Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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subfloor

Construction; Flooring

A floor laid as a base for underlayment, resilient floor covering or other finished flooring.

substrate

Construction; Flooring

A smooth surface used beneath floor covering - such as concrete, underlayment, or existing resilient flooring.

subfloor/underlayment combination

Construction; Flooring

A floor substrate which must meet structural requirements as well as have a smooth surface suitable for floor covering.

subcontractor

Construction; Flooring

A firm which provides a certain number of the required parts of a building project to the general contractor. Reports to, takes his instructions form, is paid for completed work by the general ...

studs

Construction; Flooring

The small vertical timbers (usually 2" x 4" or 2" x 6") used in partitions and exterior frame walls to which the weatherboarding and lath are nailed.

sturd-i-floor

Construction; Flooring

Performance rated panels specially designed as combination subfloor/underlayment. Those commonly encountered are plywood or OSB.

stripping

Construction; Flooring

The removal of old floor polish, using a strong, and usually very alkaline, detergent and scrubbing procedures. Stripping is done to small segments of the floor at a time, with each segment being ...