Flooring

Flooring

Of or pertaining to the laying or building of floors.

Contributors in Flooring

Flooring

Yellowing caused by a chemical interaction of the anti-oxidants put in rubber shoe soles and plasticizers in vinyl. The more plasticizer, usually the higher the staining, except with the use of very ...

tongue and groove

Construction; Flooring

In strip, plank and parquet flooring, a tongue is milled on one edge and a groove cut on the opposite edge. As the flooring is installed, the tongue of each strip or unit is engaged with the groove ...

t-molding

Construction; Flooring

A molding designed for obtaining an expansion space up to 1/2" wide between two different Armstrong hardwood floors or hard surface floors of the same thickness or as an internal expansion space for ...

titanium dioxide (TIO2)

Construction; Flooring

A white pigment used in paints and enamels primarily to increase hiding power and give greater brightness. It has a specific gravity of 3.9 and a relatively high oil absorption, which usually ranges ...

tint

Construction; Flooring

A color produced by the addition of another color to white tint base or stain. The act of adding the color to the white material is known as tinting.

tile resilient flooring

Construction; Flooring

A flat, thin piece of resilient material (such as cork, linoleum, rubber, solid vinyl, or vinyl composition) that is used to cover floors and can be installed as individual units. Tiles are usually ...

threshold

Construction; Flooring

A molding designed for the purpose of completing an installation around or next to sliding glass door tracks, fireplaces, carpeting, ceramic tile, and other objects so as to maintain a proper ...