Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

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hot-melt calendering

Construction; Flooring

New technology used to melt a vinyl wear-layer into the calender and immediately place it onto a calendered backing material for a composite structure.

high solids

Construction; Flooring

A general term used to denote the presence of a higher than average percentage of solid ingredients and thus a lower percentage of solvents.

high-speed buffer

Construction; Flooring

A floor machine designed for buffing and spray-buffing at speeds of 300 to 1100 rpm. (For machines in the 1100 to 2000 plus rpm range, see Ultra High-Speed buffer.)

heterogeneous sheet flooring

Construction; Flooring

Floor surfacing in sheet form consisting of a wear layer and other layers which differ in composition and/or design and may contain a reinforcement. (Sometimes called layered composite or backed ...

heat-welded seam

Construction; Flooring

A seam produced by grooving abutting edges of resilient flooring and filling the groove with heated, fused or melted material (usually from a weld rod) to provide a bond and seal. Excess welding ...

heavy streaks

Construction; Flooring

Spots and streaks of sufficient size and density to severely mar the appearance of wood.

hardwood

Construction; Flooring

Generally, one of the botanical groups of deciduous trees that have broad leaves, in contrast to the conifers or softwoods. The term has no reference to the actual hardness of the wood.