Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Flooring

Printed sheet vinyl flooring

Construction; Flooring

A floor surfacing material which has a pattern printed on a backing and is protected with a wear layer of transparent or translucent vinyl plastic. Also called rotogravure sheet vinyl flooring.

Puckering

Construction; Flooring

The crinkling, shrivelling or wrinkling of a coat of finishing material upon drying.

A matter which is porous or contains pores which are able to absorb liquid. Subfloors, which are porous, are normally concrete and wood. If there is any doubt as to the porosity of a subfloor, put a ...

Plywood

Construction; Flooring

A fabricated wood board made of three or more separate plies or panels of wood veneer laid with grain of adjoining plies at right angles. The most dimensionally stable of wood underlayment boards, ...

Polish

Construction; Flooring

A temporary coating that enhances the appearance and protects the substrate to which it is applied.

Plastisol

Construction; Flooring

Made from a special kind of vinyl resin which is suspended in plasticizer and stabiliser to make it pourable as a liquid for coating purposes.

Plugs

Construction; Flooring

Dowels that simulate the Colonial American plugged or pegged plank look. They are used to cover countersunk screws when installing wood flooring or for decorative purposes in wood flooring.