510
Generalized Needs and Requirements: Hospital Requirements
513.5.4
Requirements for Finishes
1. The building system should accommodate those floor, wall, and ceiling
finishes commonly found in hospitals.
Where acceptable performance can be obtained, it is desirable to
standardize materials and finishes throughout the hospital in order to
simplify, and thus speed, the construction process and to facilitate later
changes in room function. The standard or preferred finishes are:
resilient tile flooring, painted gypsum board mounted on metal studs
appropriate for tile ceilings. It is apparent that these finishes are not
appropriate for certain hospital functions. The following discussion
indicates the areas in which other materials should be considered.
2. Required Floor Finishes
The preferred floor finish is resilient tile. However, resilient tile flooring
applied to a concrete slab is generally considered inappropriate where
heavy loads, frequent wetting, stringent asepsis, high acoustical
absorption or particular visual effects desired. In addition, it is often
omitted in areas where its features of cleanability and appearance
cannot be justified for reasons of costs. In some instances resilient
sheet material may be preferred to resilient tiles. However, if the
flooring is applied after the installation of partitions, sheet-flooring cost
will be considerably more than tile. In addition, patching of sheet
flooring is somewhat more difficult. Areas where other flooring
materials should be considered include:
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