Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Industry: Construction

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cantilevered

Construction; Flooring

That portion of a structure which projects beyond its own support is cantilevered.

calendering

Construction; Flooring

Taking the fused mass of vinyl from the mixer and placing it onto two, hot, large rotating rolls and allowing the mass to be squeezed into a thin sheet; similar to a dough roller.

burl

Construction; Flooring

A swirl or twist of the grain of the wood that usually occurs near a knot, but doesn't contain a knot, commonly found in the stump of a tree and where limbs branch out from the tree.

build coat

Construction; Flooring

A finishing material, usually of a transparent nature, used over the sealer or color coats and under the finishing coats to increase the fullness of the finished work.

The appearance of bubbles in the film of finish while a finishing material is being applied. It is caused by any condition that causes air, vapors or gases to be trapped in the film while it's soft, ...

brushability

Construction; Flooring

The ease with which a material can be applied with a brush under practical conditions.

brush marks

Construction; Flooring

Marks of the brush that remain in the dried film of a finishing material. They are caused by working the material after its solvents have evaporated to the point that the flowing power has been lost ...