1. Take out something to write with and pick up a note packet

2. Floors  Have the most wear and tear than any other surface  Set a mood  Provide traffic pattern/safety  Show off furnishings

3. Three Basic Floor Treatments  Hard  Brick  Tile  Wood  Quarry Tile  Marble  Slate  Resilient- Vinyl  Soft- Carpet & Rugs

4. Tile

5. Quarry Tile- unglazed/reddish brown

6. Marble

7. Slate

8. Vinyl

9. Carpet

10. Rugs

11. Pros and Cons of Hard Floor + Durable + Permanent - Costly - Grout in tile can be hard to clean/ Maintain

12. What is parquet?  A wood floor laid out in various patterns

13. What join should be used to lay parquet?  Tongue and grooved:

14. Pros and Cons of Vinyl + Not as costly as wood and tile + Large variety of patterns + Somewhat durable - Visible seams - Cuts and dings

15. Factors that should be considered:  Personal Preference  Quality  Durability  Cost  Maintenance  Traffic (use of room) Color Texture Finishes Stain protection Static guard Traffic control Weight

16. Why is carpet popular?  Adds warmth to a room  Provides a feeling of luxury  Prevents slipping  Buffers injury incase of falls

17. Why are pads used with carpets?  Absorb much of the wear and tear  To make carpet last longer

18. Pros and Cons of Wool Carpet + Resists fading + Naturally soil resistant + Resilient + Durable + Releases oil stains easily - Expensive - Moths (attracted to fibers when dirty) - Itchy

19. Pros and Cons of Nylon Carpet (80% of all carpet) + Affordable + Durable, resists matting and mildew + Cleans well + Resilience - Static electricity - Fades - Pills - Oil stains easily

20. Pros & Cons of Polyester Carpet + Soft + Abrasion resistant + Soil and Stain resistant + Less expensive - Crushes (not resilient) - Pills - Shows wear - Oil stains easily

21. Pros & Cons of Olefin Carpet + $13-30 per yard + Strong, easily cleaned + Color Fast (resistance to fading or running) + No static electricity + Indoor/outdoor - Not soft or absorbent - Mats easily - Oil stains easily

22. Olefin Carpet

23. Pros & Cons of Acrylic Carpet + Looks like wool + Good durability + Cleans well - Mats easily - Soils easily - Does not wear well

24. Advantages of blends:  May get the best of both qualities

25. Shag: Pile that is one or more inches long

26. Carpet Textures: Saxony Plush

27. Velvet Plush

28. Frieze- Tightly twisted, alternating directions

29. Level Loop (Berber)

30. Multi-level Loop

31. Cut Loop

32. Random Shear (Tip Shear) Where the loops are slightly cut off to create a random texture.

33. Carpet Textures