Getting To Know Flooring - Part 1: Flooring Types
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FLOORINGGETTING TO KNOW
PART ONE: FLOORING TYPES
ASPHALT TILEA flooring material made of asbestos fibers, pigments and inert fillers bound together with an asphalt or resin binder. Ingredients are mixed, heated, then rolled out in sheets and cut to size.
Care for asphalt tile with these products. »
CERAMIC TILEA flooring material made from a mixture of special clays and colorants that are fused together at high temperature into a hard brick-like or porcelain substance. The tile is sometimes coated with a thin film of glassy material called glazing.
Polish, seal and maintain ceramic tile with these products. »
CORK TILEA flooring material composed of ground cork, with or without resins, that is compressed and heat cured into the finished product. Chosen mostly for its beauty and sound deadening properties, cork is best maintained with organic solvent-based products such as Traffic Wax paste or liquid.
Strip sealed cork floor with this low-odor stripper. »
CONDUCTIVEFLOORINGA flooring material that will conduct electricity to reduce hazards from unwanted static electricity such as sparks in an explosive environment, or to dissipate static electricity in electronic component manufacturing operations.
Certain matting is also designed to absorb static electricity. »
CONCRETEA flooring material made from a mixture of sand, gravel, Portland cement and modifying additives that react with water to form a hard, rocklike substance. Portland cement is the ‘glue’ that holds the other materials together.
Wash and seal concrete with these products. »
TERRAZZOA polished surface floor consisting of marble or granite chips mixed with a Portland cement matrix.
Care for terrazzo floor with these products. »
TRAVERTINEA flooring material composed of a form of limestone hard enough to be polished. The purest grade used by sculptors is called Statuary Marble. A softer, more porous version called Travertine is usually used for floors. Travertine Marble is known to harden on exposure to air. Marble is damaged by alkaline cleaners, soaps and acids; it also stains easily.
Polish and maintain marble with this product. »
