2.8.2 Case study

Quarter turn stairs is used in the case study., they make an 90o turn to reach the upper or lower floor. It is a stair which turning through one right angle. The L stairs has one landing at some point along the flight of steps. If the landing is near the top or bottom of the stairs, the term Long L is used to describe the difference.

Quarter turn stairsof the case study

3.0 Finishers

3.1.1 Floor finishes

Floor finishes can be considered as:

• In-situ floor finishes – those finishes that are mixed on site, laid in a fluid state, allowed to dry, and set to form a hard joint-less surface

• Applied floor finishes – those finishes that are supplied in tile or sheet form and are laid onto a suitably prepared base

• Timber floor finishes – boards, sheets and blocks of timber laid on or attached to a suitable structural frame or base.

3.1.2 Case study

Case study using various floor finishers. Procelin tiles used for living room, dry kitchen and bedroom, pr. ceramic tiles are used for all bathrooms and the wet kitchen. Every bedroom and first floor area covers with timber strip finishes. Stamped concrete is used at the car porch area in the case study.

3.1.3 Timber strip laminated floor

Timber is a common floor finish with both designer and user because of its natural appearance, resilience and warmth. It is available as a board, strip, sheet or block finish, and if attached to joists, as in the case of a suspended timber floor, it also acts as the structural decking. Timber Strips are narrow boards, being less than 100mm wide to reduce the amount of shrinkage and consequent opening of the joints. Timber strip can be supplied in softwood or hardwood. It is considered to be a superior floor finish to boards. Jointing and laying is as described for boards, except that hardwood strip is very often laid one strip at a time and secret nailed.

Typical timber strip floor

3.1.4 Plain clay or ceramic floor tiles

Plain ceramic floor tiles are used in the case study. These are similar to quarry tiles but are produced from refined natural clays, which are pressed after grinding and tempering into the desired shape before being fired at a high temperature. Plain clay floor tiles, being denser than quarry tiles, are made as smaller and thinner units ranging from 50mm x 50mm to 300mm x 300mm in thicknesses of 9.5 -13mm.

Types of floor	Location	Floor finishes
Tiles floor	Living room Dry kitchen Bedroom 4	P orcelain tiles
Tiles floor	Wet kitchen Utility Laundry	Ceramic tiles
Tiles floor	Bathroom 1 Bathroom 2 Bathroom 3 Bathroom 4	C eramic tiles
Timber floor	Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Bedroom 3 Family area Staircase	T imber laminated floor
Concrete	Driveway Car porch Apron	S tamped concrete