Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Contributors in Flooring

Flooring

Resilient floor coverings are usually exempt from model building code flammability requirements. However, some building code officials, government agencies and other regulatory authorities require ...

Fire retardant

Construction; Flooring

A chemical or preparation of chemicals used to reduce flammability or to retard the spread of a fire over a surface.

Fire resistance

Construction; Flooring

The property of a material or assembly to withstand fire or give protection from it. Certain wood species naturally provide greater fire resistance than others. Classes are I, II, III or A, B, C with ...

Finger-block

Construction; Flooring

Parquet made from small strips of wood assembled together. See Fillets.

Fill

Construction; Flooring

Sand, gravel or dirt used to bring a subgrade up to desired level.

Figure

Construction; Flooring

Inherent markings, designs or configurations on the surface of the wood produced by the annual growth rings, rays, knots and deviations from regular grain.

Federal specifications

Construction; Flooring

Standards which are established for various types of flooring by the General Services Administration (GSA) in Washington, D.C. Federal Specifications have been replaced by ASTM Standards.