Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Deciduous

Construction; Flooring

Generally, one of the botanical groups of deciduous trees that have broad leaves, in contrast to the conifers or softwoods. The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood.

Water-base urethane

Construction; Flooring

A waterborne urethane that is fully cured and dries by water evaporation. See Polyurethane.

Water/cement ratio

Construction; Flooring

Ratio by weight between the water and the cement. Only a small amount of water is needed for hydration and the rest is used to make the concrete more workable. The water/cement ratio controls the ...

Warping

Construction; Flooring

A general term describing any distortion in a piece of wood from a true plane.

A sheet of material placed at building entrances to remove gritty soil from the soles of shoes. Good mats should also trap soil so it does not get picked up by subsequent traffic. As a general rule, ...

Viscosity

Construction; Flooring

A property of fluids, either liquid or gaseous, that can briefly be described as causing resistance to flow. Viscosity is the measure of the combined effects of cohesion and adhesion. It is one of ...

Tongue and groove

Construction; Flooring

In strip, plank and parquet flooring, a tongue is milled on one edge and a groove cut on the opposite edge. As the flooring is installed, the tongue of each strip or unit is engaged with the groove ...