Materials for floors and walls

Question 1

What part of a space often dominates the visual field and is subjected to the most wear?

Answer 1

Floors

Question 2

What type of flooring is durable, practical, provides a sense of permanence, and lasts the life of a building but is substantially heavier than other flooring materials?

Answer 2

Hard Flooring (Wood, Stone, Clay)

Question 3

What type of flooring provides ease of installation, is affordable, prevents dirt and moisture penetration, combines comfort underfoot and quietness, resists indentation, and is easy to clean?

Answer 3

Resilient Flooring (Vinyl Tile, Vinyl Sheet Flooring)

Question 4

What type of flooring provides a luxurious feel underfoot?

Answer 4

Soft Floor Covering (Carpet)

Question 5

What type of flooring is waterproof, impervious to most household liquids, does not need sealing, and is durable and resilient?

Answer 5

Nonporous Floor (Slate, Ceramic, Quarry Tiles)

Question 6

What type of flooring is waterproof and resistant to oil and grease but reacts badly to spirit solvents like petrol?

Answer 6

Semi-porous Floor (Marble, Terrazzo, Rubber, Linoleum, Vinyl, Thermoplastic)

Question 7

What type of flooring is not waterproof or greaseproof, likely to stain, and needs to be sealed?

Answer 7

Porous Floor (Unsealed Wood, Cork, Concrete, Chipboard, Older Linoleum)

Question 8

What marks the confines of a room, furnishes the background for furniture, and serves as a complex system concealing utility lines?

Answer 8

Walls

Question 9

What material is made from clay or a mixture of ceramic materials pressed into tiles and fired at a high temperature?

Answer 9

Ceramic Tile

Question 10

What ceramic tile manufacturing process involves double firing, where the body is fired first, followed by glaze application and a second firing?

Answer 10

Bicottura

Question 11

What ceramic tile manufacturing process involves a single firing at 2200°F, producing a denser and harder glaze?

Answer 11

Monocottura

Question 12

What ceramic tile component consists of clays with high bonding power and some fluxing ability?

Answer 12

Plastic

Question 13

What ceramic tile component reduces shrinkage, prevents deformation during drying and firing, and adds rigidity?

Answer 13

Filler

Question 14

What ceramic tile component melts under heat and fuses elements into a solid mass?

Answer 14

Flux or Solvent

Question 15

What type of ceramic tile has the lowest absorption level and is suitable for exterior and constantly wet areas?

Answer 15

Impervious

Question 16

What type of ceramic tile is glass-like and used for wet locations?

Answer 16

Vitreous

Question 17

What type of ceramic tile has a 3-7% absorption level and is used in locations not constantly wet?

Answer 17

Semi-vitreous

Question 18

What type of ceramic tile has an absorption level higher than 7% and is the most absorptive?

Answer 18

Non-vitreous

Question 19

What type of ceramic tile is a vitreous product made from the dust-press process?

Answer 19

Glazed Interior Tiles

Question 20

What type of ceramic tile refers to small-sized tiles, usually 6mm-10mm thick and 25x25mm or 50x50mm in size?

Answer 20

Ceramic Mosaic Tiles

Question 21

What type of large ceramic mosaic tile is made of unglazed porcelain or natural clay, can be made slip-resistant, and is used for heavy floor service?

Answer 21

Paver Tiles

Question 22

What type of ceramic tile is made from unglazed natural clay or shale, is very durable, impervious to moisture and stains, and resistant to abrasion?

Answer 22

Quarry Tiles

Question 23

What type of ceramic tile is made of specific clays fired at high temperatures, is impervious, has superior chip resistance, is very durable, and mimics natural stone without maintenance?

Answer 23

Porcelain Tile

Question 24

What type of ceramic tile can be made of any kind of material, with color solid throughout?

Answer 24

Homogenous Tile

Question 25

What type of tile is composed of the same ingredients throughout, deriving its color and texture from the body material?

Answer 25

Unglazed Tile

Question 26

What type of tile has a glassy surface fused to it, making it decorative and impervious to moisture?

Answer 26

Glazed Tile

Question 27

What type of glazed tile finish has a highly polished surface that reflects an image clearly?

Answer 27

Bright Glaze

Question 28

What type of glazed tile finish does not reflect an image and has no sheen?

Answer 28

Matte Glaze

Question 29

What natural building material is made from sand, clay, water, and organic materials, shaped into bricks, and stores and releases heat slowly?

Answer 29

Adobe

Question 30

What is a block of ceramic material made of clay used in masonry that comes in a variety of browns?

Answer 30

Brick

Question 31

What type of brick bond consists of alternating courses of stretchers and headers?

Answer 31

English Bond

Question 32

What type of brick bond has headers and stretchers laid alternately in each layer?

Answer 32

Flemish Bond

Question 33

What type of brick bond consists of courses of stretchers only?

Answer 33

Running Bond

Question 34

What type of brick bond uses bricks of different colors to create a regular pattern?

Answer 34

Diapering

Question 35

What composite material is made of 80-90% crushed stone and 20-10% polymer resin, primarily used for countertops, and is stronger than natural stone?

Answer 35

Engineered Stone

Question 36

What is the oldest type of wall covering that provides warmth, richness, and beauty?

Answer 36

Fabric

Question 37

What type of fabric wall covering is laminated with paper to its reverse side to help hide wall defects?

Answer 37

Paper-backed Fabric

Question 38

What type of fabric wall covering is stretched in a frame and coated with a latex compound, remaining flexible?

Answer 38

Latex-coated Fabric

Question 39

What type of fabric wall covering is pre-treated for installation but is difficult to work with because it must be smoothed?

Answer 39

Unbacked Fabric

Question 40

What material opens up the interior and permits access to the outdoors?

Answer 40

Glass

Question 41

What construction method involves extensive use of glass in exterior and interior walls?

Answer 41

Curtain Wall Construction

Question 42

What flooring material is made from cement, granite chippings, and granite dust, is used in workrooms and factories, and is a superior, less porous type of concrete?

Answer 42

Granolithic

Question 43

What material consists of two or more layers united together, often with plastic layers glued with heat, pressure, and adhesive?

Answer 43

Laminates

Question 44

What process involves uniting multiple layers of material, such as plastic and adhesives, through heat and pressure?

Answer 44

Lamination

Question 45

What type of plastic laminate is produced using kraft papers, decorative papers, and an overlay on top?

Answer 45

Plastic Laminate

Question 46

What type of plastic laminate is molded at a minimum of 1,000 lbs per square inch, usually ranging from 1,200-2,000 lbs per square inch?

Answer 46

High Pressure Laminate

Question 47

What type of plastic laminate is molded at 400 lbs per square inch?

Answer 47

Low Pressure Laminate

Question 48

What is a multi-layer synthetic flooring product fused together through lamination, simulating wood or stone?

Answer 48

Laminated Flooring

Question 49

What is the first company that introduced laminated flooring in Germany?

Answer 49

Pergo

Question 50

What material is created by breaking down rawhide into a clear solution, then reforming it into fiber to allow flexible lengths and sizes?

Answer 50

Leather

Question 51

What long-wearing material made from pigskin is resistant to acids and moisture and is maintained through cleaning and waxing?

Answer 51

Pigskin in Tile Form

Question 52

What lightweight, fire-resistant, and damage-proof material is available in sheets of steel, aluminum, and other nonferrous metals?

Answer 52

Metal

Question 53

What man-made material is composed of marble dust, bauxite, acrylic or polyester resins, and pigments, often used for seamless countertops?

Answer 53

Solid Surface

Question 54

What type of flooring material, developed in England in the 1860s, consists of oxidized linseed oil, ground cork or wood flour, mineral fillers, and color pigments, bonded under heat and pressure?

Answer 54

Linoleum