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Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

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Penetrating stains

Construction; Flooring

Stains that penetrate into the surface of the wood. They are usually made of dyes dissolved into liquids that easily penetrate the wood.

Pin worm hole

Construction; Flooring

In hardwood flooring, a small round hole not more than 1/16inch (1.5626MM) in diameter, made by a small wood boring insect.

Pigment

Construction; Flooring

The fine, solid particles used for colour or other properties in the manufacture of paint, enamel and certain stains.

Pin holes, pin lines

Construction; Flooring

Normally caused by finish flowing into low lying or less dense areas such as spring wood. This thicker film of finish allows gases formed during curing to freeze in the film leaving a small crater. ...

Pigment stains

Construction; Flooring

Stains that get their colour primarily from pigments mixed with binder and volatile thinners.

Odour

Construction; Flooring

That property of a substance which is perceptible by the sense of smell; the smell, scent or fragrance of a material.

Nominal size

Construction; Flooring

As applied to timber or lumber, the size by which it is known and sold in the market; often different from actual size.

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