Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Contributors in Flooring

Flooring

The property that causes one material to stick to another. Adhesion is affected by the condition of the surface to be coated and by the closeness of contact, as well as by the molecular forces of the ...

addenda

Construction; Flooring

The portion of an architect's specification that is added after the specification when a building project is written.

acrylic/wood

Construction; Flooring

The generic name for wood/plastic composites using wood impregnated with acrylic monomers and polymerized within the wood cells.

abrasion resistance

Construction; Flooring

Resistance to a form of wear in which a gradual removal of a flooring surface is caused by the frictional action of relatively fine particles. Abrasion resistance generally depends on the toughness ...

acoustics

Construction; Flooring

The sounds of floor traffic and dropped objects are important when considering types of flooring materials. The cushioning of impacts reduces the generation of airborne sound within the room and the ...

acid

Construction; Flooring

Chemical substance rated below 7 on the pH scale

acid etch

Construction; Flooring

Refers to the use of a mixture of muriatic acid and water on concrete either to neutralize the surface if it shows signs of alkali or to open the surface to allow a good bond with adhesives or powder ...