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Why does a cement floor feel cold to the feet but a carpet on the same floor feels warm?
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∙ 6y ago
Stone floors are cold because they are conductors and do not trap heat as a result. Carpets are insulators and are able to trap the warm air as a result.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 12y agoThermal conductivity of the stone depends on the surface smoothness
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∙ 6y agoInsulation - heat is carried away from your feet slower if there's a carpet.
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∙ 6y agoThat's because a carpet doesn't conduct heat as well.
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5 Why does a concrete floor feel colder than one covered with carpet even when at same temperature?
The reason a concrete floor feels colder than a carpeted floor is because the carpet acts as an insulator to trap heat. The concrete on the other hand will stay cold way longer once it is cold.
The marble floor feels cold to touch?
Slippers?
Why shouldn't cement be on a bare floor?
Cement is a material that hardens when it is mixed with water. To keep it in good condition, in its powdered form before you mix it, you should keep it as dry as possible. A bare floor (that is, a bare concrete floor, or even worse, a bare earthen floor) can get cold, and if it gets cold there can be condensation, or dew. That moisture can then seep slowly into your bag of cement (which is usually stored in a paper bag that is not waterproof) and cause the cement to harden.
What branch of physics explains why tile floor fell cold to the barefoot while carpet feels warm?
Thermodynamics. The basics of Thermodynamics will explain why materials with two different Coefficients of Conductivity will "FEEL" different to the human touch.
Why must cement be stored on a raised platform?
Cement appear to be kinda hygroscopic. Probably to prevent a cold moist floor/lower platform on the ground of the water/moisture to be absorbed by the cement and caking(?).
Why does a carpeted floor feel different to your bare feel than a bare floor feels on a cold morning?
Heat is transferred from the soles of your feet to a cold floor, by conduction. A rug forms an insulating layer, so the temperature of the top surface of the rug will be much nearer your skin temperature. The temperature drop will be through the rug instead of the layers of your skin.
Can you lay cement in cold weather?
You can lay cement in cold weathers as long as it isn't raining.
Why do floortiles feel cold?
Floor tiles absorb heat rapidly. This means that if you stand in bare feet on tiles, a lot of heat is drawn out of your foot. A carpet in comparison, absorbs heat slowly. This makes floor tiles feel colder that a carpet when they are actually the same temperature.
Why do dogs sleep on the floor?
Carpet? Or tile, wood, linoleum, etc.? If you have a hard surface floor, dogs may like to lay on it because generally, hard surface floors are cooler than anywhere else. Laying there feels good because it's cold!
Why is carpet cold?
If you have a wood floor that is over a crawlspace or basement, there may not be any insulation. Heat rises. Also, if you have drafty doors or windows, that may have an effect.
Why do you feel cold when you step on cemented floor?
There really is no such thing as cold but you feel that cause heat goes to wear it isn't so it leaves your body which makes you feel cold I hope this helped cause its by a 7th grader but it's the truth I learned this at school
How do you mix premix cement to lay over an existing badly laid cement floor in storeroom?
You will need existing floor to be clean and dry. Layering concrete like this is called a cold joint. Concrete does not like cold joints. That I why big jobs like the cn tower and Hoover dam are all one pour basically. If you have to do cold joints, clean base floor, rent a sacrifice tool at a rent shop, rough up the floor as much as possible, clean all dirt and dust again, cover floor with a bonding agent from a box store, pour new concrete. Over 2" is recommended. Another way to get it to hold is to drill holes into base floor or even put various concrete screws in base floor with just the heads sticking up a little bit so new concrete can grab.
