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Flooring
Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.
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bid
Construction; Flooring
The offer or proposal of any contractor to the architect, owner or general contractor to furnish material and/or labor for one or more parts of a building.
beveled edging
Construction; Flooring
An edge material, normally vinyl or rubber, fastened in place to taper the edge of the floor covering to a lower level. Also called reducer strip.
bleed back
Construction; Flooring
Most commonly associated with stains but may be caused by a slow drying finish system. Deep stain penetration, especially in spring wood, causes slow curing of the stain due to the absence of airflow ...
biostride
Construction; Flooring
A breakthrough, patent-pending polymer that contains biobased, rapidly renewable ingredients. BioStride’s unique plant-based composition reduces the reliance on petroleum and fossil fuels.
binder
Construction; Flooring
The composition of a plastic that contains the resin, plasticizer and stabilizer; whatever is not binder is filler.
beam
Construction; Flooring
A piece of timber, steel, stone or other material placed horizontally to support a load over an opening from post to post (column to column).
beveled edge
Construction; Flooring
The chamfered or beveled edge of strip flooring, plank, block and parquet. See Eased Edge.
