Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Contributors in Flooring

Flooring

Long strings of adhesive developed between the flooring and the substrate as a result of the water evaporating or migrating from the adhesive. This is normally seen in rubber-based adhesives and is a ...

leadership in energy and environmental design (LEE

Construction; Flooring

A green building rating system that was developed by the U.S. Green Building Council in 2000 through a consensus based process. LEED is a tool for buildings of all types and size. LEED certification ...

layout lines

Construction; Flooring

Lines chalked on a substrate to guide in accurately setting tile.

lap

Construction; Flooring

a.) Used as a verb, lap means to lay or place one coat so its edge extends over and covers the edge of a previous coat, causing an increased thickness where the two coats are present, as compared to ...

latex

Construction; Flooring

A milky, rubbery fluid found in several seed plants. Originally, latex meant the natural rubber dispersion as it came from the tree. Today, it includes synthetic rubbers or other polymers dispersed ...

laminate

Construction; Flooring

A composition of MDF board and multiple layers of impregnated papers and Aluminum Oxide.

lacquer

Construction; Flooring

A finish containing nitrocellulose more often used as a sealer. The fast curing properties of this finish are created by using a solvent with a very low flash point which causes it to be very ...