Housing floor finishes choice-behaviours and motivations

• Main Authors: Bako, Zinas Zachariah, Mohd. Jusan, Mahmud
• Format: Article
• Published: cE-Bs, FAPS, UiTM 2012
• Subjects: NA Architecture
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/30507/; http://fspu.uitm.edu.my/cebs/images/stories/cebs/jabsv2n4jan2012c4.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

The quality of finishes of housing space is imperative for the achievement of a qualitative living environment. This paper presents a part of the findings of housing interior finishes choices–behaviour and motivation among prospective house owners in Nigeria. The study was conducted within the methodological and conceptual frameworks of Means-End Chain (MEC) and Stated Housing Preference and Housing Choice (SHPHC) models. A questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews were used to generate data which were content analysed. The results showed that 71.95% of the respondents preferred ceramic tiled floor finishes as the various motivational factors. Further research in housing interior finishes choice motivation is required.