Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Mixed media

Construction; Flooring

A wood floor that is predominately of wood, but also incorporates other materials, such as slate, stone, ceramic, marble or metal.

Mineral spirits

Construction; Flooring

A solvent product used as a thinner and/or cleaner.

A.) A general term used to describe discolouring in hardwoods. The discolouring ranges from greenish brown to black and has a high mineral content; also called mineral stain. b.) Wood containing an ...

Moisture-cured urethane

Construction; Flooring

A finish that properly cures in the presence of moisture. It is very stain, spot and water resistant, but requires very tight environmental control during application and curing. May cure too rapidly ...

Moisture vapour barrier

Construction; Flooring

Usually a polyethylene film used to impede or block the transmission of water from the subfloor up to the laminate structure.

Moisture resistance

Construction; Flooring

Three types of moisture conditions may exist which will forewarn of possible moisture problems: 1. Concrete floor moisture - Concrete floors directly in contact with the ground are never completely ...

Moisture content (MC)

Construction; Flooring

The amount of moisture in wood expressed as a percentage of the weight of oven dried wood. Most hardwood flooring is manufactured at 6 to 9 percent moisture content.