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Table 4. Interior finishing works per surface and room type
WALLS
living room
bedrooms
kitchen
Bathroom
paint
29.4%
25.5%
26.2%
35.2%
paint w/primer
46.0%
40.0%
17.4%
3.5%
ceramic tiling
-
-
16.5%
45.8%
vinyl
-
-
0.9%
1.1%
8.8%
2.2%
3.8%
3.5%
wood panels
paper
FLOORINGS
CEILINGS
0.9%
-
-
-
no finishing
14.7%
32.2%
34.9%
10.5%
ceramic tiling
53.4%
7.7%
87.3%
87.0%
wood tiling
15.5%
26.6%
0.9%
-
carpet
21.3%
53.3%
-
1.1%
vinyl
0.9%
-
1.9%
-
no finishing
8.7%
12.2%
9.7%
11.7%
paint
26.4%
30.4%
29.4%
27.2%
paint w/primer
53.9%
41.3%
27.4%
20.7%
-
-
6.8%
-
19.6%
28.2%
36.2%
51.9%
wood boards
no finishing
Residential Satisfaction
The residential satisfaction levels of the interviewees are summarized in Figure 5. In terms of the
environmental conditions, the mean satisfaction was close to neutral with 3.26 in total, while expectations ranked 3.71 with a minimum of 3.00. Satisfaction levels regarding access to natural light
and ventilation were consistently high with mean values of 4.31 and 4.07 respectively. Visual privacy, safety, and acoustic privacy were lower but still above neutral with 3.91, 3.69, and 3.44 respectively. The lowest ranks were consistently assigned to both summer and winter temperatures with
2.55 and 2.12 respectively, while moisture was the lowest of the series with 2.00 as mean value.
In terms of architectural conditions, the mean satisfaction was higher with 3.81 in total, while
expectations were also high with 3.87 and a minimum of 3.00. Bathroom location, number of bedrooms, and dwelling size were consistently high with 4.51, 4.42, and 4.32 respectively. Extension
possibilities and lot size (only applicable to houses) ranked 4.21 and 3.81 respectively, while modification capabilities remained high with 3.89 as mean value. The lowest ranks were consistently
assigned to the current state of the finishing works with 2.91 and to the size of the kitchens with
2.83.
Figure 5. Mean satisfaction with general environmental (left) and architectural (right) conditions
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