Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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Bid

Construction; Flooring

The offer or proposal of any contractor to the architect, owner or general contractor to furnish material and/or labour for one or more parts of a building.

Bevelled edging

Construction; Flooring

An edge material, normally vinyl or rubber, fastened in place to taper the edge of the floor covering to a lower level. Also called reducer strip.

Most commonly associated with stains but may be caused by a slow drying finish system. Deep stain penetration, especially in spring wood, causes slow curing of the stain due to the absence of airflow ...

Burl

Construction; Flooring

A swirl or twist of the grain of the wood that usually occurs near a knot, but doesn't contain a knot, commonly found in the stump of a tree and where limbs branch out from the tree.

Build coat

Construction; Flooring

A finishing material, usually of a transparent nature, used over the sealer or colour coats and under the finishing coats to increase the fullness of the finished work.

Bubbling

Construction; Flooring

The appearance of bubbles in the film of finish while a finishing material is being applied. It is caused by any condition that causes air, vapours or gases to be trapped in the film while it's soft, ...