Building materials

Building materials

Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.

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parquet

Building materials; Wood flooring

Inlaid woodwork in geometric forms, sometimes of contrasting woods, used in flooring. A common example is individual pickets of wood flooring, adhered together in groups of six ...

on-grade

Building materials; Wood flooring

Pertaining to the location of a finished floor with no portion below ground, and with the floor and the ground in contact or separated by less than 18 inches of well-ventilated ...

non-volatile solids

Building materials; Wood flooring

Measured in percentage, they are the materials that are left when all water and other solvents are driven off a coating during drying. In a floor finish, the solids are what forms ...

oil-modified urethane (OMU)

Building materials; Wood flooring

A popular type of wood floor finish. Contains aromatic urethane in a solvent (oil) base. The solvent is usually mineral spirits or a similar petroleum distillate.

neutralize

Building materials; Wood flooring

To change the pH of a substance to 7. Either raising the pH of an acid or lowering that of a base.

neutral cleaner

Building materials; Wood flooring

A cleaning product that has a pH near 7. 0. They are recommended for daily use on finished floors or alkaline sensitive floors like marble because of their non-harmful effects on ...

National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)

Building materials; Wood flooring

Launched in 1986, NWFA’s mission is to help advance and promote the wood flooring industry, while bringing valuable resources and information to its members. The NWFA has over ...