Concetti Chiave
- Floor coverings, including mats, linoleum, carpets, and rugs, serve multiple purposes such as decorating rooms, providing warmth, noise reduction, floor protection, and covering imperfections.
- Proper care for carpets and rugs includes preventing dirt from shoes, rotating them for even wear, repairing tears promptly, and lifting rather than dragging furniture.
- African mats are crafted from local materials like raffia and coconut leaves, known for being lightweight and affordable, though some may lack durability and have loose weaves.
- Daily mat care involves sweeping with a soft brush, while weekly maintenance includes shaking out dust, mending edges, and cleaning with minimal water.
- Plastic mats can be washed or scrubbed as needed, ensuring they are dried properly in a warm, airy place to prevent damage.
Types of flooring coverings
Floor coverings are special materials used for covering the floor. There are different types of floor coverings such as mats, linoleum, carpets and rugs.
Uses of floor coverings:
1. They are used as decoration for the room.
2. They make a room warm and comfortable.
3. They reduce noise from shoes.
4. They protect the floor.
5. They can be used to cover poorly finished floors.
How to care for carpets and rugs?
Important points on care if the carpet and rugs:
- prevent people from walking on the carpets or rugs with dirty shoes. Provide a good foot mat.
- from time to time remove the carpet round in the room so as to rotate the positions is its sides. This makes for even wearing of carpet.
- look out for signs of wear and tear at the edges and seam of carpet. Mend any tear promptly.
- do not drag heavy furniture over carpets. Lift the furniture up.
Varieties of mats in Africa
Different types of mats abound in different parts of African countries. They can be made from various types of locally available materials such as raffia, coconut leaves, Palm fibre and other suitable leaves. There are also plastic mats.
Advantages of mats:
1) they are light.
2) they are cheap.
3) they can beads on attractive patterns.
Disadvantages:
1) some are not durable.
2) they often have loose weave. Therefore dirt filters through the matting to the floor below.
Cleaning and maintenance of mats
Care of mats
Daily cleaning:
- clean the May every day by sweeping with a soft brush or broom.
- roll mats. Do not fold them. Folding causes mats to crack.
Weekly cleaning:
1) take the mat outside and shake thoroughly to remove dust.
2) mend only worn or frayed edges.
3) spread on a flat surface and wipe over with a little warm soapy water using a clean lintless cloth.
4) di kit soak the mat. Use a little water as possible.
5) rinse by rubbing over with clean cloth wrung out in clean warm water.
6) dry with a clean dry cloth. Finish drying by leaving the mat in a warm airy place.
7) plastic mat can be washed or scrubbed if necessary.
Domande da interrogazione
- What are the primary functions of floor coverings?
- How should one care for carpets and rugs to ensure their longevity?
Floor coverings serve multiple purposes, including decorating a room, providing warmth and comfort, reducing noise from shoes, protecting the floor, and covering poorly finished floors.
To care for carpets and rugs, prevent walking on them with dirty shoes, rotate them periodically for even wear, promptly mend any tears, and avoid dragging heavy furniture over them.
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