Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Contributors in Flooring

Flooring

Also called cratering, crawling, holes, spots or flow marks. When caused by surface contaminants the finish is applied over areas in which the wetting agents cannot perform their function. The finish ...

fire testing

Construction; Flooring

Resilient floor coverings are usually exempt from model building code flammability requirements. However, some building code officials, government agencies and other regulatory authorities require ...

fire retardant

Construction; Flooring

A chemical or preparation of chemicals used to reduce flammability or to retard the spread of a fire over a surface.

fingers

Construction; Flooring

See Fillets.

plasticizer migration

Construction; Flooring

The migration of the plasticizer in the flooring to the adhesive. This causes unwanted softening of the adhesive and may lead to release of the bond.

plank

Construction; Flooring

Solid or Engineered/Laminated boards 3" and wider designed to be installed in parallel rows. Edges may be beveled to simulate the appearance of Colonial American plank floors.

plasticizer

Construction; Flooring

Special oils developed to impart flexibility and special properties like stain resistance to plastics, like PVC; they are added in the compounding step to the vinyl resin. The most common plasticizer ...