Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Colorfastness

Construction; Flooring

Exposure to strong sunlight may affect the performance and appearance of some types of resilient floors by causing fading, shrinking or blistering. Armstrong commercial resilient floors are not ...

Crowfooting

Construction; Flooring

A species of crystallisation (See Checking) wherein the lines come together at a central point.

Crook

Construction; Flooring

The distortion of a board in which there is a deviation, in a direction perpendicular to the edge, from a straight line from end to end of the piece.

Crowfoot checking

Construction; Flooring

The name given to the defect when the breaks in the film form a definite three-prong pattern with the breaks running outward from a central point of intersection. When the cheques are generally ...

Cross pull

Construction; Flooring

A condition occurring at an end joint with the ends of flooring strips pulled in opposite directions.

Clamps

Construction; Flooring

Devices used to pull together the first two or three rows of laminate boards. It is important to have these first rows straight and well bonded prior to completion of the laminate installation.