Floor, Roof and Ceiling Finishes Q7

Thomas Sim PEA2066

Q.
Describe four (4) types of finishes for floor, roof, and ceiling which is suitable for a two storey bungalow.

Give reasons for your answers.

(25 marks, 2011 Q7)

A.
4 types of finishes for each elements

Floor Finishes:

1. In situ floor finishes - mixed on site, laid in fluid and allowed to dry and set to hard surface. It is usually concrete and big scale for economy and open air, industry and farming.

2. Applied Floor finishes - ceramic tiles, mosaic, carpet, PVC tiles. Durable and easy maintenance.

3. Timber floor finishes - timber strips or parquet. Now also industrial timber products. Tropical timber wood is harder to find nowadays, hence although highly durable and aesthetic, timber flooring is expensive and harder to maintain.

4. Seamless Floor finishes - in the old days - terrazzo flooring. Now, flake or quartz, clear or colored, silikal flooring can solve almost any flooring problem. Flooring that is smooth in transition protecting the flooring substrate. Silikal flooring is perfect protection for industrial or commercial environments due to high standard of hygiene required. Sometimes it is also called pharmaceutical flooring.


Roof Finishes:Ref:
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/chietylasim/topic-9-finishes

1. Attap - for agriculture use. In a double storey bungalow, this roofing is not suitable.

2. Asbestos - old roofs. Asbestos are obsolete. In fact, it is hazardous to health.

3. Tiles - most commonly used as roof finishes in our weather. It is durable and can insulate against hot sun.

4. Metal - sheets of steel deckings are common now as cost of production has come down. It is durable and easy to install. It has good waterproofing ability especially during heavy downpour.

5. Membranes - not suitable as roofing for double story bungalow. It is tailored made and costly. It also gets dirty quickly.

Ref:

Ceiling Finishes:

Refer to Types of ceiling finishes here.

The insulation purpose of ceiling finishes is about noise, heat and ventilation. Equatorial climate with plenty of rain fall would post a noise disturbance if ceiling has no noise insulation, and roofing is by metal sheets.
Acoustical ceiling tiles are made from soft, sound absorbing materials like cork, wood fibers, sugarcane fibers, mineral wool, gypsum, and fiberglass. Most ceiling tiles are perforated to allow more sound absorption and less deflection.
Another type of ceiling panel is known as a baffle. Baffles are acoustical panels hung from the ceiling to reduce airborne noise that can be generated in a school gymnasium, auditorium or restaurant.
Other ceiling tiles are designed to be glued, nailed or stapled directly to a gypsum board ceiling or to furring strips attached to the ceiling joists

Ref:
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/professorS/ach-121-lecture-14-finishes
http://drc.ohiolink.edu/bitstream/handle/2374.OX/181286/Wall%20Finishes.pdf?sequence=31