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Building materials
Any material used for or during the construction of buildings.
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dry time
Building materials; Wood flooring
The length of time it takes a finish to become tack free, thereby allowing another coat of finish to be applied.
coalescing agent
Building materials; Wood flooring
Solvents (usually glycol ethers) that help in the film formation of finish. These solvents evaporate during the drying process.
cohesion
Building materials; Wood flooring
The attraction of a coating to itself. Also referred to as the "inward force" of a coating.
combination base
Building materials; Wood flooring
A finishing molding piece used along the outer most edges of the floor where it meets the wall.
compatible
Building materials; Wood flooring
Capable of being used together in a product and having no undesirable effects.
coverage
Building materials; Wood flooring
Measured in square feet per gallon (or square meters per liter), it is a measurement of how much area a gallon of product will cover.
Sub-categories
- Brackets (31)
- Bricks (638)
- Cement (381)
- Concrete (2341)
- Finishing building materials (84)
- Lintel (25)
- Lumber (7432)
- Pipework and drainage (59)
- Sanitary ware (0)
- Stone (3339)
- Tiles (1692)
- Wire (328)
- Wood flooring (1493)