thermoplastic and vinyl zed
thermoplastic tiles
 Vinyl asbestos tiles and flooring
 Vinyl composition tiles.
 Homogeneous flexible vinyl.
 Reverse-printed PVC
 PVC with various backings.

Soft Floor
 Soft floorings are quite,
warm and slip-resistance.
 they are available in a
variety of colors, textures
and patterns.
 Best examples are
carpets, rugs and mats.

Carpets
 Carpets are primarily
three components:-
1) An under lay
2) A backing
3) Face and pile
 It is classified into two
1) woven carpets
2) Non-woven
carpets

Woven carpets
 Wilton carpets :-
patterned wilton
plain wilton
cord
Brussels
 Axminister carpets :-
spool Axminister
Gripper Axminister
chenille Axminister
 Oriental carpets:-

Non-woven Carpets
 Tufted carpets
 Berber carpets
 Bonded carpets
Pile-bounded carpet
Electrostatic ally
Flocked carpets
Needle-punched carpets
 Knitted carpets

Wall And Wall Coverings
 Wall coverings may be
decorative as well as
functional.
 primary consideration
for wall coverings
should be their
functional quality,
durability and ease of
maintenance.

Types Of Walls
 Brick
 Old plaster
 New plaster

Types Of Wall Coverings
 paints
 wall papers
 fabric coverings
 wood coverings
 tiles

Paints
 It is mixture of four
ingredients – pigments,
additives, binders and
solvents.
Pigments : color
Additives : resisting of rust
and fungus.
Binders : hold the paint to
gather and help for
durability.
Solvents :-brushing or
rolling the paint across the
surface.

PAINT
• Fastest and least
expensive way to cover
a wall
• Easiest way to change
the look of a room
• When choosing a paint,
choose a color slightly
LIGHTER the color you
want.

Paints
 It offers wide range of
colors, effects.
 It is used on walls is
usually for decoration.
 Paint can be easily
applied and cleaned too.
 It is classified into two
types.
1) water –based paints.
2) solvents-based
paints. www.indianchefrecipe.com

Water-based or latex paint
• Water-based or latex: easy to apply and dries
quickly, does not adhere (stick) to some
surfaces, such as bare wood
• Clean-up is easy with soap and water.
• Considered to be environmentally safe

Water–Based Paints
In these types , the contents are mixed with
clean water only.
• Lime wash : -used for interiors and exteriors.
• Distemper :-it is applied with brush or spray gun. It is used
for interiors.
• Emulsion paint:- it is applied with brush or spray gun. It is
used for interiors. Two coats are applied on same day.
 Silicate paint:- silicate paints are mostly
applied to the interiors not the exteriors of a
building.
 Cement paint:-this is mostly used as anwww.indianchefrecipe.com

Solvents-based Paints
• Solvent-based may be oil or synthetic resin
called ALKYD
• Alkyd dries more quickly than oil based paints,
does not contain lead
• Produces a durable and washable surface good
for walls and ceilings of kitchens, baths.
• Mineral spirits used for cleanup

Solvents-based Paints
 It is generally made up of six main constitutes:
base, filler or extender, coloring pigment, vehicle,
solvent or thinner and dryer.
 Different types of solvent based paints available
are:
Alkyd paints Aluminum paint
Anti-corrosive paints Asbestos paints
Bronze paints Cellulose paints
Casein paints Enamel paints
Oil paints Rubber paints
Plastic paints

Preparation of walls before
painting
Before painting , the
following treatments
required are :-
1) primer
2) under coat
3) Paint stripper

WALLPAPERS
 It is warmer appearance
than paint.
 The choice of walls
depends upon the
dimensions and uses of the
room.
 It is smooth finish so do
not catch dust, but easily
show up marks.
Some examples are: - lining
paper, washable paper,
embossed papers, ingrained
paper, metallic paper etc.www.indianchefrecipe.com

WALLPAPERS
• Decorative paper or vinyl applied to walls with
glue or paste.
• Can copy any surface (brick, stone, wood,
leather)
• Can be murals of outdoor scenes
• Can enhance any room and create any style
• Vinyl and vinyl-coated papers are best selling
papers today
• These are washable, water and stain resistanwww.indianchefrecipe.com

Specialty Wallpapers
• Foil: reflects light to make small rooms appear
larger
• Embossed: have a raised surface area as part of
design, more formal look
• Can be fabrics or natural fibers
• Paintable: has raised texture and can be
painted on once on the wall. Good to cover
uneven walls.
• Specially treated papers are used in
commercial settings.www.indianchefrecipe.com

Fabric wall covering
 the use of fabrics on
walls goes back a long
way

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