Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

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Flooring

A mixture of Portland cement, water, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate. The concrete is bound together by the Portland cement and water paste which surrounds the aggregate and fills all the spaces ...

Concrete sealer

Construction; Flooring

Sealers are normally a finish coating used to protect concrete floors from traffic and surface cleaning and should not be used when the slab is intended as a substrate for resilient flooring. Sealers ...

Concrete hardener

Construction; Flooring

Compounds or other materials designed to strengthen the surface of new concrete and improve the quality of old concrete. These do not normally cause any bonding problems with resilient flooring ...

Concrete curing

Construction; Flooring

The process of keeping concrete moist for an extended period of time. Curing is necessary to insure proper hydration, and for strength and quality.

Control or contraction joints

Construction; Flooring

Joints in concrete which are grooved, formed or sawed into slabs so cracking will occur in these joints rather than in a random manner. They extend to 1/4 the depth of the concrete thickness. When ...

Cove stick

Construction; Flooring

A stick made of wood, plastic or wax which is placed at the juncture of the floor and wall to support sheet flooring which is flash coved. If there is no support behind the cove, the flooring can be ...

Conditioning

Construction; Flooring

A required step in the installation of laminate floors. This insures that the laminate has equilibrated to the new environment thus minimising the risk for peaked seams or bowed boards.