Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Flooring

Reducer strip

Construction; Flooring

A teardrop shaped moulding accessory for hardwood flooring, normally used at doorways, but sometimes at fireplaces and as a room divider. It is grooved on one edge and tapered or feathered on the ...

Refinish

Construction; Flooring

Sanding a previously finished floor to bare wood and applying new finish.

Reduce

Construction; Flooring

To lower the viscosity of a material or to thin it by the addition of a solvent, thinner, varnish, oil, etc.

Scuffing of polish

Construction; Flooring

Disfigurement of polish film resulting from an abrading or scraping action which is usually repairable without recoating.

Scuff

Construction; Flooring

A wearing away of the surface through abrasion or a thermo-mechanical displacement of the upper surface of the floor covering by friction from traffic bodies.

Scrubbing

Construction; Flooring

Washing a floor by wetting it with detergent solution, then using a moderately abrasive non-woven pad or appropriate brush, either by hand or attached to a low-speed floor machine, to vigorously ...