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Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

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solid vinyl tile

Construction; Flooring

A resilient tile flooring composed of binder, fillers, and pigments compounded with suitable stabilizers and processing aids. The binder consists of polymers and/or copolymers of vinyl chloride, ...

solid board group 1

Construction; Flooring

A designation of a certain species based on density, strength and stiffness.

softwoods

Construction; Flooring

General term used to describe lumber produced from needle and/or cone-bearing trees (conifers).

slump

Construction; Flooring

A measure of the consistency of concrete in inches. The distance the concrete slumps from its original 12" molded form.

slump test

Construction; Flooring

A conical mold is filled in three layers with the concrete. After each layer, the concrete is puddled with 25 strokes of a rod. Concrete is evened off at the top of the mold and the mold removed. The ...

slip tongue

Construction; Flooring

A spline or small strip of wood or plastic used to reverse or change direction in installing standard tongueandgroove strip flooring.

sleeper

Construction; Flooring

Another name for screeds.

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