Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Overwood

Construction; Flooring

A term used to describe a condition when adjoining edges of the flooring pieces are not the same height after installation is complete. Tolerances for each product and grade vary. May be called ...

Peaked seams

Construction; Flooring

A condition that can occur at the joints between two pieces of laminate that can be caused by too much moisture from the surface or from damage of the tongue during installation.

Boards manufactured from reconstituted wood particles as opposed to wafers or strands. Commonly referred to as flakeboard or chipboard, these panels are comprised of small particles usually arranged ...

Parquet

Construction; Flooring

A tile composed of individual slats assembled together. A square may or may not possess tongues and grooves to interlock, and isn't necessarily square or regular in dimension.

Mastic

Construction; Flooring

Relating to flooring adhesive and sometimes even to latex primers. It is normally associated with water-based products and is a catchall term.

Manufacturing defects

Construction; Flooring

Includes all defects or blemishes that are produced in manufacturing, such as chipped grain, torn grain, skips in dressing, hit and miss (a series of surfaced areas with skips between them), ...