Processes, methods, uses, apparatus, and/or products such as surface coverings such as floor coverings, wall coverings, furniture coverings, or the like, having a textile or fabric show surface, decorative layer, or face and an optional backing are provided. The textile show surface, layer or face is optionally saturated, coated, and/or covered, or includes a protective film, coating composition or wear surface such as a transparent resin or polymer material. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the textile show surface is in overlying relation to a backing of or including agglomerated adjoined particle elements. In at least another exemplary embodiment, the textile show surface is in overlying relation to a backing of or including a foam cushion layer. In yet another exemplary embodiment, the textile show surface is in overlying relation to a backing which is a blend or combination of a particle and a foam backing. In particular embodiments, but not exclusively, the invention may relate to surface coverings such as floor coverings including but not limited to carpet, carpet tile, flooring, floor tile, rugs, area rugs, runners, mats, floor mats, stabilized broadloom, modular flooring, roll goods, or the like. The surface covering may incorporate a tufted, bonded, knit, woven, non-woven, needled, flocked, or the like textile or fabric show surface, face material, decorative textile layer, or the like. The textile layer may be saturated, covered, and/or coated with at least one film or film-forming composition which is desirably transparent or translucent when cured. Alternatively or in addition, the face yarn or fiber may include one or more coatings or layers such as clear, translucent and/or colored coatings or layers. For example, the face yarn may include a core yarn or fiber or filament or material covered with one or more coatings, cladding, sheaths, layers, wear layers, films, and/or the like. It is additionally desirable that the film or film-forming composition or the one or more coatings or layers is wear resistant, soil resistant, stain resistant, aesthetically pleasing, fusable, and/or the like. Optional adhesive layers, adhesive films, stabilizing layers, textile backings, films, and/or the like may be disposed above, in, and/or below the flexible and/or resilient backing. Friction enhancing, adhesive, or installation facilitating materials or coatings may be added to and/or on the underside of the backing. Alternatively or in addition, a textile or fabric backing with a friction enhancing coating may be added below the backing.