Upgrade to remove ads
Only $2.99/month

Understanding Surface Materials and Treatments

Terms in this set (23)

Floor Treatment
Floorig materials and floor coverings
Flooring Materials
Materials that form the top surface of a floor
Ceramic Tile
Flat piece of kiln-fores clay coates with a protective glaze
Porcelain Tile
The highest quality ceramic tile made.
Floor Coverings
Surfaces placed over the structural floor
Soft Floor Coverings
carpets and rugs
Resilient Floor Covering
Floor treatments that are generally nonabsorbent durable easy to maintain and fairly inexpensive
Laminate
to make by bonding layers together
Cork
Woody bark tissue of a sustainable plant
Wall Treatment
A surface treatment that is applied to an interior wall
Paint
Interior design media that is a mixture of pigment and liquid that thinly coats and covers a surface
Faux Finish
decorative paint finishes that replicate the appearance of materials such as marble, wood or stone
Stenciling
Applying paint by using a cutout form to outline a design or lettering
Wall Covering
A decorative paper or vinyl applied to a wall with a special paste
Ceiling Treatment
a coating, covering, or building material applied to the ceiling area
Countertop
Top side of a counter
Engineered Quartz
Popular type of counter top that looks like natural granite or marble
Butcher Block
A work surface made by fusing a stack of long, thin hardwood strips
Deciduous
Trees that lose their leaves once each year
Rectilinear
Made with straight lines
Reclamation
Getting back; reclaiming
Abrasion
Damage causes by wearing, rubbing or scraping
Impervious
Nonporous
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE...