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Construction

The art, trade, or work of building.

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legs

Construction; Flooring

Long strings of adhesive developed between the flooring and the substrate as a result of the water evaporating or migrating from the adhesive. This is normally seen in ...

leadership in energy and environmental design (LEE

Construction; Flooring

A green building rating system that was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2000 through a consensus based process. LEED is a tool for buildings of all types and size. ...

layout lines

Construction; Flooring

Lines chalked on a substrate to guide in accurately setting tile.

lap

Construction; Flooring

a.) Used as a verb, lap means to lay or place one coat so its edge extends over and covers the edge of a previous coat, causing an increased thickness where the two coats are ...

latex

Construction; Flooring

A milky, rubbery fluid found in several seed plants. Originally, latex meant the natural rubber dispersion as it came from the tree. Today, it includes synthetic rubbers or other ...

laminate

Construction; Flooring

A composition of MDF board and multiple layers of impregnated papers and Aluminum Oxide.

lacquer

Construction; Flooring

A finish containing nitrocellulose more often used as a sealer. The fast curing properties of this finish are created by using a solvent with a very low flash point which causes ...